New Instructional Material Reviews: Savvas Texas Social Studies Series

Pearson Education’s Texas Social Studies Series provides comprehensive middle school and high school social studies courses in print and digital formats. Content is structured using a four-part model: (1) Connect, (2) Investigate, (3) Synthesize and (4) Demonstrate.

New Reviews: CORD Communications “Learning in Context” Math Series

CORD Communications’ “Learning in Context” program for high school math instruction provides courses for Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II in print and digital formats. Courses highlight the application of mathematics in STEM-based careers and include a feature titled “Why should I learn this?” that explains how math is used the workplace

New Reviews: McGraw-Hill Education – Texas High School Math

McGraw-Hill Education’s Texas High School Math Series is a set of comprehensive courses for Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-calculus that includes print and digital resources. Courses reference the TEKS throughout the instruction and focus on preparing students for end-of-course exams.

New Reviews: McGraw-Hill Education Texas Social Studies

McGraw-Hill Education’s Texas Social Studies Series is a set of comprehensive social studies courses for middle school and high school students. The series includes courses for each middle school grade, core high school instruction (i.e., world geography, world history, and U.S. history), and high school electives (e.g., sociology, psychology, economics).

The Debate Over Common Core in Texas

Although the state of Texas has chosen not to adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as the state’s K-12 English language arts and math standards, Texas school boards are, nevertheless, facing an ongoing struggle over the CCSS.

New Reviews: Big Ideas High School Math

Big Ideas Learning provides comprehensive courses for Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra II in its Big Ideas Math® series. Courses integrate the Mathematical Process Standards throughout instruction and include support for English language learners and Response to Intervention at each tier.

New Review: Scientific Minds MC² in Agriculture

Scientific Minds MC2 in Agriculture is a supplemental video-based science resource for high school courses in agriscience and biology. The video series content covers fundamental concepts in the agriculture curriculum and supports instruction in the core content areas of science, math, ELA, and social studies.

New Reviews: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Texas High School Math

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Texas High School Math Series provides comprehensive Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II courses designed specifically for Texas students. Learning List has reviewed each course as submitted for state adoption in Texas. The following is a summary of our reviews.

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