Using ArcGIS Online to Create Culturally Relevant Curriculum, Jing Liu In response to nationwide protests against racial inequities, educational institutions across the country are reevaluating curriculum materials and content for alignment with goals for diversity and multiculturalism and through the lens of confronting racial and historical biases. This is especially true in the community colleges that typically have a racially and culturally diverse student population. In this presentation, ArcGIS online tools, such as Survey 123, Experience Builder, Story Maps, are used to create culturally relevant assignments. Students feel more belonged and motivated to learn GIS technologies.

Geo Maker Institute: Activating STEM and GIS for Rural Professional Development, Heidi Ragsdale The Geo Maker Institute provides outreach for rural educators, while providing access to STEM and GIS tools and resources across the curriculum. Following the Geo-Inquiry process, educators learn how to: form and ask a geography based driving question; collect data using ESRI’s Survey123; visualize the data within a map and StoryMap; problem solve to create and engineer a physical or virtual solution using the engineering design process; and finally, make a plan to act and share their data with local, regional, and global audiences. This online or in-person Course provides rejuvenation for educators and students and helps bring real-time exploration to classrooms. Some projects explored include: Solar charging on campus, Wetlands Protection with Drones, Recycle Solutions-One Bottle at a Time Campaign, Explorer Ecotrip planning, EcoBridges, Water in the West, and Climate Change.

What can the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) do for you?, Kevin Mickey This presentation will provide an overview of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), a nonprofit association that provides education and training, a vibrant and connected community, advocacy for geospatial challenges and issues, and essential resources for GIS professionals throughout their careers. Emphasis will be placed on how URISA supports students and educators.