Events at UCF

Events By Tag: “Literacy”

  • Embedded Professional Development in Disciplinary Literacy for Secondary Teachers: Two Approaches to Building Teacher Expertise and Practice (Grades 6-12)

    Virtual

    A UCF Literacy Symposium Event In this presentation, participants will hear from two sets of instructional support providers in disciplinary literacy at the secondary level. In Wyoming’s Fremont County School District 1 (Lander), Cami Kostreva and Kristy Nelson have worked alongside teacher leaders from various content areas who have volunteered to partake in disciplinary literacy-focused professional development cohorts. Currently, professional …

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  • Interactive Word Walls: Visual Scaffolds that Transform Science Vocabulary Instruction (K-12)

    Virtual

    Julie Jackson, Ph.D., associate professor of science education at Texas State University will present the benefits of using interactive word walls to scaffold students’ science vocabulary and deeper understanding of scientific concepts. Jackson will show how to create and use interactive word walls in K-12 Science classrooms to: Highlight connections between concepts and artifacts (realia) from inquiry-based science activities while …

    Events at UCF