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GIS Is Key to 21st Century Skills

Educational researchers and policymakers increasingly call for “21st Century skills.” What exactly are these skills, and why are they important for education? One advocacy organization focused on this is the Partnership for 21st Century Skills , which Read More...
Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 7:06 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Join ESRI EdUC-UC Panel: GeoCareers, Education, and the Future

ESRI EdUC-UC Panel: GeoCareers, Education, and the Future Geospatial technologies and their uses in everyday life are more pervasive than ever. Are there enough geoworkers to handle the present and future needs? What kinds of educational skill sets do Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:24 PM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Career Corner TV Syndicates ESRI GIS Career Videos

ESRI extended its GIS career education and promotion through Web 2.0 social media distribution of four GIS careers - conservationist, helicopter pilot, GIS manager and health geographer. Students and job seekers can now find these GIS career profiles Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:16 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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EdCommunity Case Studies Released

The ESRI GIS Education Community unveiled the Case Studies collection this week. These case studies are rich, real-world stories of GIS in education – across several educational categories. These stories represent best practices of GIS planning, implementation Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:12 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Student Summer Internships at SCA

The Student Conservation Association ( http://www.thesca.org ) is accepting applications for summer internships around the United States and are seeking student interns with GIS experience. A quick way to find the GIS internships is to do a search on Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:36 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS using AGX #16: Island Reef Application

Many people have heard about " the best job in the world ", a promotion by Tourism Queensland. About 34,000 people have applied. I decided to as well, building my application using ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX"), ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geoexploration Read More...
Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 6:57 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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2009 SkillsUSA Geospatial Competition

Applications for the 2009 National SkillsUSA secondary and postsecondary geospatial student competitions will be available in February 2009 from Digital Quest Inc., an ESRI business partner. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:25 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Directions Media to host webinar and virtual job fair on GIS jobs

Directions Media will host a series of three online virtual job fairs to bring together employers, job seekers, students and educators to discuss educational programs and job opportunities in geospatial technology. The webinars/job fairs are free to attend. Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:00 PM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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GIS Volunteers for Barack Obama

Students with GIS experience can put their skills to use as a volunteer for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. GIS Intern, Barack Obama Campaign Office, Chicago (March 17, 2008) The Barack Obama campaign is looking for a few good GIS interns in our Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:53 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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GIS is Integrative and Interdisciplinary

At conferences and exhibits, we regularly have educators come by and ask “where does GIS fit in the curriculum?” Once getting beyond the moment of having that deer in the headlights look on my face and the thought “it fits everywhere,” I get into a rhythm Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 2:52 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Geospatial Career Resources

The fields in which GIS is applied to make daily decisions continues to expand. Along with this expansion is a growing array of resources that one can use to discover more about careers, how to prepare for a career, and specific jobs. A good starting Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:32 PM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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