English 9 A/B
Core Code Alignment
Language Arts
Language Arts Required Core
06020000040: Language Arts 9
Language Arts Required Core
06020000040: Language Arts 9
Recommendation
Recommended Primary
Evaluation
It seemed like a wonderful curriculum supplement or potential credit recovery tool. The graphics, video, and user experience were all interactive and well-designed. There wasn’t deliberate alignment with the science of reading, and it might not be the best tool for kids who are struggling and needing extra help. Not a lot of scaffolding within the program for students who weren’t mastering the material. Recommend for regular ed English class or credit recovery. Not for kids needing additional help learning to read or master foundational reading skills.
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Rubric : English Language Arts
Content
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alignment | The content of this resource aligns with appropriate grade level Core standards, is current, well-researched, and referenced from reliable sources. -meets all grade level standards within elementary/secondary -is explicit, systematic, and engaging -includes all 7 essential elements of literacy: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, oral language, and writing as appropriate to grade level -includes text that meets Lexile requirements for each grade band -includes text that is the appropriate percentage of literature and informational | The content of this resource aligns with most grade level core standards but will need supplementary materials to insure 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. | ||
| The curriculum is aligned with the standards, but their selection of texts, while classical in 9th grade, will be difficult for many 9th grade students, so the teacher will end up supplementing with more contemporary and accessible selections. Each standard is revisited many times. Teaching ELA organically and holistically, looking at each standard many times, is good pedagogy. | ||||||
| Scaffolding | Scaffolding supports for these materials are complex and challenging, engage learners from various skill levels and provide assistance for all students to enhance conceptual understanding; and offer opportunities for students to share evidence and research. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels and provides assistance for students to enhance conceptual understanding. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels. | Scaffolding supports for these materials do not engage learners from various skill levels or provide scaffolding to enhance conceptual understanding. | ||
| One of the concerns with all online curriculum is how to help students who don't understand the first time. On many of the activities that ask formative assessment questions, students can just select "Show Correct Answer" if they miss the question and see the correct response. Certainly, the teacher of record will have opportunities to help with misunderstandings, but I don't see that in the program. I do like the pacing and the asking of formative questions. I just worry what happens when a student doesn't get it. I would like to see a redirect to more learning opportunities. | ||||||
| Navigation | This resource contains directions that are clear and understandable and are easy to navigate through. | N/A | N/A | The instructions in this resource are unclear and navigation is difficult. | ||
| The program is very linear and easy to follow. My only complaint are the arrows to play the video and to advance the slide look too similar and are too close to each other. I clicked the wrong one several times. | ||||||
Accessibility
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias Free | This material is free from bias and can be used by all students regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or disability. This material is free from advertising, e-commerce or political interest, and is in compliance with the law and community standards. | N/A | This series or title has material that may be interpreted as bias or promoting a commercial or political agenda or may be considered to treat some groups unfairly. | This series or title has material that is clearly biased and favors a point of view that may be distracting to the educational experience of students. | ||
| The material is free from bias, and the selections are canonical and safe. | ||||||
| Adaptability | Instructional materials in this resource are easily updated and adaptable for teacher and student use in individualized or small group instructional settings and are accessible for an appropriate time period to facilitate a proper learning environment for each student. | Instructional materials in this resource have some features which are adaptable and are available for an acceptable time period. | N/A | Instructional materials in this resource are not adaptable or easily incorporated into a variety of educational settings. | ||
| Because it is an online learning platform, it's not adaptable to small groups or for a changed learning environment. For what it is, however, it provides plenty of time and opportunity for students. | ||||||
| Technical Standards | Instructional materials in this resource are adaptable or easily incorporated into a variety of educational settings. | N/A | N/A | This curriculum is limited by specifications that may require additional materials or technical assistance, or additional hardware, software, or infrastructure. | ||
| This curriculum could be used in many different ways: as a main curriculum, as credit recovery, as supplemental resources, etc. It is very adaptable. | ||||||
Pedagogy
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Characteristics | In physical terms, this resource is durable, interactive, and provides high quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users if appropriate. | In physical terms, this resource is somewhat fragile in construction and provides limited tactile experiences for students. | N/A | In physical terms, this resource is designed to be disposable and temporary. | ||
| It's online and has lots of multimedia | ||||||
| Instructional Support | This curriculum provides adequate instructional support that aligns with MTSS guidelines and clear requirements for the instructor. | N/A | N/A | This curriculum does not provide adequate support for the instructor. | ||
| The teacher access and instructions were adequate for the curriculum. | ||||||
| Supplemental Resources | Provided materials reference numerous available supplemental resources including support for each learner in every level of learning. | Provided materials reference some available supplemental resources. | N/A | Provided materials do not refer to other supplemental resources. | ||
| Supplemental resources are available for each selection. | ||||||
| Assessments | These instructional resources contain a variety of formative and summative assessments that are aligned with core objectives, provide appropriate intervention strategies, and lead to observable performance and real-world experience. | These instructional resources contain a limited number of assessments without intervention strategies. | N/A | These instructional resources do not provide assessment materials. | ||
| The rubric says it. There are a limited number of assessments without intervention strategies. | ||||||
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