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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
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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
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usgs.co m mississippiriverdelta.com
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What is Innovative about this approach?
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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
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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)
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration Collaboration among scientists, educators, and designers Sea Grant, LSU Dept of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Coastal Sustainability Studio
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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
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Enhancing Impact Website also provides an education resource for the public shrimpfestival.com
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Program Building Grow the program to include on-site learning at the Wax Lake Delta FLOATING CLASSROOM
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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
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