| More than 45 teachers and pre-service teachers attended three different
workshops involving a variety of geosciences technologies in June
at Chadron State College. The umbrella program, "Geoscience Technologies
for Teaching," sponsors a variety of workshops to offer up-to-date
technology instruction with practical applications in geosciences
for intermediate, middle, and high school teachers, especially in
the areas of science and social studies. The 1999 summer program featured
workshops that covered beginning and advanced Global Positioning Satellite
Systems (GPS), hands-on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) techniques,
remote imaging, image processing and ArcView computerized GIS software.
A two day field trip to Denver included observation of business and
industrial applications of GIS/GPS.
The Geoscience Technologies for Teaching Program is directed by
Dr. Michael Leite and Dr. Lois Veath of Chadron State College. Sessions
at the workshops were conducted by a variety of experts including:
Dr. Rick Perk, a geoscientist from the UNL Center for Advanced Land
Management Information Technologies and the Center for the Application
of Space Data in Education; Dr. Catherine Lockwood, Assistant Professor
of Geography at Chadron State College; and Lockwood’s WETMAAP
Project team including Mr. Larry Handley, U.S.G.S. Wetlands Research
Center, Mr. Nathan Handley, SW Louisiana State, and Mrs. Jean May
Britt, Louisiana Public Broadcasting. This October at the NATS annual
fall conference in Fremont, Dr. Liete, Dr. Veath, and Mr. Phil Cary
of Chadron High School will be presenting a half-day workshop on
GPS techniques for interested teachers.
Funding from the Eisenhower Professional Development Program supported
the project. For more information on future Geoscience Technologies
for Teaching workshops, contact Dr. Liete at mliete@csc.edu,
Dr. Veath at lveath@csc.edu,
or Sandy Scofield at UNL.
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