About+ELLMS2

ELLMS 2  is dedicated to the creation of a vibrant professional learning community focused on adolescent literacy in science classrooms.

The ELLMS 2  summer institute aims to improve the teaching of reading and writing in middle and high school science by offering high-quality professional development for school science teachers. The institute will provide a time and space for teachers to share and learn effective classroom practices. Participants will meet each day to discuss reading and writing strategies, read about effective ways to teach reading and writing in science, use writing as a learning tool, research current topics in reading and writing, and improve their teaching practices. Activities will address and integrate the Common Core Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas, the North Carolina Essential Science Standards, and 21st Century Skills.

As a result of these activities, teachers will be better prepared for their own classrooms and for working with all students other teachers to become literacy leaders in their schools, as well as the regional community.