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Mr. Scribe outlines McGuffey SD's draft science curriculum aligned to STIEL standards

McGuffey SD School Board Committee · June 20, 2024
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Summary

At a June 20 committee meeting, Mr. Scribe presented draft course documents for grades 6'12 aligned to the new STIEL standards, described a shift to phenomenon-based instruction and unit-level Google Sheets, and said environmental science remained incomplete while the curriculum will be piloted and revised.

Mr. Scribe presented the district's draft course-level science curriculum for grades 6 through 12 at the June 20 meeting, saying the documents map state STIEL (Science, Technology, Engineering and Environmental Literacy) standards to course units and classroom practice. "These are the course overviews and each unit is a tab in a Google Sheet," he said, explaining how the four-digit STIEL code reflects content area, discipline, grade band and individual skill.

He told the board the new standards emphasize student investigation of phenomena rather than solely teacher-directed lessons. "It's giving the students a…

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