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District pilots new NGSS-aligned science materials for K–12; public review planned
Summary
The district’s science adoption team is piloting NGSS-aligned materials (elementary: McGraw Hill Inspire, Discovery Education; middle school: new international curricula; high school: McGraw Hill and Savvas) through April with teacher feedback and public review before a fall adoption and July purchase.
District instructional leaders told the board they are piloting a narrowed set of high-quality, NGSS-aligned science curriculum options at K–12 and will offer public review of recommended materials after teacher pilots conclude in April.
The district’s science leadership team said the adoption uses an “ambitious science teaching” framework that emphasizes phenomenon-driven lessons, student discourse and…
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