Presentation Schedule

Saturday, June 11,2005

Three practice presentations in each room (9 AM, 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM)

Room 1

Klentschy- Closing the Achievement Gap: An Administrator's Perspective"

Dieclanan- "So what's the difference?: Comparing Trade Books and Science Readers"

Singer- "Providing Feedback on Students' Science Writing"

Room 2

Zubrowski- "Experiences, Modes of Representation and the Role of Language"

Alvermann- "Thinking in science is Analogous to Reading Critically, Or is It?"

Youngerman- "The Sixth Grade Goes Environmental"

Room 3

Dyasi- "Connections between First-hand Science Investigations and Literacy"

Pappas/Narelas- "Enacting Integrated Science-Literacy Units in Primary Classrooms: Opportunities and Tensions"

Romance/Nitale- "Using Knowledge-based Strategies in science to enhance Content area Reading Comprehension and Writing"

Room 4

Armon/Morris- Formal and Informal Scientist's Meetings: Exploring Dynamic Science and Literacy Learning"

Saul- "Writing Models to support Hands-on Explorations"

Rizzuto- '''Eventually, Hot Air is Helium' the Benefits of Wrong Answers in Science"