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# Education Working Group Meeting Notes
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Key links:
* [Educational WG Overview](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cs8IOnUFz4qHaxc0J2Qa6VV-VtSHzVZZdnDx--C-C2U/edit)
* [Working Group Github / Issue Tracker](https://github.com/osmus/teachosm/issues)
* [TeachOSM Website](https://teachosm.org/)
* [Website Github](https://github.com/osmus/teachosm.org)

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## Find the rest of the 2025 notes [here](https://hackmd.io/@aacastronuovo/ryQ1kaoqJx/edit)

## 20 March 2025 Vernal Equinox!
### Attendees (please add your name below)
1. Steven
2. Bill Wetherholt
3. Greg Hill
4. Richard Hinton
5. Michael Burns
6. Diane Fritz
7. Mrs. Reynolds
8. Jamie Dickinson


### In motion
* SotMUS program finalized 
* SotMUS poster session submissions open until 15 April
* Tasking Manager cleanup
* Sandbox & iD editor: Quincy
* Around the room


### Collective notes


## February 18, 2025
### Attendees (please add your name below)
1. Steverino
2. Tom Mueller
3. Richard Hinton
4. Mike Jabot
5. Bill Wetherholt
6. Alyssa Castronuovo

### In Motion
- Previous meeting recap
    - If you are interested in joining the SotM US education track planning, fill out this [When2Meet poll](https://www.when2meet.com/?28983217-q4AoO)
- We have a new Zoom link now!! The URL ends in "5S.1"
- OSM US Updates
    - The SotM US [poster session application](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfm0m7GlN29JMNpIekyFKWcym6pCS3VEAswgWZRFQolflKSeA/viewform?usp=sharing) is open until March 18!
    - If students under 18 want to attend SotM US, they need a chaperone that would also need to accompany them in the BU dorms (but there are other lodging options)
    - If you are an OSM US member, voting for the 2025-26 Board of Directors opens on Monday!
- 2025 Mappy Hours - introducing educators to the OSM US ecosystem
    - Quarterly
    - Introduce OSM for the classroom
    - (e.g. Tasking Mgr intro/onboarding)
    - May 14 - Bill
- Around the Room

### Collective Notes
- Mappy Hours
    - Bill is available with prior warning
    - Instructional, present a case study or lesson plan, more of a workshop?
    - Tom: focus on teaching how to map specific elements, simple - like crosswalks 
        - Something other than buildings, intro to linear features
    - Bill: coordinate student involvement with geo, outdoor clubs
    - Mike & Tom: focus on the *why* 
    - Crosswalks feat. the Pedestrian Working Group?
        - Steven is volunteering Tom
    - Maproulette intro with Martijn/Jake/EWG member
    - Timing
        - Sidewalks - early fall?
        - Bill's Mappy Hour - early May
            - Advertise Boston
            - May 14th at 8:00pm EST
            - Bill to supply title and short abstract
    - Be sure to differentiate from regular Mappy Hours - explicit educational component, for teachers and/or students
    - "test things out in the garden" "cultivate ideas in the garden"
- Around the rooms
    - Steven: The EWG is a safe place to vent!

## January 16, 2025 - First Meeting of the New Year!
### Attendees (please add your name below)
1. Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US
2. Steven Johnson
3. Richard Hinton
4. Annaca Sutton, AGS
5. Melinda Alexander
6. Bill Wetherholt
7. Greg Hill

### In Motion
- Previous meeting recap
    - Thank you if you contributed to the TeachOSM reflections exercise! If you didn't get a chance to put your thoughts down, [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jb6ZXA8XX6U2G2Cg5pVaoId6j1SV2sd51G7vgXXj8i4/edit?usp=sharing) is the doc
- New Zoom links coming for future meetings! Forget all that you knew about this current Zoom link...
- You should submit a proposal for State of the Map US!
    - [Conference website](https://openstreetmap.us/events/state-of-the-map-us/2025/) (June 19-21, 2025)
    - If you're unsure, join the SotM US info session at [Mapping USA](https://openstreetmap.us/events/mapping-usa/2025/)!
- What are everyone's thoughts on hosting a poster session at State of the Map US?
- Sneak peak: OSM US is relaunching the old TeachOSM Collaboration Grants under a new OSM US & TeachOSM Microgrant Program!
- Continue thinking about this "starter pack" idea

### Collective Notes
- Welcome Annaca!
- SotM US scholarships are meant for anyone!
- SotM US poster session thoughts
    - Richard attended a poster session where the posters were in the same space where people took breaks at SotM in Florence
        - The posters were still out even if creators were not there to present
        - https://2022.stateofthemap.org/posters/
    - Bill - set max dimensions of the poster
    - Richard thinks it's a good idea
- Bill - what about an education working group panel at SotM US?
    - Steven - or a birds of a feather session
- Bill talked about his experience as a prior TeachOSM Collaboration Grantee
- Bill - education speed dating at SotM US?
    - Mel seconded this speed dating idea! "What's your favorite activity in the classroom?" was an introductory question
    - Bill offered to help facilitate this!
    - Celeste - is this geared towards high school, college students, etc? Not all educators may be knowledgeable enough about OSM to participate
        - Bill - maybe a panel better facilitates people asking questions. Steven's not jazzed about a panel idea, wants to better promote dialogue
        - Something to keep in mind: how do we allow this track to be open-ended/adaptable to the questions people want to ask, and still keep it accessible to newcomers?
            - Richard - in the first day having an OSM 101 for all different types of users. Identify where you go for help
            - Steven - hosting a 15 minute intro to OSM for teachers
            - Celeste - there are two layers: how to use, and how you use/apply it. Start with the what/why, go to the how
- Mel - Richmond SotM US: workshops were not very focused on education or how to check edits, made good connections
- Steven: Consortium between TeachOSM, AGS, YouthMappers to create content/starter pack?? Put it on the next agenda! And a TeachOSM in person meeting in June!


## December 19, 2024
### Attendees (please add your name below)
1. Richard Hinton
2. Greg Hill
3. Diane Fritz, OSM US / CU
4. Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US
5. Melinda Alexander
6. Steven Johnson
7. Felipe Valdez
8. Celeste Reynolds

### In Motion
- Previous meeting recap
    - Not a fit for the NEH grant, but got recommendations for others to apply to!
- Register for our free virtual conference, [Mapping USA](https://openstreetmap.us/events/mapping-usa/2025/) (January 24 & 25)!
- Lots of things in motion for [State of the Map US](https://openstreetmap.us/events/state-of-the-map-us/2025/) (June 19-21 in Boston)
    - International scholarship applications close Dec. 31
    - Early bird tickets, domestic scholarship applications, and the [call for proposals](https://sessionize.com/state-of-the-map-us-2025) ends Jan. 31
- [SliceOSM](https://openstreetmap.us/news/2024/12/welcome-sliceosm/) is now a Community Project (this is the tool featured in Quincy's Sandbox demos)
- Take the OSM US [Community Survey](https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/survey.jsp?surveyId=15&) before January 3rd!

### New Stuff
- Is anyone interested in volunteering on a subcommittee to plan the Open Education Track at SotM US? Meeting once/twice a month to coordinate outreach and put together the program. Put your name below!
- 2024 Year in Review: please add your thoughts to [this doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jb6ZXA8XX6U2G2Cg5pVaoId6j1SV2sd51G7vgXXj8i4/edit?usp=sharing)!
- Let's chat about the [TeachOSM website](https://teachosm.org/)!

### Collective Notes

- Greg provided a [video teaching example]( https://www.geoteach.org/teacher_resources/globalization/video/teaching_globalization.php)
- Discussing why a map matters : using a sandbox, but emulate real mapping campaigns
- More notes exist in the 2024 review doc linked above!

## November 14 2024
### Attendees (please add your name below)
1. Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US
2. Richard Hinton, GWU/YouthMappers
3. Greg Hill
4. Tom Mueller (MassGIS)
5. Celeste Reynolds
6. Bill Wetherholt

### In motion
- Previous meeting recap
- Next week is OSM Geoweek! You can add your event to the [Geoweek website](http://osmgeoweek.org/).
- Mapping USA registration is now open, and the Call for Proposals closes on November 25th! Find all that good info on the [website](https://openstreetmap.us/events/mapping-usa/2025/)
- [State of the Map US](https://openstreetmap.us/events/state-of-the-map-us/2025/): early bird tickets and scholarship applications are open, and the CfP opens tomorrow!
- Take our [community survey](https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/survey.jsp?surveyId=15&)!

### New Stuff
- Please review this [letter of inquiry](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dt8cQMnbcNWQkHrR1Z_60YWhKSuPVjMC2ZnnsdbmMcQ/edit?usp=sharing) for a potential grant, hoping to submit it 5:00pm EST tomorrow
- Thinking about the TeachOSM Sandbox
    - How many sandboxes do you envision using?
        - one per class x2
        - one per semester x1
    - Would you want an empty sandbox? Or one that has pre-existing data?
        - pre-populated
    - interest in copying a previous sandbox from the past
    - using sandboxes to show example lessons to students/educators, and then folks can create their own
        - like a tutorial, with a scenario, story, and why
        - examples from past humanitarian mapping efforts
        - problems and solutions in the real world
    - be able to delete designated polygons of data within the Sandbox itself?
- Around the room
    - Bill is hosting a Geoweek map-a-thon at Frostburg!

## October 17 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
1. Alyssa Castronuovo, OSM US
2. Annaca Sutton, AGS
3. Felipe Valdez, Temple University
4. Bill Wetherholt, Frostburg State University
5. Steven Johnson, GWU/TeachOSM
6. Mike Jabot, SUNY Fredonia
7. Tom Mueller, MassGIS
8. Richard Hinton, GWU/YouthMappers
9. Melinda Alexander, Northern VA Community College

### In motion

- **State of the Map US 2025**: June 19 - 21st in Boston! Sign up for updates for SotM US and Mapping USA [here](https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/openstreetmap/subscribe.jsp?subscription=8).
    - We're looking for ideas/workshops/presentations for an educator/academic track!
- **Mapping USA**, our virtual online conference is January 24 & 25! 
- The **2024 Community Survey** is now open, complete [here](https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/survey.jsp?surveyId=15&) until January 3rd
- **OSM Geoweek** is November 18-22! Submit your event to the [Geoweek Website](https://osmgeoweek.org/), and reach out to [Alyssa](alyssa@openstreetmap.org) if you want to present your event at the Geoweek Mappy Hour Nov. 13th
- Interested in piloting the **TeachOSM Sandbox**? Reach out to [Alyssa](alyssa@openstreetmap.us)!

### New Stuff - Tasking Manager Onboarding

- If you don't have access to the TeachOSM Tasking Manager, reach out to Alyssa or Steven and they will send you a form to complete!
- You can select three roles:
    - Mappers
    - Validators (for repeat mappers)
    - Project Managers (best for teachers)
- Tips:
    - Create a task that can be completed in 15 minutes or less, so the mapper can feel accomplished!
    - If you are mapping roads, waterways, or land use you likely need larger task sizes and more experienced mappers
    - Buildings and pedestrian infrastructure make good, smaller tasks 
    - You can break squares into smaller portions if an area is very dense
    - You can specificy the imagery you want to use to make sure it is recent (and copy available imagery URLs from JOSM)
    - To adjust imagery offset, you can either give instructions to adjust offset to your mappers or choose the best imagery and adjust yourself after the fact
    - **Reach out to Steven if you want a template for instructions or additional instructional documents!**
    - The long description supports markdown, so you can add additional formatting, links, and other context
    - TEST your project imagery, task boundary, time/difficulty, and changeset comment!
    - You can make the project private to just your organization
    - You can clone your project to make setup easier in the future! The only thing that doesn't copy is the area of interest.
- Questions/Comments:
    - Keep your task size and area managable so mappers can see progress!
    - Discreet, smaller features like benches, pedestrian infrastructure, bike racks, etc. can be great for students

## 19 September 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
- Steverino
- Alyssa Castronuovo (OSM US)
- Bill Wetherholt
- Mike Jabot
- Diane Fritz
- Richard Hinton
- Naeema Haque (BetaNYC)
### In Motion
- OSM Geoweek: Nov. 18-22
    - Theme: Geographers in Action!
    - Reach out to OHM, Trails, etc.
    - This year: Wrap up Mappy Hour of folk's projects across OSM
        - Mini cfp for lightening talks by Halloween (Alyssa can prep this)
        - How do we get metrics? 
- OSM Sandbox - ready by Geography2050?
- Equipping teachers with a guide of how to use OSM
    - with examples showing how content can be applied
    - presenting questions to prompt reflection on different use cases
    - Diane, Steven, and Naeema and/or Jazzy will continue conversation
    - "starter packet"?

### New Stuff
- Tasking Manager onboarding for October meeting


## 15 August 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
* Jazzy
* Mike Jabot
* Diane Fritz
* Alyssa Castronuovo
* Bill Wetherholt
* Richard Hinton
* Steverino
* 
## In motion
* Consolidation of requirements for OSMCha and the Sandbox
* Someone (Germany?) cleaning up interface
* Mike Jabot to review OSMCha w/ students/teachers
* Boilerplate language to give to list owners to blast to their constituents.
* SEJ to coordinate w/ Diane, Jazzy to develop boilerplate for promotion. [Edit: the context was about having a general resource for how educators can work with OSM. The drive is to get away from having to create content (i.e. tutorials), but have a guide to tools and what they can be used for (putting possibilities with real links in front of folks).]


## New stuff
* Who's planning to map this semester?
* 


## 18 July 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
1. Richard Hinton
2. Wille Marcel
3. Jamie Dickinson
4. Greg Hill
5. Tom Mueller
6. Celeste Reynolds
7. Dimitri


## In Motion
* Special GUest Wille Marcel to discuss [OSMCha](https://osmcha.org/)
* 
* 


## 20 June 2024 Summer Solstice
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
1. Tom Mueller
2. Steverino
3. Naeema Haque
4. Matthew Whilden
6. Quincy Morgan, OSM US
7. Richard Hinton
8. 
### In Motion
* Sandbox requirements
    * Preview of existing based on Tasking Manager
    * Project creation: Option to create a new project in sandbox or point to regular OSM
    * The sandbox is a essentially file extracted from OSM and used locally.
    * One sandbox per classroom, edits within class will be able to see each other edits.
    * Will have same feature set as current Tasking Mgr
    * How will students see their edits? Won't be on a rendered maptile, but if students open in iD/JOSM, they will see edits
    * Availability of Hashtags? interface to add will be there, and will be in the edits. But since they're not on OSM, won't be visible.
    * Seeing results? Sandbox holds the data, but not analyze. Can download the data and use another tool (OSMCha?) to sum results.
    * Templates can be used/reused. Create case studies to be used as lesson plans.
    * Each sandbox costs (modestly) in AWS. What will cost be?
    * Overhead for managing sandboxes
    * 
### New Stuff


## 16 May 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
* Steverino
* Celeste Reynolds
* Greg Hill
* Richard Hinton
* Bill Wetherholt
* Diane Fritz
### In Motion
* Use cases to Quincy
* Future Edunext Administration
* Tasking Mgr Cleanup
* SotMUS Presentation

### New Stuff
* Act as tech advisory board (requesting functionality useful to teachers and students QA/QC )
* Focus on tools: Bring developers in to demo/solicit requirements for OSMCha, OSMTeams, OSMSandbox, 
* If guest speakers unavailable, have a bookclub style situation with tutorials to check out before coming to discuss during the meeting.
* If we create content on the side, GREAT

## 18 April 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
* Tom Mueller
* Celeste Reynolds
* Bill Wetherholt
* Steven Johnson
* Greg Hill
* 
### In motion (updates)
* Tools update: Sandbox
* Reminders: Presidential Service Awards
* Maptivist project update
* Project updates
* 
### New Things
* Social media?

## 21 March 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
* Steven
* Tom Mueller
* Elodie Nix
* Richard Hinton
* Celeste Reynolds
* Bill Wetherholt
* Greg Hill
    
### In motion (updates)

* One project used as an 'etch-a-sketch' -re-usable
* Will the sandbox contain pre-canned/existing OSM data or a blank map?
* (will want some stuff, don't want a blank canvas)
* Download everything in a small footprint
* How do we validate the data? Regular validation procedures?
* Drop down on TM to highlight sandbox projects
* Can make practice projects for multiple trainings (i.e. to learn imagery interpretation)
* Practice in sandbox, follow with live mapping. Alternate between sandbox and live to build skills.
* How to manage projects for re-use and refresh? Can clone, but 
* How can teachers see what students have added/edited in the sandbox? Float over and get some info (user, tags). Then optionally delete or send feedback.
* 


## 15 February 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)

### In Motion (updates)
1. Toolset
2. Continuity
3. 

## 18 Jan 2024
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
* Mike Jabot
* Greg Hill
* Diane Fritz
* Richard Hinton
* Jamie Dickinson
* Bill Wetherholt
* Melinda Alexander
* Celeste Reynolds

### In motion
* Teen Maptivist Launch
* Sandbox update?

### New Things

### Group Notes

Replacing Jess - What are the key pieces that need to be prioritized?
* tools
* content

Teen Maptivist
* rebranding coming (logo & website)
* Start with 5 teachers (including Jamie!)
* expand across country
    * mapathons
* More support for afterschool activities available
* AGS has alums that were active with YouthMappers and transferring the knowledge for HS audience
* OSM teams has been a good integration
* GW Youthmappers may be able to help with sandbox

## 14 December 2023
### Attendees (Please add your name below)

* Steven Johnson
* Melinda Alexander
* Elodie Nix
* Celeste Reynolds



### Things in motion

* Presidential Service Awards - See https://openstreetmap.us/news/2023/12/Presidential_Volunteer_Service_Award/
* Teen Maptivist launch w/ AGS - 
* Proposed tool Modules: MapSwipe, MapWarper, MapRoulette, Mapillary

#### Challenges
* Content creation - expensive. Need a strategy, collaboration? 



## 19 October 2023
### Attendees (Please add your name below)
* Steven Johnson
* Melinda Alexander
* Mike Jabot
* Diane Fritz
* Bill Wetherholt
* Tom Mueller
* Richard Hinton

### In Motion
* OSM Geoweek updates
* Social media migration? 
    * LinkedIn seems...okay
    * Mastodon is tough
    * 
* Presidential Service Awards

* Updates on course module
* Around the room


## 5 October 2023
#### Special meeting for OSMGeoWeek

* Track issues here: https://github.com/osmus/osmgeoweek/issues

### Attendees (Please add yourself below)
* Bill Wetherholt
* Mike Jabot
* Steven Johnson
* Celeste Reynolds
* Jess Beutler


### To do:
* Review status of action items
* New to-do's
    * Outreach




## 21 September 2023
          
### Attendees (Please add yourself below)
1) Tom Mueller
2) Diane Fritz
3) Richard Hinton
4) Bill Wetherholt
5) Mike Jabot
6) Greg Hill
7) Steven Johnson
8) Jess Beutler
9) Melinda Alexander

### Discussion Topics
* Around the rooms / what have you been up to? 
* OSM Geoawarenessweek
    * Website update: 
        * Track issues here: https://github.com/osmus/osmgeoweek/issues 
        * Search function on the map
        * Get a bit more specific on the hashtag question
        * When you click on events in the upper right corner, the link to submit an event is the google form.
        * Review by 1 Oct
    * Outreach
        * Identifying partners/networks to share the word
            * NCGE Networks
        * Mapillary awardees
        * Partners for tasks
            * YouthMappers
            * HOT
            * Missing Maps
    * [Task tracking](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PvgSS3rGT2sL8VJfWHr2XT7_X4q9iXdQPPFyiTRbD3s/edit?usp=sharing)
    * Store
        * t-shirt/hoodies with #osmgeoweek logo
* Courses
    * https://teachosm.edunext.io/ 
                                                                                   

## 17 August 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself below)
    * Steven Johnson
    * Richard Hinton
    * Tom Mueller
    * Jamie Dickinson
    * Melinda Alexander
    * Jess Beutler
    * Diane Fritz
    * Greg Hill
    

### Discussion Topics
* Around the rooms / what have you been up to? 
* OSM Geoawarenessweek
    * TeachOSM adopting this year
    * Help is needed with:
        * Fundraising ideas
            * T-shirts
            * Details to nail down - what does the $ support? e.g., internships, scholarship to SotMUS, collab grants, etc.
                * Earmarking for different needs
            * Feedback from Red Cross on geoweek
        * Outreach
            * NCGE
            * GeoTechCenter
            * YouthMappers
        * Review website what do we want to include/remove?
            * Remove:
                * Maps.Me guide, replace?
                *
        * Resource updates


| Resource | Who can take a look? | Can you update? |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| Check links     | YourNameHere     | Yes! |
| ??       | YourNameHere    | Yes! |
| More text | GGG  | Yes! |


* TeachOSM Edunext Platform progress
    * Help needed to review course, 'Geography for non-geographers' = Jamie, Greg
    * Deadline (loose!): 1 Sept

* Secret good news from Greg



## 20 July 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself below)
1. Tom Mueller
2. Bill Wetherholt
3. Greg Hill
4. Jess Beutler
5. Diane Fritz
6. Melinda Alexander
7. Richard Hinton
8. Steven Johnson
9. Russell Deffner
10. Priyanka Miller

### Discussion Topics
* Around the rooms / what have you been up to? Plans for fall semester?
    * Greg presented to World Affair Council of DFW 
    * Richard - connecting w/ PATC 
* Moving to our new eLearning platform (your help needed here!)
    * Demo creation process
    * Module length - discuss what qualifies as "bite-sized" sections
    * Critical reflection & experiential learning
* Integrating ‘Teams’ into our tech stack (Teams is a utility developed by Development Seed to manage groups of mappers) 
    * Richard to talk about YouthMappers use of Teams
    * What if there are thousands of teams? How to make term memberships? (Important as student roll in and out)
    * Can teams be deleted, cleaned up? 
    * Ask Jennings to present on the development path and how it might integrate with TOSM stack.
    * Student management - joining and self-management between teams/orgs
* The Mapillary camera-lending program
    * Can use outside of the metros listed in the blog post.
    * Make sure to have some contributions to Mapillary before applying.

*** Consider the 'Teachers Wish List' what the ideal tech stack should look like - how the tools link to specific projects (see Celeste's crosswalk)

## 15 June 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself)
    Steven Johnson
    Tom Mueller
    Bill Wetherholt
    Jamie Dickinson
    Guy Beels
    Matthew Whilden
    Greg Hill
    Celeste Reynolds
    Kruti Mehta
    Jessica Breen
    Richard Hinton
    
### Discussion topics

* Update on Tools
* Feedback on Module 1?
* Any volunteers to migrate material to new [platform](https://teachosm.edunext.io/)?
    * I can help, I'll have time this summer -Richard 
* Report on APHG readings - 30 teachers intend to undertake fieldwork in future, 35-40 at Fieldmapping event, presentation - *make this a regular event*
* Update from SotMUS - YouthMapper-OSMTeenMaptivist connection, line up YM validators in time for fall semester
* 

## 18 May 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Steven Johnson
* Bill Wetherholt 
* Jess Beutler
* Melinda Alexander
* Guy Beels

### Discussion topics
* Sandbox
    * Future of mapping projects on TM
* Learning platform
    * Demo first module
        * Beta testers
    * Contributions?
* New resources
    * Getting Started in Spanish!
* Updates & Happenings
    * APHG Reading?
    * Geog2050
    * 


## 20 April 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself)

* Bill Wetherholt
* Diane Fritz, OSMUS board
* Celeste Reynolds
* Richard Hinton
* Matthew Whildon, OSMUS board
* Steven Johnson
* Greg Hill
* Mark, Air Force
* Emma Gray


#### Intros

* Ongoing 
    * Sandbox update
        * Progress
        * Deployment
        * Interest in workshop?
    * Tasking Mgr Onboarding

    * TeachOSM OpenEdX 
        * Migration plan
        * 
    * Upcoming Events/Around the Room
        * SotMUS
        * mEducation - September
        * NCGE - submitted proposals
        * Geography2050 - Saint Louis
        * America View?
        * Other?
        * OSMTeenMaptivists - 8 May, JKerski speaking
        * Greg/Celeste - Doing a one hour OSM training with Minnesota teachers and another one hour with Minneapolis Schools
        * Diane - RemoteSensing/image interpretation

## 16 March 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself) 
- Steven Johnson
- Bill Wetherholt
- Kiara Nerenberg
- Jess Beutler
- Celeste Reynolds
- Melinda Alexander
- Greg Hill
- Jamie Dickinson



* Intros
* FieldPapers vs [Sketch Map Tool](https://sketch-map-tool.heigit.org/)
* Validate mapping of AGS coursework to CED
    * Priorities?
    * Mapping?
* Upcoming events
    * State of the Map US - CfP closes March 26
    * ISTE CfP closes 27 March
    * APHG/APES? - June 3-9
    * NCGE
    * AmericaView 
* Around the room? What has everyone been up to? What's coming up?
    * Diane - satellite imagery interpretation for remote sensing class
    * Celeste - Josh Campbell & Joseph Kerski presenting at OSMTeen Maptivists
    * Jamie - 



## 16 February 2023

### Attendees (Please add yourself)
- Steven Johnson
- Jess Beutler
- Greg Hill
- Bill Wetherholt
- Richard Hinton
- Ralph
- Celeste Reynolds
- Diane Fritz
- Charlotte Wolter


* Introduce our intern(s)
    * Yay! Emma Gray!
* Review/In progress
    * Tool updates
        * Sandbox progress
            * Discussion: 
                *  Consider other ways the sandbox can be used besides mapping in OSM
                *  Bring Quincy in for a demo and to solicit user stories
                *  Questions for Quincy:
                    *  Should the sandbox include fairly current data from OSM, so the teaching experience would be as real as possible?
                    *  
                    *  
    * Upcoming events
        * [State of the Map US](2023.stateofthemap.us)
            * Scholarship apps due Feb 24!
    * Events to put on the watch list
        * [ISTE](https://conference.iste.org/2023/) *Note: the CfP closed 30 Sept 2022... Next year
        * Assoc for Science Teacher Education (ASTE): https://theaste.org/meeting/
        * **National Council for Social Studies (NCSS): https://www.socialstudies.org/ **
        * National Science Teachers Assoc (NSTA) https://www.nsta.org/
        * NCGE applications close April 1st https://ncge.org/connecting-educators/annual-conference/proposal-submission/
        * Check out MassCUE
        * Diane to look into education conferences in the Rockies
    * Conference kit reminder
* New stuff
    * e-Learning Platform 
        * Demo and input

* Around the room! Anything to share with the group? 
    *  


## 26 January 2023
*oops we scheduled twice*

### Attendees (Please add yourself)
- Jess 
- Ralph 
- Jamie
- Steven 

* Review last meeting
    * Tool updates
        * Field Papers
        * Sandbox -> to be integrated by June-ish
        * Grading Rubric
            * Guided checklists
            * Fillable by teachers
    * Professional Development Credits
    * Upcoming Events
        * [State of the Map US](2023.stateofthemap.us)
        * [ISTE](https://conference.iste.org/2023/)

* What have you been up to?

* Street Complete
    * Teams, assignments, check out this tool for student mapping capabilities

## 18 January 2023
### Attendees  (Please add yourself)
- Jess Beutler
- Richard Hinton
- Greg Hill
- Steven Johnson
- Diane Fritz
- Bill Wetherholt

* Professional Development Credit
    * What's been your experience? What have you submitted?
    * What system does your school/district use for PD credits?
        * Frontline
* Sandbox & TM update - Integration w/ TM later this spring, taking over TM for OSM, functionality separated from TM by selecting the editing tool.
    *  Diane & Richard's summer classes could help with summer testing
* FieldPapers update   
    * OSMUS is adopting this project. Transition is very recent.
* Grading Rubric Project
    * How to make TeachOSM modules easier to grade?
    * Rating tool? What does it look like.
    * Qualitative (squaring buildings) vs Quantitative (number of changesets for minimal competency)
    * Mapathoner plugin for JOSM can detect unsquared... er, non-orthogonal buildings!!!
    * Validation tool is also useful for checking quality of work.
    * Grading in JOSM can be cumbersome
    * Steven has an interesting grading spreadsheet.
    * Spreadsheet needs to spell out learning objectives and outcomes.
    * Quincy: can questions from rubric be incorporated into the tool? 
* What have you been up to? (Winter newsletter going out soon)
    * Collaboration Grant
    * NCGE Proposals (October conf, Cola, SC)
    * ROLGGE meetings 

* OSMTeenMaptivist/YouthMappers - Richard to reach out to Marcella Z about increasing engagement at OSMTM events and coordinate w/ Greg & Celeste
* State of the Map US proposals open ... tomorrow
## 15 December 2022



## 12 November 2022

### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Mike Jabot
* Jamie Dickinson
* Steve Johnson
* Daniel Mietchen
* Abigail Davis
* Diane Fritz
* Celeste Reynolds
* Greg Hill
*


### Agenda - MappingUSA
* Birds of a Feather
    * For discussion...
    * Identify blockages to adoption of OSM in schools
        * Lack of awareness of OpenStreetMap
        * Better visibility into our audience - who is using OSM? 
        * See the [WikiEdu dashboard](https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/campaigns/fall_2022/programs)
        * They use it, but don't realize it
        * 'Digital fluency'-  
        * More coordination between wiki world & OSM world - 
        * Data re-use: how to track? 
        * 100 most important sites to map
        * 
## October 20, 2022
### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Steven
* Jess
* Celeste Reynolds
* Jamie Dickinson
* Greg Hill
* Diane Fritz


### Agenda
* Intros if anyone new
* Conference swag now available for your conferences!
    * Message Jess if you need Postcards and/or Stickers
    * [Postcard preview](https://www.canva.com/design/DAFOsQIMYr8/AVbETsPYZPAOBl1Io6R2RQ/view?utm_content=DAFOsQIMYr8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink)
* Mapping USA
    * Working on program - preference Friday or Saturday
* Volunteer need:
    * Aligning modules to CED / other currriculum
    * Related to mapping to CED: How would you teach it? Discussion questions can be valuable as teachers don't always know what to discuss. What discussion questions would you use based on OpenStreetMap? 

Action by next meeting:
- 

Notes:
- For Sandbox/OSM Classroom development, not connecting accounts with OSM could help with child/student privacy laws; (re: ED2D in NY) Implications for OSMClassroom.

## September 22, 2022
### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Diane Fritz, OSMUS Board
* Mike Jabot, SUNY Fredonia
* Richard Hinton, GWU/YouthMappers/TeachOSM
* Lena Nguyen, previously in Code for Charlottesville
* Steven Johnson, TeachOSM
* Charlotte Wolter
* 

### Agenda
Planning for [MappingUSA](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States/Events/Mapping_USA/2022)

### Discussion
* Idea to target Education Conferences so we're not talking among ourselves.
    * Booth? - ask Maggie about this for future events
    * Recycle the Microsoft Educ matls for conference use
    * Do this officially as a group
    * T3G list
    * At NCGE (Oct. 14th),"recruit" teachers to attend the Mapping USA event
    * Pecora22
    * Tour of TeachOSM modules & how they're maintained
    * Modules that explain core geographic principles, don't necessarily involve mapping, not tool dependent
    * Continue to build a crosswalked library of How-to's and Lesson Plans to teaching objectives
    * Line up education sessions on Saturday to give teachers flexibility
    * 
* Mapping USA 2022
    * Lighting talks - case studies
    * Workshop?
    * Birds of a Feather
        * Tackling hurdles from the perspective of educators
    * Hurdles
        * Lack of Tools
            * This may be our biggest issue
            * Hard to put everything in front of high school students (undergrads and grads are better equipped to tackle the technical aspects)
        * Cultural constraints
        * Time constraints



## August 17, 2022
### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Steven Johnson
* Bill Wetherholt
* Celeste Reynolds
* Mike Jabot
* Darrell Carvalho
* Melinda Alexander
* Greg Hill
* Jamie Dickinson

### Agenda
* Communitcations:
    * Please sign up for TeachOSM [mailing list](https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/teachosm) It's another communication avenue
* Make use of [Collaboration Grants](https://teachosm.org/posts/2022/07/announcing-collab-grants.html)
* Back-to-School night (21 Sept)
    * Soliciting lightning talks (5?)
        * Any student testimonials?
    * Share your project/case studies 
    * Removing obstacles to open mapping for education
        * Tools
        * What else do we need to streamline/improve?
    * Mix of presentations + discussion 
    * Event planning role for those who want it
    * Need to advertise, get the word out
    * 

* MappingUSA (Nov 11-12)
    * Want case studies
    * Planning starts soon, want an educational track
    * Partnering with Wiki North America

* a list of examples to map for each subject aligned to standards
*  Jamie and Mike will develop an example of curriculum connections in science as an example of linking to curriculum
* 

## July 20, 2022
### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Steven
* Jess
* Mike
* Bill

### Agenda
* Shout outs & highlights
* [Collaboration Grants](https://teachosm.org/posts/2022/07/announcing-collab-grants.html)
* Connect / Network map
    * [Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdruwSu8gfryNSGYSkDSAy9iAHwLu-StlZD_pR-LpEC41o0uw/viewform) ---> please consider adding to the map
    * New [page drafted](https://deploy-preview-237--relaxed-brahmagupta-43944a.netlify.app/connect) for website, review together - what info 
        * Look at Women in Geo as an example
* **Opportunity to help:** Fall Open House - Build on & repeat last year's open house. Purpose: introduce the TOSM project, showcase OSM in schools, lightning talks, suggestions, where you want to see the project go...etc.

* Summer newsletter going out early August
    * [Sign up?](https://us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=162692bfdedb78ec46fd108a3&id=2591a2cfa2)
    * Content to add?



### Previously
* Stories


Mappy Hour tonight 8pm ET (right after this meeting): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83381329226?pwd=HUwMMdy9Z6D6ybaz-gtVKaazXxTxCf.1

## June 15, 2022

### Attendees (Please add yourself)
* Jess Beutler
* Steven Johnson
* Charlotte Wolter
* Tom Mueller
* Richard Hinton
* Celeste Reynolds
* Bill Wetherholt
* Lena Nguyen
* Jamie Dickinson
* Andres Gomez
* Diane Fritz
* Mike Jabot
* Greg Hill
* Szewah Chin

### Agenda

1. Welcome & Introductions
    - name 
    - where you're based 
    - what you're hoping to achieve with/contribute to this group
    - 
    - 
2. Follow-ups from Last Meeting (Jess)
    - Review of budget 
    - [Collaborative Grants](https://docs.google.com/document/d/181Vdj1Um09SXCHgii6Z0BjJhthj4PzIkeeb2XwTlKg8/edit#heading=h.6dsgloo5x4z5)
3. Review Ways to Participate doc
4. Overcoming barriers for teachers
    * They are nervous about engaging with an unknown platform
    * Help looking for a place in curricula that AREN'T geography/GIS courses
        * great example of earthquake project by Jamie - blog post?
        * Greg and Celeste have examples on non-geography outreach
    * Explain the WHY of mapping - it's not just drawing a rectangle - not reflected well in Twitter feed, TOSM website, LinkedIn...
    * Figure out collaboratively with students how the projects should operate
    * Students think mapping is FUN and relaxing - share that story with teachers
    * Why opensource? - another story to emphasize
    * What is team Maptivists?: [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0SMJL2R6ms)
    * Student testimonial: [video](https://youtu.be/y5zYdnLZOpo
) 
6. Open Floor (share what you're working on)
    * Grant for regional collaboration is seeing light - Jess
8. Next Meeting
    - 20th July, 7pm ET
    - Would anyone like a google calendar invite?

Potential Actions:

* Szewah suggested drafting some of the stories to start a collaborative posting system about these (and volunteered!)
* Start logging issues on github (or add to notes here and we'll transfer them in)

## May 18, 2022

### Attendees
*  Jess Beutler
*  Hayden Maclachlan
*  Bill Wetherholt
*  Steven Johnson
*  Amy Logan
*  Thomas Larsen
*  Charlotte Wolter
*  Patrick Kalonde
*  Celeste Reynolds


### Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions 
    - name 
    - where you're based 
    - your familiarity/experience with TeachOSM 
    - what you're hoping to achieve with/contribute to this group
3. Brief overview of TeachOSM & Key Links
    * Service learning/Prof Dev credit - plan to market, brand?
    * Budget for projects? Small, thru OSMUS
    * Model for carrying out: P4 (plants, places, people, patterns)
        * 4 day 
        * Local funding / local teachers
    * Plug into conferences
    * Ways to be competitive on the basis of QUALITY
    * Add quality as a basis for evaluation (see rubric)
5. Discuss Working Group Objectives & Needs
    * Pizza! for mapathons...
    * PD Credits, again, as a need from TeachOSM
    * 
7. What do we want to achieve?
    * Regional collaborations,  
        * Iowa
        * Appalachia
    * "MappyPals" - 
9. Next Steps
    - Set a regular meeting time & frequency
    - Next meeting: 15 June, 7PM EDT

### Questions
* Who is the target age/audience?

### Notes
* Group interests & experience
    * Content
    * Communications
    * Outreach & hosting mapping events
    * Conferences
    * Partnerships
        * America View
