Rebecca Henderson - AVL Demonstration of Britannica Science Middle
I choose to demonstrate how to use Britannica Science Middle from AVL because there is a real push at my local school to use more reading and writing in the core classes. As science teachers, we have decided to adopt the CER (claim, evidence, and reasoning) model in the science classroom to incorporate as much writing as possible. In order for students to give evidence, there has to be research completed to back up their claim. These articles help fill the gap for teachers to give the students to opportunity to find the research they need. Although the target audience is middle school, it isn't as much the subject information as it is the reading ability levels. If you had a struggling reader in high school, this would be an appropriate resource. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you needed to challenge your elementary students, this could be a great resource for some higher level text.
Rebecca, I really liked your video presentation of AVL. The use of music and captioning enhanced the project. The information you provided showed Britannica's resources useful to students and educators. Your demonstration of searching by the state standards was most helpful to me. I explored the resource on my own after viewing your video. I enjoyed the biographies section and thought the search filters made the resource easier for students.
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