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  • New Curriculum Review: Savvas Integrated High School Mathematics

    Savvas’s Integrated High School Mathematics is a set of comprehensive products that support instruction in high school integrated math pathways I-III as described in Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Content is available in digital format with accompanying print resources. Core instruction is presented using an “Interactive Digital Path” that includes engaging interactive content, including videos and animations. Learning List recently reviewed resources for Integrated High School Mathematics courses I-III.< Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Core instruction is presented in an Interactive Digital Path that relies on digital teaching tools, such as an interactive whiteboard or LCD projector. Students have an accompanying two-volume consumable Student Worktext in which to record their work and enter solutions to problems. Worktexts contain additional practice problems and homework assignments, as well as hands-on lab activities that facilitate extension and collaborative student work. Each chapter begins with a “Get Ready” diagnostic test and a “My Math Video.” Chapters are broken into lessons that incorporate the Understanding by Design (UbD) instructional model. Each lesson is organized in five steps: Lessons open with Interactive Learning and a “Solve It!” activity that builds on prior learning to to frame the core content. Core instruction is provided in Guided Learning, where new concepts are introduced and new skills are modeled. Lesson Check is a formative assessment of student learning . Practice builds conceptual understanding and procedural fluency through additional practice, application, and challenge problems. Each lesson ends with an Assess and Remediate About Savvas* Savvas is the world’s learning company, with expertise in educational courseware and assessment, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. Savvas’s mission is to help people make progress through access to better learning. Bringing digital learning to school children worldwide, Savvas is helping to transform education with full-time online and blended schools, online courses, technology, and host of support services. With a focus on successful student outcomes, these programs deliver high-quality, highly personalized, and flexible learning experiences -- students are able to complete schoolwork when and where they learn best, 24/7. Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Savvas . 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.

  • What We’ve Observed: Trends in AP Materials

    The College Board is engaged in several related initiatives to help teachers prepare a broader, more diverse group of students to succeed in AP courses.   AP courses in several disciplines are being redesigned and new courses are being introduced to create AP courses that strike a balance between depth of understanding and breadth of content coverage. A critical next step in supporting AP teachers is ensuring that the instructional materials for AP courses address the knowledge and skills articulated in the new course frameworks.  To that end, the College Board partnered with Learning List ™ to provide educators with independent, professional reviews of AP materials . < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> For each AP material, Learning List provides 3 types of reviews: (1) Spec sheet : an overview of the material’s key academic and technology attributes, including which devices, operating systems and browsers the material is compatible with; (2) Editorial Review : an in-depth review of the material’s instructional content and design, including student adaptions, teacher resources,  types and timing of assessments, ease of use, and reference districts and universities; and (3) Two alignment reports : A review of the material’s alignment (a) to the Learning Objectives and Essential Knowledge statements, and (b) to the Skills/Practices articulated in the relevant course framework. Tools on Learninglist.com make it easy to compare key attributes, as well as the standard-by-standard alignment of multiple materials for the same AP course. The College Board used Learning List’s reviews to decide which materials to include on the 2016 and 2017 Example Textbook Lists for each of these courses. However, as explained in our observations below, inclusion on an Example Textbook List does not indicate that the material is aligned to 100% of the standards in the course framework. Learning List has reviewed almost 100 AP instructional materials, including publisher-produced and free Open Educational Resources. The following observations gleaned from those reviews are offered to help inform educators’ selection and use of AP materials. Alignment of AP Materials: AP materials vary significantly in their alignment to the AP course frameworks. As this table shows, there is even a wide range in the alignment percentages among materials on the AP Example Textbook Lists.  In other words, teachers should not assume that because a material is on the Example Textbook list, it is closely aligned to the course framework. Alignment of the AP Skills/Practices : While many AP materials allow students to practice the requisite skills, few actually teach students how to develop the skills. Many AP history products still have a lot of progress to make in terms of historical thinking skills , particularly in terms of integrating the skills of historical argumentation (analyzing diverse interpretations) and chronological reasoning . Study Guides/Assessment Questions: Most of the study guides provided by publishers have simple, short questions that do not help students prepare for the new style of test questions on the AP exams. Additionally, students need to know why the answers are correct, not just what the correct answer is. Multiple choice questions need detailed answer explanations. Assessment questions provided by publishers seem more specific than AP released questions and test knowledge more than skills using the prompt; materials need to test more of the skills than the knowledge. Instructional Supports : Across subjects and publishers, AP instructional materials differ in the number and type of instructional supports provided for students and teachers. Because many AP materials are true college texts, they often do not include the instructional resources some high school students may need. For example, many college texts do not include glossaries, study guides, and AP-formatted example questions and practice tests to help students prepare for exams. Some college texts also do not provide instructional resources for teachers.  The lack of teacher resources combined with the new focus on skills in the AP Frameworks raised concerns among some Learning List reviewers. Noting the absence of support for the Mathematical Practices in AP Calculus resources, one reviewer cautioned, “Teachers using any of the standard textbooks <…> will need to be quite familiar with the Mathematical Practices and be sure their students are doing them across all the topics in the Framework.” Furthermore, some college resources contain learning tools that may not be appropriate for high school students, such as an app that when activated by teachers allows students to share, and even sell, their course notes. Learning List’s Spec Sheets list and Editorial Reviews explain the types of instructional supports for teachers and students available in each AP material. Rigor While a material may be aligned to the AP standards, it may not be rigorous enough to prepare students for the AP exam.  A handful of the Advanced Placement (AP) materials we recently reviewed had relatively high alignment percentages but our reviewers questioned whether the material would adequately prepare students to pass the AP exam. They explained that while the text was  aligned  to the College Board’s course framework, the depth of coverage needed to adequately prepare students for the AP exam was missing:  “While the text mentions an idea / concept /topic, it typically does not provide detailed visualizations, videos, definitions and other essential vocabulary needed for a student to get a well-rounded detailed knowledge about the topic.” The College Board-Learning List partnership provides the opportunity for teachers to make better informed, evidence-based choices when selecting and then using AP instructional resources.  Ultimately, this partnership strives to encourage publishers to develop resources aligned to AP standards and to empower teachers with information that supports their effective use of materials to prepare a diverse student population for success in AP courses. This 4-minute video provides more information about Learning List’s reviews of AP materials. Learning List is a subscription service. For more information, contact Info@LearningList.com . Stay tuned for our upcoming blog, “Advice to AP Publishers.” Learning List is a subscription-based instructional materials review service for schools and districts that publishes independent reviews of thousands of the most widely used PreK-12 materials, including AP materials.

  • New Product Review: Exploros

    Exploros is an open-educational resource (OER) that provides supplemental products that support instruction in the core content areas.  Content is available online and facilitates instruction in 1:1 learning environments. Learning List recently reviewed social studies resources for Texas students in grades 6-8. Instruction addresses topics in world cultures, Texas history, and United States history using lessons that include whole group and small group learning experiences.< Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> At the middle school level, Exploros provides units or “experiences” that address world cultures, Texas history, and U.S. history, as well as a “Celebrate Freedom Week” lesson addressing the Declaration of Independence. Experiences are organized using the 5E model (i.e., engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate). A “scene” is provided for each “E” in the model. Scenes are activities related to the E of the 5E model. For example, the first scene in each experience is an engagement activity that clarifies the lesson’s learning objectives. Graphic organizers are integrated throughout content, and each scene requires that students respond to questions. Students may not progress in the lesson until they have answered each of the scene’s questions. Exploros provides different types of questions in its lessons. For some questions, responses are private between teacher and student, and some responses are shared with class. About Exploros* With Exploros, teachers don’t need to spend time hunting for resources and curating materials. The curriculum is organized into full courses, with 135 lessons per grade per subject. Simply choose what you want to teach, and assign it to students. Exploros distributes the resources, documents student work, and automatically reports on learning progress. It’s that easy. The time teachers save can be better used to address individual student and class-wide learning needs. *Information in this section is adapted from or provided by Exploros . 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.

  • New Product Review: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California GO Math!™

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s California GO Math! ™ is a comprehensive, mathematics product for students in grades K-8. Content is available in print and digital formats.  Learning List recently reviewed resources for grades K-5. California GO Math! focuses on building students’ understanding of math in conjunction with their developing reading and writing skills. At each grade level, the program provides extensive resources for Response to Intervention (RtI) students and English language learners (ELLs). < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Each California GO Math! lesson references the relevant CCSS and begins with an “Essential Question” that frames learning objectives (e.g., “How can you show and count 10 objects?”). Content is presented using the 5E instructional model (i.e., engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate) and includes step-by-step guidance in how to solve problems, as well as ample opportunities for students to practice problem-solving strategies independently or in small groups. Student eBooks incorporate interactive tools focused on developing students’ proficiency and fluency in mathematics, including the “Personal Math Trainer” (PMT).  PMT instruction includes step-by-step examples, audio readers, corrective feedback, video tutorials, and activities to prepare students for standardized tests. About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt* HMH creates engaging, dynamic and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to K-12 and beyond the classroom, serving more than 50 million students in more than 150 countries. Available through multiple media, our content meets the needs of students, teachers, parents and lifelong learners, no matter where and how they learn. HMH’s renowned and awarded children's books, novels, nonfiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. Our distinguished author list, from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Philip Roth, and brands from Curious George to The Lord of the Rings, includes 10 Nobel Prize winners, 48 Pulitzer Prize winners, 15 National Book Award winners, and more than 100 Caldecott, Newbery, Printz and Sibert Medal and Honor recipients. Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . 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.

  • Looking for a Way to Boost AP Scores?

    In order to help students succeed in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, instructional materials must address the knowledge and skills articulated in the new AP course frameworks.  To that end, the College Board partnered with Learning List ™ to provide educators with independent, professional reviews of AP materials . As part of the review process, Learning List verifies a material’s alignment to each of the Learning Objectives (LO), Essential Knowledge statements (EKs) and Skills/Practices in the relevant course framework.  The alignment reports identify the “citations” (e.g., pages, lessons, videos) listed in the publisher’s correlation that Learning List verified to be aligned and not aligned to each LO, EK and Skill/Practice for the course. The College Board used these reviews to decide which materials to include on the 2016 and 2017 Example Textbook Lists for each of these courses. However, educators should be aware that a material’s inclusion on an Example Textbook List does not mean that the material is aligned to 100% of the Learning Objectives or Skills/Practices of the course.  < Read=">Read" More ="More"> As this table shows, there is a wide range in the alignment percentages among materials on the AP Example Textbook Lists. In addition to helping AP teachers select materials that are aligned to the course frameworks, the alignment reports also serve as valuable instructional resources . Teachers can use Learning List's alignment reports for the materials their district owns to identify specific citations that Learning List has verified to be fully aligned to teach AP standard. Moreover, the alignment reports are downloadable , so AP teachers can import the “aligned citations” into their lesson plans. The AP course frameworks define what students “should know and be able to do” after completing a particular AP course. Students are more likely to do well in Advanced Placement courses if their instructional materials address the knowledge and skills course frameworks require them to learn. Using citations that are aligned to standards in the course frameworks will focus students’ time and energy on learning precisely the knowledge they will be held accountable for on the AP exam. This 4-minute video provides more information about Learning List’s reviews of AP materials. Learning List is a subscription service. For more information, contact Info@LearningList.com . Stay tuned for our upcoming blog, “Trends in AP Materials.”

  • New Product Review: Imagine Language & Literacy

    Learning List has updated the original reviews of Imagine Language & Literacy . Learning List’s review process enables publishers to submit content updates and updates to their product data or technology infrastructure for re-review when substantive changes have been made. Imagine Learning submitted updates to content in Fall of 2018 and Learning List’s alignment reports have been updated to reflect new citations and updated alignment percentages. Imagine Learning’s Imagine Language & Literacy is a program of digital tutorials that supports the development of language and literacy skills for students in grades PreK-6. The supplemental program uses assessment and performance data to customize instruction for individual students. Its highly visual lessons are designed to engage struggling readers, English learners, and early elementary students. Learning List recently reviewed resources for grades K-5. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Imagine Language & Literacy develops students’ literacy and language skills across strands that include reading, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, speaking, and listening. The program’s interactive tutorials incorporate games, cartoon characters, and videos of students in authentic situations (e.g., struggling to answer a question about a text). The sequence and pace of instruction is customized for each student based on pre-tests and performance in prior activities. Online resources include reporting tools that allow teachers and administrators to monitor individual and class progress. Reports are printable (i.e., PDF) and track students’ progress through the curriculum, including their assessment scores, mastery of standards, and growth over time. Educators who provided feedback about Imagine Language & Literacy for this review highlighted the program’s reporting features as a key strength of the program, explaining that reports enabled them to rapidly identify students who are struggling with a particular concept or skill and to provide targeted intervention. About Imagine Learning* Imagine Learning was founded in 2004 by a small group of educational and software professionals who saw a growing need for language and literacy solutions. In 2006, Imagine Learning acquired Think Through Math (TTM). Through this acquisition, Imagine Learning is poised to fill a critical need for innovative and adaptive language, literacy, and math solutions in the K–12 space. As supplemental curricula, Imagine Language & Literacy and Think Through Math are data-driven, research-based programs that engage, challenge, and monitor students for lasting academic gains. Both programs also feature standards-based content for students at multiple grade levels. *Information in the section is provided by or adapted from Imagine Learning . 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.

  • New Product Review: Reasoning Mind Blueprint

    Imagine Blueprint (formerly Reasoning Mind Blueprint) Learning List originally reviewed Blueprint as submitted by Reasoning Mind. The product, Imagine Blueprint, is now offered by Imagine Learning and the information on Learning List's reviews has been updated to represent the publisher, new product title, and pricing. Learning List has reviewed Reasoning Mind’s Blueprint . This supplemental product supports mathematics instruction in Pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade. Content is web-based—software installations and/or app downloads are not required. Instruction focuses on building foundational skills and understanding basic concepts in mathematics. Adaptive content provides individualized intervention and remediation for students who struggle with concepts. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Blueprint addresses foundational topics in mathematics as a means to prepare students for ongoing study in subsequent grades. The program addresses numbers, operations, geometry, spatial understanding, logical reasoning, measurement, and algebraic thinking. At each grade level, instruction emphasizes mathematical thinking and the skills needed to solve word problems. Lessons are presented using short activities that include songs, animations, and games. Activities introduce concepts (e.g., same), build in complexity (e.g., same color, same facial expression), and incorporate critical thinking activities that require students to extend their learning to solve new and unique problems. Instruction develops conceptual understanding of fundamental math terms (e.g., long and short, part and whole, place value) as well as more general vocabulary (e.g., yellow and pencil). Lessons incorporate familiar, age appropriate characters (e.g., Dumpling the cat). 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 Mind 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.

  • Well, Hello EDGAR

    Not only does Learning List provide value to a district's curriculum and technology teams, it also can save the business/purchasing office hours of work complying with state and federal purchasing laws. EDGAR compliance is top of mind in districts across the country. EDGAR is the federal law that requires districts to competitively purchase  products and services valued at more than $3500 in a fiscal year. For purchases valued at $3,501 - $50,000 in a fiscal year, districts must obtain price quotes from "an adequate number of qualified sources."  Learning List makes that easy! < Read=">Read" More="More" ... ="..."> Subscribers can quickly create a printable, editable side-by-side comparison of key information about the three materials they select, including: Product description Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) Relative "Strengths" and "Good to Know" information about each material Alignment percentage Subscriber ratings Reference districts The document is editable. Subscribers can use the MSRP as the price quote or replace it with a district-specific quoted price. They can also add their rationale for purchasing one product over the other two products in the comparison document. The comparison can be printed or downloaded to serve as documentation of the district's compliance with federal and state competitive procurement requirements. Thus, not only does Learning List assist districts' curriculum and technology teams, now the business office can benefit from the service, too.

  • New Product Review: Teacher Created Materials (TCM) Focused Mathematics Intervention and Focused Reading Intervention

    Teacher Created Materials (TCM) Focused Mathematics Intervention and Focused Reading Intervention are supplemental products that support intervention in mathematics and reading in grades K-8. Content is available in print format and includes some digital resources. Instruction supports Response to Intervention programs at each tier. Learning List recently reviewed resources for both math and reading for grades 5 and 8. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Focused Mathematics Intervention and Focused Reading Intervention are organized in kits for each grade level. Kits contain full-color “Student Guided Practice Books,” a “Teacher’s Guide,” an “Assessment Guide,” and sets of reading and math games. In both programs, core instruction at each grade is presented in 30 lessons that are structured using the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) instructional model. Lessons include teacher modeling (i.e., “I Do”), guided practice (i.e., “We Do”), and independent practice (i.e., “You Do”) activities. Lessons follow a consistent structure and include opportunities for discussion and games. Teacher’s Guides provide background in mathematics/reading instruction, intervention and differentiation strategies, an overview the GRR and best practices (e.g., the use of manipulatives and graphic organizers). Guides contain pacing information, scope and sequence and correlation resources, and 30 scripted lesson plans. About Teacher Created Materials* Rachelle Cracchiolo started Teacher Created Materials with a friend and fellow teacher in 1977. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into a nonstop opportunity to develop and grow Teacher Created Materials as a full-service company, and a welcome and familiar name in every classroom. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials is one of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from Teacher Created Materials . 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.

  • Five Tips for Reviewing the Alignment of Materials

    Over the summer, many educators engage in instructional planning, including verifying the alignment of the materials they intend to use during the upcoming school year. Reviewing the alignment of materials is great professional development for educators.  Having reviewed well over 2000 materials for alignment to various state and Advanced Placement standards, we share these five pointers to assist in your alignment reviews: < Read=">Read" More="More" ... ="..."> (1) Agree on the definition of “alignment” Make sure that all educators are using the same yardstick – the same definition of alignment. Most educators agree that to be aligned, a material must teach the content knowledge the standards require, at the rigor the standard demands and in the correct context . At Learning List, we review materials to the content, cognitive demand, and context of each standard. (2) Agree on the number of citations to review for alignment to each standard Publisher’s correlations differ significantly in number, specificity and scope of the citations listed. Some publishers list a few citations as aligned to each standard; others list more than 30 citations for each standard. Are you going to review every citation listed or just sample?  At Learning List, we review multiple citations for alignment to each standard with the hope/goal of finding several aligned citations that educators can use to teach or reteach each standard. (3) Assign  multiple reviewers to mitigate inherent subjectivity Reviewing the alignment of a material is an inherently subjective endeavor. If your goal is an objective alignment review, have multiple, experienced teachers who are certified in the grade and subject review the material at each grade level. The reviewers can review separately but simultaneously; collaboratively; or sequentially. At Learning List, multiple reviewers review each material sequentially with quality assurance checks after each review. We have found that it is helpful to have a process by which each reviewer provides comments to explain his/her rationale if a citation is found not to be aligned. That way, if another reviewer or subscribing teacher questions an alignment decision, the reviewers' rationale is provided. (4) Review supplemental as well as comprehensive materials  Often, teachers spend their time reviewing the alignment of their core materials. However, many teachers prefer to use a combination of supplemental materials instead of their core material; other teachers use supplemental materials to shore up students’ learning gaps. Therefore, it is just as important to review the alignment of supplemental materials. We have found that supplemental materials vary significantly in their alignment to standards, even within the same product line. Most don't even intend to align to every standard. If you want to improve student learning with supplemental materials, we highly recommend that you verify that your materials are aligned to the standards you're using them to teach. (5) Make sure there is textual evidence of alignment Some publishers’ correlations simply contain a list of standards to which the material claims to be aligned; they do not list specific citations (i.e., pages/lessons/videos within the material) where each standard is taught. It is our experience that if a material does not contain the textual evidence (i.e., specific citations) to support a claim of alignment, educators should not use that material to teach the standards. Use it to engage students, use it to reward students, but if you cannot verify that the material is aligned to the standards the publisher claims, do not use that material to teach those standards.

  • New Product Review: The Math Learning Center’s Bridges Intervention

    Learning List has reviewed The Math Learning Center’s Bridges Intervention. This supplemental product supports Tier 2 Response to Intervention (RtI) programs in mathematics for grades K-5. Content is available in print format. Instruction is designed to complement core math instruction and focuses on providing targeted small group and one-to-one instruction in fundamental numeracy and computation concepts and skills. < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Bridges Intervention presents content in two sets. Each set is made up of separate “Volumes” that address specific mathematics domains within the Common Core State Standards (e.g., operations and algebraic thinking). Content in each volume addresses standards for multiple grade levels, and instruction is organized by topic (e.g., basic addition and subtraction), not grade level. Each volume begins with a placement test and contains between 8 to 12 modules that focus on specific learning goals (e.g., “Solve subtraction problems by finding an unknown addend.”). Within each volume, modules begin with the most basic concepts and skills and build to address more complex content. Each module is made up of five 30-minute “sessions” or lessons. The first four sessions provide instruction in the form of warm-ups, games and activities, and guided practice. The fifth session focuses on formative assessment. About the Math Learning Center* The Math Learning Center’s (MLC) mission is to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability.  From its inception, MLC has been committed to addressing the needs of classroom teachers and their students. The MLC grew out of a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the teaching of mathematics. The founders spent several years traveling to schools to observe classrooms and visit with teachers and students. Over time they developed a philosophy that emphasizes building a deeper understanding before engaging more abstract concepts. Motivated to continue creating new methods of math instruction, they established MLC as a nonprofit corporation in 1976. *Information in this section is provided by or adapted from the The Math Learning Center . 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.

  • New Product Review: Imagine Math (Formerly known as Think Through Math)

    Learning List has updated the original  reviews of Imagine Math . Learning List’s review process enables publishers to submit content updates and updates to their product data or technology infrastructure for re-review when substantive changes have been made. Imagine Learning submitted updates to content in Fall of 2018 and Learning List’s alignment reports have been updated to reflect new citations and updated alignment percentages. Imagine Math provides supplemental, online mathematics programs for grades 2 through high school. Resources support self-paced instruction in remediation and intervention programs. Across grade levels, Imagine Math’s adaptive software adjusts content to meet individual learning needs, provides immediate corrective feedback, and motivates students through a system of extrinsic rewards. Learning List recently reviewed Imagine Math’s resources for high school Geometry and Integrated Math I & II, which are described in Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). < Read=">Read" more... ="more..."> Imagine Math provides structured and coherent remedial instruction. The Geometry product focuses on building understanding of geometric concepts and skills. Integrated Math I covers basic concepts and skills in algebra (e.g., linear relationships) and geometry (e.g., congruence), and Integrated Math II addresses the basic concepts and skills related to quadratic expressions, equations, and functions. In each course, Imagine Math’s adaptive software tailors instruction to create unique instructional “pathways” (i.e., series of lessons) based on individual students’ knowledge and skills. At the start of each year, each student takes an adaptive placement test to assess learning gaps. Based on assessment results, students are prescribed an individualized pathway. Teachers have access to monitoring tools that allow them to track individual student’s pathway progress and to view class progress as a whole. Reports allow users to monitor program usage, pre- and post-quiz scores, and lessons passed and failed. About Imagine Learning* Imagine Learning was founded in 2004 by a small group of educational and software professionals who saw a growing need for language and literacy solutions. In 2006, Imagine Learning acquired Think Through Math (Imagine Math). Through this acquisition, Imagine Learning is poised to fill a critical need for innovative and adaptive language, literacy, and math solutions in the K–12 space. As supplemental curricula, Imagine Learning and Think Through Math are data-driven, research-based programs that engage, challenge, and monitor students for lasting academic gains. Both programs also feature standards-based content for students at multiple grade levels. *Information in the section is provided by or adapted from Imagine Learning . 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.

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