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Education Galaxy is a supplemental, online test preparation program for students in grades K-5. The program supports practice and review for STAAR math, science, reading, and writing tests. Learning List recently reviewed resources for grade 3 reading. The program provides individualized instruction to address learning gaps in students’ mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Education Galaxy provides a diagnostic test that identifies individual student strengths and weaknesses in mastering the TEKS and provides a recommended “My Study Plan.” The diagnostic test for reading assesses students’ reading skills, including knowledge of text features (e.g., chapter titles), dictionary usage, and spelling. The program recognizes when students are guessing and cautions them to slow down. Study Plans are tailored to individual student needs and present assignments in the form of short formative assessments that address a single standard or a set of related standards. “Composition Practice” resources allow teachers to select writing prompts and evaluation rubrics for student compositions. Students submit their drafts online for teacher feedback. Students receive feedback, make revisions, and resubmit the draft online. Resources allow teachers to adjust instruction to one grade below and one grade level above a student’s current grade to support struggling learners and students who need more challenging work. Teachers may use Education Galaxy’s test bank to create custom assignments and assessments that may be administered online or printed for paper and pencil administration. About Education Galaxy* Education Galaxy provides engaging solutions to young and developing learners. When students are engaged, their capacity for learning is improved. We also very firmly believe that our program should be affordable so that schools can easily fit Education Galaxy into their budgets. Quite simply, Education Galaxy is passionate about education and passionate about providing highly effective and affordable tools to teachers. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Education Galaxy . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

A  comprehensive  material is designed to support students in learning  all  of the knowledge and skills for a grade and subject. Thus, a  comprehensive  resource should be highly aligned to the standards for the grade level and subject. It should provide both direct instruction and practice opportunities to support students in achieving the depth of knowledge and understanding the standards expect by the end of the grade level. Comprehensive materials  differ in their level of rigor, coherence, adaptions provided for special student populations and instructional resources included for students and teachers. For example, more robust  comprehensive materials  contain resources to support direct instruction, guided and independent practice, formative and summative assessment, re-teaching and progress monitoring. Teacher’s guides may include resources for planning differentiation and intervention. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Many  comprehensive materials  include assessments to help educators evaluate their students’ learning, gauge their progress, and design remediation and/or extension activities as needed. Increasingly, we are seeing technology-based products that provide prescriptive feedback that enables teachers to identify learning gaps, group students for re-teaching, and suggest extension activities for students who have mastered content. A robust set of assessments in a  comprehensive  material may obviate the need for additional test prep  materials . Comprehensive materials  are the backbone of most teachers' instructional program.  In order to support instruction successfully, districts should look for  materials  that are aligned to a high percentage of state standards, are sufficiently rigorous to prepare students for the state assessments, provide adaptions for as many special students populations as possible, provide rigorous assessments meaningfully placed during the instructional process, and optimally, contain monitoring tools that provide data to help teachers gauge student progress. Comprehensive materials  differ significantly in both features and price, with no discernable relationship between the price of a material and the percentage of standards to which it is aligned. Thus, districts can save hundreds of thousands of dollars by comparison shopping for  comprehensive materials . Learning List's product information comparison tool makes that process easy. Included in the product comparison information is the  price  of each material selected. Thus, Learning List allows district staff to obtain and document three price quotes  instantaneously  to support each instructional material purchase as required by EDGAR, the federal purchasing regulations. Contact us  to learn more about how to use Learning List for comparison shopping.

Trivedi AP Chemistry in a Flash  supports instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry courses. Content is software based and is contained on a flash drive (i.e., USB drive); a textbook is not provided. A variety of resources, including interactive slide shows, PowerPoints, and PDF notes, support independent student study. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Trivedi AP Chemistry is organized in chapters that present content in (1) interactive slide shows, (2) PowerPoint presentations, and (3) related PDF notes. Chapters are broken into numbered sections. Section numbers allow users to identify the corresponding content across the set of instructional resources. Slide shows provide direct instruction and opportunities for guided and independent practice. Students have access a PowerPoint presentation of each chapter’s content. PDF notes are organized by chapter section and clarify definitions of new vocabulary and provide concise explanations of concepts with illustrations that support understanding. Chapters end with a set of multiple choice and/or open-ended practice problems. Problem sets are adaptive and provide more challenging problems when students answer correctly and simpler problems for students who are struggling with concepts. Some chapters include quizzes, practice tests, and standardized test practice questions. About Trivedi AP Chemistry* Trivedi Chemistry is on a mission to bring 21st century technology to education. In 2006 the company released its pioneering general chemistry course on DVD-ROM. Today, Trivedi Chemistry the following courses on a flash drive platform and direct download: AP Chemistry General Chemistry (full year of college) General/Organic and Biochemistry (for health sciences) High School Chemistry. Trivedi Chemistry was founded by Dr. Ketan M. Trivedi, chemistry professor and visionary in educational software.  Trivedi Chemistry designs chemistry courses to engage students and empower teachers, using interactive technology for the digital age. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Trivedi Chemistry. Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

Learning List recently reviewed t he Goodheart-Willcox Company’s Foundations of Financial Literacy, 10 th Edition, which was submitted for state adoption in Texas in response to the Texas Education Agency’s Proclamation 2019 call for high school Personal Financial Literacy products aligned to the new PFL Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Foundations of Financial Literacy is a vailable in print and eBook format s and include additional online components . Instruction focuses on developing competent consumers by introducing students to concepts in personal finance. Foundations of Financial Literacy presents content in six units titled: (1) Financial Literacy, (2) Protecting Your Finances, (3) Managing Your Spending, (4) Purchasing and Protecting Your Assets, (5) Exploring Economics, and (6) Preparing for Your Career. Units open with a short explanation of “Why It Matters” and a list of chapter titles. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Content is structured using the 5E instructional model (i.e., engage, explore, explain, elaborate/extend, evaluate). Each chapter begins with a “Big Idea” (e.g., “Smart financial decisions and risk management can lead to financial security”), a short overview of content, and a “Focus on Finance” feature that explains some element of personal finance (e.g., mortgage calculators). Additional resources are available at no charge on the course’s companion website http://www.g-wlearning.com/finance/ About Goodheart Willcox* In 1921, William Goodheart and Charles D. Willcox, along with a few others, came together to start a company to publish Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia that had been previously self-published by the author, Mr. A. L. Dyke. Little did they know this small publishing company would grow up to become The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., a leader in career and technical education (CTE). Today's Goodheart-Willcox (G-W) publishes both print and digital textbooks while also producing online courses and other instructional resources that provide a complete classroom solution. With subject-appropriate titles for middle school, high school, higher education, and professional training, G-W is recognized as a go-to source for career and technical education content. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Goodheart-Willcox .

Learning List has reviewed Reasoning Mind’s STAAR Readiness , which is a supplemental online product that supports students in grades 3-8 in preparing for each grade’s STAAR mathematics exam. The program focuses on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) that are assessed at each grade level. Online tools allow teachers to create customized assignments to address individual student learning needs. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> STAAR Readiness contains a variety of instructional, TEKS-aligned resources, including “STAAR Practice Tests,” “Modules” that provide remediation and review, and “Practice Problems” formatted to reflect the STAAR test. Each resource includes tools and supports that allow students to work independently and to monitor their own progress. Reasoning Mind recommends that teachers use an initial Practice Test in order to benchmark students’ mastery of specific standards and readiness for STAAR testing. Teacher dashboards contain color-coded class rosters that enable them to quickly identify students who have mastered specific TEKS and those in need of intervention and support. Online tools enable teachers to individualize assignments by selecting certain students or groups of students to practice specific standards. About Reasoning Mind* Reasoning Mind is an education nonprofit with a mission to provide a first-rate math education for every child. The organization designs interactive, online blended learning programs for mathematics that develop students’ higher-order thinking skills, ignite their interest in math, and prepare them for advanced courses like algebra—the “gatekeeper” to college. In addition, Reasoning Mi nd offers ongoing professional development, training, and in-person support for teachers and administrators using its programs. With Reasoning Mind , students are engaged, teachers are empowered, and technology is leveraged to provide a world-class mathematics education. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Reasoning Mind . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

Learning List has reviewed W. W. Norton’s Give Me Liberty! An American History, 5 th Edition. This comprehensive product supports instruction in Advanced Placement (AP) United States History courses. Content is available in print, eBook, and digital (i.e., USB, CD-ROM) formats. Authored by historian Eric Foner, the text presents a traditional approach to U.S. history, including political and economic developments and international relations. The course’s extensive ancillary materials help shape content to meet the College Board’s thematic design for instruction. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Each chapter opens with an image related to the period, a set of “Focus Questions” (e.g., “How did the New Deal recast the meaning of American freedom?”), a short introduction, and a timeline of important events. Some eBook chapter sections and subsections include an embedded video in which the text’s author discusses some element of the narrative in an interview format (e.g., “Landmarks for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s”).  An icon in the margin cues readers to the presence of the video. All course videos are closed captioned and include transcripts. Teacher resources include a “Course Planning and Pacing Guide” that provides detailed information about organizing content for each historical period identified in the College Board’s course framework for AP U.S. History. Additional teaching resources available from the publisher include PowerPoint slides with lecture notes for each chapter, slides of art and images from the text, and an “Instructor’s Manual” with chapter summaries and outlines. About W.W. Norton* Now, in its 90th year and with an annual list of 400 titles, W. W. Norton is a global company, its familiar seagull logo appearing on books in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Latin America. Though the Norton of today is international in scope, there is much about the company that would remain recognizable to its founders: the editorial quality of the books, the rigorously anti-corporate style, and above all the shared sense of purpose that flourishes when all employees have a stake in the success of their firm. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from W.W. Norton . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

Vocabulary.com is a supplemental online product that supports the development of academic vocabulary across core subject areas in grades 5-12. Content is fully online and some resources, such as vocabulary lists, may be printed. Instruction is adaptive. The program adjusts the level of difficulty based on individual student responses. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Vocabulary.com provides a variety of activities to help students build their academic vocabulary. Teachers may assign vocabulary using the program’s pre-made lists or teachers may develop customized vocabulary lists that address their specific needs. Vocabulary lists may be printed and include detailed definitions of each word, including etymological information and explanations of usage. Instruction is adaptive. As students demonstrate mastery of basic definitions, the program provides questions that test their understanding of more nuanced usage and peripheral meanings. Based on individual student response patterns, the program uses data to predict words that may present challenges. Vocabulary.com’ s “Personalized Learning Programs” customize instruction for each student. Students may add words to their lists, and the program automatically adds words that students have struggled with. About Vocabulary.com* Vocabulary.com has its roots in the  Visual Thesaurus, the interactive thesaurus and dictionary developed by the team at  Thinkmap , a software company known for using visualization to facilitate communication, learning, and discovery. As the Visual Thesaurus evolved, we recognized the need for an instructional technology that would empower learners to unpack the complexity and nuances of the English language in a way that was systematic, engaging and adaptive. Our multidisciplinary team of educators, lexicographers, data scientists, and developers, united by a love of words and a good challenge, designed and built Vocabulary.com. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Vocabulary.com . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

Edmentum’s Study Island is a supplemental online product that helps students in grades K-12 master standards. Learning List recently reviewed resources for high school English I and English II. Instruction emphasizes preparation for standardized tests. Content supports teacher-guided instruction and independent study. Teachers may create their own lessons and assessments using online tools. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Both English I and English II begin with a multiple-choice diagnostic test that assesses students’ ability to read and understand literary and informational texts, revise compositions, and recognize correct grammar and usage. Instruction is presented in short text-based lessons for each topic (e.g., theme) followed by a set of “Sessions” with practice activities. Lesson texts include definitions of new terms, examples, and illustrations to support understanding. Many lessons have interactive flashcards for new vocabulary and terms; flashcards may also be printed. Study Island has comprehensive monitoring resources that allow teachers to track student and class progress in multiple, easy-to-use and -understand formats. Reports track student usage and performance data, and enable comparisons between classes and state averages of other Study Island users. Teachers may monitor student performance by topic and standard and track performance trends, such as student time spent using resources. About Edmentum* Edmentum’s Courseware is a standards-based online learning program grounded in a tradition of solid research, sound pedagogy, and applied innovation. Edmentum develops rigorous, relevant curriculum that challenges your students with a 21st century approach - engaging them with interactive, media-rich content. Whether your students are falling behind, at grade level, or advanced, accommodate their unique needs in an environment in which they will thrive. Courseware can be used in a lab setting, a blended model in which online courses supplement the traditional classroom, or through a completely virtual experience. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Edmentum . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

Pathways 2 Greatness’ SmartPrep Database is a test preparation product that supports students in grades 3 through Algebra I in preparing for Texas’ STAAR exams in mathematics. Test bank items are available online and must be printed for student use. Resources allow teachers to create customized assessments that address specific Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) at each grade level. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> The SmartPrep Database enables teachers to create customized assessments using a test bank of multiple-choice questions that address specific TEKS at each grade level. Each test bank item references the TEKS it assesses. Teachers search the test bank, select questions, and save them to a folder as PDFs. Tests must be printed for paper and pencil administration. Some test items may be printed in Spanish. Teachers have access to answer keys that identify patterns in mistakes by identifying the distractors chosen most often by individual students (e.g., calculation error, wrong operation). Teachers can then group students with similar learning needs. About Pathways 2 Greatness* Pathways 2 Greatness provides a large state-aligned question bank for teachers to print test prep questions and receive an innovative misconception analysis. You can search through folders or our search bar, find the questions you love, and push print! A PDF file downloads on your browser. Resources then take you through the process of analyzing student data to plan for your next lesson. *information in this section is provided by or adapted from Pathways 2 Greatness . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

Edmentum’s Courseware™ is an online program that supports instruction in self-paced, remediation, and credit recovery programs. provides comprehensive instruction in each of the core subjects, as well as in other content areas (e.g., world languages). Learning List recently reviewed resources for the Texas Algebra I and Texas Algebra II courses. Instruction is provided online and includes printable materials. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Both courses are broken into two, semester-long courses, each comprised of four units. Each semester’s units begin with a pre-test that covers the learning objectives addressed in the unit. Based on pre-test results, teachers may exempt students from some or all of the unit’s lessons or use results to provide targeted remediation. Each unit ends with a “Unit Activity” and a post-test. Unit Activities are performance tasks that require students to synthesize their learning to solve multi-step, real-world problems (e.g., modeling rabbits’ population growth over a period of years). Unit activities include rubrics to help teachers and students evaluate their work. Semesters end with a cumulative exam. About Edmentum* Edmentum’s Courseware is a standards-based online learning program grounded in a tradition of solid research, sound pedagogy, and applied innovation. Edmentum develops rigorous, relevant curriculum that challenges your students with a 21st century approach - engaging them with interactive, media-rich content. Whether your students are falling behind, at grade level, or advanced, accommodate their unique needs in an environment in which they will thrive. Courseware can be used in a lab setting, a blended model in which online courses supplement the traditional classroom, or through a completely virtual experience. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Edmentum . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.

The College Board recently updated the course frameworks for several of the Advanced Placement courses for which Learning List has reviewed materials. We have worked with the College Board to revise our alignment templates to reflect the following changes: AP History  Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills The Historical Thinking Skills were reorganized and renamed "AP History Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills." The number of practices and skills were reduced. There are now two practices and four skills. "Periodization" and "Synthesis" were eliminated as separate skills. The revised "AP History Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills" are part of the frameworks for AP US History, AP World History, and AP European History. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> AP World History and AP European History The scope of these courses has not changed, but course content has been reorganized. The frameworks are organized by Period, Key Concept and Thematic Learning Objectives. Overarching Questions have been eliminated from the course frameworks. Each Period contains multiple Key Concepts, and Thematic Learning Objectives often repeat across Key Concepts. The descriptions of some of the Key Concepts has changed, and some Thematic Learning Objectives have been consolidated. For European History, some of the previous Thematic Learning Objectives have been regrouped to create a new theme. While Learning List previously reviewed materials for alignment to the Overarching Questions, we now will review materials for alignment to each  Thematic Learning Objective  within the context of the relevant Key Concept and Period. AP Physics 1 and 2 AP Physics 1 and 2 now have "stand-alone" course and exam descriptions. Each course framework is organized by Content Areas, Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, Learning Objectives, Essential Knowledge Statements, and Essential Knowledge Statement Components. Each Content Area contains multiple Big Ideas. Some Enduring Understandings, Learning Objectives and Essential Knowledge statements repeat across Big Ideas and Content areas. Learning List will review citations for alignment to the Learning Objectives and Essential Knowledge Statements or Essential Knowledge Components within the context of the relevant Enduring Understanding, Big Idea and Content Area. Learning List is reviewing materials for alignment to these revised course frameworks. Please  contact us  if you have any questions.

Learning List has reviewed Scientific Minds’ Science Sidekicks , which is a supplemental product that supports science instruction in grades 3-5. Content is web-based and includes some printable components.  Instruction focuses on “chunking” standards into small, manageable amounts of content that are easy for students to understand. Lessons are presented using interactive slideshows that include opportunities for teacher-led whole group instruction, small group work, and independent study. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Science Sidekicks is structured in units that address topics in life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and engineering practices. Units are made up of module-based lessons that are organized using the 5E Instructional Model (i.e., engage, explain, explore, elaborate, evaluate). Each module’s instruction is accessed through an interactive slideshow. All student resources are also available in Spanish, and instruction in Spanish mirrors the content, organization, and format of instruction in English. Each module contains an inquiry-based activity, a printable “Guided Notes” page, and a set of three Exit Tickets. Guided Notes contain fill-in-the blank and open-ended journal questions for students to complete as they learn new content. Exit Tickets support lesson closure and formative assessment of students’ understanding. About Scientific Minds* Scientific Minds is a teacher-built company that provides online teaching tools for grades 3-12 science.  Schools love Scientific Minds’ programs because they are teacher-friendly and promote  student success . Scientific Minds’ programs support scientific literacy, vocabulary acquisition, test preparedness, and college readiness.  Programs offer tools for review, remediation, and English language proficiency. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Scientific Minds . Subscribe to  Learning List  for access to the spec sheet, full editorial review and alignment reports for these materials and thousands of other widely used PreK-12 resources.