A presentation for students at Leeds Grammar School as part of World GIS Day 2009

1. The Geographical Associationand GIS18th November 2009Alan Parkinson, CGeog, FRGSSecondary Curriculum Development Leader

3. My favourite map layer….

7. ‘The GA believes in geographical enquiry: that is, in students as active participants and investigators, notjust the passive recipients of knowledge.’A different view, April 2009

8. GIS at all key stages in geography... disaster management / planning / water / land reclamation / energy / resources

9. “…a digital map, data located on the map, and a software application (GIS) that links the two together”Diana Freeman (2004)

10. “a GIS doesn’t have to have a map as an output...”

11. We are regularly asked for CPD sessions on GIS... Teachers want to develop their skills

12. Key Stage 4 project...23 resourced ideas...

13. RIDO: Living Geography resourceRotherham Investment & Development Office

14. Google Earth as a basic GIS...

17. uMapper Storm map of the weekend’s stormy weather in the S. of England with personal stories...

19. David Rogers, Priory School, Portsmouth

20. Bing Maps – OS maps ..

21. Magic.gov.uk

24. GIS area of GA website

25. Spatially Speaking Funded by ESRI Involvement of Leeds Grammar School staff in the project: creating and sharing expertise in the use of GIS with pupils...

26. OS Free Maps for Schools

28. aparkinson@geography.org.uk