The Teaching Box STUFF: Background content Lesson plans Overheads Posters and pictures Bulletin board Props Extra credit Quizzes Cool stuff

Updating my teaching box… Searching the Internet: Google… National Science Digital Library… DLESE…

DLESE TEACHING BOXES: Earth System Science Resources and Strategies for the Classroom Shelley E. Olds, DLESE Program Center Judy Scotchmoor, UC Museum of Paleontology

Phase 1 – 2004 The Players: DLESE Program Center, UCAR University of California Museum of Paleontology University of Colorado San Francisco State University US Geological Survey, Menlo Park San Francisco Unified School District National Center for Atmospheric Research The Products: Evidence for Plate Tectonics Essentials of Weather

What makes DLESE Teaching Boxes so cool? 1.How they are built… teachers working with scientists. Development uses a team approach, therefore the product is sound in both science content and pedagogy – a quality guarantee.

Teamwork

What makes DLESE Teaching Boxes so cool? 1. How they are built… 2.A conceptual framework… Each box is developed around a set of interconnected concepts that incorporates national and state science standards.

What makes DLESE Teaching Boxes so cool? 1. How they are built… 2. A conceptual framework… 3. A focus on inquiry… Each box engages students in the process of science – focusing on the gathering and analysis of evidence.

From continental drift … To plate tectonics …

What makes DLESE Teaching Boxes so cool? 1. How they are built… 2. A conceptual framework… 3. A focus on inquiry… 4. Earth system science …

What makes DLESE Teaching Boxes so cool? A Professional Development Opportunity Teachers gain:  increased understanding of science content  experience with inquiry-based learning  the opportunity to design, develop and share conceptual frameworks, lesson plans and other teaching resources  university credit to satisfy NCLB requirements

Phase 2 – 2005 The Players: DLESE Program Center, UCAR University of California Museum of Paleontology University of Colorado US Geological Survey, Menlo Park Teachers from the San Francisco Bay Area The Products: Global Ups and Downs: Changing sea levels Living in Earthquake Country A Feeding Frenzy: Seasonal upwelling Making Mountains

Selecting the Focus…

Framing the Concepts…

Selecting the Resources …

Writing the Glue…

What do DLESE Teaching Boxes look like?  A topic with an earth system focus: e.g. upwelling  Incorporate national and state science, math, and language arts standards within a conceptual framework  Provide flexibility with interconnected lessons for 3-6 weeks of inquiry-based instruction  A culminating activity to assess student learning  A quality guarantee

The current project is a collaborative effort of teachers, scientists, educators, and designers at the DLESE Program Center, the University of Colorado, Boulder, University of California Museum of Paleontology, U.S. Geological Survey, and several San Francisco Bay Area schools with funding from the National Science Foundation. THANK YOU !