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

2. 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

3. Let’s begin with a couple of questions

4. 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

5. How many hours of science PD did you receive last year? A.1-20 hours B.21-40 hours C.41-60 hours D.61-80 hours E.80+ hours Looking at the Professional Development Landscape

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

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

10. 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

11. 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. 2009 Collection: 3,000+ PD Resources and Opportunities Available Have you accessed any of these resources? Use an emoticon to respond.

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

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

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

17. 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

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

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

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

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

22. 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

23. 3-5 Science Objects Content Wizard Email Support Pedagogical Implications Assessment and Certification SciPack

24. 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.

25. 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

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

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

28. 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

30. 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

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

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

33. NSTA Learning Center Tools

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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

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

39. Thank you! Join me for more Q&A after the evaluation

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42. 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 LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP NSTA Web Seminars Paul Tingler, Director Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator