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http://esriurl.com/worldHistoryGeoInquiries   The Esri Education Outreach team is pleased to announce the release of a sample pack from the forthcoming GeoInquiries™ collection for World History classrooms.  The sample pack includes the first four activities supporting high school World History instruction with ArcGIS Online.  Eleven additional activities will be released over the coming weeks. Topics in the sample pack include: The Age of Napoleon, Early European explorers, Cradles of Civilization, and Trade and the Black Death.  Teachers wishing to use the activities now are invited to complete the field test survey URL found at the bottom of each activity.     The new history collection is the eight geoinquiry collection supporting the mainstream use of ArcGIS Online in schools.  Each collection contains 15 content-focused activities and is based on national curriculum standards, tied to key instructional books, and uses inquiry instruction to teach disciplinary content with ArcGIS Online.  All activities and maps are free and licensed under Creative Commons for easy teacher modification.  Explore all GeoInquiry collections at http://esri.com/geoinquiries .   gchribar‌ gisetc‌ t3g10_ChrisBunin‌ ... View more

Can anyone share a CTE course syllabus that others may reference in creating or updating their own CTE programs? @ ... View more

For over a decade, Esri Education has sponsored content at the Virtual Job Shadow website related to GIS careers.  Explore careers that use GIS, in: conservation, forestry, public health, technical development, and more.  See https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/partners/esri/   ... View more

The Esri Education Outreach team is pleased to announce the release of a sample pack from the forthcoming GeoInquiries™ collection for American Literature classrooms.  The sample pack includes the first seven activities supporting high school American Literature instruction with ArcGIS Online.  Eight additional activities will be released over the coming weeks. Topics in the sample pack include: The Crucible, Twain, Isaac’s Storm, Our Town, Steinbeck, Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, and Into the Wild.  Teachers wishing to use the activities are invited to complete the field test survey at http://esriurl.com/GeoInquiryFeedback .   The new literature collection is the seventh geoinquiry collection supporting the mainstream use of ArcGIS Online in schools.  Each collection contains 15 content-focused activities. Each activity is based on national curriculum standards, tied to key instructional books, and uses inquiry instruction to teach disciplinary content with ArcGIS Online.  All activities and maps are free and licensed under Creative Commons for easy teacher modification.  Learn more at http://esri.com/geoinquiries ... View more

The Esri Education Outreach team is pleased to announce the release of a sample pack from the forthcoming GeoInquiries™ collection for Mathematics.  The sample pack includes the first four activities supporting algebra 1 or geometry instruction with ArcGIS Online.  Eleven additional activities will be released over the coming weeks. Topics in the sample pack include: distance and midpoint, linear equations, centers of triangles, and areas of complex figures. Teachers wishing to use the activities are invited to complete the field test survey at http://esriurl.com/GeoInquiryFeedback .   The new mathematics collection is the six geoinquiry collection supporting the mainstream use of ArcGIS Online in schools.  Each collection contains 15 content-focused activities. Each activity is based on national curriculum standards, tied to key textbooks, and uses inquiry instruction to teach disciplinary content with ArcGIS Online.  All activities and maps are free and licensed under Creative Commons for easy teacher modification.  Learn more at http://esri.com/geoinquiries geoinquiries‌ k-12  education  ... View more

Explore or follow the new GeoInquiries project within the K12 Instruction group on GeoNet.  See:   Direct link: http://esriurl.com/geonetGeoInquiries GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based concepts found in commonly used textbooks.  Since 2014 GeoInquiries have been used to integrate ArcGIS Online technology to support subject matter content teaching. Lessons include learning objectives, technical “how-to’s”, textbook references, and formative whole-class assessment items – all packed into one page. These activities are technology agnostic and can be delivered in a classroom with as little as a tablet and a projector. Any teacher can use a GeoInquiry, regardless of their prior experience with digital mapping tools. For questions or concerns, email [email protected] . ... View more

Post comments and questions related to issues with specific geoinquiries.  Alternatively, email [email protected] for a faster response. ... View more