In It to Win It 2025

Educators must find innovative ways to integrate literacy into science instruction to enhance student comprehension and engagement. Canva, a powerful design tool, provides an accessible solution for 
merging these disciplines through interactive, student-centered 
instructional strategies. This workshop, led by both an ELA and a 
science teacher, will demonstrate how Canva can support literacy in science instruction. The ELA teacher will model how to leverage 
students' Beacon (or any equivalent assessment) data to 
supplement the science teacher’s instruction, ensuring targeted 
literacy support within scientific content.

The presentation will equip Connection Teachers with an effective 
strategy for collaboration and cross-curricular teaching. 
This approach is most impactful when two Connection Teachers 
partner together to develop lessons that are both engaging and 
relevant to the content of both subject areas.

This session will showcase an innovative collaboration between school counselors and ELA teachers, integrating literature circles with high-interest, low-readability texts and promoting inter- and intrapersonal learning. Through reflection on their personal connections to characters, students build problem-solving skills by linking the literature to their own middle school experiences. This approach fosters emotional growth and critical thinking in a supportive, engaging environment.