Leslie Elliott

Leslie Atkins Elliott (Col ’98) has published Composing Science: A Facilitator’s Guide to Writing in the Science Classroom (Teachers College Press, 2016). A collaborative effort between three teachers, the book provides models for integrating writing into science courses and lesson plans and addresses the Common Core standards of education, as well as providing samples of student work and classroom transcripts. Ms. Atkins Elliott is an associate professor of curriculum, instruction and foundational studies at Boise State University and received her doctorate in physics from the University of Maryland.