Today the Science Committee K-12 met to kick off the curriculum review cycle. The K-5 staff took time to first review NGSS Standards and created a Science Course outline. This includes units of study and NGSS Standards. The team also took a deep dive into the Science and Engineering Practices and Disciplinary Core Ideas sections to create reported standards and proficiency tables. The team determined that the reported and assessed standards should be global inquiry science practices and not specific to the unit of study. The proficiency tables should be used with all Science units of study and across the units. Proficiency may be observed in any and all units within learning.
At this time the committee is looking for feedback on the outline, proficiency tables, and additional members. Please have your voice heard by sharing any and all feedback with Sarah Mumm at 10358@kaneland.org on the outline, tables or to join our amazing group of educators reviewing Science this year! Send all feedback and membership options to Sarah by October 3rd.
Please remember decisions made this year will remain our practices in Science for the next 5-8 years and all staff will be held accountable to the team decisions. At this time we do not have a representative from KSS, Second Grade, or Kindergarten. We would love to expand and include voices from all schools and grades (snacks are always provided).
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