Objective: Work with teachers from Allentown, Bethlehem, and Kutztown to advance classroom use of geospatial tools such ArcGIS Online and Story Maps.

Dates

• June 27
• Pick one (or more!): July 16 ; July 18; July 22; July 24
• August 15

Location: Lehigh University Mountaintop campus, Building C room BC 005. See image at bottom of the page for a map. Building and parking are indicated in purple.

Expectation: In appreciation of the participating teachers’ time, Lehigh will use NSF funds to pay $1000 to each teacher who completes the workshop and its associate activities, namely:

• Attend and participate in three face-to-face workshop sessions (listed above)
• Create and implement at least one geospatial learning activity in his or her classroom + write a brief reflection on your lesson
• Complete surveys to help evaluate the workshop’s effectiveness.

What to bring

• Ideas for teaching with maps and datasets in your middle or high school classroom!
• A laptop. We will provide guest log-ins for Lehigh’s network
• Beverages. Food will provided (lunch on the full day, snacks all days).

Workshop materials

Questions? Contact Tom Hammond (hammond [at] lehigh [dot] edu)