DLESE 2003 MEETING:

Strands for the 2003 Annual DLESE Meeting

Broadening the User Base

• DLESE Ambassadors Program
• Diversity: Develop Strategies for Including Diverse Communities in All Aspects of DLESE
• Developing Place Based (Local) Resources As Transferable Models

Broadening Earth Science Data/Tools Development for Education

• Using Data in the K-12 Classroom
• Using Data in the College/University Classroom
• Integrating Digital Resources and Field Work and Developing a Transferable Template

Broadening the DLESE Collection

• Develop/Review Strategies for Collection Building: To Help Collection Builders
• Develop/Review Strategies for Collection Building: To Help Resource Developers
• Develop/Review Strategies to Build a Collection to Address the Needs of Diverse Communities
• Promoting Collection Quality: Reviewing the Review Systems from the Users Point of View

Broadening Ties Between Research and Educational Practice/Evaluation and Assessment

• A Successful DLESE: What does it look like and how do we evaluate it?
• What Can 25 Years of Educational Research Tell DLESE?
• Student-Teacher-Scientist Partnerships - Bringing Scientific Research to Students and Educators