Kit Based Science:

with Inquiring Modules and PBL Experiences (SIMPLE)

A partnership agreement between the West Virginia Department of Education and the Delaware Science Coalition was formed. This partnership provides access for WV teachers to the two-point formative assessment rubrics created by the Delaware Science Coalition for kit based science. The two point rubric consists of two digits that enable teachers to pinpoint their students’ strengths and weaknesses related to each criterion. The two point rubric allows teachers to analyze each student’s level of comprehension and guide instructional best practices of the teacher.

· Partnership with Delaware Science Coalition

· Collaboration with the WV Handle on Science Program

· Meeting with Alabama Science Resources Center

· National Sciences Resource Center

· Alignment of 1^st Kits to WV Science, Mathematics and Reading Language Arts CSOs

· Alignment of 2^nd Kits to WV Science, Mathematics and Reading Language Arts CSOs