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Science Adoption Update
In a previous post, I said I had attended Director Rick Burke's community meeting last Saturday. I came to listen to others but I also wanted to point out ongoing issues with the science adoption especially for K-8.The most important thing to do is tell the Board what YOU think. Despite the fact that whoever created the process for input on the various science curricular being considered decided that ONLY their form would be considered for input, Board policy says any kind of input - written, electronic - could be submitted and should be considered.
Write to the Board at: spsdirectors@seattleschools.org
For example, I hope the Board realizes that there is a weirdly low number for input on the K-5 Amplify curriculum. It's something like 12-15.
There has now been an amendment put forward by Directors Burke and Pinkham to reject the Committee recommendation for Amplify for K-5 science. They instead believe the choice should be HMH Science Dimensions.
They have no problem with how the Science Adoption committee did the work. But it seems that somehow it was overlook that on the rubric used, HMH Science Dimensions edged out Amplify. As well:
An additional concern with the original recommendation of Amplify Science is that it includes a large computer-delivered instructional component. The original BAR, Section 11, Timeline for Implementation states:I concur. As co-chair of the ITAC, I can say we haven't even discussed the issue of having computers to support this kind of science adoption.
May 2019: The Science Department will work with the Department of Technology Services to provide devices to elementary school science classrooms not yet equipped with student computers or laptops carts at a 2:1 ratio.
and:
July-August 2019: Amplify will work with the SPS Science Department and Department of Technology to establish systems for creating teacher accounts and student logins and responding to ongoing needs for technical support.
The School Board has not formally adopted guiding principles supporting or opposing computer-based instruction, and positive or adverse impacts of technology remains an ongoing debate. Especially in primary grades, social-emotional development and establishing personal relationships with student peers and teachers is paramount.
Given this background, official adoption of a technology-based K-5 science instructional material would be inappropriate.
More to come in the morning but I did want to make readers aware of this important new development.
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