Are you an Esri Storyteller of the Year? Enter the 2024 ArcGIS #StoryMaps Competition to showcase your skills and innovative ideas for improving the world — from green cities to education to disaster response. Get started with a few simple tips: ow.ly/9N1u50Tg39i

I've seen few comedians as adept at being *kind* alongside side-achingly funny as Brennan - he seems to embody Pratchett's sentiment of "if you're punching down, it's not satire, it's bullying." Detoxifying nerd culture while he's at it, too. It's so nice to see him rise!

When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz first learned about geographic information systems, or GIS, as a #geographyteacher in the 1990s, he didn’t need much convincing about how useful it would be. “I said to my colleagues, ‘This is going to change the world'" theconversation.com/as-a-high-scho…

Want to get quick insights into DEIJ approaches? I am starting a 10 min podcast called ‘DEIJ Hot Takes’. A big thank you to Kit Marie Rackley MCCT (Geogramblings), Sheena Nabholz, Drew Perkins, Angeline Aow (she/her), and Tricia Friedman, for going first! #DEIJHotTakes #SystemicEquity

I am hosting a teachmeet (first of s series) on the 2nd of October online. Free to all. Topic is high challenge at KS3. Please do sign up! Still need a few more speakers as well... great for first time presenters as well as experienced! Geographical Association portal.geography.org.uk/event/view/E00…

If primary & secondary #geographyteachers haven't had chance to share their views on curriculum, GCSE & A Level geog with Geographical Association pls do so before our deadline of 29th Sept. Link in ⬇️

Registration is OPEN for the Esri UK Welsh Conference! Join us and fellow GIS professionals for an incredible event showcasing the very best in Welsh geospatial innovation. Register now: esri.social/v6AG50ThczB

Star Carr, but mek it Midlands 😂

There have been a few #gremlins chasing around in TeachWithGIS.co.uk over the last couple of weeks.... Sorry if you were unlucky enough to bump into one! I think we have chased them all away. If you ever find something not working as you think it should please let me know!

I'm teaming up with Melanie Janine Brown MBE and others to make the UK the first Western country to introduce a law ending Afro hair discrimination. We’re calling for Afro hair to be recognised as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. theguardian.com/world/article/…

Very pleased to share this on #geographical fieldwork for Teach Secondary (⬇️) Inc geog enquiry, support from Field Studies Council, Discover the World Education, Ordnance Survey Digimap for Schools Esri UK Dr Katie Hall, #EducationNaturePark & too many U shaped valleys cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-Se…

What boosts wellbeing, develops green skills and helps nature? It must be the National Education Nature Park! The start of the new school year is the perfect time to get involved with the free curriculum-linked programme. Get involved: educationnaturepark.org.uk/?utm_source=tw… #EducationNaturePark

Thanks Steve, really appreciate you noting the importance of GIS and OS maps before we even get out into the field. Huge advantages to familiarising students before they leave your classroom, particularly for students with anxiety about being off site!

If you are trying to use English IMD data in ArcGIS Online you might be having some problems - this is down to how the official govt data set is shared - it should be fixed later this week! 🧵

👇🏼 David Morgan (He/Him) always thinking hard about cartography and how we communicate data in our teach with GIS resources. I am a big fan of this new colour scheme for IMD 💜🧡

Calling school teachers everywhere! If you've ever wanted to introduce the Doughnut to your students - aged 5 to 18 - these new tools are for you, launching today! We hope you love them as much as we do. Let's transform education together. Please RT! doughnuteconomics.org/foundational-l…

‘Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.’ A Hat Full of Sky, Terry Pratchett 📚

Normal service has been resumed! English IMD Dashboard data set is back up and running in the ArcGIS Online #LivingAtlas. So the full set of UK Indices of Deprivation dashboards on TeachWithGIS.co.uk are once again up and running in their new Orange/Purple livery 🧡💜

Apply for a 2025 student assistantship! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the magic behind some of the largest GIS conferences in the world. Must be a 4th-year undergrad, grad student, or a student in an advanced GIS program at a 2-year college. esri.com/en-us/about/ca…