<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">NSDL WHITEBOARD REPORT</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Whiteboard Report news is on the Web at </font></span><a href="http://NSDL.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://NSDL.org</font></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">. Back issues are available at </font></span><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue--Archive.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue--Archive.php</font></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">June 2009 Issue #147 </font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">NEWS</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Towards Interoperable K12 Learning Standards</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Teachers will gain greater precision in identifying appropriate materials for their students and schools can more systematically track student progression.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17348"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17348</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.jesandco.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">JES and Co.</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Shodor in the News</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Shodor has recently released a new Web-based interactive educational tool called "Disease Epidemic Model" and has won an award for Excellence in Workplace Flexibility.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17350"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17350</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.hpcwire.com/industry/academia/Shodor-Recognized-as-a-Workplace-of-Excellence-46485012.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Shodor Recognized as a Workplace of Excellence</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">New Collections at Engineering Pathway</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Engineering Pathway is happy to announce two new collections of resources: the Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CARES), and the Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM).<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17368"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17368</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.planetcares.org/cares/interdiscipline/index.jhtml?comm=CARES"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">CARES</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">The Chemical Education Digital Library Presents in Baraboo, WI</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17372"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17372</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.baraboo.uwc.edu/academics/bestpracticesConference.asp"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Third Annual Best Practices in Science, Math, and Engineering Teaching Conference</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Warren Washington: Looking for Climate Change Impacts in the 21st Century</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>The National Academies recently launched the African American History Web site which highlights important contributions made by African American scientists, engineers, and physicians.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17377"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17377</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AAHP_home"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">African American History Web site</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">MatDL Pathway Presents at Open Repositories 2009</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>MatDL is enabling two-way communication between a digital repository and open-source collaborative tools, such as wikis, to support users in materials research and education in the creation and re-use of compelling learning resources.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17390"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17390</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Related Link: </font><a href="https://or09.library.gatech.edu/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">4th International Conference on Open Repositories</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">EVENTS</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Announcing the 4th NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Free online teacher professional development for the 2009-2010 school year!<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17352"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17352</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://nsdl.org/resources_for/k12_teachers/?pager=professional_development"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">CALL for Papers: Materials Research Society</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>MRS 2009 Fall Meeting in Boston, November 30th - December 5th. Call for papers - deadline of June 23rd.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17354"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17354</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/bin.asp?CID=18127&DID=232483&DOC=FILE.PDF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">MRS 2009 Fall Meeting Call for Papers</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Call for Submissions - 2009 Premier Award</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Have you developed courseware - interactive websites, simulations, tutorials, case studies, software environments or tools - designed to enhance engineering education?<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17370"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17370</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.engineeringpathway.com/ep/premier/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">2009 Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">What Works? Using NSDL Collections in the K-12 Classroom</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Whether you're teaching chemistry, physics or physical science for the first time or need some new material to freshen up next year's curriculum... sign up for one or several of these free sessions that will explore some of NSDL's collections.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17379"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17379</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://nsdl.org/pd/?pager=brownbag"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">NSDL Brown Bag Webinars</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">BOOKMARKS</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Shodor Celebrates 15 Years of Excellence</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Shodor's mission is to improve math and science education through the effective use of modeling and simulation technologies - "computational science" and has grown to involve more than 20 interns and 40 apprentices in many aspects of our internet and network design, creation and maintenance.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17356"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17356</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="https://www.shodor.org/about/newsletter/summer09/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Interactions Newsletter</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Broadening Participation in Computing</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>The Empowering Leadership Alliance aims to develop a national network of colleagues.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17362"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17362</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.empoweringleadership.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Empowering Leadership Alliance</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Help for High School Chemistry Teachers</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>The National Academy of Sciences has released a new report of a workshop on "Strengthening High School Chemistry Education Through Teacher Outreach Programs."<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17364"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17364</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12533&utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new_from_nap_rss"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Strengthening High School Chemistry Education Through Teacher Outreach Programs</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">Participate in the Middle School Portal 2: Math & Science Pathways Social Network</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><br>Join a growing community of educators by participating in some lively conversations, sharing your best resources, and adding events.<br>Click here to view full article: </font><a href="http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17388"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">http://content.nsdl.org/wbr/Issue.php?issue=147#17388</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br>Related Link: </font><a href="http://msteacher2.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">MSP2</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> <br><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; 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