top of page
Learning List Blog
Sharing Our Experience to Help Educators Choose
and Publishers Improve
Introducing Learning List Spec Sheets and Explorer Tool
Learning List's New Spec Sheets and Explorer Tool Help Districts Transition Successfully to a Blended Learning Environment
Are Digital Resources or Textbooks More Effective? OECD Weighs In
Are digital resources more effective than textbooks? They are certainly more trendy these days. Although Learning List has reviewed hundreds of instructional materials in both formats, it’s difficult for us to say that one format is better than another.
Models Matter
When selecting materials, one important criterion educators should consider is the instructional model on which the material is based. Resources should mirror and support the model the district uses or else instruction may become disjointed. Over the next few months, Learning List’s blog will discuss the instructional models most frequently implemented in the products we review. Our discussion will seek to highlight the key attributes of each model and clarify where a particu
New Reviews: Sensible Solutions' "A Common Sense Guide for Teaching Common Core Literacy"
Sensible Solutions’ A Common Sense Guide for Teaching Common Core Literacy is a resource to support grade 6-12 educators in transitioning to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for literacy. The print-based Guide clarifies the CCSS and the progression of literacy standards across grade levels. Learning List has completed reviews of the materials for grades 6-12.
How to Use Your Instructional Materials Instructionally: Join Learning List at Ignite'15
Learning List will be presenting a session titled "Unpacking the Standards in the Transformative Classroom" at the Texas ASCD's Ignite15 conference at the Irving Convention Center - 10:30AM today in the Junior Ballroom A1.
New Review: Jarrett Publishing's Mastering the TEKS in World History
Jarrett Publishing’s Mastering the TEKS in World History is a supplemental test preparation program for world history available in print format. Learning List recently published an editorial review and alignment report for this book.
What Information Should Staff Take to the School Board?
Over the last several weeks, several curriculum directors have called to ask what information they should take to the school board about the materials they are proposing for local adoption. Since the commissioner may ask for documentation to support the superintendent/board’s TEKS certification (i.e., to prove that materials are aligned to 100% of the TEKS for each grade and subject in the required curriculum, except PE), district staff would be prudent to provide the board w
Complying with the 100% Rule
On March 24, Superintendents received TEA’s “To the Administrator Addressed” letter regarding ordering instructional materials and certifying their district’s compliance with the 100% Rule. State-adopted, non-adopted, comprehensive and supplemental materials may be considered when certifying that the district’s materials align to 100% of the TEKS for each grade/subject.
TASBO 2015: "Don't Make a Million Dollar Mistake"
Join Learning List at the TASBO Conference in Houston (Feb. 17-19) at the:
Don't Make a Million $ Mistake: Join Learning List at TASBO 2015 -> Session on Thurs., Feb. 19th at 12:00 – 12:30PM, Room 352C of the George Brown Convention Center and Exhibit Hall booth # 1616.
bottom of page