Joseph J. Kerski Ph.D. GISP
Geographer | Educator | GIS Professional
Colorado USA
My Focus: Infusing spatial thinking and geotechnologies in all levels of education, government, nonprofit, and industry to build a resilient, equitable, and sustainable future.
Joseph Kerski – My CV Curriculum Vita
A story map about me: https://arcg.is/SG55a
A video about me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3aLOtR8T4
My Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kerski
My Video Channel: Our Earth: https://esriurl.com/ourearth
I have authored or co-authored: 12 books, > 8,500 videos, 1,500 blog essays, 2,500 curricular items, > 200 podcasts, 150 articles and chapters.
I have served in 20 countries as a speaker, teacher, and advisor.
I have served in technology and education in 5 major sectors of society: Independent scholar, government, nonprofit, academia, and private industry–in the following roles:
(1) Creating curricular resources focused on geography, language arts, science, history, and mathematics, around a common thread of spatial thinking geotechnologies (Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Remote Sensing, web mapping services, and 3D tools).
(2) Supporting the implementation of GIS at all levels of society through the provision of technical support, educational support, materials support, and through publishing articles, web resources, books, and through teaching and training.
(3) Nurturing educational partnerships among private industry, professional societies, local, regional, state, tribal, and federal government agencies, higher education, primary and secondary education, informal educational organizations, community and youth associations and organizations, and nonprofit organizations.
(4) Teaching 100 workshops annually, visiting 35 campuses face-to-face, and presenting at 20 national and international conferences, including the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Geographical Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the National Indian Education Association, the European Association of Geographers, the National Association of Interpretation, the Esri User Conference, state GIS conferences, and others.
(5) Conducting research on the implementation and effectiveness of geotechnologies on teaching and learning in formal and nonformal educational settings.
(6) Communicating the message of geotechnologies to transform teaching and learning through writing books, columns, articles in journals and popular media, flyers, operating informational exhibits at conferences, libraries, open houses, and other venues.
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Joseph Kerski is a geographer with a focus on Analyzing change over space and time across multiple fields of study. His research analyzes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education. He has served as the President of the National Council for Geographic Education and has given 2 TED Talks on “The Whys of Where”. He holds 3 degrees in geography (BA, MA, PhD) and has served as geographer in 5 major sectors of society, including as an independent consultant, in government (NOAA, US Census Bureau, USGS), academia (University of Minnesota, Harrisburg Area Community College, Penn State University, Sinte Gleska University, University of Denver, others), private industry (as Education Manager for Esri), and in nonprofit organizations (with roles in geography and education associations). Joseph has authored over 100 chapters and articles, and 200 podcasts on GIS, education, space, place, and related topics. He has visited over 350 schools and 400 universities around the world. He regularly conducts professional development for educators. He has created over 8,500 videos, 2,500 lessons, 1,500 blog essays, and authored 12 books, including Interpreting Our World, Spatial Thinking in Environmental Contexts, Essentials of the Environment, Spatial Mathematics, Tribal GIS, International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, the GIS Guide to Public Domain Data, and others. But as a lifelong learner, he feels as though he’s just getting started and thus actively seeks mentors, partners, and collaborators.
