Greetings from Virginia. I am interested in paleontology and k12 Earth Science

[WilliamSchmachtenberg]

Greetings. I just retired from teaching Earth Science at the k12 level, and loved using GIS in my classes. I also am interested in fossils and using GIS to plot up the location of outcrops in Virginia and West Virginia

[JerryBartz]

Great to have you at the UC. Using GIS in K-12 Earth Science introduces Science students to an invaluable skill set.  Using it for sampling sites is a great tool for those of us that like to collect earth samples. 

[WilliamSchmachtenberg]

Absolutely true. When my colleagues were busy with zoom and canvas. I had my students collecting rocks in their backyard and send me their lat, long, and rock type and we created a crude geologic map of my county. We did the same with weather data. Are you an Earth Science teacher too?

Bill

[JerryBartz]

I was in exploration geology. During one of declines, I left the oil, taught HS geology, then teaching as a Geology Professor and then took a position as a GIS coordinator.

[WilliamSchmachtenberg]

Very cool. Are you in Virginia? I am a research associate at the Virginia Museum of Natural History and I also plan to work with a geology at the Department of mines, minerals, and energy. I am inventorying fossil collections in Martinsville and Charlottesville.

Where did you teach HS geology. I taught at Franklin County High School 20 miles South of Roanoke.

Bill

[WilliamSchmachtenberg]

I am so glad to meet another HS teacher. I did a search and I was the only one listed as an attendee at the conference. I use arcmap pro, online gis, and mostly the mobile explorer app, but I am at the session on field maps. I prefer that over explorer for the navigation integration. I love doing field work in Virginia and laying out my stop and formations is a big help in the field.

Bill

[JerryBartz]

Hi Bill,
I am in Dallas, Tx.
Jerry