The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (the “GeoTech Center”) is excited to offer a Geospatial Educator’s Certification Program (GeoEdC).
The GeoEdC is designed for educators (middle school through college/university) who are seeking to increase their pedagogical skill-set and/or acquire a document certifying that they have the requisite technical skills, competencies, and knowledge to teach geospatial technologies (GST). GeoEdC is intended for educators with intermediate or above levels of GST experience who teach or are planning to teach GST. Example requisite skills include the ability to:
The benefits of the GeoEdC go beyond simply showing proof of expertise. Rather, the hands-on program provides educators with:
Accepted applicants (limited to no more than 20 participants) will complete the 8-week, virtual GeoEdC program starting on September 25 and ending on November 19, 2023. The GeoEdC curriculum consists of weekly learning modules, culminating with a weekly geospatial technology mini project and a weekly mini “capstone” project (where participants will design their own learning module). The goal of each mini project is to introduce participants to a variety of pedagogical techniques/tools for different geospatial technology applications. GeoEdC participants will work with GeoEdC mentors and other educators in a collaborative setting. All resources created by the participants will be available to educators via the GeoTech Center website.
For further information (including how to apply), please visit: https://geoedc-kctcs.hub.arcgis.com/pages/home
The program is presently free.
Note, the application deadline for GeoEdC is August 18, 2023 (by 11:59 pm in your respective time zone). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Ken Yanow (GeoTech Center Associate Director) at kyanow@swccd.edu.
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