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Lee, Okhee; Grapin, Scott; Haas, Alison – Science Education, 2023
As the vision in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) takes hold in schools and classrooms, there is an urgent need for teacher professional development (PD) programs that align with NGSS-designed curriculum materials and address the unique strengths and needs of diverse student…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Faculty Development, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction
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Williams, Melanie; Tang, K.-S. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
In response to the globally escalating number of language learners tasked with learning science through a foreign language, this review seeks to bring new perspectives by reframing research findings, still dominated by historical language assumptions, through a contemporary language lens. We aim to unearth, amalgamate and expose the potentials of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Science Education, Multiple Literacies, Research Reports
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Meyer, Xenia; Crawford, Barbara A. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
Due to the growing number of students from populations underrepresented in the sciences, there is an intensified need to consider alternatives to traditional science instruction. Inquiry-based instructional approaches provide promise and possibility for engaging underrepresented students in the activities of science. However, inquiry-based…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction
Titone, Renzo – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
This inaugural address given at the first national convention of the Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Italian (ATESI) discusses the scientific status of language teaching methodology. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Research Methodology, Scientific Methodology