Discourse Strategies in Earth Science
COURSE DESCRIPTIONWhen discourse strategies are implemented in a classroom, students are encouraged and challenged to reflect on and articulate what, why, and how they are learning and how they know what they know. This module explores effective discourse strategies and their implementation in a high school Earth Science classroom studying plate tectonics.
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CONTENT
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KNOWLEDGE-SKILLS-MINDSET to be gained by participating:
Knowledge:
Skills:
Mindset:
Knowledge:
- Teachers know effective discourse strategies and understand why they are valuable.
- HS-ESS1-5 Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks.
Skills:
- Teachers effectively implement meaningful discourse strategies.
Mindset:
- Teachers believe that implementing effective discourse strategies greatly impacts student comprehension and positively influences student thinking.