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About Compass
About Compass is a project page detailing the Compass initiative's user-centered design approach to improving discoverability of Earth science education resources across SERC-hosted and partner websites, featuring its iterative design cycle, Community Discovery Advisors, NSF funding, and team of principal investigators driving the effort. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Year 2 Plan
A strategic planning document outlining SERC's Compass initiative for 2022–2023, detailing goals to improve cross-project teaching activity discovery, advance DEIJ resource support, strengthen partnerships, integrate accessibility workflows, and evaluate user behaviors through analytics and testing. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Compass Community Discovery Advisors
Profile page listing the Community Discovery Advisors (CDAs) for the Compass project, detailing their professional backgrounds, institutional affiliations, research interests, and contributions to advancing Earth education resource discovery. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Community Meeting 2021 invitation
This invitation page for the 2021 Compass Project community meeting targets geoscience educators, detailing an NSF-funded initiative led by SERC at Carleton College to enhance discoverability of Earth education resources through improved infrastructure, community feedback, and collaborative testing. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Compass: Advancing Earth Education Resource Discovery
Sean Fox, Carleton College
The Compass project page outlines an initiative to enhance discovery of high-quality Earth education resources by improving SERC's infrastructure, understanding educator search behaviors, and expanding access to partner-hosted materials, featuring updates on DEIJ resources, accessibility, navigation tools, and activity classification. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Search the Compass Site
A search interface page for the Compass project, an Earth education resource discovery platform hosted by SERC, featuring site-wide search functionality, filtered results, and information on geoscience education initiatives, community involvement, and project planning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Year 1 Plan
A strategic planning document outlining SERC's Compass initiative from spring 2021 to 2022, detailing goals to improve resource discovery through enhanced navigation, search optimization, accessibility, community-focused curation, cross-project user scaffolding, external partnerships, and infrastructure upgrades, supported by research, evaluation, and usability testing. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Supporting Accessible Learning Resources
SERC is taking a multi-pronged approach to improving the accessibility of geoscience education resources as part of the Compass project. A key element is a new resource guide designed to get instructors up-to-speed ...

New Activity Classification Display
Activity descriptions now include key category information like Subject, and Grade Level. This information is connected to our new Activity Search Interface so that you can jump directly from a particular activity ...

Compass Mini Survey
A transactional web page hosting a 3-minute survey to assess usage and perceptions of geoscience education resources on serc.carleton.edu, targeting earth educators for feedback on credibility, accessibility, and AI's impact on resource discovery. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.