Presentation for EMCES 2011

1. Connecting Students with Corals & Climate Change:Innovative web & classroom materials Joanna Woerner, Adrian Jones, Corbett Nash, Tina Bishop

2. Outline Module creation process Unique team structure User-friendly design Culture connections Preliminary feedback

3. Modules are developed in a unique process Draft Disseminate

4. Modules are developed in a unique process Draft Disseminate From the beginning, researchers and educators are collaborating to create web content and classroom resources.

5. Review Modules are developed in a unique process Draft Disseminate

6. Modules are developed in a unique process Review Draft Disseminate All materials are vetted by additional teachers and scientists in both workshops and virtual spaces.

7. Disseminate Review Modules are developed in a unique process Draft Disseminate

8. Disseminate Review Modules are developed in a unique process Draft Disseminate The module is shared with teachers in face-to-face workshops and professional journals in a partnership with COSEE.

9. More about the collaborative team Teacher Graduatestudent PIPES interns Resource managers Interpreters

10. The result is an accurate and applicable module www1.coseecoastaltrends.net/modules/

11. Deliberately designed with user in mind Primary audience: Middle and high school students in the Pacific Islands Secondary audience: Middle and high school science teachers in the Pacific Islands

12. Content pages for students

13. Resource page for teachers

14. Design allows users to choose experience

15. Design allows users to choose experience

16. Interactive elements allow for exploration

17. Interactive elements allow for exploration

18. Interactive elements allow for exploration

19. Interactive elements allow for exploration

20. Interactive elements allow for exploration

21. Cultural connections increase relevance

22. Cultural connections increase relevance

23. Cultural connections increase relevance

24. Preliminary results “Fits my teaching needs and is an excellent addition to the curriculum; meets student needs and interests as well.” “Linking in cultural aspects fosters multi- disciplinary collaboration. Meaning that this module would be valuable to social studies and language arts teachers as well.”

25. Preliminary results

26. Thank you Charlene Elizabeth Afu TrisannBambico Greg Kudray Rebecca Most Cory Nash Amber O’Reilly www1.coseecoastaltrends.net/modules/