OpenSciEd is an American nonprofit organization that creates open source science education materials and curricula for all grades, initially focusing on grades 6-8.[1] OpenSciEd's approach is based on a science storyline, where students build upon their understanding of a topic by asking questions and investigating their answers through various activities.[2] It has been adopted by 10 states.[3] All materials are reviewed by and follow Next Generation Science Standards.[4][5]
Participating States
editOpenSciEd has been adopted by California,[6] Iowa, Louisiana,[7] Massachusetts,[8] Michigan,[9] New Jersey,[10] New Mexico,[11] Oklahoma,[12] Rhode Island, and Washington.[13] However, because of the difficulty in switching from traditional education, not all districts in states which adopted the new standards use OpenSciEd.[14]
Funding
editOpenSciEd funders include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.[15]
Approach to Education
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According to OpenSciEd, traditional education frequently only pays attention to the point of view of experts, and doesn't consider how students view what they are learning. Because of this, many students don't understand why they are learning what they are, and don't connect the various concepts together. OpenSciEd attempts to solve this by creating a science storyline, where questions of phenomena lead to investigations, which link together to give students a good understanding of the topic.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Science Classroom Supplies - OpenSciEd FAQs". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Science Classroom Resources - Science Model Design". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Partner States". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Quality Examples of Science Lessons and Units | Next Generation Science Standards". www.nextgenscience.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Middle School Science Units - OpenSciEd Development Process". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Johnson, Sydney. "Nationwide project provides free science materials to meet California's new standards". EdSource. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Louisiana Guide to Piloting OpenSciEd: Grade 6" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "OpenSciEd in Massachusetts - Science, Technology/Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)". www.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "OpenSciEd – Michigan Math and Science Leadership Network". Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Grades 9-12 Model Curriculum". www.nj.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ 000.Schaudhary. "OpenSciEd in New Mexico". New Mexico Public Education Department. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Open Education Resources". Oklahoma State Department of Education. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Partner States". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Johnson, Sydney. "Nationwide project provides free science materials to meet California's new standards". EdSource. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Funders". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Science Technology Tools for the Classroom - OpenSciEd Classrooms". OpenSciEd. Retrieved 2022-05-26.