Curriculum Customization Service John Weatherley, Tamara Sumner, Lynne Davis, Jonathan Ostwald, Katy Ginger, Holly Devaul Digital Learning Sciences (CU/UCAR), Denver Public Schools, NSDL.

2 Curriculum Customization Service Topics  Educational foundations  Technical components  NCore components  Customization environment (future work)

3 Curriculum Customization Service 3  Extreme classroom diversity in knowledge, skills, and interests  Losing digital learners K-12 STEM: A New Urgency

4 Curriculum Customization Service Approach Customize instruction using NSDL resources to enable students with different knowledge, abilities, and interests to get at same learning goal  Address capabilities of groups of learners or misconceptions of specific learners  Support contemporary instructional strategies – visual and experiential learners  Augment curriculum with locally relevant examples or timely science events  Incorporate current scientific data in the classroom to support student inquiry

5 Curriculum Customization Service Program Goals  Develop model for embedding customization using NSDL resources into mainstream classroom practice  Tied to district curricula  Accessed via district classroom administration tools  Supported through district PD programs  Demonstrate impact on teaching and learning in Denver Public Schools in secondary Earth science  Leverage district capacity and infrastructure for sustainability

6 Curriculum Customization Service Customizing Instruction  Begin with high-quality, standards-based, inquiry-oriented science curriculum  Provide teachers with diagnostic resources to characterize learner needs  Use NSDL resources to address conceptual and motivational needs  Share lesson plans, NSDL resources, diagnostic resources and receive PD credit

7 Curriculum Customization Service Demonstrating Impact  Semester-long field trial in Fall 2009  110 middle and high school Earth science classrooms  Currently funded to assess teacher usage, behaviors, and attitudes  Usage instrumentation  Survey  Seeking additional support to evaluate impact on teacher practice, teacher knowledge and student learning

8 Curriculum Customization Service Topics  Educational foundations  Technical components  NCore components  Customization environment (future work)

9 Curriculum Customization Service Digitized and Enhanced Curriculum  AGI / It’s About Time Science Curriculum  Implementation Guides developed by the Denver Public Schools  Components: Curriculum, units, subunits, key concepts, activities, assessments, teaching aids  NCore enhancements: Strand Maps, Embedded NSDL resources

10 Curriculum Customization Service  Placing the Denver Public Schools curriculum in an on-line customization environment

CCS Information Model Object Types

12 Curriculum Customization Service CCS Architecture manages Curriculum Customization Service Middleware Other Curricula Interfaces NSDL Search Services Strand Map Service (SMS) Curricula, Customizations Repository & Information Model NSDL Collection System (NCS) Denver Public Schools Curriculum User Interface NSDL Resource Repository

13 Curriculum Customization Service Topics  Educational foundations  Technical components  NCore components  Customization environment (future work)

NCore Component: NSDL Catalog System  Stores and manages the curriculum and information model ActivitiesKey ConceptsUnits Teaching aids Assessments

NCore Component: Strand Map Service  Incorporates AAAS benchmarks into the curriculum Chapter, strand, grade level and benchmark text Map visualizationsInteractive maps

NCore Component: Search services  Automatic retrieval and embedding of related NSDL resources Resources retrieved and displayed by resource type Top Picks Human selections

17 Curriculum Customization Service Topics  Educational foundations  Technical components  NCore components  Customization environment (future work)

18 Curriculum Customization Service Science Curriculum Guide Show notes of others Show my notes SAVE DRAFT Interactive Resources EDIT | PRINT Learning Goals and Assessments Concepts and Standards LESSON PLAN DEV. & SHARING PRINT SUBMIT & SHARE

19 Curriculum Customization Service Resources NCore platform:  NSDL Catalog System   Strand Map Service   Search Services  NSDL search:  DDS search: