Transcript Digital library for Earth System Education Teaching Boxes California Science Education Conference.

Digital library for Earth System Education
Teaching Boxes
California Science Education Conference
Digital Library for
Earth System Education
• http://www.dlese.org
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• Supported by the National Science
Foundation
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• The geoscience member library of
the National Science Digital Library
DLESE Goals
• Provide support and leadership in
addressing the national reform agenda for
science education, scientific literacy, and
scientific discovery
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• Support a broad audience of educators
and learners: K-12, university, informal
education, the public
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• Improve the quality and
efficiency of teaching
and learning about the
Earth system
DLESE offers
• Earth science search engine for
teachers
• Free access to learning resources
about the Earth System
Lesson plans
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Activities
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Data
Visualizations
Instructor guides
Virtual field trips…
DLESE offers
• Community
connections
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• Professional
development
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• Opportunities to
contribute
reviews, provide
feedback
2003 Annual Meeting
• News and
Opportunities
Teaching Box Workshop Series 2005
Opportunities to get involved
• Suggest new resources
for the library
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• Submit teaching
tips and reviews
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• Tell others:
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The Digital Library for
Earth System Education
NSDL’s Earth system and geoscience education node
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DLESE provides
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 Access to high-quality collections of educational
resources
 Access to Earth data sets and imagery, including
the tools and interfaces that enable their
effective use in educational settings
 Support services to help educators and learners
effectively create, use, and share educational
resources
 Communication networks to facilitate interactions
and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth
system education
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Collaborative Opportunities Abound!
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[email protected]
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Virtual Teaching Boxes:
Resources for Teaching Earth
Systems
What makes DLESE
Teaching Boxes so cool?
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1. How they are built… teachers working with
scientists.
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Development uses a team approach, therefore
the product is sound in both science content and
pedagogy – a quality guarantee.
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Teamwork
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What makes DLESE
Teaching Boxes so cool?
1. How they are built…
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2. A conceptual framework…
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Each box is developed around a set of
interconnected concepts that incorporates
national and state science standards.
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Framing the Concepts…
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What makes DLESE
Teaching Boxes so cool?
1. How they are built…
2. A conceptual framework…
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3. A focus on inquiry…
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Each box engages students in the process of
science – focusing on the gathering and
analysis of evidence.
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From continental
drift …
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To plate tectonics …
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What makes DLESE
Teaching Boxes so cool?
1. How they are built…
2. A conceptual framework…
3. A focus on inquiry…
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4. Earth system science …
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What makes DLESE
Teaching Boxes so cool?
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A Professional Development Opportunity
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Teachers gain:
 increased understanding of science content
 experience with inquiry-based learning
 the opportunity to design, develop and share
conceptual frameworks, lesson plans and other
teaching resources
 university credit to satisfy NCLB requirements
THANK YOU !
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http://www.teachingboxes.org
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The current project is a collaborative effort of teachers,
scientists, educators, and designers at the DLESE Program
Center, the University of Colorado, Boulder, University of
California Museum of Paleontology, U.S. Geological Survey,
and several San Francisco Bay Area schools with funding
from the National Science Foundation.
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