TeachOSM

TeachOSM is a project to promote the use of OpenStreetMap in educational settings to teach the fundamental concepts of geography and applied mapping based on the OpenStreetMap platform. TeachOSM is a project of OpenStreetMap US. Get in touch with project leads by emailing info@teachosm.org.

TeachOSM aims to do three things:

1. Act as a technology hub for teachers and educators. Develop the OSM Classroom suite of tools: the TeachOSM sandbox, OSMCha for teachers, and integration of OSMTeams into these applications.
2. Facilitate workshops and trainings for teachers and students.
3. Bring OpenStreetMap and open mapping expertise to our partners.

Like all OpenStreetMap projects, we thrive on the contributions of the community. We welcome your expertise and participation in educational projects and offer our resources to benefit your open mapping projects. Join the monthly Education Working Group (every third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm Eastern Time) to connect with other educators and TeachOSM members.

Visit the TeachOSM website for projects, lesson plans, and worksheets developed by TeachOSM community members.

TeachOSM also maintains the TeachOSM Tasking Manager, a platform allowing educators to coordinate mapping projects by geographic area. Fill out this form to request access to create projects on the Tasking Manager.

Partners and allies

• YouthMappers, a consortium of university-level student mapping clubs with local chapters in universities and schools of various countries around the world.
• TeachOSM supports the American Geographical Society in their Teacher Fellow program with training and workshops. TeachOSM also supports the TeenMaptivist program.
• TeachOSM partners with the GeoTechCenter to give workshops and trainings.

See also

• teachosm.org, official website of the project
• TeachOSM Tasking Manager
• The Education Working Group