Integrating GIS in Technologies Curricula

山地帝国社区学院(MECC)及其合作伙伴正在建立“今天的地理信息系统教育和职业”(TEC GIS)合作伙伴关系，将地理信息系统技术整合到公立学校和社区大学的课堂中，并鼓励学生在环境科学、林业和计算机辅助绘图和设计领域从事职业生涯。这些方案的课程正在更新，以包括结合地理信息系统概念的修订课程。这些专业的学生被鼓励完成地理信息系统证书和实习，以增加知识和技能，以及未来就业的机会。公立学校的学生参加总督学校关于地理信息系统的会议。当地公立学校的教师参加了关于如何使用地理信息系统来满足弗吉尼亚州学习标准的研讨会。这些研讨会是由OVERspace进行的，这是一个由弗吉尼亚州太空赠款联盟和弗吉尼亚州教育部联合资助的项目。社区学院和四年制学院的教职员工正在参加地理信息系统学院，为课程开发和衔接做好准备。地理信息系统MECC证书将与弗吉尼亚大学怀斯学院拟议的地理信息系统辅修课程、雷德福大学的地理学学士学位课程以及东田纳西州立大学的测绘学士学位课程联系在一起。该项目满足了地方、州和国家的商业和工业需求，以增加地理信息系统技术人员的数量。由该项目赞助的教师专业发展增加了地理信息系统工具在基于学科的教学中的利用率。

Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) and its partners are establishing the "Today's Education and Careers in Geographic Information Systems" (TEC GIS) Partnership to integrate GIS technology into public school and community college classrooms and encourage students to pursue careers in the fields of environmental science, forestry and computer aided drafting and design. The curricula for these programs are being updated to include revised courses integrating GIS concepts. Students in these majors are being encouraged to complete the GIS Certificate and an internship to enhance knowledge and skills, as well as opportunities for future employment.Public school students participate in Governor's School sessions on GIS. Local public school teachers participate in workshops on how to use GIS to meet the Virginia Standards of Learning. The workshops are being conducted by OVERspace, a program jointly funded by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and the Virginia Department of Education. Community college and four year college faculty members are participating in GIS Institutes to prepare them for curriculum development and articulation. The MECC Certificate in GIS is being articulated with a proposed minor in GIS at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, with the B. S. in Geography program at Radford University, and with the B. S. degree program in Surveying and Mapping at East Tennessee State University.The project meets local, state and national needs of business and industry to increase the number of GIS technicians. Faculty professional development sponsored by the project increases the utilization of GIS tools for discipline-based instruction.