Printing K-12 Issues in the NSDL

K-12 Issues in the NSDL

Room: Federal B


Marcia Mardis

Content, description, presentation, and user retention are all issues with unique application to K-12. Members of K-12 related projects and other interested parties will meet to discuss how the NSDL can best serve K-12 educators and learners. Project information and venues for collaboration will be explored.

Notes - K-12 Issues in the NSDL


In Attendance

Discussion

Ellen H.
Let's not forget about the other groups within K-12 other than MS.

Maggie H.
The focus should be on elementary since that's where the mindset has started.

Sarita N.
We should not approach users in isolation; they are all connected.

Chris K.
Is this going to be the only focus?

Susan VG
This is a targeted phase, to go to elementary would be too big of a drop; the goal is to build something extensible

Joanne S.
We should look at this as an opportunity to use MS as guinea pigs and develop data gathering and evaluation methods

Ellen H.
MS is like an exhibit in a museum; it's not all of the contents, but an exhibit.

Bryan A.
Much interdisciplinary work happens in MS
Science, technical stretch

Siva
Many projects are prepackaged to run only for a year

Bruce Caron
(sorry didn't catch this one Bruce--fill it in if you can)

Dean Z.
Middle school is the least defined area can span grades 5-10 What about focusing on teacher education as the broadest spectrum

Joni F.
Look at it as a lens on MS--it's not the collection, it's what you do with it.

Ted S.
This seems like a paradigm shift, but it's just working with what exists in the NSDL

Susan VG
Taking what we have and putting a view on it

Maggie H.
I often use the same content but present it different ways at different levels (e.g., properties of ice cream)

Ed G.
MS can be a catalyst and help NSDL identify areas of weakness

Chris K.
Not all of the needs are NSDL funded efforts-how will we work with other NSF projects?

Bryan A.
We need to develop a set of exemplars to show teachers why they want to play in this game

Gary O.
Many teachers are teaching out of area and rely on science standards to tell them what they need to be doing

Siva
What was the framework for this decision? We need some background

Ellen H.
What else should be happening in projects that are not focused on MS?

Chris K.
What about old collections?

Susan VG
Two sources of information: K-12 email list and Susan VG

Joni F.
What are we sacrificing for MS? Is the rest of K-12 out now?

Ellen H.
Don't forget about one library, many portals

Chris K.
How about this strawman:

Francis M.
What about an effort to engage standards

Nancy
(didn't get this one Nancy--please fill it in)

Maggie H.
What's the role of inquiry in all of this?

Vivianlee W.
State standards can't be forgotten; students have the achieve according too standards

Quentin
Technology standards should not be forgotten and included with curriculum standards. We need to engage zealots at each state level.

Steve M
(Missed this one Steve--fill it in)

Maggie H.
How are we going to make peace between inquiry and state standards? Are we going to make a choice?

Joni F.
We need to collect the best practices of the NSDL projects

Steve M.
Standards correlation is very important

Denise B.
Context context context We need to help teachers discover what is now undiscoverable and scaffold their use.

Lee Z.
Special emphasis on MS--not to the exclusion of other communities.







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