POD Teacher Workshops Help Teachers…

  • Develop new and enhance existing lessons and student learning through Geospatial Inquiry.
  • Engage students in 21st century skills (critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity)
  • Promote student awareness of careers in geospatial technologies.
  • Develop and practice ArcGIS Online.
  • Refine pedagogical skills.
  • Build a network of professional resources.

What’s more…
You will be paid to participate in the POD Teacher Workshops!

  • [amount yet to be determined] for attendance and submission of a lesson plan

POD Teacher Workshops Help Students…

POD Teacher Workshops enhance your existing lessons through Geospatial Inquiry.

Your students gain:

  • Opportunities to engage in collaborative Geospatial Inquiry for a purpose: to answer a question, solve a problem, or explain phenomena.
  • Exposure to exciting geospatial technology careers
  • Employable skills:
    • Critical thinking and data analysis
    • Communicating with data
    • Arguing from evidence and justifying claims
    • Collaborating
    • Presenting and responding to feedback
    • Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology