Talking is learning! As students make sense of their ideas about phenomena and solve problems, there are ample opportunities for students to talk to one another, deepening their learning. In this session, participants will explore how productive science talk helps students build durable skills related to communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and leadership and how to support students in understanding how these skills are durable and transferable.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with strategies for using discourse strategies to build both conceptual understanding of science ideas and durable skills.

SPEAKERS:
Brianna Reilly Oliveira

Arguing from evidence is not the same as an everyday argument, and the skills needed to respectfully receive and provide evidence-based feedback are essential in science class and beyond. In future careers, students will be asked to make decisions using evidence, explain their reasoning, and revise their thinking in response to feedback or new information. In this session, participants will explore scientific argumentation as the context for building durable skills related to critical thinking, formal and interpersonal communication, and teamwork.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with practical strategies to support scientific argumentation that strengthen students’ reasoning and communication skills.

SPEAKERS:
Brianna Reilly Oliveira