Franklin Middle School Science Teachers Present at Open SciEd Community Day

Franklin Middle School science teacher Jessica Ternullo presenting at an Open SciEd Community Day on Oct. 9. (Photo courtesy One8 Applied Learning Hub)

Superintendent Lucas Giguere and PreK-12 Director of Curriculum STEM Eric Stark have noted that three Franklin middle school science teachers recently presented during an Open SciEd (OSE) Community Day, provided by the One8 Applied Learning Hub.

Franklin Public Schools is in its third year of implementing the OSE curriculum. As part of the district's partnership with the One8 Applied Learning Hub, teachers are encouraged to share their knowledge and experiences implementing the OSE curriculum in their own classrooms. Teachers also attend these community days to learn and share best practices.

On Oct. 9, Franklin science teachers Jessica Ternullo, Emily Laliberte, and Danny Kelley facilitated two sessions at the One8 Applied Learning Hub Community Day event in Norwood.

The three teachers shared best practices with over 100 Massachusetts science middle school teachers whose districts implement the Open SciEd curriculum.

Ternullo and Laliberte facilitated a session on supporting all students in an Open SciEd classroom. Throughout their discussion, Ternullo and Laliberte discussed ways for teachers to make the curriculum accessible for all students. They included new strategies that can be incorporated into classroom routines, as well as different accommodations and assessments to utilize.

Kelley and Ternullo held a session on strategies to support the use of driving question boards. They discussed the different strategies they have implemented in their science classrooms to enhance the use of driving question boards.

"I would like to thank all three of the Franklin teachers who presented for contributing to the Open SciEd community and for sharing ideas that will help the more than 40,000 students accessing OSE in Massachusetts become more thoughtful scientists, listeners, and creators," said One8 Applied Learning Hub Teaching and Learning Manager Heather Haines.

“I love community days because I always leave with awesome strategies and tools,” Kelley said. “The strategies I gain help me as a teacher with planning and curriculum design, and more importantly, they help me elevate students’ experiences.”

“I feel as though the professional development I have received from OSE and the One8 Applied Learning Hub over the past three years is some of the most valuable and applicable that I have ever participated in,” Ternullo said. “It was such a joy to feel like I was giving back to that same community.”

“It was an honor to get to share some of the things that I do each day to make science accessible for my students,” Laliberte said.

Learn more about Open SciEd here.