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Geospatial Resources for Teachers

Esri educator resources homepage: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/higher-education/roles/educators

Teacher resources (tutorials, videos): https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/teacher-resources/
“Getting Started” learning path: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/getting-started-path-for-teachers/
Education industry page: https://community.esri.com/t5/education/ct-p/education

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: https://www.davidrumsey.com/
Geo-Jobe resources for educators blog post (with links): https://geo-jobe.com/mapthis/important-gis-resources-for-educators/
GeospatialUK teacher resources homepage: https://www.geospatialuk.org/teachers
Hamilton College geospatial resources page: https://www.hamilton.edu/offices/lits/rc/general-resources-for-using-gis-and-maps-in-class
Joseph Kerski blog resources: https://www.josephkerski.com/resources/geotech-in-education/my-top-20-web-resources-for-gis-in-education/
Library of Congress maps search: https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/
Library of Congress World Digital Library collection: https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library/about-this-collection/
National Geographic education resources homepage (courses require registration): https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/education-resources/

Resource library: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/?q=&page[number]=1&page[size]=25
Learn-at-home resources: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/learn-at-home/
Education blog: https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/

Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center education resources homepage: https://www.leventhalmap.org/education/

K-12 resources: https://www.leventhalmap.org/education/k12/
University resources: https://www.leventhalmap.org/education/university/

Penn State University geospatial library guide: https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/c.php?g=608530&p=4222986
Raleigh, North Carolina GIS teacher and student resources page: https://raleighnc.gov/apps-maps-and-open-data/gis-teacher-and-student-resources
“Think Geospatial” GIS for education page: https://thinkgeospatial.education/tips-and-tricks/gis-for-education-resources/
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science: https://www.ucgis.org/instructional-resources
West Virginia Department of Education middle/secondary GIS resource page: https://wvde.us/middle-secondary-learning/gis/

Public Geospatial and University Map Library Pages

Boston Public Library Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center: https://www.leventhalmap.org/
Brandeis University Library resource page: https://guides.library.brandeis.edu/c.php?g=502151&p=3437017
Cal Poly Humboldt Library geospatial science library guide: https://libguides.humboldt.edu/c.php?g=303996&p=8491574
Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries geospatial concepts page: https://guides.library.jhu.edu/geospatialconcepts/resources
MIT Online Map Databases and Collections reference page: https://libguides.mit.edu/c.php?g=175875&p=1159862
New York Public Library: https://www.nypl.org/collections/nypl-recommendations/guides/mapgalleries
Penn State University: https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/c.php?g=608530&p=4222984
Stanford University David Rumsey Map Library: https://library.stanford.edu/rumsey
University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library: https://oshermaps.org/
University of Texas at Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
University of Wisconsin-Madison Robinson Map Library: https://geography.wisc.edu/maplibrary/

The New England Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (NEURISA) is the professional association of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) practitioners in New England. NEURISA is a nonprofit 501(c)6 organization whose mission is to advance the effective and appropriate use of GIS and related information technologies to solve challenges throughout the region.