When reviewing this textbook and resources, I found it to be very well organized and layout of the information was easy to follow. There was a lot of additional resources that teachers could use to enhance additional practice with the medical terminology taught in the each of the chapters.
Additional benefit I found was that they lesson plans were set up that even a 1st year teacher could follow them and the activities it presented. Each lesson plan had a prompt, direct instruction and then an activity for the class to do related to what was learned that day.
I found the textbook was easy to follow and the PowerPoints provided followed the textbook.
This book with all the resources would be a good book for teachers who are just starting out to teachers who are more experienced but are looking at different ways to teach the information.
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Alignment | The content of this resource aligns with appropriate grade-level core standards and is current, well-researched and referenced from reliable sources. | The content of this resource aligns with most grade-level core standards but will need supplementary materials to ensure coverage of all the objectives for this course. | The content of this resource aligns with a few grade-level core standards for a portion of the course. | The content of this resource does not align with standards and objectives for this course. | ||
This book and curriculum aligns with standards set up by the UDOE. The information is easy to follow and the different activities, podcast and assignments show that it is well researched the best way to involve students in their learning. | ||||||
Scaffolding | Scaffolding supports for these materials are complex and challenging, engage learners from various skill levels, assist all students in enhancing conceptual understanding, and offer opportunities for students to share evidence and research. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels and assist students in enhancing conceptual understanding. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels. | Scaffolding supports for these materials do not engage learners. | ||
Each unit is clearly defined and start with the basic concepts to move to the more complex ones. Students are offered activities and assignments throughout to reinforce the learning process. Students are able to have access to the textbook, assignments and PowerPoints to help enhance that information. A chapter test is written with different options for a teacher to use. It has all types of questions to make sure that the appropriate questions are given to students. | ||||||
Navigation | Students can navigate the material independently. Instructions are clear and understandable. | The material contains instructions that are understandable and easy to navigate. Students may need educator support to navigate material. | The material may be used with direct educator support but lacks clear instructions. | The instructions in this material are unclear, and navigation is difficult. | ||
This textbook and curriculum is written for direct teaching as opposed to a online course. The lessons plans that are already written help to make the navigation through this information clear and understandable. A teacher is able to very easily set up an online navigation through this information- such as a canvas course. |
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Physical Characteristics | The design of the material is ADA-compliant and can be utilized by all students. In physical terms, this material is durable, interactive, and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. The material contains modern, up-to-date, and relatable visuals, including diverse groups of people. | In physical terms, this material is durable, interactive, and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. | In physical terms, this material is fragile in construction, and provides limited tactile experiences for students. | In physical terms, this material is designed to be disposable and temporary. | ||
There are videos and podcast for students to complete. This is usually done either at the beginning of class or the acetify for the day. Students are also given a audio learning guide to help them learn the different terms and their meanings. This does not have the full online access as other curriculum items have, so there is not a online program and tracking guide. | ||||||
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Adaptability | The material is currently relevant and adaptable for teacher and student use in individualized or group instructional settings across multiple content areas. The material can be customized for the needs of diverse learners. | The material is currently adaptable for a teacher or student to use in a limited instructional setting across a few content areas. The material can be utilized by diverse learners (not customizable). | The material has some features adaptable for students in at least one content area. The material has limited options to address the needs of diverse learners. | The material is not adaptable or easily incorporated into various educational settings or with various diverse learners. | ||
The instructional materials would be easily updated if standards were to change. Because of the breakdown of each of chapters, a teacher could easily adapted their teaching style to best meet those of the class. Students are also given an individual or group activity each class period. It will be either an activity or a worksheet. This would be assessible to all students. This curriculum could also be placed on canvas if needed to have a more online learning experience for the students. |
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Instructional Support | The material provides multiple examples and strong support to educators of ways to deliver instruction. These may include: -Scaffolding Lesson Plans, Personalized/Differentiated Instruction, Experiential Learning, Concept Mapping, Questioning Techniques, or Family Involvement. Furthermore, this material has content that can be problem/project-based, with incorporated skills and concepts that are integrated with all disciplines equally to support student sense-making. (Transdisciplinary/ Interdisciplinary Content Integration) | The material provides some examples to educators of ways to deliver instruction. It contains a few of the following: Scaffolding Lesson Plans, Personalized/Differentiated Instruction, Experiential Learning, Concept Mapping, Questioning Techniques, or Family Involvement. | The material contains limited instructional support on using the material with diverse groups of students, various skill levels, and student needs. | The material does not provide instructional support or examples for the educator. | ||
Excellent additional support. Teachers are given lesson plans, and numerous websites and podcasts for students to have access to enhance the learning and teaching experiences. There is also a list of contact information for each chapter to have a list of all the numerous websites sites that students can access information and podcasts for students. | ||||||
Supplemental Resources | The material provides a wide variety of supplemental resources that are evidence-based and are linked to real-world circumstances and current events. | The material references numerous available supplemental resources. | The material references some available supplemental resources. | The material does not refer to any supplemental resources. | ||
Excellent- see above they information given. Students have access to the book, assignments and PowerPoints. They also can have an online version of the textbook. | ||||||
Assessments | The material contains a variety of formative and summative assessments aligned with Utah Core Standards, Personalized Competency-Based Learning, and Universal Design for Learning. It provides appropriate intervention strategies that lead to observable performance and real-world experiences for students. The assessments are ADA-compliant. | The material contains summative assessments aligned with Utah Core Standards with few interventions and is ADA-compliant. | The material contains a limited number of assessments without intervention strategies but is ADA-compliant. | The material does not provide assessment materials. | ||
The assessments are set up so the teacher can pull out the type and questions for their assessments. There are numerous options, so that the testing can be related more to the information taught and learning styles of the students. |
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Bias Free | This material is free from bias and is in compliance with all relevant federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, as listed in the next “2-Adequate” section for this item. Furthermore, this material focuses on shared identity and includes the unique characteristics & cultural differences of students in Utah. (53E-4-204.1) This material supports civic and character education. (53G-10-204) | This material is neutral and is in compliance with the laws, rules, and regulations below: -It can be used by all students regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or membership in any other protected class, such as ethnicity, or disability, as described in (R277-328). -This material supports educators to be in compliance with (53G-10-202.4), where they may not use their positions to endorse, promote, or disparage a particular religious, denominational, sectarian, agnostic, or atheistic belief or viewpoint. -The material is free from discrimination and does not support stereotyping of character traits, including hard work ethic. (53G-10-206) -It is free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest and is in compliance with the law and community standards. | This material may be interpreted as biased. Or promoting advertising, e-commerce, or political interest. Or maybe considered to regard or treat some groups unfairly. | This material does not comply with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. This material is biased and favors a point of view that may be distracting to the educational experience of students. | ||
Not applicable because this is a textbook to learn medical terminology. | ||||||
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Inclusive Components | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Shared Values and Character Traits | This item has not been graded. | |||||
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