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Bozbiyik, Merve; Morton, Tom – Applied Linguistics, 2023
Recent studies in applied linguistics research have focused on how teachers draw on 'outside' knowledge relating to students' everyday life for the purpose of teaching subject matter content. This study focuses on such practices in the context of English-medium instruction (EMI) higher education in an online undergraduate chemistry module.…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Language of Instruction, English, Semiotics
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Haggerty, Bernadette.; Paige, Kathryn; O'Keeffe, Lisa – Teaching Science, 2023
This paper reports on a transdisciplinary approach to science with a Year 4/5 class incorporating citizen science through the Birds in Backyards project. This transdisciplinary approach created opportunities for student engagement through science, mathematics, design and technology, humanities and social sciences (HASS), arts and English, while…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Grade 4
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Shea, Lauren M.; Shanahan, Therese – Science and Children, 2020
Science often takes a back burner to English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. With ELA and Math being tested from early years and school funding relying on each, many teachers are pushed by administrators to spend as much time as possible on those two subjects. During the authors' years as classroom teachers and professional development providers,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Nelson, Sara; Allen, Patti – Science and Children, 2020
Science is a great time to focus on language development in the elementary classroom. Participation in science requires that students use language to present claims, engage in argumentation, and partake in science and engineering process skills. Over the years, the authors have noted the importance of vocabulary in students' ability to participate…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Daugherty, Michael; Carter, Vinson; Sumner?, Anna – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2021
Both those inside and outside of the education community are becoming increasingly familiar with the STEM acronym and the extensive efforts underway nationally to develop integrated PK-12 STEM programs that promote critical thinking, problem solving, 21st Century skill development and authentic learning experiences (Ingram, 2019). However, for…
Descriptors: Standards, Technological Literacy, STEM Education, Preschool Education
Johnson, Carla C., Ed.; Walton, Janet B., Ed.; Peters-Burton, Erin E., Ed. – NSTA Press, 2018
What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety standards, and individual rights? With this volume in the "STEM Road Map Curriculum Series," you can! "Car Crashes" outlines a journey that will steer your students toward…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Physics, Mathematics Instruction
Byrne, Eleanor; Brodie, Marilyn – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This book brings together ongoing debates about personalised learning, creativity and ICT in education, with a cross-curricular focus, and establishes a principled framework for cross-curricular teaching and learning in Science. It identifies a range of key issues and aims to strengthen in-school science practices by introducing ways of teaching…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction
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Bergman, Daniel – Science Scope, 2011
The growing number of students needing additional language support requires extra time in the hectic schedule of a typical science teacher. The good news for busy teachers is that several researchers and educators have crafted methods for using "sheltered instruction" to meet the unique needs of English language learner (ELL) students:…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Bergman, Daniel – Science Teacher, 2013
Nearly 10% of American students are identified as "Limited English Proficient" (NCELA 2011). To serve this diverse population of English Language Learners (ELLs), teachers need proven instructional strategies. One prevalent approach is sheltered instruction, defined as "teaching content to English learners in strategic ways that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Science Instruction, English Language Learners
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Harris, Robin Lee – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2008
This article presents five activities that demonstrate developing thinking skills in students, uses comparable ELA and science skills. The thinking skills of Blooms Taxonomy are the organizer. Skills and processes gleaned from NYS ELA and Science Standards included in the article are: categorizing, comparing, following procedures, sequencing,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, English, Language Arts
Abrams, Kathleen S. – Curriculum Review, 1979
Using wilderness themes from such diverse authors as Henry Thoreau, Joseph Wood Krutch, and Kurt Vonnegut, and the train-as-technology metaphor from Ray Bradbury and Robert Frost, the author describes a unique team-teaching curriculum that interweaves the literary and laboratory aspects of environmental concerns. (Editor)
Descriptors: Course Content, English, Environmental Education, High Schools
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Leeper, Faye – American Biology Teacher, 1984
Discusses strategies used to integrate the teaching of high school biology and English. One major effort involved students writing and/or modifying the scripts for slide and filmstrip presentations. (JN)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biology, English, English Instruction
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Cabacungan, Carol; Kelly, Susan – Science Scope, 2002
Presents an interdisciplinary unit on tabloids that includes English and science components. Aims to develop informed customers who can analyze and research information using process skills. Emphasizes writing, critical thinking, and process skills. (YDS)
Descriptors: Educational Media, English, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
In the past, students who knew only a little English (called limited English proficient, or LEP), were usually taught only low-level science and mathematics. Now, new science and mathematics teaching methods can help LEP students get a good education in both fields. This guide will help parents know if their children are learning as much as…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Sherer, Victoria E.; Biemel, Jeanine S. – 1987
The Upper Arlington, Ohio school reorganization, in 1983, to include a middle school resulted in the development of a seventh-grade foreign language exploration course. The course provides nine weeks each of French, German, and Spanish, and relates the languages to content areas using an interdisciplinary approach. The fourth nine weeks would be…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, English
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