Summer Course for Teachers
MapTEACH
30 July-10 August 2007
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Application Deadline: Friday, 11 May 2007
For further information, please go to:
http://www.mapteach.org
or contact:
Sidney Stephens
Phone: 907-474-7628
E-mail: ffss1 [at] uaf.edu
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is hosting a summer course for
middle and high school teachers of science, geography, or technology on
the new standards-based MapTEACH curriculum, which is focused on
understanding the local landscape and learning to make computer-based
maps of scientific, cultural, and personal significance. The course
includes classroom studies, computer labs, and field work with local
landscape experts and geologists.
MapTEACH is a culturally responsive geoscience education program for
middle- and high-school students in Alaska that emphasizes hands-on
experience with the geosciences and spatial technology, including GPS,
GIS, and remote sensing imagery.
Participants in the course will:
- learn to use GPS receivers to navigate on the landscape;
- create unique maps with computers;
- explore local landscapes;
- practice, review, and evaluate MapTEACH curriculum lessons; and
- leave the class with useful materials.
There is a $100 USD registration fee for the course, though organizers
are seeking funding to offset these costs. Participants may earn three
or four UAF credits for completing the course. Application information
is available at:
http://www.mapteach.org
MapTEACH is an NSF-funded project of UAF, the Alaska Division of
Geological and Geophysical Surveys, and the Environmental Remote Sensing
Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
For further information, please contact:
Sidney Stephens
Phone: 907-474-7628
E-mail: ffss1 [at] uaf.edu