Unpack Everything: Science Education Reform in the Real World

How do we teach science with attention to language needs? (with Myra Lam)

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This week, Dan and Sam are joined by elementary school teacher, Myra Lam, to talk about teaching science with attention to language needs. She discusses the strategies she uses in her classroom that have supported her multilingual students.

Resources:

  • Why you should stop pre-teaching science vocabulary and focus on students developing conceptual meaning first (STEM Teaching Tool #66)
  • Science in the City by Bryan Brown
  • Thinking and Feedback Protocol
  • Knowles Teaching Fellowship
  • Pedagogy of Hope by Paulo Freire


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    Our music is 'Rainbows' by Scott Buckley released under CC BY 4.0.

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