Definition of Literacy in my content area by Frances Becquer https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr Include your names and the definition of literacy that you have created for your content area en-us 2017-01-25 20:54:20 UTC 2017-01-26 21:09:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149733140 Students are able to use language (written and spoken) to communicate ideas, exchange information, view, read and understand authentic materials within the context of the culture.]]> 2017-01-26 19:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149733140 Science https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149742391 Literacy in science includes using a wide variety of texts, including diagrams, charts, and graphs, to make sense of our natural world. Students are able to communicate their literacy through writing, speaking, and designing models. Literacy in science is critical for understanding the complex systems that interact within our natural world.]]> 2017-01-26 19:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149742391 https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149760806 Literacy in mathematics is interpreting and comprehending a variety of texts (graphs, equations, symbols, stories, tables, examples, etc...). It is important that students are able to make meaning of problems which are represented in many different ways and that they are able to communicate their solutions and strategies to others. ]]> 2017-01-26 20:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149760806 Physical Education and Social Studies https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149763753 Reading can be applied to everything. Understanding prior knowledge, and student's interest we can apply reading strategies in all content areas. Designing plays to be ran in phys ed, and taking that team building read, and bringing it to Geography to work as a group to define the state of our world leaders. ]]> 2017-01-26 21:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149763753 My goal is for students to understand the world around them and how it works. We explore concepts through reading (decode) and experiential learning and disseminate the findings through text (encode). https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149764080 2017-01-26 21:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/frances_becquer/59z8qrncxofr/wish/149764080