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Blackhawk SD hears plan to implement Pennsylvania's STEEL science standards
Summary
A district science presenter outlined how Pennsylvania's 2022 STEEL standards will shift classroom instruction toward inquiry and cross-cutting concepts, noted assessment challenges and previewed benchmark testing and curriculum adjustments ahead of Keystone exams.
A district science presenter described the Blackhawk School District's plan to implement Pennsylvania's 2022 STEEL science standards, saying the changes move instruction from memorizing facts to deeper inquiry and cross-cutting concepts.
"The new STEEL standards really shift the focus from memorizing facts involving science and really going into in-depth inquiry, exploration," said the presenter (Speaker 6). They described STEEL as standing for science, technology and engineering, environmental literacy and sustainability, and said districts must transition to the new…
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