Seeds of Science, Roots of Reading
All students love those extra days off in the school calendar for teacher work days. However, you may be wondering what actually goes on while the students are at home, cozy in their pajamas. Most teachers find themselves overwhelmed at times. If you’re thinking about becoming a full-time classroom teacher, it will be helpful for … Read more
In education, there are so many different acronyms to keep track of. If you’ve seen the acronym SDC used, you may not be familiar with what it stands for and maybe wondering what an SDC teacher does. If you’ve been looking at listings for new education jobs, there may have been a listing at a … Read more
Are you looking to get a job in education and have come across some listings looking for an interim teacher? Are you curious what an interim teacher is and what your duties may look like if you were to accept one of those positions? Understanding the difference between an interim teacher and a classroom teacher … Read more
Holding a reading fair is an excellent way to improve students’ engagement and excitement about reading and demonstrating their learning from a text. Students participating in a reading fair create a project, referred to as a reading fair board, to share the book they read and some of their key takeaways with others. During my … Read more
If you’ve ever had to wade your way through a list of classroom standards, trying to figure our how the heck you’re going to work all of those requirements into your curriculum, you know that it can be a daunting task! To make matters worse, you know that at any time, your lesson plans could … Read more
Online teaching jobs are definitely booming. There are quite a few platforms where teachers can connect with students from China and other parts of the world to teach English or other skills. While you may think that you won’t be qualified to teach on many of these sites without a teaching degree, that isn’t necessarily … Read more
NSTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015 March 11-14, 2015. Chicago, IL. Presentations Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading® Integrating Science and Literacy Amplify Sceince®: Technology enhanced, research-driven science program for Grades 6-8 Unpacking the Next Generation Science Standards: Guiding students to become evidence-based thinkers, speakers, readers, and writers Integrating Argumentation in support of Science and Literacy Development Science Seminars: … Read more
Reading and writing in the service of inquiry-based science By Cervetti, Gina, P. David Pearson, Marco Antonio Bravo, and Jacqueline Barber This paper presents a working model of the science-literacy interface. The authors include insights gained from developing the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading program, and guidance for educators in shaping an appropriate and supportive role … Read more
Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading activities are specifically designed to be accessible to English language learners. In addition, each session includes an optional accommodation teachers can use to provide further support to English language learners without diluting the content for these students. Research results show that Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading helps English language learners make large gains … Read more
The Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading units are based on three guiding principles: 1. Engage students in firsthand and secondhand investigations to make sense of the natural world. Firsthand investigations involve students in making observations, conducting tests and experiments, modeling scientific phenomena, gathering data, and searching for evidence. Secondhand investigations involve students in making sense of investigations … Read more