Free Workshops at the 2013 NSTA Area Conferences

Join our free workshops to learn how Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading® can make a difference in student learning!

This is a great program for an inclusion class and/or functioning students.  These students learned! The hands-on learning was exciting and the learners ended this unit with the desire to continue expanding their scientific knowledge and applying literacy skills daily.
– 5^th Grade Teacher

Below are the details of the workshops.  We hope to see you there.

Charlotte, NC | Thursday, November 7, 2013

33 Strategies for Integrating Disciplinary Literacy

8:00 – 9:15 AM in Workshop Room 217 B/C

Discover how to increase reading comprehension, disciplinary literacy skills, and science knowledge simultaneously for ALL students. Take away 33 ready-to-use strategies for incorporating science trade books into your classroom. Learn integration strategies that provide a better way to teach both science and literacy. Free classroom materials!

Investigating Science with Simulations: Activate Science Learning with Digital Tools

10:00 – 11:15 AM in Workshop Room 217 B/C

Discover how to easily and effectively integrate our newly designed simulations into your rich science sequence.  We will engage with simulations designed to foster 21st-century, NGSS classrooms by providing deep real-world investigations supported with argumentation practices and a disciplinary literacy approach.

Denver, CO | Thursday, December 12, 2013

33 Strategies for Integrating Disciplinary Literacy

8:00 – 9:15 AM in Workshop Room 401

Discover how to increase reading comprehension, disciplinary literacy skills, and science knowledge simultaneously for ALL students. Take away 33 ready-to-use strategies for incorporating science trade books into your classroom. Learn integration strategies that provide a better way to teach both science and literacy. Free classroom materials!

Investigating Science with Simulations: Activate Science Learning with Digital Tools

10:00 – 11:15 AM in Workshop Room 401

Discover how to easily and effectively integrate our newly designed simulations into your rich science sequence.  We will engage with simulations designed to foster 21st-century, NGSS classrooms by providing deep real-world investigations supported with argumentation practices and a disciplinary literacy approach.

Click here for the conference details.

For more information about the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading program, visit http://www.scienceandliteracy.org.

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