LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP Wednesday, January 21, 2009 NSTA Web Seminar: The NSTA Learning Center ― Focus on Teachers

The NSTA’s Mission: To promote excellence and innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All The Issues: –Science Content –Scale –Sustainability The National Science Teachers Association

Let’s begin with a couple of questions

How do you receive the majority of your science PD? A.On-Site, 1-4 hour in-school in-service workshop B.On-site, 1-2 day District Training Day C.Summer, 1-2 Week Workshop D.Online, 4-8 week University Short Course for 1-3 hours of Graduate Credit Looking at the Professional Development Landscape

How many hours of science PD did you receive last year? A.1-20 hours B hours C hours D hours E.80+ hours Looking at the Professional Development Landscape

What Constitutes High Quality and High Impact PD? Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice in Professional Development Washington, DC Februrary 7-8, 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

What we know—Local Systemic Change Core Evaluation: K-8 Weaknesses (75,000 data points) “Teachers of Science” with less than 16 hours of PD in Science Education in last 3 years –What % at K-4 level? –What % at 5-8 level? –What % at 9-12 level? 76% 57% 32% Looking Inside the Classroom: A Study of K-12 Mathematics and Science Education in the United States—10 yr longitudinal national classroom observation study: Horizon Research, Weiss, 2003 Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice in PD

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)

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Scalable, Sustainable, and Customized Professional Development 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 Certification 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

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] Jan Collection: 3,000+ PD Resources and Opportunities Available Have you accessed any of these resources? Use an emoticon to respond.

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

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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

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

Do you think interactive simulations like the one you sampled can help teachers learn science concepts? A. YES B. NO C. Not sure

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

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

YESNOI need to learn more about it I like the idea of taking a final assessment in the SciPack to demonstrate my understanding and proficiency of a particular content area.

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

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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

Do you think SciGuides that include lesson plans with student work samples, URLs, and interactive simulations can help students learn science concepts? A. YES B. NO C. Not sure

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

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NSTA Learning Center Tools

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

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

Diagnose your needs in specific content areas NSTA provides suggestions for e-PD resources and opportunities Diagnose all subject areas or just selected subjects My PD Indexer

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

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

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