This eWorkshop, Writing in Science. It'll begin on January 22nd (Monday) and it'll last 13 weeks. The first week will be considered as the on boarding week, so participants can get ready for the eWorkshop, and the first unit of the eWorkshop will start the following week. The eWorkshop has 6 units, with each unit requiring ~3 hours of a participants' time. Participants will work in groups of 5-6 people collaboratively and will have 2 weeks to complete each unit. Therefore, the entire eWorkshop will be ~18 hours of Professional Development (documented with a certificate for those who complete it) and will finish in early April. For those who wish to have their eWorkshop participation count towards graduate level credit will also have the opportunity to take a 1 credit class building off the work of the eWorkshop at UNL.
The author of this eWorkshop is Chris Carson, and his work is focused on how to combine the most meaningful work you do in science, technology, engineering, and math with a rich writing and revising process to achieve great language in science learning for your bilingual students.
The eWorkshop was designed around the following essential question:
How can we teach academic writing through meaningful STEM activities?
Each unit was designed around a guiding question that in sum will help you to answer the essential question. Here are each of the guiding questions for the units in this eWorkshop.
Guiding Questions:
Unit 1: What kind of meaningful science work can be used to launch an extended writing process?
Unit 2: How can we improve engagement in science writing by identifying an audience?
Unit 3: What pre-writing activities set up bilingual students for success with communicating scientific thinking?
Unit 4: How can teachers and students set language goals that go beyond students' existing abilities?
Unit 5: How can self and peer assessment lead to writing success without consuming every waking hour of teacher's time?
Unit 6: Answer the Essential Question
Download here the eWorkshop's flyer:
https://cehs.unl.edu/tlte/ICMEE/Flyers/Writing%20In%20Science.pdf
If you would like to be a participant in this eWorkshop, please contact Araceli Lobato (araceli.ld@huskers.unl.edu). The first 20 people who register for this eWorkshop will qualify for a stipend of $200 if they complete the eWorkshop on the agreed upon timeline as well as the surveys and agreements at the beginning and end.
More details at: https://cehs.unl.edu/icmee/frequently-asked-questions/