University of California, Berkeley (Lawrence Hall of Science)

The Lawrence Hall of Science will meet the needs of school-age children who are English Language Learners by embedding effective practices in science and literacy integration into the museum's programming. Through in-depth professional development using external and internal literacy experts, the museum's core of educators in the School and Family Programs Division (SFP) will be connected to BUILDS with research-based knowledge about instructional strategies and curricular materials that promote English Language Learners science learning. These educators will then collaborate in grade-level teams to integrate this information into teaching methods and classroom materials. The project will result in the integration of effective literacy supports into SFP's 50-minute school-visit workshop programs in which about 50,000 students participate in each year.