ESRI UK Education Conference

Details from Katie Hall.

Navigating AI: The Next Generation of Geospatial Thinking

Artificial intelligence is transforming the geospatial landscape. How can we equip learners with the skills, ethical grounding, and adaptability needed for AI integration? Join experts from industry, research, and the classroom to explore what’s happening now and decide what should come next.

What to expect:

• Real-world insights. Discover how AI is already embedded in geospatial programmes and the impact on teaching, learning and employability
• Ethics in focus. Examine responsible AI use, from bias and transparency to academic integrity and inclusion
• Hands-on workshops, tailored to your experience level - build confidence with ArcGIS Assistants or dive deep into advanced applications including embeddings, vibe-coding with AI, and Model Context Protocol.

Connect with your community and shape how we teach, learn, and lead in an AI-enabled geospatial world.

When: Friday 20th November 10:00-15:30
Where: 5th Floor Conference Suite, University College Birmingham, Summer Row, Birmingham, B3 1JB

Sign up here.

Digital assessment - some trials

This is coming soon...

Katie Hall has shared some of her recent work exploring digital assessment options.

She has been working with Qualifications Wales to look at a possible model for doing this.

Nathan Evans from Qualifications Wales has written a blog post about progress to date.

This includes some videos of the tasks that learners were asked to do.

And then you can have a go yourself at doing the activity here.

GIS Day Livestream

 From the RGS-IBG this afternoon....

We all know our climate is changing. But how much has it already altered in your lifetime, where you live? What are the impacts of this change going to be on your everyday life; on the trains you catch, the food you eat, and the health hazards you experience? 

This GIS Day join us for a live webinar as we explore the history of the climate crisis, predictions about where we are going, and some of the tools helping to mitigate against the most catastrophic outcomes.

This webinar is aimed at students undertaking NEA fieldwork interested in climate change topics, and teachers looking to enrich their climate change teaching with Met Office data and game-changing GIS technology.

Climate Change - Teach with GIS

The new ESRI UK Education Team resources for teaching about the Climate Emergency have now been released and are ready for use. They explore climate change in the UK, and were produced in partnership with the Met Office.

They include Teaching Resources for different key stages including Primary.

They also include a Teacher Knowledge section.

This includes the useful resource on COP26 below.

A typically stylish and useful set of resources generously shared.

ESRI New Community Analyst

A guide by Katie Hall can be seen here

Adding demographic data 2

Adding demographic data

Big Geography Litter Pick - using Survey123

A new blog from Caiti Walter, has launched with an invitation to get involved in a Big Geog Litter Pick.

There are some additional tools for the Litter Pick project, which all teachers are invited to get involved with during August.
Open up the Survey123 Form that Katie Hall has completed, and you can enter your own findings.

#Geographyteacher alert! #TheBigGeogLitterPick2018 is live and happening throughout August! Find out more about how to take part here: https://t.co/V0MdyrZjpi

Quick guide -
Log your litter picks here: https://t.co/7QlXaHfH6e?
Keep an eye on progress here: https://t.co/FkI2htpqLS

— Caiti Walter (@EduCaiti) August 5, 2018

Caiti's blog will share some ideas for sustainable teaching. As she says:

I was once told in my PGCE year, “Don’t sit with the moaners in the staff room, find the ‘yes’ people”. This blog aims to be that ‘yes’ person, not by patronising and pretending that all in teaching is rosy, but by simply highlighting the useful, inspirational, creative and funny outputs of a life in teaching.