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Module Overview
What is scientific literacy and what does it look like in your classroom? In these modules the standards and skills to support student success will be analyzed and discussed. With your student-teacher review each of these topics and reflect how these skills can be utilized and developed in your classroom.
Promoting Literacy in the Science Classroom
View the standards appropriate for your grade level:
Middle School: https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RST/6-8/
Grade 9-10: https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RST/9-10/
Grade 11-12: https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RST/11-12/
Discuss which standards are already being met in the classroom, and the strategies used to support the students meeting these standards.
Discuss which standards have not yet been met and a timeline to implement along with the strategies that could be used
Literacy Strategies
Read the article:
List of strategies: Incorporate real-world examples, Encourage critical thinking, Provide hands-on learning opportunities, Use many kinds of media resources, Address misconceptions, Collaborate with community resources, Creating a culture of making student thinking visible
Discuss which strategies are already being used and how they are being used. How can science lessons be adapted to support students' use of science vocabulary and syntax? Discuss how you can implement one strategy each week for the next couple of weeks. Implement them and then discuss how the strategy supported your students.
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