GIS Flipped ! Presented by Mark Miller, OCT and Andrea David Suzuki Secondary School, Brampton ON Luksts, OCT
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GIS Flipped !
Presented by Mark Miller, OCT and Andrea
Luksts, OCT
David Suzuki Secondary School, Brampton ON
Thursday, 17 October, 13
Introduction of
Ourselves
Mark Miller -
Geography Teacher,
Outdoor enthusiast.
World Traveller.
Andrea Luksts -
Department Head of
Global Studies, Green
Leader at school and
board level
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Opening the School
David Suzuki SS opened in
September of 2011, with a
vision that encompassed
sustainability, technology
and access to opportunities
for all.
School motto: BE THE
CHANGE
Located on the western
edge of Brampton in an area
under tremendous pressure
from suburban sprawl and
unchecked development.
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David Suzuki’s Mission to
Us
Dr. David Suzuki visited the
school in November of 2011
during our grand opening.
His key message to staff and
students “You are connected.
You are part of this community.
You must be stewards of the
surrounding natural area”
The geography program at DSSS
takes this message very
seriously and has made
Sustainability, TEK and
community connections an
essential part of the curriculum.
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Flipped???
This year, the geography program has been
implementing “Flipped Lessons”
Flipping involves students learning short lessons
via video or self exploration at home, allowing the
classroom to be used as a time for reinforcement
via exploration, games, debates, discussions or in-
class tutorials.
Essentially, this “flips” the traditional classroom,
making the teacher the “Guide on the Side”
instead of the “Sage on the Stage”
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The Urban Sprawl
Lesson
A combination lesson of
research and GIS map
creation
Goal of understanding the
changes that have occured
directly around DSSS in the
last 8 years
Uses georeferenced aerial
photographs to look for
changes in land use
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Student Background
Knowledge
Students have created two maps prior in the
semester
Can load layers, adjust colours based on
attributes, create layouts for printing /
submission
Can verbally describe what is shown on map
Thursday, 17 October, 13In class disccusions
Prior to lab periods
In Class discussions / flipped lesson
around urban growth / sprawl
Impacts on the environment and water
health due to human activities
Can identify what a watershed is and
which one we live in
Thursday, 17 October, 13Students Provided
With...
Aerial photos already georeferenced
Land use layer created
Arc Map structure created
Thursday, 17 October, 13Final Product
Map layout showing area in 2004 and 2012
2 page report about potential impacts of
development on the Credit River
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1. Write!a!paragraph!detailing!the!changes!in!land!use!over!the!five!year!period!between!
the!two!maps.!
There!have!been!major!changes!in!Brampton!between!the!years!of!2004!and!
2009,!one!of!the!main!points!that!I!have!noticed!are!the!residential!areas!have!
had!a!major!growth.!And!as!Brampton`s!population!grew!they`ve!had!to!remove!a!
lot!of!the!surrounding!forest,!farms,!etc.!Most!of!the!residential!area!were!located!
near!our!three!rivers,!but!they!have!been!moved!farther!away!from!the!rivers!and!
closer!to!the!main!roads.!The!residential!rate!takes!up!about!60K70%!of!the!
Brampton!area.!Another!reason!being!the!agriculture!rates.!The!farming!rate!in!
2004!for!Brampton!was!much!larger!than!what!it!was!in!2009.!As!more!people!
moved!into!Brampton!they!had!to!remove!certain!areas;!one!being!the!farmland.!
Ever!since!2004!the!farming!rate!has!dropped!about!50%!in!this!small!area.!And!as!
the!population!keeps!growing!they!have!to!remove!one!or!another!area;!in!this!
situation!being!the!farm!land.!Lastly!being!all!the!natural!space.!As!Brampton!
West!has!had!a!major!growth!they`ve!had!to!remove,!replant!and!add!a!lot!of!new!
trees!or!plants!to!the!area.!And!make!space!for!our!future!home,!schools,!etc.!I!
can!tell!that!the!“forest!areas”!(natural!spaces)!aren’t!in!the!same!space!as!they!
use!to!be.!Most!of!them!have!been!removed!and/or!replanted!in!a!different!area.!
Most!of!the!natural!spaces!in!2004!were!in!the!topper!right!corner!but!as!time!
passed!(2009)!they!were!moved!closer!to!the!rivers.!I!would!say!that!about!20%!of!
natural!areas!make!up!our!city.!!
2. Research!the!possible!impacts!on!rivers!due!to!urban!stresses.!Suggest!possible!
environmental!problems!for!the!three!tributaries!of!the!Credit!River.!Write!a!one!page!
report!detailing!your!research!and!suggestions!that!we!should!follow!to!minimize!our!
impact!on!these!creeks!as!residents!of!the!area.!
The!possible!impacts!on!the!river!due!to!urban!stress!could!be!because!the!
population!that!is!constantly!increasing!and!as!they!make!new!homes,!schools,!
stores,!etc.!They!move!closer!and!closer!to!the!river!impacting!the!animals!that!
contribute!to!the!river!and!cause!slight!to!large!amounts!of!damage.!Another!
reason!for!the!urban!stress!on!the!rivers!could!be!all!the!trash!that!has!been!left!
Thursday, 17 October, 13What the Kids Get out
of this??
Comfort using GIS / building on skills and
pride in accomplishment
How is GIS a useful tool outside of
Geography Class
An understanding that development impacts
watershed quality and general quality of life
for humans and wildlife
Connection of ownership and responsibility
for the local area / community
Thursday, 17 October, 13Areas to build on
Constant need to update data as the area
develops
More time needed for research skills for
report
Competition for tech within the school
Thursday, 17 October, 13Local Area Data for your
School
Pictures from Google Earth
Open Source Data - i.e.Open Source Toronto
ESRI Website
Thursday, 17 October, 13Teacher Prep
Georeferencing Pics
Editing / Creating Land Use Layer (Arc 10x)
Download lab instructions here
Thursday, 17 October, 13The Future
Mobile GIS applications - When Tech level
grows
Having students monitor health of local area
(School and off property) with live data
collection
Thursday, 17 October, 13Questions
?
Thursday, 17 October, 13Contacts
Youtube Channel - Geography Flipped
Classroom
Twitter @ms_luksy @mark70410
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