BaySci Science Education Forum

The 2013 BaySci Science Education Forum will focus on science discourse (argumentation) as a critical scientific practice illuminated in the Next Generation Science Standards. A panel of language arts and science education experts and Bay Area district leadership and teachers will present examples and strategies for encouraging successful student discourse in science and discuss how best to support teachers in implementing more robust discourse in the classroom.

A panel discussion and Q & A with:
Karen Worth, Instructor in Education and Chair of Elementary Education at Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts
Jeff Winokur, Instructor in Education at Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts, and Senior Science Associate at Education Development Center, Waltham, Massachusetts
Martha Heller-Winokur, English Language Arts Coordinator and Literacy Consultant for Milton and Needham, Massachusetts
Maria Santos, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Leadership & Equity-in-Action, Oakland Unified School District and Co-Chair of the Understanding Language Initiative at Stanford University, Stanford, California