November 2014 Science Department Meeting

Virtual Attendance Assignment

Please complete the following questions and send to in order to receive credit for attending the meeting.

Thank you and enjoy!!!

Go to: http://iei.ncsu.edu

Click on “Events.”

1. Please describe one of the events you find interesting and why you might consider attending.

Click on “IEI Issue Areas.”

2. What are the four areas of focus?

3. How could each of these areas be related to middle school science topics?

Click on “Emerging Issues Commons” and watch the 3 minute video introduction.

4. What are your thoughts/reflection on the video?

On the left side of the website, under ENGAGE, click on the “Be Inspired….” link to take you to the Emerging Issues Commons area. Then click “View Challenges.” Select one of the challenges you personally find interesting and click on it.

5. Which one did you pick?

6. What did you think of the ideas presented to solve the challenge?

Notices along the top are the options: CHALLENGES, IDEAS, VOICES, CONNECTIONS, ACTIONS & LOGIN.

CHALLENGES takes you to the list of challenges that you already selected from. Citizens are allowed and encouraged to contribute their ideas.

IDEAS is an indexed list of citizens’ ideas for solving these challenges color coded by topic.

VOICES provides video stories from around NC about a variety of topics related to the issues. Can also be used for supporting evidence.

CONNECTIONS takes you to data sets and statistics to help support and generate ideas. A great place for students to find “evidence.” Each Challenge has certain connections already linked to help users in their search for information.

ACTIONS are ways citizens can be involved in what is already being done to solve some of the issues.

6. Reflect on how this space/resource could be used instructionally either as a field trip or virtually using the website.

7. One of the goals of the IEI is to engage NC citizens in solving problems. What academic and life skills could this resource help students to learn?