Geographic information technologies + Project-Based science: A contextualized professional development approach

Journal of Geography

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 255-266

  Wilder, Anna ^a   Brinkerhoff, Jonathan D ^a   Higgins, Teresa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gis; Git; Project Based Science; Teacher education; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642602779     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340308978557     Document Type: Article

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