New Reviews: LearnZillion (OER) – ELAR

LearnZillion is an online, open educational resource (OER) that provides supplementary English language arts and reading (ELAR) instructional materials for grades 2-12. Resources are free and address the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Learning List recently completed reviews of their materials for grades 2-12.

Which Products Are Least Aligned to CCSS Mathematics Standards?

Last week, Education Week hosted a webinar addressing the mathematics standards that were most challenging for students to master. This analysis prompted Learning List to think about the Common Core mathematics products we’ve reviewed. In particular, we wondered which mathematics standards were least aligned in the products we’ve reviewed. We analyzed our data….

New Reviews: Voces English Language Arts

Voces® provides three supplemental, online courses to support English language arts instruction at grades 9 and 10: ELA Literature Digital Courseware, ELA Full-Spectrum Nonfiction Courseware, and Grammar & Writing. Learning List has recently completed reviews of these courses.

New Reviews: NYSED’s EngageNY OER (Elementary School Math Series)

The New York State Education Department provides a comprehensive set of free open-educational resources (OERs) to support the transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The downloadable materials, known as EngageNY, provide lesson plans in mathematics for students in grades PK-12.

New Reviews: Triumph Learning’s Performance Coach for ELA & Math

Triumph Learning’s Common Core Performance Coach provides supplemental instructional materials for mathematics and English language arts and reading instruction in grades 3-8. Performance Coach materials are available in print format and are aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Reviews of Agile Mind’s Mathematics Courses

Agile Mind is a comprehensive, online program to support mathematics instruction in middle school and high school. With over 2.3 million students served in 27 states, Agile Mind was founded in 2002 to enhance one thing: the opportunity to learn.

The Top 5 Things Many Content Developers Are Getting Wrong*

A recent Education Week blog post reported on the annual Education Writers Association conference in Nashville this week. The Common Core standards took center stage, as the writer explained: “A marathon four-hour session on the common core offered reporters the chance to hear from a range of policy experts,” though “no strident critics of the standards appeared.” Interestingly, the session …

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The Common Core Raises the Bar for High Performing Schools

Last week, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation released a report detailing the practices of Uncommon Schools, the winner of the 2013 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools. Uncommon Schools is network of 38 charter schools that provides a college preparatory program to low-income and minority students in New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. According to the report, a defining …

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