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Colonial SD staff recommend Amplify Science for middle school; integration, assessment links possible
Summary
District staff reported a formal review of three middle-school science resources and recommended Amplify Science for its phenomena-based units, differentiation tools and LMS integrations; the board will consider approval at an upcoming meeting.
District curriculum staff told the Colonial School District Curriculum Committee on May 12 that they had completed a formal evaluation of three middle-school science resources and identified Amplify Science as the vendor most closely aligned with Pennsylvania's shifts in science instruction.
Staff said the selection followed a multi-year curriculum cycle and a teacher-led piloting process. "The group has identified Amplify Science as being that resource that is going to bring us to the next level with our science instruction at the middle school level," one presenter said, citing the program's use of phenomena, three-dimensional science practices and lab activities.
The district tested units from three vendors — Sabbeth (formerly…
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