Education

Arabelle Sauvé: Supporting French educators in Canada

Meet Arabelle Sauvé the K-12 Bilingual Teaching and Learning Specialist. Discover what she’s been doing to ensure French resources and support are available to educators.

Back to school resources and inspiration for K-12 Education

Discover resources to get you started on your GIS journey and explore ways teachers and GIS Ambassadors have used GIS to engage students.

Empower Students to Explore their World

August’s GIS Ambassador: Claude Brun del Re

Discover what this retired teacher has done to support the use of spatial technologies in K-12 education for French teachers and learners.

August Update: New resources and upcoming webinar for K-12 educators

With a month left of summer, check out the upcoming webinar to get you started with ArcGIS Online in the fall and some new ArcGIS Online resources to try out.

10 Takeaways from the Esri User Conference for K-12 education

Check out the 10 takeaways from this year’s virtual Esri UC. Discover new ArcGIS content and try new features on apps you are already using!

July’s GIS Ambassador: Jonathan Fletcher

Meet Jonathan Fletcher, a teacher from Port Colborne, Ontario. Find out how he’s been supporting GIS use in K-12 education in and out of the classroom.

GeoAI Series #2: The Birth and Evolution of GeoAI

A 2nd GeoAI blog series that discusses the birth and evolution of GeoAI, specifically highlighting changes in key dependent drivers over time.

Connections between marine conservation and GIS

Danielle Derrick, MSc. candidate in Biology and ECCE student associate at SFU, will speak at the Esri UC Oceans, Weather, and Climate SIG.

Engage kids in learning with fun activities using ArcGIS

Discover the projects a GIS Ambassador and teacher completed with their kids before the school year ended.

Canada’s 2020 Esri Young Scholar adds another award to a stellar career

Esri Young Scholars form lasting connections and hone their GIS skills at the Esri User Conference, whether in person or this year virtually

Gain ArcGIS knowledge over the summer with new resources and Esri events

Are you looking to improve your ArcGIS skills over the summer? Well, check out our new resources and some upcoming virtual events to attend.

June’s GIS Ambassador: Paul Hackl

Paul Hackl, a Toronto teacher is this month’s honorary GIS Ambassador. Find out how’s he’s influenced past students to study GIS in university.

Geography teachers use ArcGIS to engage students in at-home learning

Two Ontario teachers have shared what they and their students have done using ArcGIS to learn about COVID-19 and topics in physical geography.

Cool ArcGIS Online basemaps to use in your next web map

Basemaps provide context to your maps. We have put together a group of cool ArcGIS Online basemaps that you can use in your next web map.

May’s GIS Ambassador: Karen Parker

Karen Parker from Edmonton, Alberta is this month’s GIS Ambassador. Find out what she did to get kids engaged in a mapping activity through discovering window art in their community.

Explore possibilities with our new career path series for students

Give your students an opportunity to explore the exciting ways GIS is used in the real world. Try the first lesson on GIS in Health.

GIS Ambassadors supporting their kids’ learning at home with ArcGIS

Discover how two GIS Ambassadors are supporting their kids’ learning at home with ArcGIS during this COVID-19 lockdown.

Training resource guide for ArcGIS Enterprise beginners

This article highlights the resources and training materials for taking the first steps in building a successful ArcGIS Enterprise base deployment.