Leveling Up Your Field Trips - Integrating Geospatial Skills and Citizen Science
In this session, educators will learn about tools like ArcGIS and Nat Geo MapMaker to use as mapping resources when engaging in field trip activities (or to take/make a virtual field trip). Whether the field trip is to a museum or a park, educators will learn about tools that can integrate citizen science activities to add to their journey!
Handouts & Resources
Jeannie Chipps
Jeannie Chipps facilitates professional development at the Science Math Resource Center. As a former high school science teacher and after school science team coach/makerspace director, she enjoys working with teachers to create learning environments that support diverse learners. She has been leading professional development for the Next Generation Science Standards with a focus on environmental chemistry since 2017.
Julia Wente
Julia Wente serves as Program Coordinator I for the Science Math Resource Center. She supports various projects, primarily the Geospatial Skills Camps for Rural Montana Youth and the Quantum Education, Outreach and Workforce Development program. Julia also coordinates MSU’s Citizen Science Network.
Julia earned her bachelor’s in biology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is currently pursuing her M.S. in Science Education at MSU. Her current research interests are focused on using citizen science data to analyze trends in Hawaiian humpback whale population.