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District updates board on year-one implementation of OpenSciEd and Amplify science curricula
Summary
Curriculum staff and science teachers reported on training, unit planning and early classroom use of OpenSciEd (middle grades) and Amplify (high school). Presenters said student engagement has increased but noted work remains on assessments and differentiation for IEP and EL students.
Janine Hauser, the district curriculum facilitator for science, and classroom teachers told the board the district is in the first year of implementing OpenSciEd at middle grades and Amplify at the high school.
Janine Hauser said the adoption reflects an instructional shift toward three-dimensional science learning and student-centered, experiential approaches. She said teachers received multi-day trainings and have used PLC time and paid summer…
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