Joseph Kerski
Joseph Kerski is a geographer with a focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems in education.
Joseph Kerski was the President of the National Council for Geographic Education in 2011. He is the author of the recent book Interpreting Our World and is the co-author of the book The Essentials of the Environment.
He has served as a geographer in 4 major sectors of society, including government, academia, private industry, and nonprofit organizations.
Joseph Kerski has authored over 75 chapters and articles on Geographic Information Systems, education, physical and cultural geography, mathematics, fieldwork, teaching and learning, and related topics, and makes frequent presentations at conferences and university campuses. He is active in conducting professional development training for primary and secondary educators. He has authored or co-authored 7 books, including Interpreting Our World: 100 Discoveries that Revolutionized Geography, Essentials of the Environment, Spatial Mathematics, Tribal GIS, International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education, and the GIS Guide to Public Domain Data. In 2018, he gave a presentation on the Whys of Where at TEDx Vail, focusing on
