1. 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

2. Science & Literacy EDU 412/413

3. Role of Language in Science Education  Objectives of Literacy Module  Listening  Talking  Reading  Writing  Audience Participation  Canadian Parliamentary Debate

4. 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

5. Scientific Literacy  "If you cannot—in the long run—tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless." --Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger, quantum physics 1.They are conceptual tools for analysis, interpretation and communication of scientific ideas. 2.Engage student minds in complex reasoning and problem solving.

6. 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

7. Adapting Material  Make language simpler  Introduce new words; technical terms  Indicate searching questions  Provide diagrams needing labels  Matching exercises  Etc.

8. 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

9. 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 group’s work

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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