The city as a research site: Using inquiry with English language learning students in an urban middle school to investigate ecological concepts

The city as a research site: Using inquiry with English language learning students in an urban middle school to investigate ecological concepts Xenia Meyer and Barbara A. Crawford Cornell University Annual NARST Conference, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2008

Problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Theoretical Frameworks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Science as Inquiry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cultural Congruency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Instructional Congruency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],(Luykx & Lee, 2007)

Context: Eastern Middle School ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Curriculum ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Teacher ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Teacher, Her Students, and Her Peers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Research Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data Analyses ,[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Teacher’s views of inquiry ,[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: S cientific authority in the classroom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Components of inquiry- justifying ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: d iversity of cultural experiences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Integrating culture and experience ,[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Students engaged ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Overall ,[object Object],[object Object]

Implications for Science Teacher Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Further Research– ,[object Object],[object Object]

Xenia Meyer Doctoral Student, Cornell University [email_address] Barbara Crawford Associate Professor, Cornell University [email_address] Cornell University

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