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U-46 board hears proposals to adopt OpenSciEd and launch an IB-aligned honors physical science course
Summary
District presenters asked the School District U-46 board for approval to adopt OpenSciEd resources for chemistry and physics and to fund an Academy honors physical science course to better align the IB pathway; the proposals include professional learning and multi-year implementation plans.
District curriculum staff presented two linked curriculum proposals to the board on March 16: an Academy honors physical science course for the IB pathway at Elgin High and a districtwide adoption of OpenSciEd resources for chemistry and physics.
Deb McMullen and Frankie Valencia summarized the honors physical science proposal, which targets tenth graders in the IB pathway and aims to give sophomores an integrated laboratory year that bridges to three possible…
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