The Teaching Box

STUFF:Background contentLesson plansOverheadsPosters and pictures Bulletin board PropsExtra creditQuizzes

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, UCARUniversity of California Museum of PaleontologyUniversity of ColoradoSan Francisco State UniversityUS Geological Survey, Menlo ParkSan Francisco Unified School DistrictNational Center for Atmospheric Research

The Products:Evidence for Plate TectonicsEssentials 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, UCARUniversity of California Museum of PaleontologyUniversity of ColoradoUS Geological Survey, Menlo ParkTeachers from the San Francisco Bay Area

The Products:Global Ups and Downs: Changing sea levelsLiving in Earthquake CountryA Feeding Frenzy: Seasonal upwellingMaking 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 !

http://www.teachingboxes.org