Digital Libraries: New Tools for ScienceTeaching and Learning

1. Digital Libraries: New Tools for ScienceTeaching and Learning

2. Workshop Agenda 1:00 – 1:15 Welcome and Overview 1:15 – 1:45 Introductory Activity: The Metadating Game 1:45 – 2:15 NSDL as an Educational Resource 2:15 – 2:45 Digital Libraries in Support of Standards 2:45 – 3:00 Break 3:00 – 4:55 Digital Libraries in the Classroom and Online Resource Exploration 4:55 -5:00 Wrap-Up

3. Your Hosts First Name: Susan Middle Name: E Last Name: Van Gundy Organization: NSDL Location: Boulder, CO Hometown: Elkins, WV Hobbies: Skiing, Scuba, Singing with the Radio

4. Your Hosts First Name: Kimberly Middle Name: Sue Last Name: Lightle Organization: ENC Location: Columbus, OH Hometown: Hobbies:

5. Your Hosts First Name: Elizabeth Middle Name: Root Last Name: Blackmer Organization: Washington & Lee Location: Lexington, VA Hometown: Hobbies: Scrabble, Hiking

6. Your Hosts First Name: Ted Middle Name: Last Name: Sicker Organization: WGBH Location: Boston, MA Hometown: Shelburne Falls, MA Hobbies:

7. Your Hosts First Name: Marianne Middle Name: Last Name: Weingroff Organization: DLESE Location: Boulder, CO Hometown: Hobbies: Skiing, Hiking, Reading, Sewing

8. Your Hosts First Name: Holly Middle Name: Last Name: Devaul Organization: DLESE Location: Boulder, CO Hometown: Hobbies:

9. The Metadating Game Metadata – Often called “data about data” Record of information describing attributes of a digital resource

10. The Metadating Game At your table, brainstorm what information you want to know about each other and create a “metadata record” for yourself that includes 5 categories (10 minutes) “Searching” our database and discussion (10 minutes)

11. NSDL as an Educational Resource

12. What is a Digital Library? Lesson Plans Interactives Documents Maps Communities of Practice Images Exhibits Videos Data Sets Remotely Operated Instruments Professional Development Services News Tools Animations Visualizations

13. The National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library The National Science Foundation’s online library of resources for science education … …established to catalyze and support continual improvements in STEM education at all levels (K-12, Higher Education, and Lifelong Learning).

14. NSDL is a work in progress being built by community participation… Scientists Students Technology Experts Professional Organizations Universities Teachers Museums Content Providers Research Laboratories Publishers Government Agencies

15. Services Pathways NSDL Grant Funding Targeted Research Assemblages of resources to serve a particular audience Tools supporting NSDL users and developers Investigations of new technologies and evaluations of educational impact NSDL’s 159 funded projects represent 92 different institutions in 32 states and the District of Columbia. Next Solicitation due April 2004 with notification expected by October 2004.

16. EducationalInnovation Collections & Services LeveragedPartnerships Technical Innovation Four Facets of NSDL A library of exemplary educational collections and services A center for innovation in science education A leveraging partnership among resource/service providers A locus of technical innovation for educational digital libraries

17. NSDL in Support of the K-12 Community An organized point of access to the Internet A trusted source for high quality, relevant, accurate, and appropriate information Peer reviewed materials Resources that support standards

18. F R E E NSDL in Support of the K-12 Community Collaborative online environments for dialogue, document sharing, and ideaexchange Connections to real scientific data, scientists, and the scientific process

20. NSDL vs. Google Example Search for “Venus”

30. AskNSDL Services

31. NSDL Resources - Examples… Lesson Plans Interactives Documents Maps Communities of Practice Images Exhibits Videos Data Sets Remotely Operated Instruments Professional Development Services News Tools Animations Visualizations

34. Atmospheric Visualization Collection from Argonne National Lab Visualizations

35. Virtual Telescopes In Education Remotely Operated Instruments

38. What does DLESE offer? • Learning resources about the Earth System, contributed and described by educators and scientists • Lesson plans, computer and lab activities, data tools and visualizations, background materials… • Themed and reviewed collections • Searching by educational standards • News and opportunities … and much more

40. Teacher's Domain provides: • Life Science and Physical Science/Engineering resources for all K-12 grades • Rich media resources from public television, including video segments and Web interactives • Content portal to collections and the larger NSDL • Contextualization (background essays and lesson plans) • State and national standards correlations • Organization and annotation tools • Professional development incorporating classroom resources

41. Alsos.wlu.edu

42. Contains over 1,300 indexed annotations of books, videos, websites, CD ROMs and articles on nuclear issues • Provides direct access to web-available materials • Provides information to students, teachers, and the general public • Uses Open Archive Initiative to share metadata on each reference using the Dublin Core protocol

43. What is ENC? • Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (1992) • ENC Online • NSDL Projects (2000) • The Learning Matrix • FEDRL • Gender and Science (EDC) • Technology Literacy (ITEA) • Ethnomathematics (PREL) • State Level Projects (2001) • Ohio Resource Center • Standards Plus

44. ENC Portal – www.encdl.org

45. Digital Libraries in Support of Standards

46. How Can Digital Libraries Support Teacher Work? • What do we teach? • National Science Standards • State Science Standards • District Course of Study • Stuff we like! • How do we teach it? • ISTE Standards (2)

47. DL Value Added Services • Vetting of resources • Correlation to standards • Evaluations/Reviews • Browse/Search (2) • Connection to careers

48. DLESE search by educational standards • Focus groups guide development • Plan to expand to more detailed national standards and map to state standards • A growing number of resources are cataloged to standards