PREAMBLE
Terrific resources abound for helping educators learn the fundamentals of ArcGIS Online and teaching with it. Similar to how amusement parks indicate "You must be this tall to get on this ride," T3G in the future will depend on educators building, on their own, the skills for using and teaching with GIS. T3G itself will focus on "the third leg of the stool" -- helping education leaders share these powers with other educators more effectively.
T3G has over 450 alums. "T3G 2017" marks Esri's next step in ramping up GIS education. T3G alums have been pioneers in many areas, and this watershed event is a critical pilot for Esri. Because of ConnectED, T3G2017 will focus just on K12 education, and be available only to T3G alums anxious to provide more effective training to K12 educators. Anyone hoping to "audit" while doing email, grading papers, or barbecuing will need to wait until recordings are posted. Only "full participants" -- those giving evidence of keen interest in helping K12 educators by having met the prerequisites and submitted a
