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The State of OpenSciEd in 2023

 


At the time of this writing, it is mid-October 2023 and OpenSciEd is still making remarkable strides! This blog post is just to catch folks up on the status of their OER instructional materials development progress.

Elementary (K-5)

The K-5 field test began in Fall of 2023 and right now Round 1 of the field test is underway. The K-5 OpenSciEd materials will see two (2) units field tested in 2023-24 and two (2) more field tested in 2024-25. When released, there will be 4 OpenSciEd units in each grade level K-5. You can read more about the K-5 OpenSciEd unit structures and routines with these resources:

Middle School (6-8)

The 6-8 field test has ended and all of the materials have been released! You can learn more about them and access those materials here:

High School (9-11)

The 9-11 field test is complete and the units are currently under review and revision. In August 2023, the first of the units in each grade level was released. You can learn more about the 9-11 materials form these resources:


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