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NSTA Online Professional Development Resources and Tools for California teachers Collaborating for Excellence in Middle School Science
Flavio Mendez, NSTA
Deborah Tucker, NSTA
May 20, 2009
1. NSTA LC Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Hands-on
4. PD Plan & Portfolio Overview
5. NSTA LC Help Desk
6. Evaluation/Next Steps
Agenda:
NSTA’s Mission:To promote excellence and innovation in Science Teaching and Learning for All
The NationalScience Teachers Association
http://learningcenter.nsta.org
• Web site
• ALL teachers
• Resources, Tools, & Opportunities
• Free vs. fee-based
• Document growth
• Science Objects: 2 hour online interactive content modules using inquiry and simulations
• SciPacks: 10 hour online interactive mini-course that include objects, pedagogical implications, email content support and final assessment opportunity
• SciGuides: Thematic, vetted web-based resources, lesson plans with samples of student work and simulations from objects
• Web Seminars: Live interactive seminars featuring science and education experts, archived afterwards
e-PD Resources
Also available: Journal articles, e-Books, e-Chapters, Online Short Courses, Conference symposia and PDIs
SciPack Topics and Production StatusEarth & Space
9 TopicsPhysical 7 Topics
Life 12 Topics
Completed • Earth, Sun & Moon• Gravity & Orbits• The Solar System• The Universe• Weather & Climate• Rock Cycle• Plate Tectonics• Earth’s Changing
Surface• Resources and Human
Impact
• Force & Motion• Energy• Nature of Light
• Cell Structure & Function
• Coral Reef Ecosystems• Science of Food Safety
In Production • Magnetic & Electric Forces
• Chemical Reactions• Elements, Atoms &
Molecules
• Nutrition
Coming Soon• Atomic Structure
• Cell Division & Differentiation
• Cells & Chemical Reactions
• Regulation & Behavior of Organisms
• Heredity & Variation• Biological Evolution• Natural Selection• Interdependence of Life• Flow of Matter &
Energy in Ecosystems
Learning Center Tools
NSTA Learning Center Tools
End of Learning Center Overview session
• Let’s take two questions from the audience
Login to your Learning Center
account…
Login to the Learning Center
• Two ways– Last name and ID numberOR – E-mail address and password
(1) If you have an ID number, follow option A (2) If not, create a new account, following
option B
Your Learning Center Web Pagehttp://learningcenter.nsta.org/CEMSS-7
Creating a Learning Center Account
Click “Register now” to Create a New Account
Creating a Learning Center Account
Before you access your Learning Center resources…
You need to do your assigned Pre-Assessment
After completing the Pre-Assessment you’ll be able to enter your promo code and access all your Learning Center resources
(1) Do your pre-assessment(2) Enter promo code(3) Wait for everyone
Pre-Assessment link
Enter promo code
Navigating through…
…is simple to do.
Find resources by:
• Subject
• Learning Resources & Opportunities
• All Free Resources
• Advanced Search
• Grade Level
• State Standards
• Learning Preference
Adding resources to My Library
Region One Home
Choose SciPacks, for example
Adding Resources to My Library via your Group Subscription
Fee based products will show a price. Ignore that and click the Add to Library via subscription button
Accessing a Resource in My Library
You can access your resource as soon as you enter it in My Library
From your Home Page, access all your e-PD resources by clicking on the My Library tab
Accessing a Resource in My Library
Viewing e-PD Resources in My Library
Activity
• Log out of the Learning Center• Log in to the Learning Center using your e-mail
address and password• Navigate through the Learning Center• Add at least two resources to your “My Library”
space• Go to “My Library”• Open at least one of your resources• Browse your resource
End of Getting Started and Hands-on sessions
• Let’s take two questions from the audience
My PD Plan & Portfolio
• Create multiyear plan outlining goals, evidences, and justifications for growth
• Upload files to demonstrate completion of goals with reflections
• Generate automatic PDF report with embedded URL links and images
End of PD Plan & Portfolio Tool session
• Let’s take two questions from the audience
Help Desk
Help link and system check
Help resources:
• Click on Help link
• Run the “system check”
• Turn “pop-up” blocker off
• For assistance, send an e-mail message to:
Please identify yourself as a teacher of the CEMSS-7 group
This session’s Evaluation
Click on the appropriate link located on your
group’s homepage
The NSTA Learning Center
Scalable, Sustainable, Individualized, and
On-Demand e-Professional
Development
http://learningcenter.nsta.org
Flavio MendezSenior Director
NSTA Learning Center
PH: 703-312-9250Email: