Meeting focus:
DLESE now has a limited collection, a search engine, community discussion
groups, and resource cataloging capability. The library is ready to use. This
year's annual meeting, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, will
focus on
a) the use of DLESE by educators
b) collaborations between educators, developers and collections creators
Who should attend:
We hope for strong participation from teachers, curriculum developers,
materials developers, content/data providers, service providers, and library
creators. This meeting will provide a unique opportunity for these stakeholders
to collaborate and participate in DLESE's continuing development.
Recommended in-service credit for educators:
1.5 credits total for attending the regular workshop events from June
30 to July 2 (25.0 contact hours) 2.0 credits total for attending the skills
sessions and the regular workshop events from June 29 to July 2 (31.5 contact
hours).
Goals for participants and for DLESE:
As an attendee, you will be asked to suggest or choose a disciplinary
strand as the focus for your participation in the meeting. The first goal
of the meeting is for groups representing each strand to explore issues regarding
the use of DLESE collections and services by producing a preliminary version
of a lesson, curriculum, or educational unit by the end of the meeting.
A second goal is to initiate partnerships to develop tools, services, and
collections to support the use of DLESE in specific disciplines. These activities
will result in usable DLESE resources and provide valuable feedback to DLESE
developers.
Ongoing interaction among the disciplinary groups following the meeting will
be supported by communication tools and web services available through DLESE
to foster continuing collaboration and resource development. Opportunities
will also be provided for specialists in collections, technology, and materials
development to discuss challenges unique to their interests.
Optional skills workshop:
A skills workshop will be offered prior to the meeting on Saturday, June 29.
These sessions will be focused activities designed to teach specific skills
related to curriculum and materials development. The topics of the skills
workshop will depend on your requests and our resources. The sessions could
address technical as well as pedagogical skills.
Contacts:
Chair: Bill Prothero
Program sub-Committee Chair: Tamara
Ledley