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Spatial activity participation in childhood and adolescence:consistency and relations to spatial thinking in adolescence
INTEGRANDO LAS TECNOLOGĂŤAS GEOESPACIALES EN LOS PROYECTOS DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE SECUNDARIA: EL SEMESTRE GEOESPACIAL
<p>The Geospatial Semester is a geographical education activity focused on students in their final year of secondary schools in the U.S., acquiring specific skills in GIS, GPS and remote sensing. Through a methodology for project-based learning, students are motivated and involved in conducting research using geographic information systems and analyze, and even propose solutions, different processes, problems or issues spatial in nature. The Geospatial Semester university management not only ensures proper coaching, guidance and GIS training for teachers of colleges, but has established a system whereby students who pass this course of secondary education gain the recognition of certain credits from the University.</p
INTEGRATING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SECONDARY STUDENT PROJECTS: THE GEOSPATIAL SEMESTER
<p><strong>Resumen:</strong></p><p>El Semestre Geoespacial es una actividad de educaciĂłn geográfica centrada en que los estudiantes del Ăşltimo curso de secundaria en los institutos norteamericanos, adquieran competencias y habilidades especĂficas en sistemas de informaciĂłn geográfica, GPS y teledetecciĂłn. A travĂ©s de una metodologĂa de aprendizaje basado en proyectos, los alumnos se motivan e implican en la realizaciĂłn de trabajos de investigaciĂłn en los que analizan, e incluso proponen soluciones, diferentes procesos, problemas o cuestiones de naturaleza espacial. El proyecto está coordinado por la Universidad James Madison y lleva siete años implantándose en diferentes institutos del Estado de Virginia, implicando a más de 20 centros educativos y 1.500 alumnos. Los alumnos que superan esta asignatura de la enseñanza secundaria obtienen la convalidaciĂłn de determinados crĂ©ditos acadĂ©micos de la Universidad de referencia.</p><p><strong>Palabras clave:</strong><strong></strong></p><p>Sistemas de informaciĂłn geográfica, enseñanza, didáctica de la geografĂa, semestre geoespacial.</p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p><p>The Geospatial Semester is a geographical education activity focused on students in their final year of secondary schools in the U.S., acquiring specific skills in GIS, GPS and remote sensing. Through a methodology for project-based learning, students are motivated and involved in conducting research using geographic information systems and analyze, and even propose solutions, different processes, problems or issues spatial in nature. The Geospatial Semester university management not only ensures proper coaching, guidance and GIS training for teachers of colleges, but has established a system whereby students who pass this course of secondary education gain the recognition of certain credits from the University.</p><p class="ecxecxmsonormal"><strong>Key words</strong><strong>:</strong></p><p>Geographic information system, teaching, geographic education, geospatial semester<strong>. </strong></p><p><strong>RĂ©sumĂ©</strong><strong></strong><strong>:</strong></p><p>Le semestre gĂ©ospatial est une activitĂ© axĂ©e sur l'Ă©ducation gĂ©ographique des Ă©tudiants en dernière annĂ©e des Ă©coles secondaires aux États-Unis, pour l'acquisition de compĂ©tences spĂ©cifiques en matière de SIG, GPS et tĂ©lĂ©dĂ©tection. Grâce Ă une mĂ©thodologie pour l'apprentissage par projet, les Ă©lèves sont motivĂ©s et impliquĂ©s dans la conduite de recherche utilisant des systèmes d'information gĂ©ographique et analysent, et mĂŞme ils proposent des solutions, des processus diffĂ©rents, des problèmes ou des questions spatiales. La gestion de Semestre gĂ©ospatial par l’UniversitĂ© assure non seulement un bon encadrement, d'orientation et de formation sur le SIG pour les enseignants des collèges, mais a mis en place un système dans lequel les Ă©tudiants qui passent ce cours d'enseignement secondaire gagnent la reconnaissance de certains crĂ©dits de l'universitĂ©.</p><p><strong>M</strong><strong>ots-ClĂ©s</strong><strong>:</strong></p><p>Systèmes d'information gĂ©ographique, enseignement, didactique de la gĂ©ographie, semestre gĂ©ospatial.</p
High School Students’ Experiences with Geographic Information Systems and Factors Predicting Enrollment in the Geospatial Semester
Bridging the Valley: Recruiting and Retaining STEM Majors
In the face of declining STEM enrollments, four neighboring institutions in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley came together to address the issue of STEM retention on their campuses with support from the National Science Foundation. James Madison University (JMU), Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC), Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), and Bridgewater College (BC) undertook a six-year project, with funding from National Science Foundation’s STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant (DUE-0756838), to enhance student retention in STEM on each campus. The partnership, dubbed Bridging the Valley (BTV), developed a set of interventions designed to actively improve student outcomes. A summer bridge workshop (SBW) and collaborative learning communities (CLC), implemented during the academic year, were two of the most substantive interventions included in the BTV program
A Research Agenda for Geospatial Technologies and Learning
Knowledge around geospatial technologies and learning remains sparse, inconsistent, and overly anecdotal. Studies are needed that are better structured; more systematic and replicable; attentive to progress and findings in the cognate fields of science, technology, engineering, and math education; and coordinated for multidisciplinary approaches. A proposed agenda is designed to frame the next generation of research in this field, organized around four foci: (1) connections between GST and geospatial thinking; (2) learning GST; (3) curriculum and student learning through GST; and (4) educators’ professional development with GST. Recommendations for advancing this agenda are included