Maria C. Grant

Maria C. Grant, EdD, is a professor in secondary education at California State University, Fullerton. She has authored numerous publications centered on science literacy, formative assessment, and reading and has written articles for Educational Leadership and the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.

Additionally, she is coauthor of Reading and Writing in Science: Tools to Develop Disciplinary Literacy with Dr. Douglas Fisher. Dr. Grant teaches courses in the credential and graduate programs at CSUF and conducts professional development with teachers at various schools across the country. She is currently director of the Secondary Teacher Education Program and leads the Literacy Summer Seminar Series and the intern program at CSUF.

She earned an EdD at the University of San Diego/San Diego State University (joint doctoral program) and an MA in curriculum and instruction at San Diego State University. She earned a BA in geological sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Presentation Titles

Presentations by Maria C. Grant

Talking and Writing About Science Data
Teaching Students to Think Like Scientists: Strategies Aligned With Common Core and NGSS
Disciplinary Literacy: Teaching Students to Read Content-Based Texts
Advancing Critical Reading: What’s Involved in Closely Reading a Text?
Creating an Environment for Talking and Collaboration: Guiding Students to Tackle CCSS Using Productive Group Work
Integrating Science and Literacy Instruction
Inquiry Instruction and Science
Formative Assessment
Literacy and Argumentation (Argumentative Writing)
Reading in the Content Areas
Understanding the Common Core State Standards
Common Core Standards–Based Instruction: Supporting Students in Becoming Productive Participants in Conversations
Common Core Standards–Based Instruction: Supporting Students in Becoming Content Area Writers
Common Core Standards–Based Instruction: Supporting Students in Becoming Content Reader
Constructed Responses, Argumentative Essays, and Other Forms of Writing