Publications

Baker, T.R. & Smith, G.L.  (submitted).  Geotagging in environmental inquiry.  The Science Teacher.

Kerski, Joseph, Baker, Thomas R., Tu Huynh, Niem, Viehrig , Kathrin, & Bednarz, Sarah. (submitted).  A call for an agenda and center for GIS education research.  Special issue on: “FutureGIS: Riding the Wave of a Growing Geospatial Technology Literate Society in International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling, and Management.

Baker, Thomas R. & Kerski, Joseph J.  (in press).  Lonely trailblazers:  Examining the early implementations of geospatial technologies in science classrooms, before widespread professional development.  In Makinster, Trautman, & Barnett, Teaching Science and Investigating Environmental Issues with Geospatial Technology: Designing Effective Professional Development for Teachers.  New York, NY: Springer.

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Baker, Thomas R., Kerski, Joseph, J., & Palmer, Anita. (2009).  A national survey to examine teachers’ professional development and implementation of desktop GIS.  The Journal of Geography 108, 174-185.

Alibrandi, Marsha & Baker, Thomas R.  (2008). A social history of GIS in Education,1985-2007.  In Milson & Alibrandi (eds), Digital geography: Geospatial technologies in the social studies classroom.  Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.  

Baker, Thomas R.  (2007).  Geotechnologies in secondary science.  In Bell, Gess-Newsome, & Luft, Technology in secondary science classrooms.  Washington, DC: NSTA Press.

Baker, Thomas R. (2006).  Appendix G.  In the National Research Council, Learning to think spatially: GIS as a support system in the K-12 curriculum.  National Academies Press.

Baker, Thomas R. (2005).  Internet-based GIS in support of K-12 education.  The Professional Geographer.

Baker, Thomas R. & White, Steven H. (2003). The effects of Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies on students’ attitudes, self-efficacy, and achievement in middle school science classrooms.  Nov/Dec.

Bednarz, Sarah W. & Baker, Thomas R. (2003).  Reflections on the Special Issue:  Research on GIS in Education. (special issue editors).  The Journal of Geography.  Nov/Dec.

Foote, K, Bednarz, Sarah W., & Baker, Thomas R.  (2003). GIScience, GIS, and Education.  Report to the Spatial Thinking Committee.  National Research Council.

Smith, Gregory L. & Baker, Thomas R. (2003).  Lichens as bioindicators.  Science Scope, October, p. 16-19.

Baker, Thomas R.  (2001). Success with GPS: Handheld devices for the classroom.  The Science Teacher, 68(12).