October 2016 GeoMentor Spotlight:
Andy Mink; Vice President of Education, National Humanities Center
What was your favorite class in K-12? government
How did you first learn about and/or use GIS? In 2006, I designed and led a project in which middle and secondary level history teachers were trained in how to use GIS tools to meet best practice research and teaching strategies for United States history. We discovered quickly that the data was slim and not organized along history topics, so much of the project was creating the data sets. We saw the power of student inquiry using GIS in the classroom as they interrogated the maps rather than viewed them statically.
