Revised Course Schedule

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Revised Course Schedule

• Mondays
• Oct 17 Flood No Class
• Oct 24 Project Electronic Classroom
• Oct 31 Literacy Motivating the Student
• Nov 7 Physics Demo Night
• Nov 14 Gender Equity PD Opportunities

• Wednesdays
• Oct 19 Net-links Computer Lab
• Oct 26 Content 3 Cross-curricular Debate
• Nov 2 Science Museum Trip
• Nov 9 Content 4 More
• Nov 16 Student Presentations

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Science Literacy

• EDU 412/413

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Role of Language in Science Education

• Objectives of Literacy Module
• Listening
• Talking
• Reading
• Writing
• Audience Participation
• Canadian Parliamentary Debate

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Objectives

• Awareness of issues in promoting language
  development in science
• Importance of language development in promoting
  thinking skills
• Discuss learning activities in terms of active
  and passive participation
• Strategies for improving literacy skills

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Scientific Literacy

• "If you cannotin the long runtell everyone what
  you have been doing, your doing has been
  worthless."--Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger,
  quantum physics
• They are conceptual tools for analysis,
  interpretation and communication of scientific
  ideas.
• Engage student minds in complex reasoning and
  problem solving.

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Listening

• 30 of class time is spent in listening
• Typically a passive exercise by students
• Can be a state of dozing
• ...the boring bit before we do the practical
  work
• In order to encourage active participation, use
  questions or worksheets

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Adapting Material

• Make language simpler
• Introduce new words technical terms
• Indicate searching questions
• Provide diagrams needing labels
• Matching exercises
• Etc.

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Talking

• The problems of pupil talking...
• How does group discussion evolve?
• To encourage effective talk
• Ensure that the pupils are on task
• Shift the discussion from procedural to
  substantial content
• Provide clear instruction and time limits

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Talking Exercises

• Story lines or plays/presentations
• Ways in which astronauts prepare to live in a
  space station for long periods
• Shared topics across multiple groups
• Ways in which fuel can be conserved
• Poster or transparency presentations
• Ways in which blood groups are typed and selected
  for transfusions
• Devise questions for other groups
• Mark other groups work

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Reading

• Types of Reading Exercises
• To Perform a Task
• To be Informed
• For Literary Experience
• Reading Outcomes
• Global Understanding
• Developing Interpretation
• Personal Reflection/Response
• Critical Stance

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Writing

• Framework for written reports
• Brief notes on a set of cards
• Giving instructions which need to be re-written
  in the past tense
• Prepare written tasks or expository materials
• Stimulating writing activities

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Audience Participation

• Three-card Discussions
• Participation Countdown
• Tag-team Debating
• Role-Play Discourse
• Fishbowl Audience
• Inner Circle / Outer Circle
• Think Pair Share Strategy
• Graphic Organizer Visualization