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The Saint Paul Public Schools' Science Team under the direction of the Center for Academic Excellence is committed to supporting all teachers of science through an ongoing network of professional development. This professional development comes in the form of district-wide workshops, seminars, and institutes as well as side-by-side coaching in your classroom. Contact any of the support team listed in About Us for assistance.
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SCIENCE INTO LITERACY (CORI)
How often have you discussed science and literacy and found the
exchange occurring only one way. “Yes, literacy has a lot to offer
science. We can help with strategies to read non-fiction, write
informational articles, etc.” Seldom is it the other way around.
Seldom do we discuss what science has to offer literacy. We’d like to
offer an opportunity to reverse that dialog. Scientifically Based
Reading Research within the Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI)
framework has found significant differences in a student‘s reading
comprehension and fluency when teachers integrate the motivational
power of science to engage students in text. Science can support the
reading classroom by providing an engaging, motivational context for
reading to thrive.
WANTED: We are looking for an integrated team from
three schools to join us in the "Science into Literacy" initiative
through implementation of the CORI framework over the course of the 2008-2009 school year. Go to the Science into Literacy (CORI) webpage for more information and to access the team application form.
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SCIENCE CURRICULUM WEBSITE
All work related to the district-adopted science standards within the Elementary and Secondary Frameworks can be found at the new Curriculum2 webpage. You will taken directly there when you click on the Elementary Science Framework and Science Standards 7-12 under In This Section. Access thecenter for professional development and curriculum2 for standards and curriculum.
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