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New AP Curriculum Review: CPM Educational Program’s Calculus

August 30, 2022March 1, 2016

CPM Educational Program’s Calculus is a comprehensive single-variable calculus text that supports instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC courses. Resources are available in print and eBook formats. Learning List recently reviewed eBook materials for AP Calculus AB and BC. Reviewers found the College Board’s big ideas, enduring understandings, and essential knowledge for AP Calculus AB and BC to be well addressed in course resources. Reviewers said that the course covers these concepts effectively in a rigorous, non-traditional format that requires students to investigate and connect new concepts and strategies. …[read more]

New Review: McGraw Hill’s Reading Wonders

August 19, 2022February 25, 2016

Learning List has reviewed McGraw Hill’s Reading Wonders, a comprehensive reading and language arts program for students in grades K-6. Instruction focuses on the close reading, collaborative discussion, and analytic writing strands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), including the California CCSS. Materials are available in print and digital formats. …[read more]

Reviewed: LAB-AIDS’ SEPUP Science

August 19, 2022January 27, 2016

Learning List has reviewed LAB-AIDS’ SEPUP Science resources for middle school science (i.e., grades 6-8) and high school biology courses. LAB-AID’s inquiry-based program organizes instruction around themes related to societal issues and students’ lives. Hands-on activities are at the center of instruction and provide opportunities for all students to explore science concepts. Course resources are available in print and eBook formats. …[read more]

New Reviews: Lexia Reading Core5

August 19, 2022November 16, 2015

Lexia Reading Core5 is an online, supplemental reading program for grades PK-5 that includes some print materials. Learning List recently reviewed Core5 products for grades K-5. The data-driven program provides differentiated instruction to help close reading gaps and ensure all students become proficient readers. Core5 combines individualized, adaptive, technology-based lessons with teacher-led direct instruction to meet the needs of students below, at, and above grade level. The program supports Response to Intervention (RtI) at each tier.

New Reviews: Gourmet Learning Reading

September 6, 2022June 30, 2015

Gourmet Learning Reading is a vertically-aligned, supplemental reading comprehension program for grades 1-8. The program’s modular design meets a range of teaching needs, including whole-class instruction, supplemental instruction, and Response to Intervention (RtI). Learning List has completed reviews for the supplemental reading comprehension program for grades 1-8.

New Reviews: Cosenza’s STAAR Mission Math (K-8 and Algebra I)

June 6, 2015

Cosenza & Associates’ STAAR Mission Math is a supplemental, accelerated program to help students master the TEKS and prepare for STAAR math exams in grades K-12. Learning List recently reviewed STAAR Mission Math products for grades 4-8.

What School Board Members Need to Know When Selecting Instructional Materials [with Infographic]

July 22, 2022April 17, 2015

‘Tis the season for selecting instructional materials. Board members often ask me what questions they should be asking during their district’s selection process. Below are five important facts for Texas school board members to keep in mind and seven key questions for school board members in all states to ask….

Have You Pledged to Be ‘Future Ready’ ?

November 25, 2014

Last week, President Obama and the U.S. Department of Education recognized just over 100 exemplary superintendents for their leadership in transitioning their districts to digital learning. Interestingly, 18 of the superintendents haled from California, nine from Texas, eight from Indiana and from Pennsylvania , seven from New Jersey, six from Virginia, and four from New York. The remaining attendees came from a many other states.

New Reviews: Compass Learning Supplemental Hybridge™ Math

September 7, 2022October 27, 2014

Compass Learning’s supplemental Hybridge™ Math program provides interactive, online mathematics instruction for grades K-8. Resources support instruction in blended learning environments and integrate easily with offline content. At the elementary level (K-5), instruction supports the development of algebraic reasoning, data analysis, and financial literacy skills. Content includes multimedia resources that illustrate and explain mathematics concepts in visually appealing segments appropriate …

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