NSDL Science Literacy Maps workshop in Omaha, Nebraska, August 3, 2011

Ted Willard, the primary developer of Project 2061's Atlas of Science Literacy, Volume 2 will provide a half-day introduction to the Science Literacy Maps, an online concept browsing interface for looking at learning progressions and accessing K-12 resources in the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).

The workshop has been arranged so that educators attending the 2011 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Meeting in Omaha, NE can come to it once they are done with the AAPT sessions. The workshop is free, lunch is provided, and you do not need to be registered with the AAPT Meeting to attend.

The NSDL Science Literacy Maps, which are based on maps published in AAAS Project 2061's two-volume Atlas of Science Literacy, provide easy access to a wide array of education resources for teaching K-12 science. They also offer insights that can help you see how your students are likely to make progress - or have problems - in their learning from grade to grade, how to help them understand relationships among important ideas, and how to keep the "big picture" of science learning in mind as you select and use NSDL resources.

If you would like to find out how to take full advantage of the online Maps, please join us for lunch and a free workshop at The Magnolia Hotel, Omaha (1615 Howard St. Omaha, Nebraska) from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on August 3rd, 2011.

To apply to attend the workshop, fill out this brief online survey by July 10, 2011: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCQWKLH. Although we would like to accommodate everyone who has an interest in attending, space in the workshop is limited to 25 people. Participants who are selected to attend will be notified by July 15, 2011, and will get a free copy of the two-volume Atlas of Science Literacy.