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Description:
Upon completion of the summer Community Mapping workshop, participating teachers may enroll in the Community Mapping Project class. This follow-up class combines a one-day, in-person meeting with an online course component in which participation continues through the end of the school year. Participants check in monthly and post required submissions. This follow up class provides support, structure and opportunities for collaboration that are critical for CMaP participants as they complete their community mapping project. Interim assignments are due throughout the school year to assure that the projects move forward consistently. The completed project must be submitted along with all required artifacts by the end of the school year.

Pre-requisites:
Completion of the CMaP workshop.

Skill Level:
A lot of Computer Experience

Type of course:
Online

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:

• Effectively utilize relationships with local community leaders and GIS professionals to promote learning.
• Create a classroom project that addresses real-life issues in the community.
• Use GIS, GPS and other geo-spatial technologies to enhance the understanding of issues and facilitate informed decision-making.
• Create and implement a local community project in their classroom and demonstrate how it aligns with state core standards in their content area.

Things to bring:
GPS Unit

Online Materials:
GIS/GPS Academy

Credit:
3 hours USOE credit
3 semester hours SUU credit

Points:
42 licensure points

Assignment:

• Attend a one-day CMaP follow-up Workshop.
• Read and submit required project postings in the online classroom environment.
• Plan and complete a CMaP Community classroom project with students investigating a selected local issue or problem along with a community partner. (Project must incorporate GPS and/or GIS technologies from the CMaP workshop.)
• Complete and submit the CMaP project template. This will include a detailed project description, core standards, student artifacts, photographs, lesson plan(s), and assessments.
• Complete evaluations of the quality of the activities related to the CMaP workshop.

This class meets the following NETS for teachers:
I. B II. A, II. B, II. C, II. D, II. E, III. A, III. B, III. C, III. D, IV. A, IV. B, IV. C, V. B, V. D, VI. A, VI. B, VI. C, VI. D, VI. E