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Seating is limited so sign up early !
The Illinois GIS Association is happy to announce a free half-day
workshop offered to teachers
in the 3rd - 12th classrooms
and college students who are in an educational program
to learn about
GIS & GPS and how these technologies can
be incorporated into the classroom.
Due to space limitations, this is NOT open to K - 12 classroom students.
Geospatial Technologies
are Coming to Illinois Schools
It is just a matter of time before these tools are commonplace with students. Find out more about these spatial tools at the November ILGISA conference. The topics will include:
GPS – A Powerful Hands-On Tool for Students in the 21st Century
Discover the rapidly development of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as a new and essential tool for student learning in the 21st Century. Learn how this technology provides students with a powerful tool for exploring everything from the world to their backyard. See the power of mapping GPS data as a tool for students to investigate the world around them.
GIS – One of the Best Kept Secrets in Technology for the 21st Century
Discover the rapidly growing benefits of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as a new and essential tool for student learning in the 21st Century. GIS engages students in active hands-on learning, foster critical thinking, involve students in investigations of relevant real-issues, employ problem based learning, and advance the technology literacy, goals of the educational community.
Presented by: Ed Gorny, Nancy Gorny and Denny Kazelas with the "GIS2GPS Team"
located on the web at http://www.gis2gps.com.
You can RSVP in several different ways for your convenience:
Please include your full name, email, phone #, educational
institution and address, subjects you are teaching, grades you teach,
and if you have any experience with GIS or GPS. You can download
a registration form by clicking on your preferred format, and you
can fax or mail that form if you prefer. If you have any special
needs, please indicate that on the registration form so we can be
sure accommodations are made.
Visit the Teachers Website for further information
Faxable
PDF or Register
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Northern Illinois University
Regional Development Institute
Illinois GIS Association
DeKalb, IL 60115 |
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