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Powerful Connections for Math and Science in the Middle Grades Quality Resources and Powerful Connections for Math and Science in the Middle Grades Kimberly Lightle lightle.16@osu.edu

Goals for Users Develop increased content knowledge in science, mathematics, technology, and developmentally appropriate pedagogy MSP2 collection and search Resource guides and project blogs (online and print) Webinars RSS feeds Opportunities Participate in a virtual professional learning community (VPLC) and create and share knowledge within [and beyond] the MSP2 community Belong to groups Blog Participate in conversations

MSP2 Collection and Search MSP2 collection ~ 3,000 resources MSP2 indexing guidelines NSES controlled vocabulary Search is embedded in NING with canned searches

Resource Guides and Blogs Provide Context/Reuse/Multiple Webspaces

Webinars Content knowledge, pedagogy, and integrating technology, new tools All webinars are recorded Webinar Archive page

RSS Feeds Image of the day from NSF Resources for middle school math & science Connecting news to the NSES Free technology for teachers Engineering education NYT science & technology and specific categories

Social Network

Teacher Leaders

Ideas for Collaboration Build a special MSP2 climate change collection Review science controlled vocabulary Add content to existing Resource Guides or write or co-write new ones Write posts for Expert Voices – Middle School Math and Science or Connecting News On the NING blog, start a group, facilitate a discussion participate in discussions in forums and groups Develop a series of webinars on climate change Add teacher and student opportunities to wiki pages