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Mark your calendars for GIS Day!

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Author Angela Alexander

It’s not too early to mark your calendar for a GIS Day event on November 19th! Every year on this special day, schools and organizations around the global take the opportunity to educate students and professionals on the importance of GIS and geography. Find out how your school can take part in the events this year!

GIS Day is a great way to highlight the importance of GIS to students and educators. Students who are introduced to the world of GIS gain valuable real world skills including critical thinking, analysis and inquiry. Educators can use GIS as a tool to engage students and to bring current events into the classroom.

Global GIS Day Events are held annually at schools, businesses and other organizations. Read about some successful events that occurred in Canada last year.

GIS Day will be held on November 19, 2014. Register your event by September 19, 2014 to be eligible to receive promotional items to support your GIS Day event.

Connect with us to stay informed through upcoming posts on activities you can use at your GIS Day event and other GIS-related news.

 

About the Author

Angela Alexander is a K-12 Education Specialist in the Esri Canada Education and Research group. She has over 15 years of experience working with educators across Canada. Angela focuses on producing geographic information system (GIS) and curriculum-specific resources, and conducting and creating custom workshops for educators. She manages the GIS Ambassador Program and is the Technical Chair for the annual Skills Ontario GIS competition. Angela also writes monthly posts for the Esri Canada Education and Research blog, highlighting K-12 educators and partners, new ArcGIS resources and GIS-related events.

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