Double Session II
1:30 - 3:15 pm
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Exploring Nature as Part of Your Lessons
Exploring Nature as Part of Your Lessons
Bring nature into the classroom. Studying what is right outside the classroom and in students’ backyard can enliven the curriculum and engage students’ natural curiosity. Outdoor exploration increases their understanding of our natural world while connecting with nature. Explore the different ways to get students outdoors and cover your curriculum. Explore simple data sheets, tools, and applications.
Room: 119
Audience: Grades K-12, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Educators, Supervisors and Administrator, Non-Formal Educators
Presenter(s): Lorna Shuman, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Building Bridges in Science: AI-Powered Strategies for Supporting Multilingual Learning
Building Bridges in Science: AI-Powered Strategies for Supporting Multilingual Learning
How do we help multilingual learners communicate like scientists? Explore the 4 Modes of scientific communication and the 5R Instructional Model to scaffold language access in science. Then, use an AI-powered lesson planning bot to analyze your own lessons for language support opportunities. Leave with practical strategies you can implement immediately.
A Survival Showdown! Arguing from Evidence with Science Text
A Survival Showdown! Arguing from Evidence with Science Text
Welcome to the Survival Showdown! Participants use text and images to analyze how animal structures support survival. They gather evidence, make inferences, and build explanations—then defend which organism is best suited for a habitat. Expect lively debate, rich discourse, literacy-rich learning, and NGSS-aligned sensemaking.
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