Inquiring with GIS (I-GIS) Project: A Partnership Between Scientists and Educators

这个综合性的ITEST项目将向60名初中和高中教师介绍地理信息系统（GIS）和全球定位系统（GPS）技术。 该项目汇集了一个由教育工作者、科学研究人员和资源管理专家组成的领导团队，总部设在马里兰州大学环境科学中心阿巴拉契亚实验室，这是一个研究河流和森林生态系统的研究机构。 该计划将侧重于环境应用，其中教师使用探针调查当地森林和河流生态系统的属性。 教师将运用他们的技术经验来创建符合当地课程标准的课程。 教师参与者将从马里兰州西部和西弗吉尼亚州北方服务不足的阿巴拉契亚农村社区招募。 将招募当地学生参加为期四天的夏季课程，其中包括实地测试拟议的课程和了解信息技术方面的就业机会

This comprehensive ITEST project would provide sixty middle and high school teachers with an introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies. The project, which brings together a leadership team of educators, science researchers and experts in resource management, is based at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, a research facility that studies stream and forest ecosystems. The program will focus on environmental applications in which teachers use probes to investigate the properties of local forest and stream ecosystems. Teachers will apply their technology experiences to creating standards based lessons aligned with local curricula. The teacher participants will be recruited from rural, underserved Appalachian communities in western Maryland and northern West Virginia. Local students will be recruited to participate in a four-day summer session that includes field-testing the proposed lessons and learning about career opportunities in information technology