Sites, Solutions, Success
SciGuides are valuable classroom resources for science teachers interested in integrating
the web into their teaching. As a strictly on-line resource, there are no printed materials
and each guide can be accessed from any computer with internet access. Each guide consists of:
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approximately 100 standards-aligned web-accessible resources
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customized lesson plans using selected web resources
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teacher media vignettes describing and showcasing the lessons
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samples of student work
Because the resources are vetted by master educators and content experts, teachers
can use these resources with confidence and save valuable time usually wasted on
reviewing inappropriate sites.
Specialists use eight rubrics to evaluate each web resource. These rubrics were created
to evaluate a specific educational component with respect to the web content selected
for a SciGuide. Those rubrics are:
- Authority
- Design
- Interactivity
- Communication/Collaboration
- Scientific Inquiry
- How Scientist Work/Nature of Scientific Inquiry
- Quality of Writing
- Resource Integration
Within each SciGuide, the web resources are assembled in a thematic structure with
custom-developed lesson plans, reflective teacher-generated vignettes, and authentic
samples of student work that demonstrate how the resources may be effectively utilized
in the classroom. SciGuides save teachers valuable time by presenting a targeted list
of grade-appropriate, standards-aligned web-based content for use in their classroom.
SciGuides development supported by: