Making solid
arguments and supporting them with evidence is at the heart of many of our
current national and state standards. How can Content Enhancement Routines from
the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) build student skill around reasoning to
support argumentation? Frequent practice
with appropriate scaffolding across multiple content areas is needed for all
students to master these higher order thinking tasks. In this session, learn about the SIM Scientific
Argumentation Routine, how it can provide the scaffolding needed for student
skill development, and how it can be adapted for use outside of science
classes.
