Harford Hosts 2nd Annual Geospatial Technology Workshop for Harford County Public School Teachers

Harford Community College’s Geospatial Technology Program recently hosted the 2^nd annual summer workshop on geospatial technology for middle and high school social studies teachers from Harford County Public Schools. Funded by the “Map Your Success” National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant, the workshop was available at no cost to participants.

The teachers explored a variety of geographic applications and resources they could use in the classroom to help students build spatial thinking skills and knowledge about the world. The applications included the National Geographic Map Maker, Esri Maps for Public Policy, Living Atlas of the World apps, and ArcGIS Online. Participants learned additional geographic applications and created a geospatial technology lesson plan.

The workshop was conducted by Dr. Tamara Biegas, Associate Professor of Geography at Harford Community College.

Harford Community College will host another Geospatial Technology Teacher Workshop for middle school and high school teachers of all disciplines in summer 2026.