STEM and GIS Teacher PD - New Orleans

GNO STEM and GIS - Professional Development for grades 3-12 Educators

Geographic Information Systems - This is a Cloud-Based Geospatial Platform enabling individuals to create and share MAPS, APPS, and MAP Services.  It includes 200 Inquiry-Based Lesson Plans in grades 3-12 Math, Science, Social Science, English, Coding & Computer Science

The Greater New Orleans STEM Initiative and the Global Geospatial Institute are partnering together to bring this Geographic Information Systems workshop to educators. This two-day workshop and follow-up classroom support are designed to train educators in cutting-edge technology for STEM project-based learning to engage their students inside and outside of the classroom.

Educators will:

• Learn to tap into your students' spatial reasoning to strengthen their problem-solving skills
• Obtain lesson plans and exercises that enrich your current curriculum
• Leave with new project-based teaching, cross curricula tools that have wide applications

Students will:

• Learn to become active and engaged in their own learning
• Develop spatial and geographical reasoning
• Learn to identify and analyze issues impacting their local communities

Details:

June 6th and 7th, 8am-4pm

To be held at the University of New Orleans campus.

Stipends available for teachers; $100 per day.  Attendance is required for both days.

Space is limited; please reserve your spot as soon as possible, by registering. The registration fee of $25 is refundable post workshop. We will create a wait list once the class has been filled.

For more information, go to www.gnostem.org or email support@ggi.education.