NC Teach Summer 2010

EDN 495 – Teaching in the Content Area

Agenda #4 – Reading and writing in the content area

1. Introductions/Administrative Tasks (5:30 – 6:00)

· Explore

o http://www.nsta.org/conferences/top10reasons.aspx?lid=exp

o http://www.ncsta.org/index.html

2. Discussions (6:00 – 6:30)

· Discuss - Behavioral Management Readings

3. Curriculum Lab - Science students (6:30 – 7:20)

4. Hands-on Activity (Lesson plan) (7:30 – 9:00)

· Lesson Plans – Introductions and Work Session

· Task – Describe the behavioral management strategy(s) and relate to at least two learning styles

Complete readings from The Science Teacher for next week

• Colburn, A. (March, 2008). The Prepared Practitioner: Getting Students to Read. The Science Teacher, p.10.
• Bircher, L. (Summer, 2009). Reading aloud: A springboard to inquiry. The Science Teacher, p.29-33.
• Gillis, V. R. & MacDougall, G. (Summer, 2007). Reading to learn science as an active process. The Science Teacher, p.45-50.
• Creech, J. & Hale, G. (February, 2006). Literacy in science: A natural fit. The Science Teacher, p.22-27.

· Montelongo, J. et al. (February, 2006). Teaching expository text structures. The Science Teacher, p.28-31.