3D Science Standards

BY: ANNETTE WEISE

ESU 5 Rolls Out Science Curriculum for 3D Science Standards

With the release of the current College and Career Ready Science Standards by the state, it became clear that science instruction was going to have to evolve. Unfortunately, quality materials through publishing companies still does not exist. With the state test coming next year, it is time to take action! Sara Cooper, former NDE Science Specialist has been vetting units that have been created over several years by leading national science institutions, such as: ACHIEVE and Open Sci Ed. ESU 5 schools will have the opportunity to utilize these high quality units for their science curriculum.

Benefits to this:

Assured of HIGH QUALITY, aligned units that meet our standards for FREE
Training on the implementation will be available to schools for FREE through ESU 5
Non-consumable materials to implement this curriculum will be provided through ESU 5 for FREE
The ability to work together as a region to promote high quality science instruction and build resources around these units is HUGE
Material production around the materials - student work examples and exemplars, administration walk through forms, parent guides, pacing guides and etc will be coming soon
Savings of district dollars for curriculum purchases is HUGE
Sara Cooper is working directly with us on this project!!

Obstacles for us:

We do not yet have a full year of curriculum - we will have to continue to build it over the next 1-2 years - but it will come
Scheduling - this material will require daily science classes (30 minutes in primary and 45 in upper elementary) - not all teachers have that at this time

We have already had half of the schools in for training and the start of the implementation. The other half will begin later this year. Please contact Annette Weise (aweise@esu5.org) if you have any questions.

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