Secondary Science Teaching for English Learners (eBook)

Edward G. Lyon received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Science Education at California State University, Sonoma. Prior to getting his doctorate he taught high school science for several years.Trish Stoddart received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a Professor of Education at the University of California at Santa Cruz.Sara Tolbert is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the University of Arizona. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Prior to receiving her doctorate, she was a middle school science teacher.Jorge Luis Solís is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.

ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Preparing the Next Generation of Secondary Science TeachersEdward G. LyonPART I: FOUNDATIONS FOR LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND SCIENCE INTEGRATIONChapter 1: The New Vision for Secondary Science Education: Connecting Language and Literacy to Science LearningTrish StoddartChapter 2: Responsive Approaches to Science and Language Teaching for English Learners: Foundations of the SSTELLA FrameworkJorge Solís and George C. Bunch PART II: SUPPORTIVE AND RESPONSIVE SCIENCE TEACHING PRACTICES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERSChapter 3: The SSTELLA Framework: A Synergistic and Reciprocal Relationship between Language and Science for Secondary TeachingSara Tolbert and Trish StoddartChapter 4: Contextualizing Science ActivitySara TolbertChapter 5: Scientific Sense-Making through Scientific and Engineering PracticesEdward G. Lyon and Sara TolbertChapter 6: Scientific Discourse through Scientific and Engineering PracticesEdward G. Lyon and Jorge SolísChapter 7: English Language and Disciplinary Literacy Development in ScienceJorge SolísPART III: APPLYING SSTELLA PRACTICES TO CURRICULAR AND ASSESSMENT PLANNINGChapter 8: Explaining the Antibiotic Resistance of MRSA: A Biology Unit to Integrate Scientific Practices with Disciplinary Literacy Edward G. LyonChapter 9: Deconstructing the “Explaining the Antibiotic Resistance of MRSA” UnitSara Tolbert and Edward G. LyonChapter 10: Responsive approaches to assessing English learners in science classrooms Edward G. LyonAPPENDIX: SSTELLA PRACTICES PROGRESSIONReferencesAbout the Authors