Customizing STEM Instruction with Educational Digital Libraries

Author(s)
First Name: 
Tamara
Last Name: 
Sumner
Affiliation: 
University of Colorado at Boulder
First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Wright
Affiliation: 
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
First Name: 
Dean
Last Name: 
Krafft
Affiliation: 
Cornell University
Keywords: 
educational digital libraries; science education; personalization; differentiated instruction; customizing instruction; software infrastructure for teachers
Track: 
General conference
Poster
Abstract: 

The Curriculum Customization Service (CCS) is a web-based tool that allows middle and high school teachers to customize instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by incorporating interactive digital teaching and learning resources drawn from educational digital libraries into their lesson plans and student learning activities. The CCS is currently being used in six school districts in Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, and it supports drawing resources from both open repositories and publisher materials. The CCS also allows teachers to share the materials that they create and the resources that they select with other teachers within their school district.

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