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Victor CSD highlights inquiry‑based science approach after gains on state measures
Summary
District leaders described a multi‑year, student‑centered shift in science instruction aligned to New York State standards, citing a 12% proficiency gain in fifth grade and a 17% gain in eighth grade after implementing inquiry‑based, phenomenon‑driven lessons.
District leaders presented a management‑plan update on March 11 describing a multi‑year transition to inquiry‑based, student‑centered science instruction aligned with New York State Science Learning Standards.
Karen Finter, joined by Carrie Gadell and Brian Gee, told the board the district has shifted from teacher‑centered content recall to instruction where students act as investigators who generate questions, design experiments and analyze data. "The teacher is not the facilitator of all of the knowledge anymore," Finter said. "It is really student centered where the student is the investigator, the scientist, and teachers are facilitating discovery."
Grade‑band examples: presenters illustrated…
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