Washoe County schools will soon form a task force to evaluate the district’s potential K-5 grade social justice curriculum. The group will examine teaching
This opinion column was submitted by Dr. Kristen McNeill, superintendent of the Washoe County School District.
As the superintendent of the Washoe County School District, I am consistently impressed with how our district and school communities come together for our students. What we have accomplished together this year and during a global pandemic is truly remarkable.
During this unprecedented time, in our country and in our community, it is essential for us to remember what we know about the importance of civil discourse and the ability to discuss important topics where all voices are heard and honored.
On Tuesday, our Board of Trustees will be discussing proposed supplementary materials for the English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for students in grades kindergarten through fifth that address topics on government, citizenship, social justice and ways to deepen cultural understanding and students’ worldviews. There has been much community interest in these proposed material
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ The Nevada Department of Education has adopted Twig Science Nevada, a complete Pre-K–6 curriculum from leading education multimedia company Twig Education, making it available for purchase statewide.
Twig Science Nevada is aligned to the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) and transforms the standards into immersive, investigative journeys in which students take on real-life STEAM roles from astronomers and ecologists to roller-coaster designers to make sense of local and national phenomena and design, build, and test solutions to engineering challenges. Twig Science is my pixie dust, said Julie, a 4th grade teacher. It keeps the students excited about learning something new. They can t wait for the next lesson.
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