literacy connections louisville, ky 2013
DESCRIPTION
A presentation to the Public Librarian's Summer Reading Conference October 2013. In general, provides overview of Kentucky Core Academic Standards abd how Next Generation Science Standards tie to literacy, some ideas about building collections around science standards and summer programs.TRANSCRIPT
Literacy Connections
Kelly ClarkKDE
October 23 2013
Old definition of science literacy
• Read something• Do comprehension questions• Maybe do an activity• Write something• Say something
New Literacy
• Ask a compelling question• Students explore the limits of their prior
knowledge in active discussion• Students develop questions for further
inquiry• Students read and research the texts and
sources that answer their questions with support
• Students make models, create experiments and studies to confirm or deny their ideas
• Students present their findings in ways that are visually and intellectually stimulating to authentic audiences beyond the school
The Difference?
ChoiceEngagement
Seeking answersMulti-media
Contributing
Kentucky Core Academic Standards
• English Language Arts Common Core
• Mathematics State Standards
• Science Next Generation Science Standards
• In process … Social Studies
In a nutshell – ELA Literacy
• The standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school.
• The grades 6–12 standards are divided into two sections, one for ELA and the other for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects.
Shifts in thinking about literacy with KCAS Science Standards
Focus more attention on disciplinary practices
But let’s take a deeper look at the identified practices, even the ones that don’t explicitly mention argument, reasoning, or talk.
2. Developing and using models3. Planning and carrying out investigations
In order to learn HOW tomodel,or analyze data,or use appropriate tools,students have to participate in these practices, with others.
Remember these?
ChoiceEngagement
Seeking answersMulti-media
Contributing
To meet the standards, students will need to:
• Externalize their thinking;• Listen carefully to one anotherand take one another seriously;• Dig deeper into the data and
evidence for their positions;• Work with the reasoning of others.
How can you help students?
• Have plenty of highly engaging text in all grades K-12
• Appendix B: Text Exemplars andSample Performance Tasks
• Help students and parents understand Lexile
• Understand the three levels of text complexity used in the ELA standards
(Appendix A)
Text Complexity (1:30-2:20)
A Three-Part Model for Measuring Text Complexity (1)Qualitative dimensions
of text complexity
(2) Quantitative dimensions of text complexity
(3) Reader and task considerations
Possible activities for Summer Reading
• Explore a science topic in your local community
• Have a guest scientist come in lay the ground work
• Read alouds in texts
• Field trip to local site
• Have students use a science notebook
• Start with compelling questions
• Have students research topic
• Record observations, data, notes and results of research.
• Appendix J NGSSScience, technology, society and the environment
• Emphasizes home, community and school connections
Guidance
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS
• Question, Problem, Purpose• Prediction• Developing a Plan• Observations, Data, Charts, Graphs,
Drawings and Illustrations• Claims and Evidence• Drawing Conclusions• Reflection –next steps and new
questions
Key points to stress in any activity
1• Content vocabulary
2• Exposure to authentic science texts
3• Experience reading graphical representations, charts, graphs,
info-graphics
4• Student choice
5• Opportunity to read, write, observe AND speak and listen in
order to process new information
RESOURCES
• http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/pages/kentucky-core-academic-standards---new.aspx
• http://www.corestandards.org• http://www.nextgenscience.org• http://www.nsta.org
Department of Education
Kelly Clark