The focus of this year’s retreat is to explore science and literacy -- reading and writing to support science learning --
We strive to -- - Provide professional development to support high quality instruction, reflective practice, and professional growth; - Use the Common Core Standards for Literacy in Science as a way to improve, not only students' reading and writing skills, but competence in scientific inquiry and the development of conceptual understanding; - Identify, develop and document connections between science instructional materials and effective literacy strategies to be communicated through the Science Navigation Guides; - Develop professional collaborations and relationships to strengthen our work.