Science for MLs Learning Site

THANK YOU to all the educators that attended the Learning Site at Brighton High School on the topic of Providing Access to Tier 1 Science Curriculum to Multilingual Learners. Sarah Benat, SEI Biology teacher at Brighton High School, was the host teacher at this event.  We had 17 participants join from 14 different BPS schools/departments join this session. 

After the session, 100% of participants ( 15 out of 15 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• “I observed a teacher who provides high support for her students, yet also makes them feel like they can take on the challenge of their tasks as she gradually releases those supports.

• “Working in small groups to collectively reflect and share ideas was very supportive to me to learn from more teachers. “

• “The classroom observation was amazing! I feel like I learned so much from observing Sarah.” 

We asked, “What's one thing you learned today that might benefit your students?” Sample responses:

• “Setting up and maintaining strong classroom routines is a critical foundation for student success - regular Do Now strategy, consistent paperwork organization, collaboration routines, etc.”

• “Establishing a strong entry routine such as a Do Now of See, Think, Wonder.”

• “Using consistent positive reinforcement with students.”

THANK YOU to all the educators that attended the Learning Site at the Horace Mann School in Allston on the topic “How do we provide access to Tier 1 science curriculum to multilingual learners?”  Our host teacher was Angela Palo (Science Specialist @ Horace Mann School). We had 6 participants join from 5 different BPS schools/departments join this session. 

After the session, 100% of participants (4 out of 4 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

• "This was one of the best PDs I've attended in 14 years in Boston. Loved seeing how this community operates, and how science is happening in different classrooms."

• "I loved the peer observation, and being able to ask questions directly to the person teaching." 

• "I think that it's helped me see ways I can do this in my own classroom.  It also is wonderful to get into another science specialist classroom to see what this work looks like in other buildings."

We asked, “What's one thing you learned today that might benefit your students?” Sample responses:

• "The effective use of visuals that scaffolded the material but didn't modify it."

• "Focusing more on the narrative that OpenSciEd builds linguistic development. This helps students see the power and value of that, which will help lead to language acquisition and development, and in turn ownership over science content."

• "I want to embody the "with students, not to students" spirit of teaching science more effectively. "