Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation, and productivity. People may not think literacy and science are related, but you cannot have science without literacy. It is a part of the foundation of science. The article linked above is an interview about scientific literacy in the classroom. Carol Brewer is a college professor who is being interviewed and he explains some key points about scientific literacy along with a few strategies to use when teaching science in a classroom. Brewer says, "One of the most important skills that we can teach our students is how to ask a question, which is really at the root of scientific literacy." This quote is so important because questions keep learners engaged, offer opportunity for discussion, and they build a foundation for new knowledge. A few examples Brewer discusses in his interview includes projects that promote scientific literacy, being able to assess scientific literacy, teaching models, and thoughts on improving scientific literacy.
This article is relevant to other content-areas because it provides strategies that can be easily integrated in any type of classroom. This article explains literacy, teaching models, assessing students on their literacy skills, and how to improve literacy in any content-area classroom.
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Taylor,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed getting to see the resource you used to connect your content area to literacy. I think that it is important for us to realize that literacy is in each of our content areas, even though they are not centered around it. I really liked the quote you included about asking questions. I am learning that asking questions is one of the best tools we can use in our classrooms for students!
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Taylor,
ReplyDeleteI really like how you related literacy to your subject area, science. I really enjoy reading articles that can be used for multiple content areas, or even different parts of life. I enjoyed reading the interview and I feel like it was very helpful and insightful. Knowing how to effectively teach your content area is so important when wanting to become a teacher, and this interview had some great pointers!
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