What you get
Online mapping and analysis software with secure accounts, data, and instructional resources
Teachers
Teach with GIS and bring interactive maps to your classroom
Esri Schools Program
Our future depends on youth ready to address challenges large and small. The Esri Schools Program provides teachers with resources that engage students, preparing them to understand complex issues through a geographic approach.
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What you can do
- Use map-based activities
- Project-based learning
- Create maps
- Collect data
- Author presentations
Use map-based activities
Get started using maps and teacher-created activities about your subject matter. Open a map and jump right in to meet content standards in an engaging way.
Project-based learning (PBL)
Let your students go hands-on, diving into topics through solo and collaborative projects. Use GIS to explore questions, generate data, and build maps to illuminate solutions.
Create your own maps
Create, save, and share your own vision in a map that communicates your story. Use provided data or add your own. Perform analysis and configure the map to highlight the key patterns and relationships.
Collect and map data
Data sources abound and everything happens somewhere. Transform spreadsheets, documents, and images into a map. Add your own observations to the map, gathering data on the fly.
Author presentations with maps
Combine maps with text and media to provide context and tell stories. Add maps to existing presentations or build ArcGIS StoryMaps stories to educate and persuade. Assemble your projects into a cohesive digital portfolio.
GeoInquiries
GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching content found in commonly used textbooks via an online map. Collections of 15–20 activities per subject area enhance your curriculum throughout the year.
Ready-to-use maps
Ready-to-use maps
Each GeoInquiry has an interactive digital map you can present quickly from a single computer and projector, or provide to students for hands-on engagement.
Standards-based activities
Standards-based activities
Each activity is designed using a common inquiry model and is tied to popular textbooks. Companion student worksheets are available.
No login or installation
No login or installation
GeoInquiries work in a browser on any device connected to the internet. Use them on Chromebooks, tablets, and laptops without any software installations.
10 subject areas
10 subject areas
There are 15–20 activities for each subject area—social studies, science, and more. Upper elementary through high school and college classes can engage with a thousand datasets.
Resources for teachers
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Online training
Esri provides educational material for ArcGIS users—from beginner-level courses to advanced lessons for deeper understanding of GIS tools.Start learning -
Ideas for GIS in STEM
Explore ideas for integrating GIS with common technologies used in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classrooms.Explore resources
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Free software for instruction
Ready to create, save, and share maps? Get a license. Accounts are free for teachers, students, and mentors to use for instruction.
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