Are you "teaching a high school GIS class"?

[CharlieFitzpatrick]

Many high school educators are looking for examples of "teaching a GIS class". Not "teaching with GIS" but "teaching about GIS," as one might teach CAD or digital art or video editing or computer science -- the technology as the class. If you are already doing this, please comment here about the focus of your class, what questions you have, what resources you are using, and how it is going for you and the students.

Here are some important publicly visible resources worth paying attention to:

• The GeoTech Center, http://www.geotechcenter.org, focused on community college GIS programs. If you are looking for curriculum guidance, it will help to see what people are doing to build skills.
• The Virginia Geospatial Semester Program, http://www.isat.jmu.edu/geospatialsemester/ a project-based course in about 30 high schools in Virginia. (Write-up at http://esriurl.com/GSSreplication.)
• DigitalQuest course materials and certification, http://digitalquest.com
• Esri certification (only "entry level" might be considered in HS): https://www.esri.com/training/certification 
• Esri Press books (http://esripress.esri.com also note that educators can request up to 3 desk copies every 4 months, in the "Desk Copy Request" section of that page)
• If you are already teaching a GIS class, or are interested in it, please also see the thread about an AP GIS&T class.