New Review: National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning Calculus Products Written by the Team of Authors led by James Stewart: Calculus and Calculus of a Single Variable

Learning List has reviewed two National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning calculus products written by the team of authors led by James Stewart: Calculus and Calculus of a Single Variable. Both are comprehensive resources that support instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB and BC courses. Learning List has only reviewed eBook content, but both texts are available in print and eBook formats. …[read more]

New Review: National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning Calculus Products Written by the Team of Authors led by James Stewart: Calculus: Early Transcendentals and Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals

Learning List has reviewed two National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning calculus products written by the team of authors led by James Stewart: Calculus: Early Transcendentals and Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals. Both texts use the early transcendental approach to calculus instruction and are appropriate for instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB and BC courses. Although Learning List’s review is limited to eBooks, both resources are available in print and eBook formats. …[read more]

New Review: CompuScholar’s Kid Coder – Web Design

CompuScholar’s KidCoder: Web Design is a year-long, online course that covers all topics generally included in introductory web-design programs at the middle school and high school level. Instruction meets the requirements for Texas Web Design courses and no prior programming experience is required. The course addresses the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills needed to create websites in both the Windows …

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How Learning List Helps Districts Become Better Stewards of Taxpayer Funds

A Texas school district administrator recently stated that his district subscribed to Learning List in order to be good stewards of taxpayer funds. In an NPR interview, a curriculum director of an Ohio school district offered the same explanation for her district’s decision….

New Reviews: Cengage Learning’s High School Math Courses

Cengage Learning provides comprehensive high school mathematics courses in print and eBook formats. Courses include Mathematical Models with Applications, PreCalculus with Limits, and PreCalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach.

New Reviews: Lone Star Learning’s TEKSas Target Practice™

Lone Star Learning’s TEKSas Target Practice™ Digital Edition is a supplemental, online mathematics program to help K-6 students master the TEKS and prepare for STAAR exams. The program is designed for use with interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and provides a daily framework for teacher-led review of the TEKS.

How Learning List Helps Further Educational Equity

A central premise of American public education is that all students should have access to a rigorous, high-quality curriculum.  While education reform efforts have tended to focus on the challenges urban public schools face in achieving educational equity, rural schools also confront challenges in achieving this important goal.  Social and geographic isolation, coupled with inadequate school and community resources, limits …

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New Curriculum Review: Cengage Astronomy

Cengage’s Foundations of Astronomy (Cengage Astronomy) is a comprehensive science program for high school Astronomy. The program focuses on developing students’ understanding of astronomy through the scientific method. Learning List reviewed the version of the material submitted for state adoption in Texas under Proclamation 2024. Cengage Astronomy organizes the eBook into six parts, each of which focuses on major concepts in the Texas …

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New High School Science Reviews: Kiddom’s OpenStax Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

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OpenStax powered by Kiddom provides comprehensive science programs for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. The materials are available in digital format through the Kiddom platform or in print. The Biology material intends to support “biology courses for science majors” through an evolutionary lens while highlighting careers in biology. Chemistry intends to support students in learning the core concepts of chemistry and …

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New Curriculum Review for Anatomy and Physiology: Cengage’s Body Structures and Functions

National Geographic/Cengage’s Body Structures and Functions (National Geographic Anatomy) is a comprehensive science program for high school Anatomy and Physiology. The program focuses on introducing students to the organization, structures, and functions of the body to help them understand how body systems work. The materials are available in print and digital format. Digital components are accessible to students and teachers …

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