Washington-Lee senior Catherine Dempsey and teacher Ryan Miller attended the ConnectED Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative at the White House yesterday. Dempsey and Miller were invited to attend by the Geographic Information System (GIS) company Esri and chosen by the White House to participate in the event where it was announced Esri will provide support to help strengthen STEM education through the ConnectED Initiative. The event was held in concert with the Annual White House Science Fair.“The relationship that our Washington-Lee GIS class students have with Esri is a perfect example of a great school partnership. Esri has been very supportive of me as an instructional leader and of the learning endeavors of all of our students over the last several years,” said Miller. “This relationship has been exceptionally beneficial to our school. All partnerships are mutually beneficial, so my students and I were proud to support Esri today, knowing that technology and GIS education will continue to be a growing focus in our classrooms in the years ahead.”Esri, a corporate partner of Washington-Lee, responded to President Obama's call to the private sector to help out education. Esri's support will allow any school in the country to get a free ArcGIS Online Organization subscription account. ConnectED is a government education program developed to prepare K-12 students throughout the U.S. for digital learning opportunities and future employment.
Washington-Lee’s GIS class has been a part of an Esri pilot program and helped to demonstrate that the company's online software is useful and beneficial in the classroom setting.
ArcGIS Online Organization is at http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline
The White House ConnectED Initiative is at http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/k-12/connected
Reposted from Arlington Public Schools APS School Talk 5/28/2014
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