UC TLtC: Toolbox: Collections & Tools


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UC-developed Resources for K-12
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	A-G Interactive Guide This web site aims to assist high school educators in designing innovative courses that meet both the University of California subject area requirements and conform to school curricular reform efforts. Specifically, the site provides a wealth of information about the "a-g requirements", including course descriptions of dozens of innovative courses that have been accepted by UC. It also provides assistance in understanding the UC course approval process and helpful insights as to why courses have not been approved.	UC

	California Museum of Photography's Digital Studio Digital Studio is a space where young people and adults can participate in computer-based creative expression through hands-on access to new imaging technologies.	UCR

	California Virtual High School The California Virtual High School's test prep section, brought to you by the University of California Gateways Program, offers all the tools students will need to prepare for the SAT and ACT: tutorials, practice sessions, a vocabulary builder, and much more.	UC

	Hands-On Universe Using the Internet, HOU participants around the world request observations from an automated telescope, download images from a large image archive, and analyze them with the aid of user-friendly image processing software.	UCB

	IMMEX For the past 10 years the IMMEX Project at UCLA has been developing frameworks for the classroom integration of problem-solving technologies which provide guidelines for teacher-directed authoring of problem-solving software, for effective curriculum/software integration, for the implementation of technology for learning and assessment, for data analysis and reporting, and lastly, for development of models of student learning. [from IMMEX website]	UCLA

	The Interactive University The Interactive University (IU) uses the Internet to bring the unique resources and people of UC Berkeley to Bay Area and California K-12 teachers. The IU site includes a Digital Learning Materials Index that provides a number of teaching materials developed by IU projects over the years.	UCB

	K-12 and the University of California The "K-12 and the University of California" website was developed by UC Nexus in partnership with the Interactive University Project at UC Berkeley. UC Nexus is a statewide collaborative initiative between the University of California and K-12 educators that explores new technologies to promote quality teaching and learning for California's students.	UC

	Museum of Paleontology UCMP has the largest paleontological collection of any university museum in the world. These well-curated and computerized collections include fossil and modern organisms representing prokaryotes to vertebrates collected from all continents.	UCB

	Pathways Pathways is the University of California's online undergraduate admission information and application network. It includes an introduction to the UC campuses, links to campus websites, an online application, and more.	UC

	San Diego Supercomputer Center Education Programs for K-12 SDSC offers a variety of educational programs at all levels, including graduate, undergraduate, and K-12.	UCSD

	ScienceLine UCSB ScienceLine is an innovative "Ask a Scientist" program where students and teachers primarily from local K-12 schools can submit science and engineering questions. The ScienceLine moderator sends these questions to designated scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The scientists usually send their responses back within one week. All questions and answers are posted in an archive.	UCSB

	Teacher Education & Professional Development Teacher Education and Professional Development at UC Office of the President is an academic department dedicated, first and foremost, to the improvement and optimization of student learning in K-12 schools. Programs are designed with the goal of developing and supporting professional educators – their professional competencies, their visions and aspirations for student success, and their voices in the discourse on school reform and educational improvement.	UC

	TeacherTech Offers courses to help K-12 teachers bring technology into their classrooms and curricula.	UCSD

	Technology Enhanced Learning in Science A research consortium supported by the National Science Foundation and centered at UCB to study how instructional technology can benefit teaching and learning in science.	UCB

	UC College Prep The UC College Prep Initiative broadens equity of access to the University of California by offering on-line Advanced Placement courses to eligible high schools free of charge. See TLtC feature article: Leveling the Playing Field: UC College Prep Uses the Internet to Provide Equal Access to College Preparatory Courses	UC

	UC Links University-Community Links (UC Links) is a network of 35 program sites providing access to quality after-school educational resources and activities for children from diverse, low-income communities throughout California. See TLtC feature: UC Links: Unique Collaboration Uses Technology to Improve K-12 Literacy Skills	UC

	UCTV Teachers P.E.T. Airing every Monday through Thursday at 4:00PM (Pacific), "The Teacher's P.E.T." (Professional Education for Teachers) is designed to enrich the classroom experience, help teachers stay up to date on research developments in their subject areas, and prepare students (and their parents) for college.	UC

	Visualizing Earth Project Visualizing Earth is an educational research project funded by the National Science Foundation. The Visualizing Earth team explored the power and implications of geographic visualizations in Earth science education, with a special focuses on cognitive issues associated with student use of images and visualizations. Through a combination of classroom experiences, laboratory experiments and structured interviews, they explored the cognitive underpinnings and implications of student use of geographic visualizations. Based on this research, they developed recommendations for teachers, curriculum developers and technology developers to enable more effective use of these tools and resources in Earth science education.

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