What is DLESE (part 3)
Resources and Services for Scientists and Research Programs
Interdisciplinary Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems Curriculum Development Workshop
Shelley Olds
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
DLESE Program Center
July 17 – 22, 2005
support@dlese.org
Moving beyond resource discovery
• Support for resource selection, use and
sequencing
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• Weaving resources together to develop an
overall Earth systems approach to teaching and
learning
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• Provide guidance for use, but with
customization capability to modify for specific
learning environments
On-line teaching boxes
• A collaborative project to create classroom
ready instructional units using DLESE
resources
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 Teams of teachers, science advisors, interface
designers, facilitators
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• 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
Teaching box overview section
Lesson overview
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Rationale
Timing
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Concepts &
standards
Teaching box structure and resources
Lesson sequence
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Activities
Assessment
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List of resources
used in the
teaching box
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
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• Important components
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 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
Additional library services
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Information especially
for educators
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News and
Opportunities
(grants, jobs,
workshops, etc.)
Add the DLESE Search Service
to your website
• More than a link to the homepage
Customizable javascript web service
www.dlese.org
Retains look and feel of your website
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• Customize selection criteria for your
audience (grade level, subjects, and
resource types)
• It’s free and very simple to implement
• Contact support@dlese.org
Examples of searching DLESE
www.dlese.org
http://preview.dlese.org/search/
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RSS News Feeds
• Really Simple Syndication
www.dlese.org
• Delivers short summaries of news or
other information (“feeds”) just as
they arrive at DLESE
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New resources or reviews, new jobs,
new event listings, etc.
• Requires a news reader installed or
registered
• http://www.dlese.org/rss/index.html
Opportunities to get involved
• Suggest new resources
for the library
• Submit teaching tips or reviews for
the resources you use
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• Attend an annual
meeting or workshop
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• Participate in user
testing of new
library services
• Tell others about DLESE
www.dlese.org
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