How do we teach science with attention to language needs? (with Myra Lam)

Update: 2024-10-26

Description

This week, Dan and Sam are joined by elementary school teacher, Myra Lam, to talk about teaching science with attention to language needs. She discusses the strategies she uses in her classroom that have supported her multilingual students.

Resources:

Why you should stop pre-teaching science vocabulary and focus on students developing conceptual meaning first (STEM Teaching Tool #66)

Science in the City by Bryan Brown

Thinking and Feedback Protocol

Knowles Teaching Fellowship

Pedagogy of Hope by Paulo Freire

Follow along and send us the questions YOU have about science education!

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Our music is 'Rainbows' by Scott Buckley released under CC BY 4.0.

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How do we teach science with attention to language needs? (with Myra Lam)

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How do we teach science with attention to language needs? (with Myra Lam)