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Implementation

Implementing high quality instructional materials that require major shifts is complex.

Alongside your independent planning time, working with fellow teachers, and problem-solving with an instructional coach, these implementation resources can support your internalization process for your day-to-day planning.  Additionally, using the general resources may support the ongoing work.

Looking for tips and support when teaching an OSE unit?  Click on a unit folder below for helpful information and resources that support your planning and preparation.  In each unit folder, you will find: 

Tips and Tricks

Tips & Tricks offer suggestions for how to plan and prepare to teach specific units, and individual lessons.

Lesson Breakdowns

Lesson Breakdowns lay out each lesson with links to instructional materials, notes on investigation materials, and helpful tips from experienced teachers.

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Tutorials 

Some units may have videos or other resources available to guide you with investigation setup, etc. Here are OSE preview folders.

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OpenSciEd Unit-Specific Resources

General Resources

The OEI team has developed resources that support teacher and leader decision-making around planning, reflecting, and using the unit materials. Depending on the resource, it is helpful to make decisions with a teacher or leader team. Refer to the suggestions below for more guidance. 

Before Teaching the Unit

When getting ready to teach a unit, this agenda will help you explore the materials and familiarize yourself with the storyline before jumping into Lesson 1.

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Pacing Guidance

This guidance contains some recommendations for where to potentially gain time back for the OSE and MA scope and sequence.

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Lesson Planning Tool

Get the most out of your lesson planning time to be better prepared for teaching OSE lessons. The sample agenda is best used with a fellow thought partner.

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After Teaching the Unit

Upon completion of the unit, this agenda will guide you in reflection to help you carry what you learned forward into the next unit.

Grading Guidance

This agenda lists resources for thinking about ways to pull formative assessments and grades out of existing work, avoiding having to write many new assignments.

Caregiver Communication

Share this caregiver communication to involve families in the learning process of each student.

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Accessing the OpenSciEd Online Materials

Need a quick guide to navigate the OSE materials?  You will find guidance to locate the storyline, instructional videos, kit materials, and more!

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Go to www.openscied.org to download the OSE unit and materials.

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​This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribute 4.0 International license, which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution and reproduction provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed or built upon in any way. 
OpenSciEd Equitable Instruction (OEI) Initiative, Boston College | May 2024. 

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