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Wakefield rolls out phenomena-based science units, plans multi-year implementation
Summary
The Wakefield School Committee received an update on a multi-year science curriculum plan emphasizing phenomena-based units, student modeling and investigations, starting with strong implementation at grade 5 and staged rollouts in middle and high school.
Wakefield Public Schools curriculum staff told the school committee on Oct. 28 that the district is shifting its science program toward phenomena-based instruction and expects a multi-year implementation timeline.
Joanne Marks, the 5 through 12 science curriculum coordinator, described the department's vision to center instruction on observable, real-world phenomena and to engage students in science and engineering practices throughout units. "That is our guidepost for the work that we're doing," Marks said, adding the district expects to be in a multi-year phase…
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