OpenSciEd

“Just this week, I have seen evidence that the use of anchoring phenomenon, storylines, and student-led sense-making is building long-lasting understanding for my students. A student said, “Can we please learn about M’kenna? I mean, I know we know she has celiac disease, but maybe we could look at something else about her.” Another student, who has failed almost every high school class and rarely came to school during the pandemic, said yesterday in a discussion about ecosystem interactions, “Well, we know that trees aren’t getting their food from soil, because we proved that plants can grow without soil in middle school when we grew the plants in hydroponics.” This student learned that in our OSE Matter Cycling unit in 2018!”

“It is very rewarding to see students remember what they learned in my class 5 years later. This is the impact of high quality science curriculum.”

“I really appreciated seeing the process in its fullest. When I taught the unit before PD, I did what was comfortable and modified the assignments to be more tailored to how I thought my students could learn. I was worried that they weren’t ready for some things, but seeing how it was taught by my facilitator, I am less hesitant to try it with my kids.”

“I plan to take the student centered approach to learning back to my classroom. I believe the interactive nature of Open Sci Ed will work very well with my students.”

“This was one of the best inservice trainings I’ve ever been to. Most useful experience. Not just a sales pitch for a new curriculum. Real training.”

“This was some of the best Pro-D I’ve ever done. You tapped into what I know and stretched me to new ways of thinking and doing things.”

“Excellent PD, probably the best I have ever been to! The perks to this training were also amazing, so thank you for that. I am leaving very excited with hopes to be able to teach all the units to my 6th graders.”

“The coordination among the ESD’s for statewide implementation is fantastic. To be able to put a face to a region and their combined group knowledge of the processes of science…the work that is being done across the state. As a teacher, to tap into this larger network of collective intelligence has been immeasurable. The coordination amongst the ESD’s and the shared vision for implementation…we need more of this to launch state-wide initiatives….to provide equitable PD for ALL teachers across the state….we learn more, when we can share more, with more people.”

“Really excited about this…I’ve been disappointed by things that have been released in the name of NGSS that really aren’t aligned. This does a great job of incorporating SEP and CCC with the DCI in ways that others do not.”