As you can see Willingboro has started the new school year off with some awesome learning adventures and it doesn't stop there! Our science program includes activities for all children to achieve understanding and application in all science content for their grade level. My team and I have chosen a variety of content that is developmentally appropriate, interesting, and relevant to students lives. We have included Award-winning resources for use in the science classroom and specially crafted the curriculum to include experiences that deep in science learning like of the out door lab you saw earlier.
Our curriculum is based off the New Jersey student learning standards and provides coherence from kindergarten through grade 12. You saw an example of this earlier the 6th grade students were conducting a lab they were looking at the surface features of biotic and abiotic elements. This disciplinary core idea spans all the way to high school where we saw 11th graders looking at biotic and abiotic features at a microscopic level. The same rings true for all things science grade K through 12. In addition to providing the rigor for student learning, the district is also making sure the teachers receive adequate opportunities for growth. We are providing cutting edge professional development for teachers. 3 science teachers were chosen to participate in the coveted of Franklin Institutes master educator program. We have a few teachers going to the New Jersey science convention at the end of this month. We also have outside content specific specialist working with the teachers year round. Even I offer quite a few Science teaching workshops throughout the year. Willingboro public schools is working diligently to close the achievement gap in science . We want to make sure our kids are provided with everything they need to not only be successful in their academic career but to strive to be the best they can be throughout their lives.
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