Earth Exploration Toolbook Workshops to Facilitate the Use of Earth Science Data in Education

地球探测工具书（EET, http://serc.carleton.edu/eet）是一个面向教师和学生的在线资源。它是国家科学数字图书馆（NSDL）和地球系统教育数字图书馆（DLESE）中基于计算机的学习活动的集合。EET中的活动或“章节”为访问特定数据并使用软件分析工具对其进行分析提供了一步一步的指导，以探索科学、技术和数学中的问题或概念。EET章节使用各种技术工具，包括地理信息系统（GIS）、图像处理程序、电子表格应用程序等。EET章节便于访问广泛的数据集，包括美国宇航局的陆地卫星数据，EOS-Webster的气候建模数据，美国地质勘探局的地震数据，以及许多其他数据。在本项目中，通过EET数据分析研讨会促进学生对地球科学数据的使用：为教师提供两个小时的专业发展经验，以使用NSDL、dese和EET章节。这些讲习班正在以独特和有效的方式进行；参与者在自己连接互联网的电脑上工作，并拨打免费的小组电话会议，以逐步促进和互动。计划要求多达600名不同的教师参加讲习班。为了确保覆盖到多样化和服务不足的社区，正在积极招募教师参与。正在通过讲习班前后调查和执行后调查收集使用情况数据。这些调查数据提供了可评估的输入，以帮助改进讲习班和章节，并确定讲习班在增加数字图书馆的使用方面的有效性，以及在获得学生使用的地球科学数据方面的有效性。美国国家科学基金会地球科学理事会（GEO）的地球科学部提供了大量的共同资金，以表彰该项目在GEO感兴趣的领域整合教育和研究的努力。

The Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET, http://serc.carleton.edu/eet) is an online resource for teachers and students. It is a collection of computer-based learning activities within the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) and the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE). Activities or "chapters" in the EET provide step-by-step instructions for accessing specific data and analyzing it with a software analysis tool to explore issues or concepts in science, technology, and mathematics. EET chapters use a variety of technology tools, including geographic information systems (GIS), image processing programs, spreadsheet applications, and others. EET chapters facilitate access to a wide range of datasets, including Landsat data from NASA, climate-modeling data from EOS-Webster, and earthquake data from the USGS, along with many others. In this project, the use of Earth science data by students is being facilitated through EET Data Analysis Workshops: two-hour professional development experiences for teachers on using the NSDL, DLESE, and an EET chapter. These workshops are being conducted in a unique and effective way; participants work at their own Internet-connected computers, and dial into a toll-free group teleconference for step-by-step facilitation and interaction. Plans call for up to 600 different teachers to participate in the workshops. To ensure that diverse and underserved communities are reached, teachers are being actively recruited for participation. Usage data are being gathered through pre- and post-workshop surveys and post implementation surveys. These survey data are providing evaluative input to help improve both the workshops and the chapters, and to determine the effectiveness of the workshops in increasing the use of digital libraries, and in getting Earth science data used by students. The Divison of Earth Sciences in the NSF Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) is providing significant co-funding in recognition of the project's efforts to integrate education and research in areas of interest to GEO.