This workshop is designed to provide educators with a range of strategies for engaging multilingual students in the important and exciting journey of sensemaking in science. Collaboratively developed with leading experts in science education, this workshop will equip you with creative approaches to include multilingual learners in the vital process of understanding and exploring phenomena in three-dimensional science.
Time to complete: approx. 4 hours
What to expect
The activities and resources in the four modules provide opportunities to learn about high-quality, three-dimensional science instruction, the benefits it provides multilingual learners, and resources to promote equitable engagement among all your students.
Science and language educators who participate in this workshop will learn multiple strategies for engaging multilingual students in phenomenon-based, three-dimensional science.
What you'll learn
Participants who complete this workshop will be able to
- Recognize sensemaking opportunities in science learning activities.
- Evaluate the relevance of a phenomenon to students’ interests and experiences.
- Identify strategies to facilitate multilingual learners’ contributions to scientific sensemaking.
- Identify instructional strategies that expand language repertoires through sensemaking.