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Al Byers, Project Director
Tyson Brown, Program Manager
“Have you tried searching under ‘fruitless’?”
AccomplishmeAccomplishmentsnts
……in the course of three in the course of three summersummer workshops workshops
Trained 66 teachersTrained 66 teachersEvolved simple Criteria to Evolved simple Criteria to
Rubric-based selectionRubric-based selectionCreated a series of thematic Created a series of thematic
Web GuidesWeb GuidesStarted development of a Started development of a
Teachers Guide to Web UseTeachers Guide to Web Use
TeacherTeachers s TrainedTrained• 44 Grades 7-12
• 22 Grades K-6
• Selected from nearly 500 applicants
• Final Workshops in Summer 2002
• Application period closed March 1, 2002
ActivitiesActivities
• Learned to select high-quality Web content
• Incorporated the content into Thematic Web guides, available later this year
ActivitiesActivities• Enriched knowledge base with
expert speakers, visits to research facilities and museums, and collegial interaction
• Took advantage of Washington, D.C.’s cultural attractions
• Developed spiffy theme songs and t-shirts
Don’t take our Don’t take our word word forfor it it
Group Leader 2001-2002: Steve Rapp
Basic Basic CriteriaCriteria
AccuracyCurrencyDesign InteractivityMultimediaScientific
Inquiry
How Scientists Work
EngagementQuality of WritingResource
IntegrationAccessibility
How are the criteria How are the criteria used?used?Reviewers use rubrics to elicit consistent ratings.
Yes or
No
Example criterion: Example criterion: InteractivityInteractivity
Web Guides are Web Guides are thematicthematic
• Organisms and their Environments
• Earth and Sky• Heredity and Reproduction • Materials and Matter
Grades K - 6 WebWatchers
Web Guides are Web Guides are thematicthematic
Summer 2000• Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem• Heredity—Inherited Variation Characteristics• Earth Structures• Force and Motion Summer 2001• Ocean Floor Ecosystems• Energy Resources• Weather, Climate & Humans• Atomic Structure/ Chemical Bonding
Grades 7-12 WebWatchers
Web Guide Web Guide ComponentsComponents
NationalNationalStandarStandardsds
Each Web Guide is aligned to NSES(Atomic Structure)
As are the targeted Web pages.
NationalNationalStandardsStandards
Concept MapsConcept Maps(Ocean Floor)
Click on any keywords to view the SciLink recommended web sites.
Guide Guide ThemesThemes
• Structure of Atoms• Structure of Matter• Periodic Table and P
eriodic Properties• Chemical Bonds• Chemical Reactions
(Atomic Structure)
KeywordKeywords s
• Conservation of mass• Types of Reactions • Oxidation Reduction• Acid Base• Combustion• Thermochemistry• Reaction rate• Catalysts
Keywords ultimately make connection to Web content
(Atomic Structure)
Keyword
Web page description
Icons
Sample Report Sample Report PagePage
NSES Report
Comments
What about the What about the icons ?icons ?
Online Interactivity
Hands-on Investigation
Lesson Ideas
Ask an Expert
In the News
Misconceptions
A Bit of History
Assessment
Data Sources
Graphics/Multimedia
Career Information
Core Content
Inquiry
One of the selected One of the selected pagespages
(Ocean Floor)
Next Next StepsSteps
Formative Field Test Formative Field Test ResultsResults
• Students & teachers perceived guides as worthwhile from learning and motivational standpoint
• Validated necessity for creating teacher guidebook for implementation, and in using rubrics
Where are the Web Where are the Web guides ?guides ?
• In Pilot testing until April 2002
• Currently password-protected
• Available to public in late Spring 2002?
• To find out more, contact Mark Davis: [email protected]