What is DLESE (part 3) Shelley Olds University Corporation for Atmospheric Research DLESE Program Center July 17 – 22, [email protected] Resources.

What is DLESE (part 3)

Shelley Olds University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

DLESE Program Center

July 17 – 22, 2005 [email protected]

Resources and Services for Scientists and Research Programs

Interdisciplinary Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems Curriculum Development Workshop

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Moving beyond resource discovery

• Support for resource selection, use and sequencing

• Weaving resources together to develop an overall Earth systems approach to teaching and learning

• Provide guidance for use, but with customization capability to modify for specific learning environments

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• A collaborative project to create classroom ready instructional units using DLESE resources Teams of teachers, science advisors, interface

designers, facilitators

• What’s in a teaching box?

• How to interact with a box?

• Topics (so far) Evidence for Plate Tectonics Dynamic Weather Mountain Formation Earthquake Hazards Sea level change Upwelling

On-line teaching boxes

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Teaching box overview section

Lesson overviewRationaleTiming

Concepts & standards

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Lesson sequenceActivitiesAssessment

List of resources used in the teaching box

Teaching box structure and resources

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Teaching box lessons learned• Support content development process in

a collaborative environment Teachers and scientists work together to

develop the boxes. Stronger end-product is produced

• Important componentsConceptual framework at the core Inquiry based - using evidence to discover the

conceptsReview and revision of the content then

classroom testingOnline resources placed into educational

contextEngage students in the process of science by

being evidence-based

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News and Opportunities (grants, jobs, workshops, etc.)

Information especially for educators

Additional library services

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Add the DLESE Search Service to your website

• More than a link to the homepageCustomizable javascript web serviceRetains look and feel of your website

• Customize selection criteria for your audience (grade level, subjects, and resource types)

• It’s free and very simple to implement

• Contact [email protected]

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Examples of searching DLESEhttp://preview.dlese.org/search/

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RSS News Feeds• Really Simple Syndication

• Delivers short summaries of news or other information (“feeds”) just as they arrive at DLESE

New resources or reviews, new jobs, new event listings, etc.

• Requires a news reader installed or registered

• http://www.dlese.org/rss/index.html

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Opportunities to get involved

• Suggest new resources for the library

• Submit teaching tips or reviews for the resources you use

• Attend an annual meeting or workshop

• Participate in user testing of new

library services

• Tell others about DLESE

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[email protected]