What is DLESE (part 3) Shelley Olds University Corporation for Atmospheric Research DLESE Program...

What is DLESE (part 3)

Shelley Olds University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

DLESE Program Center

July 17 – 22, 2005 support@dlese.org

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 support@dlese.org

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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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