This workshop illustrates some ways to meet this objective. Students learn how to communicate knowledge by describing, questioning, and explaining using investigative reports and written essays. Over the course of this highly interactive session, participants will review the standards and benchmarks relative to science, experience an alternative way to learn about science concepts, and use a nature walk and guided imagery to create descriptive writings. Each participant will walk away with materials and ideas that can be put to immediate use.
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Communicating scientific procedures, information, and explanations. The purpose of this presentation is to encourage middle-school teachers to incorporate writing as a method of assessment in content area subjects, especially mathematics and science. Strategies will include the use of writing to assess knowledge, rubric development, writing assessment, and development of content-area writing activities. Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences. Students apply reasoning and problem solving skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing.