Pedagogic Resources

This page contains links and references that provide information or background about pedagogical or practical issues in using data in the classroom. Please contribute appropriate references.

• Center for Problem-Based Learning. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an educational approach that organizes curriculum and instruction around carefully crafted "ill-structured" problems. (more info)
  
• CoVis: Learning Through Collaborative Visualization . Developed by the CoVis project which was completed in 1998 at Northwestern University, this white paper provides an interesting overview of designing student projects. (more info)
  
• Learning-for-Use: A Framework for the Design of Technology-Supported inquiry Activities. Edelson, 2001 This article discusses a way to integrate the teaching of content with the teaching of process, which have in the past been seen as competing priorities. General guidelines are presented for the design of inquiry activities that support content learning taking advantage of modern technologies. (citation and description)
  
• Inquiry Page. This is a site where inquiry-based education can be discussed, resources and experiences shared, and innovative approaches explored in a collaborative environment. A on-line community that uses inquiry-based and collaborative approaches to study inquiry-based learning. (more info)
  
• Institute for Inquiry. Developed by the Exploratorium, this set of references, publications and web links that provide a theoretical background for inquiry education (more info)
  
• Instructional Design Models. This University of Colorado, School of Education Site provides references for an extensive set of instructional design models. (more info)
  
• How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. NRC, 2000 This book available from the National Academy Press is written to provide educators with an understanding of research results on how people learn and their ramifications for classroom instruction. (Full Text Online)
  
• SIBLE: Supportive Inquiry-Based Learning Environment Project. This National Science Foundation-funded project is researching and developing software and curriculum to promote reflective inquiry with computer-based investigation environments for K12 science classrooms. The site includes downloadable papers on project design strategies. (more info)
  
• Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning. akes, Pennington and Knodle write about a structured approach for effective student Web research (more info)
  
• Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning. provides an extensive list of links to assist in developing questions, finding resources on the web, and assessing student projects. (more info)
  
• Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment. The VGEE is built on the metaphor of a pyramid, which represents a progression of scientific knowledge that can be used to understand the natural world. (more info)
  
• WISE - The Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment. This site outlines a pedagogical approach for inquiry-based activities and provides examples and interviews supporting the model. (more info)
  

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