Geography and all that Jazz

Interested in GIS in school but not sure where to start ? The folks at ESRI UK , with whom we've been working for the last year are putting on a range of FREE taster sessions over the next few weeks. They are taking place in a range of venues, and there are 2 options. 1. Face to face taster sessions Come along to one of our free GIS taster sessions and try out our GIS software, get some classroom ideas and find out what our GIS for Schools Programme has to offer. It only takes a minute to book a place. Just choose a location from the list below and click on the Book now link to register some brief details. The sessions will take place in: Birmingham King Edward VI Five Ways School , Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BT Date              Wednesday 29 June 2011 Time              3:45pm - 6:00pm Location map   |   Bo...

Over to Aylesbury yesterday to Millennium House for the first meeting in connection with the new strategic partnership between ESRI (UK) and the Geographical Association. ESRI (UK) are also the first GA corporate member. This has been quite a long time in the planning, and was announced over the weekend, but there will be more on this to come at the GA Conference next week. GIS is now part of all key stages, and is specifically mentioned in the KS3 Programme of Study . From the press release: This new partnership brings together ESRI (UK)’s expertise in GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and the GA’s understanding of the learning and teaching of geography. With GIS now a compulsory part of the national curriculum, the organisations will combine forces to help teachers respond to the curriculum changes and introduce GIS into geography lessons. The signing of this first partnership agreement is a new departure for the GA. With funding in place for the next three years the GA can pl...

Geographical Association and ESRI (UK) announce sponsorship agreement Leading organisations join forces to help schools introduce GIS into lessons 23 March 2010 - The Geographical Association (GA), the geography subject association, and ESRI (UK), the UK’s leading GIS software provider, today announce that ESRI (UK) has become the GA’s first corporate member and strategic partner. This new partnership brings together ESRI (UK)’s expertise in GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and the GA’s understanding of the learning and teaching of geography. With GIS now a compulsory part of the national curriculum, the organisations will combine forces to help teachers respond to the curriculum changes and introduce GIS into geography lessons. The signing of this first partnership agreement is a new departure for the GA. With funding in place for the next three years the GA can plan ahead, working with ESRI (UK) to introduce the power of GIS technology to schools as part of its mission of ...