Block One: Intro & 5x5 Activity

  1. What is GIS? Video

  2. Amber Case Video

  3. 5x5 Activity​

  4. Teachers' Reflection:
    Open the Notepad application on your computer take note of the items learned in this block.
    Shoot for 3-4 sentences:

    • Introduction Paragraph about Yourself
      Name, Organization, What you teach and grade, What brought you here, What you’re excited to learn about etc.

    • How can GIS be brought into your school? 

    • Did you like 1 min What is GIS Video? What stood out to you?

    • How might you use the 5 x 5 Activity? Be descriptive

Block Two: LSU Measuring & Geoinquiries 

  1. LSU Measuring Activity

  2. GeoInquiries

  3. Teachers' Reflection:
    Open your Notepad and note how the content found in Block 2 can be used in the classroom with your students. 

    1. My ideas for including math (LSU Measuring Activity) are…

    2. My ideas for including the Geoinquiry in my School is…

      1. If you can think of creating your own Geoinquiry, what would it be about?

Block Three: ArcGIS Online, StoryMaps, Educators

  1. Roosevelt High School (Short)

  2. ArcGIS StoryMaps​

  3. ArcGIS Online

  4. BYOSM - My GIS Teacher PD Experience​​​​

  5. AGO Organization Account

    1. Use Strategies​

  6. Pathway for Educators

    1. lagisk12.com/resources

    2. Esri Academy

  7. Teachers' Reflection:
    In your GIS Teacher PD Story Map, create a new section for each block. and detail how you will use each Block's content in your classroom. 

    1. How did the Will.I.Am video inspire you?

    2. I love Story Maps because…

    3. What do you envision your student story maps to be on?

    4. ArcGIS Online Organizational SSO for my district, who in your district do you suggest we talk to?

    5. Where do you go to find GIS resources?
      (Add a button to lagisk12.com!)

Block Four: LIGO Web Quest, County Health Rankings 

  1. LIGO Web Quest

  2. County Health Rankings​

    1. Tree Activity​​​

  3. Teacher Video Challenge Lindsay Seely

  4. Download Field Maps App on your Phone

  5. Teachers' Reflection:

    1. How do you plan to incorporate these in your classroom?

      1. LIGO Web Quest

      2. Country Health Rankings and Tree Activity

      3. Teacher Lindsay Seely

    2. Is there a certain website you would like your students to do a webquest with? Add a button to this website.

    3. What did you happen to compare in the County Health Rankings Activity? What would you explore more of?

    4. Would you be interested in implementing GIS in your classroom and submitting a video for the Teacher Video Challenge?