RESOURCES
GIS
This site is an educational portal for information and resources associated with the statewide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) license in the state of Minnesota. Geospatial technologies are one of the three fastest growing technology fields (Source: U.S. Department of Labor). To introduce students to the geospatial tools and skills that will be required for many high-demand jobs of the future, Minnesota through a partnership of organizations and individuals have negotiated a statewide license for ESRI Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.
MAGE Webinars & Associated Resources
Recordings of MAGE webinars and associated resources developed for teachers learning GIS or interested in having their students participate in ESRI’s nationwide mapping competition.
MAPS & DATA
Data for the entire United States (choose American Factfinder)
National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/
National Atlas
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/index.html
PRINTER FRIENDLY MAPS
Arizona Geographic Alliance Outline and Thematic Maps
Korean National Atlas
http://nationalatlas.ngii.go.kr
Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/index.html
Minnesota Specific Maps
State of Minnesota
http://www.demography.state.mn.us/ (Demographic Data)
http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/USNG/maps.html (Reference)
Community Data Works
http://www.communitydataworks.org/StPaul/index.php
Provides data sources for Ramsey and Hennepin Counties
Minnesota
The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849 to preserve and share Minnesota history.
OTHER
National Geographic Society State Geography Teaching Alliances
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association of American Geographers
The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1904. Its 8,400+ members share interests in the theory, methods, and practice of geography and geographic education.
Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education
The Center for Social Studies Education (CSSE) is a project sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education and hosted by the Minnesota Historical Society. In 2009, a social studies clearinghouse was created for Minnesota educators, to provide information about the social studies and assist teachers in meeting the state social studies standards. The Minnesota Historical Society, a nonprofit institution charged with collecting and preserving Minnesota history, hosts the CSSE and seeks to provide the most up-to-date social studies information on the CSSE website, in cooperation with other social studies organizations in Minnesota: the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education, the Minnesota Council for Economic Education, the Learning, Law and Democracy Foundation, and the Minnesota Council for the Social Studies.
Minnesota Council for the Social
MCSS is a professional advocacy group that encourages teachers to be proactive leaders who challenge and educate empowered students to promote human dignity in an increasingly global society through the study of all social studies.
National Council for Geographic Education
The National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning.
Geography for Life National Geography Standards
National Council for the Social Studies
The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.
National Geographic Society Education Foundation
For more than a hundred years, the National Geographic Society has pursued its mission to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge. The Society has made a special effort to support this goal by establishing the Education & Children’s Programs department, which works to motivate and enable each new generation to become geographically literate.
National Science Teachers Association
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
United State Geological Survey (USGS)
Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)
Funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about Asia in world history, geography, social studies, and literature courses.