NSDL in the news...

Two recent publications are featuring National Science Digital Library (NSDL) resources and services:

Check out Daniel Toomey’s article in the November School Library Monthly: The National Science Digital Library: STEM Resources for the 21st Century Learner.  Dan is a 7th and 8th grade teacher at Edgewood Campus School in Madison, WI. He also co-teaches a secondary science methods course at Edgewood College. He loves to include using video to enhance classroom teaching and curriculum development—especially integrating technology in the science classroom—and creating standards-based middle school level curriculum.Dan learned of NSDL while exploring how technology can be used for student learning and teacher content knowledge, as part of his professional development goals. He began using NSDL often, and has been a strong proponent ever since. “I am on a personal mission to share this outstanding resource with as many teachers as I can,” says Dan.   Many thanks for being such a great ambassador for NSDL!

Another notable example of NSDL in the news is the November/December issue of Knowledge Quest (Vol 39, No 2). Focused on STEM for our Students, the issue is guest edited by Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Studies at Florida State University, and Kaye Howe, Director of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Resource Center, in Boulder, Colorado. The Nov/Dec issue contains a wealth of valuable articles showcasing NSDL resources and services, as well as others that are sure to meet multiple needs for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education:

• School Librarians, Science Teachers, and Optimal Learning Environments, by Barbara Schultz-Jones
• Speak Up! Students Embrace Digital Resources for Learning, by Laurie Smith and Julie Evans
• Teachers’ Domain: Digital Media (Including Video!) Resources for the STEM Classroom and Collection, by Daniella Quinones
• Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Bringing the Polar Regions Closer to Home, by Jessica Fries-Gaither
• Cook Up Curriculum with Content Clips, by Lois McLean
• Using Social Media to Build an Online Professional Learning Network of Middle Level Educators, by Kim Lightle
• NSDL as a Teacher Empower Point: Expanding Capacity for Classroom Integration of Digital Resources, by Eileen McIlvain
• Making Science Learning Available and Accessible to All Learners: Leveraging Digital Library Resources, by Anne Marie Perrault
• School Librarians as Digital Librarians: The Michigan Teacher Network Project, by Laura Stroup, Mary deWolf, and Margaret Lincoln
• President’s Column: Start the Conversation with Science Teachers, by Nancy Everhart
• Guest Editor: STEM for Our Students: Content to Co-conspiracy? by Marcia Mardis and Kaye Howe
• CBC Column: Bringing Science to Life with Readers Theater, by Melissa Stewart

This issue of KQ is available online to current members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL); and educational libraries.