Feel free to explore the hands-on activities, maps, apps, and resources I have created, here: univ_of_colorado_enviro_workshop_f19 –Joseph Kerski
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2 Hour GIS Workshop for Educators: Syllabus
Here is a Syllabus for 2 hour GIS Hands-on Workshop that I conducted for educators in social studies, STEM, and other fields. Feel free to use or modify for your own workshops! […]
To the nth Degree – Exploration Article
I wrote an article for Earthzine that describes an unusual type of exploring the Earth. https://earthzine.org/2009/12/08/to-the-nth-degreeand-minute-and-second-confluence-hunting-on-planet-earth/
A University Spatial Thinking and GIS Workshop
Here is the syllabus for the university GIS investigation and spatial thinking workshop: University GIS Investigation Workshop. Try some of these links and tools yourself!
GIS Workshop for Cherry Creek School District Feb 2017
I conducted a 2 day workshop on GIS, spatial thinking, and geotechnologies for the Cherry Creek School District. The syllabus is here: Cherry Creek Schools GIS Workshop Syllabus with links […]
Isn’t That Spatial? Teaching about the Environment, Examining Field Data, and Telling Your Environmental Story with Web Mapping Technology
I gave a presentation and workshop for the North American Association for Environmental Education (www.naaee.org) entitled “Isn’t That Spatial? Teaching about the Environment, Examining Field Data, and Telling Your Environmental Story […]
My Earthcache: Gazing Across the Plate Boundary
An EarthCache is a type of geocache that is a special geological location people can visit to learn about a unique feature of the Earth. EarthCache pages include a set of educational […]
Pointed Journeys: The Degree Confluence Project
I am rather passionate (some might say “obsessed”) about visiting latitude-longitude line intersections, named “Confluence Points.” In fact, I have visited nearly 400 of them over 15 years. See these […]
BioBlitz Workshop: Colorado State University
Syllabus: BioBlitz Workshop: Colorado State University Author: Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D., GISP Goals: Through this workshop, you will: (1) Learn what GIS and spatial analysis are and why they matter […]
St Vrain Schools GIS Professional Development Day
Spatial Thinking and Geotechnologies Workshop: St Vrain Valley School District One-day workshop led by an Esri education manager and geographer on integrating spatial thinking and geotechnologies (GPS, remote sensing, Geographic […]
Using a Smartphone and ArcGIS Online to Teach Accuracy, Precision, GPS, and Critical Thinking
Now that it is easy to gather tracks and waypoints on a smartphone and map them in a GIS, it provides a good opportunity to remind students about the importance […]