Year in Review: Conferences Attended by the Higher Education Team in 2025
The Higher Education staff participated in many events in 2025. Read on about the conferences we attended, and our personal highlights.
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Esri Canada and Canadian Wildlife Federation partner for Nature-based Education
Esri Canada donates one million dollars in in-kind support to help advance wildlife conservation and nature-based learning across Canada.
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Maximum City receives Esri Canada’s Making a Difference Award
Toronto-based company recognized for transforming youth civic education and engagement using advanced mapping technology
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GIS Day Spotlight: Teacher Wins, GIS Stories, and ArcGIS Resources
Discover exciting updates, inspiring GIS stories, and ready-to-use ArcGIS resources to celebrate spatial thinking in your classroom year-round.
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GIS for Kids: What’s the Right Age to Start?
GIS Ambassadors brought learning to life by leading fun, engaging activities with preschoolers in Québec.
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Engage students, encourage critical thinking, deepen analysis and more.
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Key Takeaways from the 2025 GIS in Education and Research Conference
From inspiring presentations to network opportunities, the conference offered plenty to reflect on. Let’s dive into the top takeaways.
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Geographical Thinking: E108 – Exploring The Library of Lost Maps
In this interview with James Cheshire, author of THE LIBRARY OF LOST MAPS (forthcoming November 2025), discover how a forgotten cartographic archive helped shape the evolution of geographic thinking.
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On the Map with Sarah Gallah
Meet Sarah Gallah, a high school educator with a passion for bringing geography and science to life using ArcGIS StoryMaps.
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Spark Learning with ArcGIS: Fall Edition
Kick off the new school year with fresh inspiration! Find creative ArcGIS ideas in this post to support your teaching all year long.
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K-12: Connect and Innovate at the GIS in Education and Research Conference
Attend the 6th biennial GIS in Education and Research Conference. In this post, find out why it’s a great opportunity for K-12 educators.
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On the Map with Brian Beard
Meet Brian Beard, a teacher who uses ArcGIS to engage his students in real-world explorations of their community, Canada and the world.
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Colour Tips to Improve Map Accessibility in Arc Pro
Discover how to choose accessible colour schemes in ArcGIS Pro and use an Esri tool to create color ramps that support users with color vision deficiencies.
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Announcing the results of the 2025 ECCE App Challenge
We received many great submissions for the 11th annual ECCE App Challenge. Congratulations to the winners, Sustainable Foodies!
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Geographical Thinking: E105 – A Young Generation of Conservation Leaders
Ontario Nature’s Youth Council uses GIS, ArcGIS StoryMaps and Canva to raise awareness about wetland loss. Discover how youth are leading digital conservation efforts in Ontario.
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Geographical Thinking: E103 – The Hidden Village of Clementsport
Discover how an ArcGIS StoryMaps story combines digital storytelling and GIS to tell the lost history of Clementsport, Nova Scotia through maps, memory and community archives.
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Spark Learning with ArcGIS: Summer Edition
Summer’s almost here! Whether you are wrapping up the school year or planning break projects, our second Spark Learning with ArcGIS post can help.
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Made in Canada Your Guide to the Community Map of Canada
Join us for an engaging discussion as we explore the Community Map of Canada – the definitive basemap built by Canadians for Canadians. Attendees will see how easy it is to access the basemap, work wi
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Skills Ontario 2025: Students map crime patterns in Ottawa
Learn how Ontario students are putting their ArcGIS knowledge to the test by addressing real-world issues at the Skills Ontario GIS competition.
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School Boards and ArcGIS StoryMaps: My Co-op with Esri Canada
What’s it like being a co-op student at Esri Canada? Discover how Sarah Paquin gained insight, confidence, and real-world GIS skills in four months.
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Discover the new look and content of the K-12 Resource Finder
Explore the new Esri Canada K-12 Resource Finder to see the enhanced features designed to empower you on your ArcGIS journey!
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