PRESENTATION
BIOGRAPHY
Name: Jarred Corwin & Ashlee Scherwinski (co-recipient)
Project Category: Conference Attendance
Project Description: Participants will attend the NSTA National Conference next spring, bring back strategies for literacy in the science classroom and support other educators in the district with implementation.
Teaching Subject: Biology, Chemistry, ICP
MICROGRANT PROJECT ABSTRACT
Issues addressed: Literacy, ESL, Science Classroom
Topic: ESL and literacy in Science
Rationale: ESL students make up a large percentage of students at Perry Township Schools. Our educators have prioritized improving support for these students with a particular focus on science classrooms and improving strategies for deeper comprehension.
CLASSROOM PROFILE
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SCHOOL PROFILE
- Large school
- Urban
- Traditional public school
- Enrolled students: 2,298
- Free/Reduced lunch eligible: 58.2%
- Demographics: 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 8% Black, 5% Multiracial