TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting science among english language learners
T2 - Professional development for today's culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms
AU - Buxton, Cory
AU - Lee, Okhee
AU - Santau, Alexandra
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant #ESI– 0353331). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position, policy, or endorsement of the funding agencies.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - We describe a model professional development intervention currently being implemented to support 3rd- through 5th-grade teachers' science instruction in 9 urban elementary schools with high numbers of English language learners. The intervention consists of curriculum materials for students and teachers, as well as teacher workshops throughout the school year. The curriculum materials and workshops are designed to complement and reinforce each other in improving teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and practices in science instruction and English language development for ELL students. In addition to these primary goals, secondary goals of the intervention included supporting mathematical understanding, improving scientific reasoning, capitalizing on students' home language and culture, and preparing students for high-stakes science testing and accountability through hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences.
AB - We describe a model professional development intervention currently being implemented to support 3rd- through 5th-grade teachers' science instruction in 9 urban elementary schools with high numbers of English language learners. The intervention consists of curriculum materials for students and teachers, as well as teacher workshops throughout the school year. The curriculum materials and workshops are designed to complement and reinforce each other in improving teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and practices in science instruction and English language development for ELL students. In addition to these primary goals, secondary goals of the intervention included supporting mathematical understanding, improving scientific reasoning, capitalizing on students' home language and culture, and preparing students for high-stakes science testing and accountability through hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences.
KW - Assessment
KW - Curriculum
KW - English language learners
KW - Professional development
KW - Urban
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U2 - 10.1007/s10972-008-9103-x
DO - 10.1007/s10972-008-9103-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51649091356
SN - 1046-560X
VL - 19
SP - 495
EP - 511
JO - Journal of Science Teacher Education
JF - Journal of Science Teacher Education
IS - 5
ER -