The National Science Digital Library NSDL The National

The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) The National Science Foundation’s free online library of resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education and research

NSDL Overview Funding Agency: National Science Foundation § Education and Human Resources Directorate § Initiated by NSF in 2000 as R&D project, now part of NSF’s educational cyberinfrastructure Scope: Education at all levels (K 12, Higher Ed, Lifelong Learning, Research) § Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Structure: Distributed holdings and services, provided and maintained by many organizations § All joined by a “Core Integration” team Columbia University Cornell University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Pathway and Lead Ed Level Discipline Applied Math and Science Education Repository (AMSER) Univ of Wisc, Madison Community Colleges Applied Mathematics & Science Bio. Sci. Ed. Net (BEN) AAAS, plus >20 professional societies Undergraduate & High School Biology Chem. Ed DLib ACS, JCE, Chem. Collective High School & Above Chemistry Com. PADRE AAPT, APS, AIP/SPS & AAS Undergraduate & High School Physics & Astronomy Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) Shodor Education Foundation Undergraduate & High School Computational Science Engineering Pathway UC Berkeley, Univ of CO Undergraduate & K-12 Engineering Materials Digital Library Kent State University Undergraduate & Above Materials Science Math Gateway Mathematical Assoc of America Undergraduate Mathematics Middle School Portal Ohio State University Middle Grades Science, Mathematics, & Technology Teachers’ Domain WGBH Public Television K-12 Life, Earth, Space, & Physical Sciences

The NSDL Value Proposition for Educational Users… § § § § Relevant search results Trusted providers Appropriate for students Context for resources User-contributed content Peer reviews and other annotations Resources aligned to educational standards § A bridge between the education and research communities

The NSDL Value Proposition for Resource Providers… § Dissemination of your resources via nsdl. org and partner sites § Dissemination via NSDL’s outreach and professional development programs § Support for NSF Criterion 2 – Broader Impacts § Tools and services to: § Create and manage resource collections § Build and support collaborative communities around specific topics and primary resources § Help your users with search, discovery, and contextualization for your resources and resources related to your area of focus

Expert Voices – NSDL-integrated blogging § Models scientific inquiry and the exposes the processes of scientific research § Promotes and facilitates conversations between research and education communities § Brings content expertise into the classroom to support out-of-field teachers § Allows scientists, teachers, and media specialists to collaboratively develop instructional context around NSDL resources

Concept Map Browsing • Visualizes connections between scientific concepts, supported by related resources • Based on AAAS -Benchmarks for Science Literacy • Aligned with National Science Education Standards

How to Contribute § http: //nsdl. org/contribute § Small collection (<30): § Recommend a resource submission § Expert Voices/Our. NSDL § Large collection: § OAI-PMH server § CWIS (standalone or community-hosted) § Talk to us about other possibilities