Al Byers, Project Director

Tyson Brown, Program Manager

“Have you tried searching under ‘fruitless’?”

AccomplishmeAccomplishmentsnts

……in the course of three in the course of three summersummer workshops workshops

Trained 66 teachersTrained 66 teachersEvolved simple Criteria to Evolved simple Criteria to

Rubric-based selectionRubric-based selectionCreated a series of thematic Created a series of thematic

Web GuidesWeb GuidesStarted development of a Started development of a

Teachers Guide to Web UseTeachers Guide to Web Use

TeacherTeachers s TrainedTrained• 44 Grades 7-12

• 22 Grades K-6

• Selected from nearly 500 applicants

• Final Workshops in Summer 2002

• Application period closed March 1, 2002

ActivitiesActivities

• Learned to select high-quality Web content

• Incorporated the content into Thematic Web guides, available later this year

ActivitiesActivities• Enriched knowledge base with

expert speakers, visits to research facilities and museums, and collegial interaction

• Took advantage of Washington, D.C.’s cultural attractions

• Developed spiffy theme songs and t-shirts

Don’t take our Don’t take our word word forfor it it

Group Leader 2001-2002: Steve Rapp

Basic Basic CriteriaCriteria

AccuracyCurrencyDesign InteractivityMultimediaScientific

Inquiry

How Scientists Work

EngagementQuality of WritingResource

IntegrationAccessibility

How are the criteria How are the criteria used?used?Reviewers use rubrics to elicit consistent ratings.

Yes or

No

Example criterion: Example criterion: InteractivityInteractivity

Web Guides are Web Guides are thematicthematic

• Organisms and their Environments

• Earth and Sky• Heredity and Reproduction • Materials and Matter

Grades K - 6 WebWatchers 

Web Guides are Web Guides are thematicthematic

Summer 2000• Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem• Heredity—Inherited Variation Characteristics• Earth Structures• Force and Motion Summer 2001• Ocean Floor Ecosystems• Energy Resources• Weather, Climate & Humans• Atomic Structure/ Chemical Bonding

Grades 7-12 WebWatchers

Web Guide Web Guide ComponentsComponents

NationalNationalStandarStandardsds

Each Web Guide is aligned to NSES(Atomic Structure)

As are the targeted Web pages.

NationalNationalStandardsStandards

Concept MapsConcept Maps(Ocean Floor)

Click on any keywords to view the SciLink recommended web sites.

Guide Guide ThemesThemes

• Structure of Atoms• Structure of Matter• Periodic Table and P

eriodic Properties• Chemical Bonds• Chemical Reactions

(Atomic Structure)

KeywordKeywords s

• Conservation of mass• Types of Reactions • Oxidation Reduction• Acid Base• Combustion• Thermochemistry• Reaction rate• Catalysts  

Keywords ultimately make connection to Web content

(Atomic Structure)

Keyword

Web page description

Icons

Sample Report Sample Report PagePage

NSES Report

Comments

What about the What about the icons ?icons ?

Online Interactivity

Hands-on Investigation

Lesson Ideas

Ask an Expert

In the News

Misconceptions

A Bit of History

Assessment

Data Sources

Graphics/Multimedia

Career Information

Core Content

Inquiry

One of the selected One of the selected pagespages

(Ocean Floor)

Next Next StepsSteps

Formative Field Test Formative Field Test ResultsResults

• Students & teachers perceived guides as worthwhile from learning and motivational standpoint

• Validated necessity for creating teacher guidebook for implementation, and in using rubrics

Where are the Web Where are the Web guides ?guides ?

• In Pilot testing until April 2002

• Currently password-protected

• Available to public in late Spring 2002?

• To find out more, contact Mark Davis: mdavis@nsta.org