[APPLIED-GIS-RS] Educational GIS Opportunity - VISIT Program (fwd)

[Phil Hurvitz]

If anyone is connected to high school teachers interested in GIS
education, read or forward this message.

-P.

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Phil Hurvitz, MFR | GIS Specialist | College of Forest Resources | 355 Bloedel
Box 352100 | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington  98195-2100, USA
 tel: 206.685.8179 | FAX: 206.685.3091 | e-mail: phurvitz at u.washington.edu
             WWW: http://gis.washington.edu/phurvitz
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 08:29:07 -0600
From: Joseph J Kerski <jjkerski at USGS.GOV>
Reply-To: Applied GIS and RS <APPLIED-GIS-RS at LISTES.ULAVAL.CA>
To: APPLIED-GIS-RS at LISTES.ULAVAL.CA
Subject: [APPLIED-GIS-RS] Educational GIS Opportunity - VISIT Program

Folks:

Opportunities for FREE GIS training and FREE college credit don't happen
very often.
Read on:

Are you interested in a professional development opportunity in which you
will learn to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools, scientific
(and other) datasets via an online course?  You will also earn 3 graduate
credits from Eastern Michigan University at NO COST to yourself. (The
program is funded through NSF funds.)   The program is called VISIT -
Virtual Immersion in Science Inquiry for Teachers.

This program is geared toward secondary educators, although college-level
educators may certainly participate.  Teachers will gain experience in
conducting scientific investigations using advanced technology tools and
scientific data sets, learning to locate and use data from and about their
own local community and region. Teachers will support other teachers'
professional development by trying out tools, data sources, and
investigation materials, and participating in online discussions.

If all this sounds interesting, enrollment in the course must be done
(online) by 1 October 2002. The course begins on Oct. 15th and meets on an
"asynchronous" basis (that is - there is no specific time that you must be
online to complete the various assignments for the program.

See www.emich.edu/visit for more information,

or email me, Joseph Kerski, jjkerski at usgs.gov,
Steve Wanner at steve.wanner at bvsd.k12.co.us,
or Alan Sills at profsci at aol.com for more information.

Joseph Kerski
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Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D.
Geographer:  Education/GIS
US Geological Survey
Building 810 - Entrance W-5 - Room 3000
Box 25046 - MS 507
Denver CO  80225-0046 USA
jjkerski at usgs.gov
Voice 303-202-4315
Fax    303-202-4137
http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/
USGS:  Science for a Changing World
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