The Carolina Certified Version for Middle School
earns an ALL-GREEN Rating from EdReports
EdReports says that the Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for grades 6-8 meets expectations in all three gateways.
“As a nonprofit science developer, OpenSciEd intentionally created an open-source science curriculum so that teachers could edit and adapt and localize the content for their students. By making the OpenSciEd for grades 6–8 curriculum easier to use last year, the Carolina Certified Version paved the way for teachers to make these changes, while maintaining the high quality of the instructional materials. Working with Carolina as a certified partner resulted in another excellent version of our curriculum.”
– Jim Ryan, Executive Director of OpenSciEd
It's ALL-GREEN for Carolina
The Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for Grades 6–8 achieved an all-green rating from EdReports. Why is this important?
EdReports offers evidence-rich, comprehensive information about a program’s alignment to the standards and other indicators of quality. Its reviews are led by expert educators with the aim of empowering schools and districts to identify the highest quality materials in support of improving student outcomes.
Here’s What EdReports Found
Like the OpenSciEd open-source curriculum*, the Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for grades 6–8 meets expectations for EdReports in all three gateways:
- Gateway 1: Designed for NGSS
- Gateway 2: Coherence & Scope
- Gateway 3: Usability
The all-green rating demonstrates that the enhancements made to the Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for grades 6–8 maintain the standards of high-quality instructional materials while focusing on ease of use, safety, and accessibility.
About the Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd for Grades 6–8
With a goal of creating an open-source curriculum designed to meet the Next Generation Science Standards, OpenSciEd brought together leading science researchers and educators to develop high-quality instructional materials that allow teachers to adapt the materials into a customized curriculum.
Carolina, through its own expert scientists and science educators, took a first step toward enhancing the OpenSciEd materials to further support teachers and engage students.
The Carolina Certified Version offers redesigned print materials, simplified equipment, and an enhanced digital experience as well as certified professional learning to help teachers make the shift to three-dimensional, student-centered, and phenomena-driven learning.
*The Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd draws upon the same science content as OpenSciEd and has the same scores across the program. Some evidence statements have been edited to reflect the differences in program navigation and usability, including the presence of an online digital platform.