What is DLESE (part 3)

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What is DLESE (part 3)

• Resources and Services for Scientists and
  Research Programs
• Interdisciplinary Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems
  Curriculum Development Workshop

Shelley Olds University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research DLESE Program Center July
17 22, 2005 support_at_dlese.org
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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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On-line teaching boxes

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

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Teaching box overview section

• Lesson overview
• Rationale
• Timing

Concepts standards
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Teaching box structure and resources

• Lesson sequence
• Activities
• Assessment

List of resources used in the teaching box
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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 components
• Conceptual framework at the core
• Inquiry based - using evidence to discover the
  concepts
• Review and revision of the content then classroom
  testing
• Online resources placed into educational context
• Engage students in the process of science by
  being evidence-based

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Additional library services
Information especially for educators
News and Opportunities (grants, jobs, workshops,
etc.)
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Add the DLESE Search Service to your website

• More than a link to the homepage
• Customizable javascript web service
• Retains look and feel of your website
• Customize selection criteria for your audience
  (grade level, subjects, and resource types)
• Its free and very simple to implement
• Contact support_at_dlese.org

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Examples of searching DLESE

• http//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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support_at_dlese.org