Introduction........................................................................ 1

Jim MaKinster, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Nancy Trautmann, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Mike Barnett, Boston College

Section 1: Designing Effective Professional Development Projects

2. Participatory Professional Development: Geospatially Enhanced Urban Ecological Field
Studies............................................................................... 13

Mike Barnett, Boston College

Meredith Houle, University of California at San Diego

Sheron Mark, Boston College

Daphne Minner, Center for Science Education at EDC

Linda Hirsch, Center for Science Education at EDC

Eric Strauss, Boston College

Lindsey Cotter-Hayes, Urban Ecology Institute

Beth Hufnagel, Brookline Public Schools

3. Field-based Research Partnerships: Teachers, Students, and Scientists Investigate the Geologic History of Eastern Montana Using Geospatial Technologies 44

Heather Almquist, University of Montana

Lisa Blank, University of Montana

Jeff Crews, University of Montana

George Stanley, University of Montana

Marc Hendrix, University of Montana

4. The GIT Ahead Project: Meeting Teachers Where They Are and Helping Them Achieve Their Geospatial Goals.............................................................. 67

Nancy Trautmann, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Jim MaKinster, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

5. Spatial Sci: Forwarding Geospatial Technology Innovations In the Classroom 88

Lisa Blank, University of Montana

Jeff Crews, University of Montana

Randy Knuth, University of Montana

6. Eyes in the Sky: Facilitating Classroom Research Using Geospatial Technology 110

Carla McAuliffe, TERC

Jeff Lockwood, TERC

7. Coastlines: Commitment, Comfort, Competence, Empowerment, and Relevance in Professional Development................................................................... 133

Steven D. Moore, Science Approach

Don Haviland, California State University Long Beach

Allison Whitmer, Georgetown University

Jenny Brady, Science Approach

8. The Inquiring with GIS (iGIS) Project: Helping Teachers Create and Lead Local GIS-Based Investigations.................................................................. 161

Cathlyn D. Stylinski, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Cassie Doty, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

9. Communities for Rural Education, Stewardship and Technology Program (CREST): A Rural Model of Teacher Professional Development.............. 191

Shey Conover, Island Institute, Maine

Ruth Kermish-Allen, Island Institute, Maine

Robert Snyder, Island Institute, Maine

10. Curriculum Aligned Professional Development for Geospatial Education 212

Beth Kubitskey, Eastern Michigan University

Heather Johnson, Northwestern University

Kirsten Mawyer, Northwestern University

Barry Fishman, University of Michigan

Daniel Edelson, National Geographic

11. Impact of Science Teacher Professional Development through Geospatial Technologies: A 5-Step Program of Support...................................................... 240

Rita Hagevik, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Harriett Stubbs, North Carolina State University

Christiane Gioppo, Federal University of Parana, Brazil

Diane Whitaker, North Caroline State University

Section 2: Designing and Implementing Innovative and Effective Curricular Materials

12. The Data Sets and Inquiry in Geoscience Education Project: A Model Curricula for Teacher Capacity Building in Scientific Inquiry Tasks With Geospatial Data 266