The Delaware Center for Geographic Education (DGE) and DelawareView (DV), are collaborators on an initiative to increase awareness of the power of digital maps and satellite imagery to better understand the world around us. The initiative targets teachers and students across Delaware and unfolds via a number of different strategies: i) develop instructional materials which utilize geospatial technologies as a teaching tool, ii) provide professional development workshops on using geospatial technologies for K-12 educators, iii) engage students with GIS and imagery through games, specialized workshops and dual enrollment classes, and iv) insert geospatial technologies into existing career exploration and job training programs for secondary school students. This workshop proposes to share details of these various programs and solicit practitioner feedback on how these programs can be adapted and/or expanded in order to develop a broader, more diverse pool of GIS professionals.
