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Equitable Literacy in Science through Class Discussions

Carolina Herrera

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The Challenge:

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How do we build student’s science literacy.

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Challenges in Classroom

  • Analyzing/interpreting data
  • Engagement in discussion
  • Hearing every student’s voice

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What I Tried

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I tried these things/steps

  • Setting Norms

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  • Whole group Discussion

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I expected that…

And what actually happened was…

Every student would analyze data and participate in whole group discussions.

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A LOT of SILENCE!

Students struggling to analyze data.

Quieter students waiting for the louder students to answer each question.

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Early impact

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So with my students, I started to notice a shift...

Quick and simple instructions followed by small group check ins.

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So with my students, I started to notice a shift...

Quick and simple instructions followed by small group check ins.

Defined what analyzing data means

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So with my students, I started to notice a shift...

Quick and simple instructions followed by small group check ins.

Defined what analyzing data means

Strategically pairing students to build knowledge together.

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So with my students, I started to notice a shift...

Quick and simple instructions followed by small group check ins.

Defined what analyzing data means

Strategically pairing students to build knowledge together.

Turn and talks and group work to interpret data.

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What I Learned

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Key ingredients: what made this work?

#1 Setting a Routine (timers they work)

#2 Being okay with silence

#3 Small group -> Whole class discussion

#4 Meeting students where they are