Curriculum Frameworks: Science

The Curriculum Framework documents are organized by grade level and/or discipline and may assist LEAs in designing a standards-based Science curriculum. 

Includes:

• Long Term Transfer Goals

• Science and Engineering Practices

• Crosscutting Concepts

• K-12 grade band specific Curriculum Frameworks for Life, Physical and Earth/Space Science standards

Coming Soon as of July 18, 2023

Curriculum Frameworks: Technology & Engineering

The two Curriculum Framework documents may assist LEAs in designing a standards-based T&E curriculum. The Frameworks are organized by strand and standard - and include essential elements necessary to deepen understanding.

Includes:

• Technology & Engineering Long Term Transfer Goals

• Technology & Engineering Curriculum Framework K-12

Recorded training sessions include standards overview, unpacking the standards, structure of the foundation boxes, 3-D teaching & learning, science & engineering practices, cross cutting concepts, cross content connections, integration of environmental literacy and sustainability, phenomena driven instruction, and assessment.

Topics as of July 2023

• PDE Science Advisor David Bauman unpacks the Foundation Boxes and explains how they support Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy & Sustainability instruction and curriculum development.

• Environment & Ecology Content Advisor Tamara Peffer unpacks the Environmental Literacy & Sustainability Standards organization and structure.

• Technology & Engineering (T&E) Advisor Brandt Hutzel unpacks the T&E Standards organization and structure. Brief vignettes illustrate the relationship of the standards to the strands, the related practices, and the contexts.

• Technology & Engineering (T&E) Advisor Brandt Hutzel unpacks the T&E Foundation Boxes and explains how they support instruction and curriculum development.