1. Watch The Delta Grow Creating classroom programs using scientific research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and web-based learning tools Leanna Heffner, Pam Blanchard, Arash Karimpour, Emad Habib, and Robert Twilley Data Flow May 10, 2016

2. Watch the Delta Grow Program Public outreach program to increase awareness and understanding of delta dynamics Focuses on the Wax Lake Delta as case study Open-access website featuring Delta dynamics overview Access to data sets from Wax Lake Delta research Visualizations developed by LSU’s Coastal Sustainability Studio Lesson plans for grades 8-9 that interact with website

3. usgs.co m mississippiriverdelta.com

4. What is Innovative about this approach?

5. Strategic Leveraging Leverage funding, effort, and expertise from research programs to build a scientific educational program Leverage institutional organizations to create broader impacts for science research Science Research ↔ Science Education

6. Progressive Pedagogy Demonstrate to students that knowledge comes from investigation by people, not just textbooks Inspires students to see themselves as future scientists (humanizes scientists; deconstructs scientific method)

7. Interdisciplinary Collaboration Collaboration among scientists, educators, and designers Sea Grant, LSU Dept of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Coastal Sustainability Studio

8. Modern Learning Tools Online and digital format – students can interact with digital media such as graphics, animations, and data dailylocal.com ajc.com teamingrocks.wordpress.com

9. Enhancing Impact Website also provides an education resource for the public shrimpfestival.com

10. Program Building Grow the program to include on-site learning at the Wax Lake Delta FLOATING CLASSROOM

11. Important Considerations Meaningful, early, & ongoing input from educators Co-PI is faculty in LSU’s Education Dept and has experience as 8 th grade teacher Multiple modes of feedback from teachers – demos, reviews, and pilot testing Wide dissemination & adoption in the classroom In-person demos with teachers Lesson plans are congruent with mandated educational standards Make material available in multiple formats Online, digital downloads, paper hardcopy