1. Making the Most of Digital Learning Resources for STEM with NSDL 2010 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference Washington DC July 8-9, 2010 Eileen McIlvain Communications Manager Laura Moin Outreach & Professional Development Manager NSDL Resource Center Boulder, Colorado http://nsdl.org

2. Presenters NSDLNSDL: Eileen McIlvain, Laura Moin Middle School Portal2: Math & Science PathwaysMiddle School Portal2: Math & Science Pathways: Kim Lightle Computational Science Education Reference DeskComputational Science Education Reference Desk: Patricia Jacobs Chem Ed Digital LibraryChem Ed Digital Library: Lynn Diener

3. Funding Agency: National Science Foundation – Education and Human Resources Directorate – Division of Undergraduate Education – Initiated by NSF in 2000 as R&D project, now part of NSF’s educational cyberinfrastructure Scope: Education at all levels (K12, Higher Ed, Lifelong Learning, Research) – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Structure: Distributed holdings and services, provided and maintained by many organizations – Resource Center – University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) – Technical Network Services – UCAR, Univ. of Colorado, Cornell – Pathways Projects – 17 Pathways Partnerships – Service and Research Projects – more than 200 awards

4. Digital Learning Library Collections Contextualized Resources Educational Tools and Services Digital Learning Community Professional Networks Trends and Practices Dissemination Digital Learning Laboratory Research Tool Development Platform Services flickr user binki

5. Tools and Services for Resource Providers- Metadata & DL Mgmt Services Teaching & Learning toolbars and other browser plug-ins Expert Voices blog strand map browse interface search services authentication and group management instructional materials authoring tools teacher and faculty professional development wikis, listservs, and other collaboration tools newsfeeds and podcasts consulting on digital library development educational standards assignment and alignment cataloging tools metadata enhancement

6. Community CollegesBiological SciencesChemistryPhysics & Astron Informal Educators Multimedia Climate & EnergyK-6 Math Social Science Data Middle School Undergrad Math Materials Science Computational Sci Earth System SciComputer ScienceEngineering MathPath

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8. NSDL Science Literacy Maps Alignment of resources to standards is metadata- based. NSDL Science Literacy Maps Earth Science Literacy Maps My Stuff – New feature that will allow users to collect, upload, and share resources in the Maps – New development to begin soon – Framework for social networking at nsdl.org

9. NSDL Science Literacy Maps relate teaching and learning resources to the AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy

10. NSDL Strand Maps API My Stuff – New feature that will allow users to collect, upload, and share resources in the Maps – New development to begin this summer – Framework for social networking at nsdl.org Strand Maps API – Allows developers to embed the interactive maps in their Web sites – Customize the bubble – Operational examples: Science Literacy Maps, Earth Science Literacy Maps, Curriculum Customization ServiceScience Literacy MapsEarth Science Literacy MapsCurriculum Customization Service – Operates over AAAS maps only New maps require a development effort/partnership

11. NSDL Curriculum Customization Service Digital Learning Sciences: University of Colorado University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

12. The Curriculum Customization Service (CCS) transforms print- based materials into interactive, self-directed curriculum guides Student Activities and Instructional Support Materials District scope and sequence information Educational Standards Interactive digital library resources for differentiation Collections of “My Stuff” and “Shared Stuff”

13. Concept-focused planning tool Opens full text

14. Teacher’s Guide is built-in

15. Embedded Assessments

16. My Stuff and Shared Stuff: Ability to Save, Upload, and Share

17. Sumner, Tamara, et al., 2010: Customizing science instruction with educational digital libraries; International Conference on Digital Libraries, Proceedings of the 10 th Annual Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), pp 353- 356, ACM; Goldcoast, Queensland, AustraliaCustomizing science instruction with educational digital libraries

18. Connecting with NSDL Visit NSDL resource table during conference Add resources to NSDL Add resources to NSDL on iTunes U Participate in NSDL workshops, web seminars, and other professional development Use NSDL tools Contact – any questions: – Send email to: nsdlsupport@nsdl.ucar.edunsdlsupport@nsdl.ucar.edu – Use Contact us form at http://nsdl.org/about/contactus/