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#NSTA23 – A Phenomenal Partnership: Considerations for Supporting Customized Curriculum-Based Standards Implementation

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This session will outline work that Saint Paul Public Schools, BSCS Science Learning, and OpenSciEd have done to adapt OpenSciEd materials to support standards implementation and district equity goals. The session will explain key considerations and modifications needed to align materials with domain-specific standards, while maintaining curricular coherence from the studentsā€™ perspective. The team will […]

#NSTA23 – Why Are Oysters Dying and How Can We Use Chemistry to Protect Them? Using Chemistry to Solve ESS Problem

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OpenSciEd HSā€™s reversible reactions unit on ocean chemistry has three unique foci: 1) engineering, 2) math with scale, proportion,Ā and quantity, and 3) relevance to students. Students use stoichiometry and acid-base reactions to make sense and design solutions to prevent oyster die off. TAKEAWAYS: This unit supports students as they figure out understandings of reversible reactions […]

#NSTA23 – Turn Up the Discussion – Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Discussion in the Science Classroom

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Discussion is how a classroom community makes sense of what it is investigating. But for that to happen, students need to actually be talking. Learn strategies for planning discussions, ensuring equitable access, and teacher moves to guide the conversation. It's time to get your students talking! TAKEAWAYS: Discussion is the way that a classroom community […]

#NSTA23 – The OpenSciEd High School Assessment System

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Explore the comprehensive assessment system that accompanies the OpenSciEd high school program. This comprehensive system includes opportunities for formative, summative, self, and peer assessment. The session will guide participants through […]

#NSTA23 – What is it Like to Teach with OpenSciEd High School? A Teachers’ Panel Discussion

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When using OpenSciEd, it is a challenge to help students not only figure out science ideas, but how to work together and support each other. This panel of classroom teachers will explore how to build community in order to help students build rich scientific understandings. TAKEAWAYS: Participants will understand how community agreements and other strategies […]

#NSTA23 – Does Coherence Perspective Matter? Examining a Comparison of 5E and Storylines Curricula on Studentsā€™ Academic Achievement and Attitudes Toward Science

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A study of eighth grade students' academic achievement and attitudes toward science were evaluated before and after they experienced two different curricula. They differed in who experiences coherence; mySci 5E (teacher) and OpenSciEd storylines (student). Results of the study will be discussed. TAKEAWAYS: Participants will hear about the results of the study and potential impacts […]