Incorporating K-12 Outreach Into Digitized Collections Programs Workshop
This Wiki supports the Incorporating K-12 Outreach Into Digitized Collections Programs Workshop
Best Practices Document
Basic Information
Dates: December 5-6 with travel days on December 4th and 7th 2016.
Location: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (http://qrius.si.edu/) Washington, D.C.
Introduction: K-12 educators and learners are a large and deserving audience for outreach activities associated with scientific projects, and are often incorporated into the statement of Broader Impacts of NSF proposals. Science is increasingly emphasized in K-12 classrooms and compliments current STEM and STEAM educational initiatives, and all successful K-12 programs must link activities to state and national science standards, for example NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). Understanding and linking to state and national science standards is also crucial to create a relevant and useful resource. These standards provide a framework that empowers teachers to promote greater student initiative and leadership in developing research questions and inquiry and experiential learning based investigations.
Although scientists are interested in working with K-12 educators and learners as part of their educational outreach activities, not many understand how to effectively design, execute, or evaluate a successful K-12 program or how to begin and maintain a working relationship with K-12 educators and administrators. This workshop will provide an opportunity for experts in both collections and education to interact, share knowledge, discuss challenges and issues, and ultimately collaborate on a best practices document that can be shared with the greater collections community.
Workshop Supporting Documents
Workshop Presentations
Introduction to the Workshop
- Introduction to the Workshop -- Molly Phillips and Amy Bolton
Lightening Introductions
- Participant Introduction Slides -- All participants
Insights from NSF into Broader Impacts
- Broader Impacts for K-12 -- Marcia Mardis
- NSF, K-12, and Broader Impacts: Thoughts & Tips -- Bruce MacFadden
Integrating Collections Into the Classroom Setting: Needs, Challenges, Benefits, and Integrating Standards
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) conceptual shifts of how we teach science in K-12-- Robert Hoffman
- Beyond the Collection Box: Using Natural History Collections in Promoting Transformative Pathways in K-12 STEM Learning -- Anne Basham
- Improving Science Teaching -- Deb Linton
Engaging Students in Collections-based Learning: Needs, Challenges, Benefits, and Building Relationships with Educators
- Engaging K-12 Learners in Informal Settings -- Betty Dunckel
- Making it Count—Classroom Citizen Science for Biocollections -- Austin Mast
Online/Digital Resources: Effective Design and Technology Approaches
- Smithsonian Learning Lab -- Ashley Naranjo
- Digital Learning Today: Examining realities vs. aspirations sample of findings from the speak up research -- Julie Evans
- iDigBio Resources as OER: Implementation Considerations for Design, Use, and Assessment-- Marcia Mardis
Examples of Successful K-12 Education and Outreach Programs
- Educational Outreach with Fungi -- Marc Cubeta
- Notes From Nature: an approach to Integrating Citizen Science into High School Classrooms -- Kari Harris
- iDigPaleo -- Susan Butts
Broadening Participation
Evaluation and Assessment
- Assessment and Evaluation -- Shari Ellis
Best Practices Document
Chapters
- Preface
- Chapter One: Integrating digitized biodiversity collections into learning settings in school and out: needs, challenges, benefits, integrating standards
- Chapter Two: Learning from biological specimens and collections from preK to grade 12: Theory and practice
- Chapter Three: Online/Digital Resources: effective design and technology approaches
- Chapter Four: Lessons learned from successful outreach using biological collections in schools and outside
- Chapter Five: Broadening Participation
- Chapter Six: Evaluation and assessment
- Chapter Seven: Finding support for K-12 Outreach projects
- Conclusion
- Appendices