What strengths do English learners bring to our science
classrooms? Explore an asset-based approach to building on the experience
of language learning to excel in science.
TAKEAWAYS:
1. Celebrating the assets that English learners bring to the science classroom; 2. Sharing opportunities for meaning-making in the science classroom; and 3. Challenging educators to keep the expectations high for all students.
SPEAKERS:
Ann Iott (AMSTI-University of Alabama, Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Cayce Perry (AMSTI-University of Alabama, Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Charles Holloway (The University of Alabama in Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Mary Headrick (AMSTI-University of Alabama, Huntsville: Huntsville, AL), Shundra Morris (AMSTI-UAH: No City, No State)