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Colonial showcases Open SciEd phenomenon-based science instruction at middle schools
Summary
District leaders and teachers demonstrated the Open SciEd curriculum and a classroom phenomenon-based lesson for the board, describing K–12 implementation, teacher leadership, and student engagement.
Colonial School District staff presented a demonstration of the district's middle-school science program on Sept. 9, showing how Open SciEd's phenomenon-based instruction is being used to teach students to ask questions, test ideas and build models. Dr. Nick Baker, introduced the presentation and said teachers now "start with a phenomenon of some sort, something puzzling that the students are seeing in the real world" rather than beginning with definitions. He was joined…
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