The Fall River Public School Department has been awarded a grant to aid its middle school applied science curriculum.
From the Fall River Public Schools
Fall River Public Schools Receives Grant to Support Applied Science
Grant to enable OpenSciEd implementation of and training awarded by the One8 Foundation
Fall River, Mass. (March 23, 2021) – Fall River Public Schools announced today that it has been awarded a grant from the One8 Foundation to fund the implementation of OpenSciEd, a middle school applied science curriculum using phenomenon-based instruction and aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). OpenSciEd is a nonprofit organization that brings together educators, philanthropic organizations, curriculum developers, and professional development providers to improve science education through the development and implementation of high-quality, freely available science instructional materials.
It is an exciting moment in science education in the Commonwealth as a group of schools transition to phenomena-based instruction truly aligned with the intent of the Next Generation Science Standards and Massachusetts Curriculum Framework. It is a bold move and a huge step forward on the vision for science education for our students. 40 schools from 23 districts received grants from the One8 Foundation to support OpenSciEd implementation starting in the 2021- 2022 school year. Grant funding will offset training and durable equipment costs associated with implementing OpenSciEd. In addition to grant funding, members of the Massachusetts OpenSciEd program receive implementation support, priority access to instate training, and additional professional learning resources and student programming through Mass STEM Hub, a program of the One8 Foundation.
Fall River Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Malone noted, “We are grateful to the One8Foundation for investing in our students in bringing the OpenSciEd curriculum to our schools. This program brings excitement and innovation to our science classes through its culturally responsive, authentic, high quality scientific exploratory approach, developing our students as confident,
scientifically literate, problem solvers and life-long learners.”
“The One8 Foundation is excited and proud to support schools and districts in their adoption of OpenSciEd. We have seen how OpenSciEd provides the resources for educators to engage students as scientists with hands-on, relevant, inquiry-based lessons,” said Joanna Jacobson, President of the One8 Foundation.” The world is rapidly changing and students need to be able to apply what
they learn to the real world. OpenSciEd does just that.”
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