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Tools for Integrating Literacy Practices & Science Content Session 1 Name Date Presented by: South Sound LASER Alliance Puget Sound ESD Hosting District Name Presented by: South Sound LASER Alliance Puget Sound ESD Hosting District Name

Series Overview Session 1: What is integration? Topics vs Big Ideas Interactive Read Aloud: Spoon Session 2: Teaching Cross Cutting Science Standards with Picture books: Toy Boat and Those Darn Squirrels Session 3: Supporting science learning with informational text

Goals Participants will: Be provided with a growing set of tools and lessons for teaching important science ideas using narrative text. Develop a deeper understanding of integration. Increase awareness of topics versus bid ideas in science Have opportunities to talk, listen, and share ideas with colleagues.

Digital Resources Teachscience4all.wordpress.com scienceandliteracy.wikispaces.com/Oc t-Nov+2012

My Science Story…

Your Science Story… With an elbow partner, share your science story. Be sure to include your experiences as: a.A learner of science a.A teacher of science

Opening Task Do the following WITHOUT TALKING: -Examine the images at your table -Start to arrange the images in an order that makes sense -Try to arrange ALL of the images in the room in order Do the following WITHOUT TALKING: -Examine the images at your table -Start to arrange the images in an order that makes sense -Try to arrange ALL of the images in the room in order

Is it Integration? 1.Complete individually 2.Share your thinking as a table group 1.Complete individually 2.Share your thinking as a table group

Integration: a personal definition Intentionally teaching two learning targets from two different subjects within the context of one lesson/unit of instruction

No IntegrationFalse Integration Supportive Integration Full Integration No attempt is made to teach or intentionally reinforce the goals of more than one subject Learning goals of one subject are taught using the other subject as a theme or a topic in a lesson, but in a way that does not support or reinforce the learning goals of the other subject Lesson activity that is designed to teach the learning goal of one subject, but also intentionally reinforces or practices important knowledge and skills from the other subject Lesson that is designed to teach separate learning goals from each subject

Shifting from Topics to Big Ideas in Science

Four As Protocol 1.Read silently 5 min. 2.Identify: Something you ARGUE with Something you AGREE with An ASSUMPTION the Author makes Something you ASPIRE to Four As Protocol 1.Read silently 5 min. 2.Identify: Something you ARGUE with Something you AGREE with An ASSUMPTION the Author makes Something you ASPIRE to Topics versus Big Ideas

Identify Reading Strategy and Think Sheet Identify Science Content and possible Misconceptions Identify type of student response x x x x Read text

Targets from instructional materials Pick standards misconception s

Why Use Text to Teach Science? Text should not be thought of as the MAIN vehicle of elementary science learning More opportunity to learn a difficult concept Opportunity to learn a concept missing in instructional materials Revisit a concept taught in prior grades Address Common Core ELA standards Text should not be thought of as the MAIN vehicle of elementary science learning More opportunity to learn a difficult concept Opportunity to learn a concept missing in instructional materials Revisit a concept taught in prior grades Address Common Core ELA standards

Interactive Read Aloud Only need one copy of trade book Opportunity for modeling and guided practice- reading, writing, science, art, etc Practice a reading strategy and learn science Before Reading: Activate Prior Knowledge/Identify Preconceptions During Reading: Think aloud, Turn and Talk, practice comprehension strategy After Reading: Cooperative assignment- summarize, extend strategy, confront misconceptions

Teaching a Science Idea with Picture Books 1. Listen to the story 2. We will examine the teacher guide for the lesson following the story

Compare these 2 cups

Anatomy of a Teacher Guide Examine the parts of the Teacher Guide All guides have the same template

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