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Use Your Learning List Resources for T-TESS Coaching Support

August 12, 2022December 14, 2016

Individual coaching conversations, professional learning communities, grade level team planning, and other informal learning situations are perfect opportunities for linking Learning List tools to support just-in-time learning. In Administrators, Are You Using Learning List to Plan for Observations?, we provided sample coaching questions related to the T-TESS Dimensions for planning and instruction. As you continue to provide coaching support, you …

Reviews of Materials for CTE and Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

December 6, 2016

The Texas State Board of Education recently released this state adopted list of materials for Career & Technology Education (CTE) and Languages Other than English (LOTE) courses. As part of the Texas state adoption process, panels of educators review the alignment of each material to the relevant state standards for the course and develop a detailed evaluation report showing the …

New Review: Bedford, Freeman & Worth (BFW) Rogawski’s Calculus for AP: Early Transcendentals, 2nd Edition

September 6, 2022December 5, 2016

Learning List has reviewed print materials for Bedford, Freeman & Worth’s (BFW) Rogawski’s Calculus for AP*: Early Transcendentals, 2nd Edition. This is a comprehensive product to support instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC courses. Content is available in print and digital formats and includes additional online resources. Instruction addresses conceptual understanding and skills and the …

New Review: BrainPop

September 6, 2022December 1, 2016

Learning List recently reviewed BrainPOP’s core content resources (i.e., science, social studies, mathematics, and English language arts) for grades K-8. BrainPOP is a supplemental program that supports instruction in the core content areas as well as technology, arts and music, and health. Resources are available online and include some printable materials (e.g., worksheets). Instruction uses engaging videos and interactive concept …

Build Your Own …

June 28, 2022November 28, 2016

This post is the second in the series, “Three Critical Trends in Instructional Materials.” An increasing number of districts are forgoing comprehensive textbooks in favor of building their own resources. In fact, a California superintendent told us that he had put aside $7 million to pay his teachers to develop their own materials. Administrators in favor of building their own …

New Review: Trunity Integrated Concepts in Biology (ICB)

September 6, 2022November 21, 2016

Learning List has reviewed Trunity Integrated Concepts in Biology (ICB). ICB is a comprehensive product that supports instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) Biology courses. Content is available in digital format. Instruction is organized around ICB’s “5 Big Ideas” of biology: information, evolution, cells, emergent properties, and homeostasis. Each Big Idea is examined across a 5-level “Hierarchy”: molecules, cells, organisms, populations, and …

Adoption of Materials for CTE Courses

September 6, 2022November 18, 2016

Today, the Texas State Board of Education adopted materials for CTE Courses. Other than the materials submitted by Red & Black, the materials on this list were adopted. Learning List has reviewed materials for 80 CTE courses including: the courses within each strand that have the largest statewide enrollment; the courses for which publishers have submitted the highest number of products for state adoption; and the 17 …

New Review: McGraw-Hill’s Mader Biology (Mader & Windelspecht), 12th Edition

September 6, 2022November 11, 2016

Learning List has reviewed McGraw Hill’s Mader Biology (Mader & Windelspecht), 12th Edition. This comprehensive resource supports instruction in high school Advanced Placement (AP) Biology courses. Resources are available in print and eBook formats with additional online components. Instruction is inquiry-based and focuses on developing students’ understanding of biology concepts as well as critical thinking and communication skills. Mader Biology …

Three Critical Trends in Instructional Materials: #1 Observations about RtI Materials

November 7, 2016

We recently gave a presentation about three trends we are seeing in instructional materials. This blog post discusses the first: trends we are seeing in RtI materials. The goal of Response to Intervention (RtI) is to bridge the gap between the breakdown in a student’s understanding of concepts or skill development and current grade level expectations. We have observed that …

The Three Cs of Alignment

October 10, 2022November 1, 2016

One of the topics we are often asked to present at conferences is how to align a material to state standards. Before you begin the hard work of aligning instructional materials, you must ensure that teachers understand the knowledge and skills each Student Expectation requires students to learn. Each Student Expectation contains three parts, which we call the “Three Cs of …

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