When Shane Schoff chose Stile for his science department at Concordia College, he was looking for a way to support every teacher in consistently delivering high-quality, curriculum-aligned science.

Stile provides a shared foundation, but also offers teachers the opportunity to make it their own. “One of the things I really valued about Stile was its flexibility and customisability,” he said. “Teachers can teach the same unit but approach it with varied resources that suit their students,” Shane explained. This means teachers maintain consistent quality while differentiating to meet the unique needs of their class.

Science teacher Jonathan Carpenter talks about the impact Stile has had on how he spends his time. With sequencing and content development already done, Jonathan’s energy goes towards understanding his students’ learning needs and customising lessons to suit them. “Teachers can invest more of their time and energy, not in creating content, but in curating and adjusting it to suit their students,” he said.

At a school level, principal Penny Mackenzie is deliberate about striking the balance between on- and off-device learning. Students engage in hands-on practicals, investigations, whole-class and group discussions as well as reading and writing on paper. Digital activities are used only when they enhance student learning. “I really feel like Stile helps us get the balance right between digital and paper-based learning,” she said. “Having the digital platform, but also the capacity for students to work with paper resources, is a really good balance.”

Beyond the delivery, real-world contexts within Stile make science learning relevant to students. Jonathan says this makes all the difference to their understanding. “When you see a student realise this is making sense, and they can see applications of it in the real world, that’s what education is all about.”

These connections are important to Penny too. “Science learning should help students believe they can contribute to something bigger than themselves,” she said. With Stile behind them, Concordia’s science program is doing exactly that.