1. LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP Wednesday, March 11, 2009 NSTA Web Seminar: The NSTA Learning Center – Focus on Education Leaders

2. The National Science Teachers Association Membership, over 60,000 NSTA Press Advocacy Professional Development –Conferences, 4/yr –NSTA Learning Center

4. A. 1-20 hours B. 21-40 hours C. 41-60 hours D. 61-80 hours E. 80+ hours How many hours of science PD did you receive last year?

5. What Constitutes High Quality and High Impact PD? Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice in Professional Development Washington, DC Februrary 7-8, 2006 http://www.ccsso.org/projects/improving_evaluation_of_professional_development/Meetings/ Time Span (on-going, not one shot opportunity) Contact Hours (30-80 hours to change practice) Emphasizes Active Learning and Collective Teacher Participation Content-Focus Coherence (individual plan for long term growth) Linked to Systemic Reform and Teacher Input –Laura M. Desimone: University of Pennsylvania –Iris Weiss, Horizon Research, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC Workshop for State Leader and Evaluators of Teacher Professional Development Washington, DC, April 24-25, 2008

6. The Research: Increased Content Knowledge A positive correlation exists between student achievement and teachers’ content knowledge (Cochran-Smith and Zeichner, 2005; Darling-Hammond and Bransford, 2005; Goldhaber and Brewer, 1998; Goldhaber and Brewer, 2000; Grossman, 2005; Ma, 1999; Monk, 1994; Wenglinsky, 2002; Wilson, Floden and Ferrini-Mundy, 2001)

7. Science ePD Scalable Sustainable Individualized http://learningcenter.nsta.org

8. NSTA Learning Center Resources, Opportunities, and Tools NSTA Journal Articles Teacher PD Indexer Professional Development Resources and Opportunities University Online Affiliates NSTA e-Books and online Chapters NSTA Symposia & PD Institutes Regional/State Face-to-Face PD connector reminder NSTA SciGuides document NSTA Certificate My PD Plan & Portfolio My Transcript My Library My Notepad My Calendar NSTA SciPacks and Science Objects Search Engine Online PD Catalog connector NSTA Web Seminars NSTA Online Short Courses School Report

9. SciGuides [27] Science Objects [56] SciPacks [14] Archived Web Seminars [100+] Journal Articles [2,000+] NSTA Press Books [230] eBooks [23] eChapters [453] Symposia [10-13/year] PD Institutes [10-13/year] Web Seminars [16-20/yr] Short Courses [3-4/year] Mar. 2009 Collection: 3,100+ PD Resources and Opportunities Available Over 850 resources and all tools FREE!

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11. Have you used the NSTA Learning Center before tonight? YES NO Not Sure

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13. Find resources by: Subject Learning Resources & Opportunities All Free Resources Advanced Search Grade Level State Standards (soon!) Learning Preference Now you try it!

14. Let’s Pause for Two Questions http://learningcenter.nsta.org

15. supported by Featured e-PD resources within the Learning Center

16. Two hour free online learning experience in a particular topic Interactive simulations of phenomena in an engaging way Questions to promote interaction and learning via inquiry strategy Based on science literacy goals in science education standards Fifty-six (56) Science Objects are currently available Featured e-PD resources within the Learning Center

17. Life Science: Coral Ecosystems Let’s sample an Interactive Simulation

18. Besides using these interactive simulations to help you learn science concepts, how would you use them to engage your students? 1. 2. 3.

19. supported by Featured e-PD resources within the Learning Center

20. 10 Hour Online and On-Demand Learning Experience 3-5 Free Science Objects, plus –Individualized email support –Pedagogical Implications component –Opportunity for Certification by passing a Final Assessment Featured e-PD resources within the Learning Center

21. 3-5 Science Objects Content Wizard Email Support Pedagogical Implications Assessment and Certification SciPack

22. Once I pass the final assessment in the SciPack I would show my certificate to: ColleaguePrincipalOther Administrator

23. Evaluation of Online, On-Demand, Science Professional Development Material Involving Two Different Implementation Models Participant Feedback: Confidence in teaching subject matter: –7%: Very Confident Before completing F&M SciPack –60%: Very Confident After completing F&M SciPack 98%: Found SciPack content relevant 96%: Would recommend SciPack 98%: Found interactive simulations worthwhile Pre/Post Assessment and Final Assessment Results –Horizon Research Instrument: Positive significant gains in learning between pre/post test –Final Assessment: 92% passed the final assessment JSOT, Vol. 17, N. 1, Feb 2008

24. Let’s Pause for Two Questions http://learningcenter.nsta.org

25. supported by Featured e-PD resources within the Learning Center

26. Valuable classroom resources for science teachers interested in integrating the web into their teaching Each SciGuide consists of: –Approximately 100 standards-aligned web- accessible resources –Customized lesson plans using selected web resources –Teacher media vignettes describing and showcasing the lessons –Samples of student work –Interactives utilized in SciPack on same topic Featured e-PD resources within the Learning Center

28. How would you use SciGuides in the classroom? 1. 2. 3.

29. Other e-PD resources within the Learning Center Journal Articles eBook Chapters Live Seminars & Archives Online Short Courses

30. Frequently Asked Questions Online Ticket System learningcenterhelp@nsta.org Phone Support (M-F), 10 am – 6 pm Eastern Technical Support Help Desk

31. Let’s Pause for Two Questions http://learningcenter.nsta.org

32. NSTA Learning Center Tools

33. Store and create collections of resources Create notes for individual resources Share your collections with colleagues My Library

34. Flavio Mendez has 13 items in his “My Library” space. How many do you have? 012-4 At least 5More than 5This is a worthwhile tool that I need to try

35. My PD Plan & Portfolio Create multiyear plan outlining goals, evidences, and justifications for growth Upload files to demonstrate completion of goals with reflections Generate automatic PDF report with embedded URL links and images

36. My Transcript Receive certificates Generate PDF transcript report Share report with administrators

37. Three Ways For Accessing Content as Individual Free to All Over 850 resources! Free for Members only Fee to All Member discount Science Objects Journal Articles (2/month/Journal) e-Book Chapters Web Seminars Web Seminar Archives All Journal Articles Selected e-Books SciPacks SciGuides Conferences and events at conferences NSTA Books e-Books and e-Book Chapters NSTA Online Short Courses If District or State Partnership: Everything except books and online short courses are free to teachers @ $100 /teacher/year

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40. National Science Teachers Association Dr. Francis Q. Eberle, Executive Director Zipporah Miller, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-Learning NSTA Web Seminars Paul Tingler, Director Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator