Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• grade level standards and expectations for science
• resources available to them as classroom teachers
• that spending more time on science curriculum will enhance their students’ reading ability
• possible methods of differentiation (for LD and ELL students)

Understand

• how integrating science into curriculum areas can increase the number of subjects taught in one day
• how integrating science into daily lessons can impact individual students
• how working with hands on science experiments and exposure to more scientific topics will develop necessary reading skills that will help students prepare for the state tests
• that there are various science related tools that can be used to enhance their current science curriculum

and Be Able To

• identify lessons already taught that can be enhanced through hands on experiences
• create tools that can be used to enhance the home/school connection
• access and use online resources for classroom use