1. What is DLESE (part 3) Shelley Olds University Corporation for Atmospheric Research DLESE Program Center July 17 – 22, 2005support@dlese.org Resources and Services for Scientists and Research Programs Interdisciplinary Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems Curriculum Development Workshop

2. www.dlese.org 25 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

3. www.dlese.org 26 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

4. www.dlese.org 27 Teaching box overview section Lesson overview  Rationale  Timing Concepts & standards

5. www.dlese.org 28 Lesson sequence  Activities  Assessment List of resources used in the teaching box Teaching box structure and resources

6. www.dlese.org 29 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

7. www.dlese.org 30 News and Opportunities (grants, jobs, workshops, etc.) Information especially for educators Additional library services

8. www.dlese.org 31 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) It’s free and very simple to implement Contact support@dlese.org

9. www.dlese.org 32 Examples of searching DLESE http://preview.dlese.org/search/

10. www.dlese.org 33 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

11. www.dlese.org 34 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

12. www.dlese.org 35 support@dlese.org