Recommended Primary
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Sensitive Materials and Prohibited Submission 53G-10-103, R277-628 | Does Not Violate Law | NA | NA | May Violate Law | ||
The materials are bias free with a wide range of materials to select for breadth, depth, and complexity. Some materials will need to be selected based on community and environmental concerns. | ||||||
Prohibited discriminatory practices 53G-2-103-5, 53B-1-118 and 67-27-107 | Does not violate law | N/A | N/A | May violate law | ||
Materials are available for an acceptable time period, but due to the online nature and structure of the activities, materials are not easily adaptable for individualized settings (e.g., students with IEPs). Pacing and instruction could be individualized, however. | ||||||
Maintaining constitutional freedom in the public schools. 53G-10-202 | Does not violate law | N/A | N/A | May violate law | ||
This is an online text, meaning that materials are not adaptable or easily incorporated into a variety of educational settings. This curriculum would require hardware, software, infrastructure, and technical assistance. | ||||||
Free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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Alignment | The content of this material is evidence-based and aligns with grade-level Utah core standards. It is current, well-researched, and referenced from reliable sources. | The content of this material is evidence-based or research-based. The material aligns with most grade-level Utah core standards but will need supplementary materials to ensure coverage of all the Utah core standards. | The content of this resource aligns with a few grade-level Utah core standards but is not evidence-based or research-based. | The content of this resource does not align with any of Utah's core standards. | ||
Recommended Primary - Instructional materials are aligned to the AP Standards for Literature and exceed grade-level expectations. | ||||||
Navigation | Educators and students can navigate the material independently. Instructions are clear and understandable. The material is well organized. | The material contains instructions that are understandable and easy to navigate. Students may need educator support to navigate the material. | The material is only usable with direct educator support due to a lack of clear instructions. Students will need educator support to navigate the material. | The instructions in the material are unclear, and navigation is difficult. The material is unorganized. | ||
Scaffolding supports are provided with varying degrees of difficulty. Visual and audial aspects enhance student learning through videos, pictures, graphs, audio recordings, and various text structures. Units and lessons can be premade or custom built to fit teacher and learner needs. | ||||||
Instructional Support | This material goes beyond the content outlined in "Adequate" by providing problem or project-based content with integrated skills and concepts from various disciplines to help students make sense of the material. It also supports the learning needs of all students, including those with disabilities, multilingual learners, etc., by offering flexibility and maintaining high standards. | The material provides supplemental resources and 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, and family involvement. | The material contains a limited amount of instructional support. | The material does not provide instructional support or examples for the educator. | ||
User and teacher guides are provided to guide learners seamlessly through the MindTap system. Steps are provided for first-time users to navigate through the materials. | ||||||
Assessments | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Ethnic Studies Ethnic studies in core standards and curriculum should be a narrowly tailored incorporation of age-appropriate opportunities that naturally arise through education without pretextual effort in courses, programs, or activities where ethnic studies is not a primary focus. The material should incorporate a curriculum of people and cultures that reflect the state’s various demographics without commentary that seeks to violate the neutrality standard established in codes: 53B-1-118, 53G-2-103, 53G-2-104, 53G-2-105, 67-27-107, | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Shared Values and Character Traits | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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Physical Characteristics | This material goes beyond the content outlined in "Adequate" by incorporating modern, up-to-date, and relatable visuals. | In physical terms, the material is interactive and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. | The material offers limited or low-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for students, but it is reusable. | The content either has low audio-visual quality or is not intended for reuse. | ||
This is an online text meaning that physicality is only limited to hardware. It is highly interactive. However, there were some YouTube links that did not work as those videos are no longer viewable. This is a big flaw. All videos should be embedded and not available through YouTube due to availability. Also, many YouTube videos go through district filters and may not be available dependent on each district's different filters. Additionally, the online text lacked images, paintings, etc. which greatly enhance the visual appeal of texts for students and add to the educational experience. | ||||||
Technical Standards | This material surpasses the content outlined in "Adequate" by ensuring the safeguarding of student data privacy and easy installation or access without technical assistance. Furthermore, any licensing information is clearly stated in the description. | The materials meet all the requirements of federal and state laws, as well as accepted technical standards such as ISTE Standards and VPAT Compliance. Additional technical specifications and limitations, including hardware requirements, bandwidth demands, and software/web access restrictions, are clearly outlined in the description. The design of the materials allows for error-free installation or access without the need to purchase additional components. | The material is constrained by specifications that require additional materials, technical assistance, hardware, software, or infrastructure. Access to resources within the material expires after a trial period. | Student data privacy is at risk. | ||
Provides better than adequate instructional support; however, | ||||||
Adaptability | The material is currently relevant and adaptable for educators and students. The material can be customized for the needs of diverse learners. | Educators or students can utilize the material, but it may not be customizable for the needs of diverse learners. | The material has limited options to address adaptability for the needs of diverse learners. | The material is not suitable for different educational settings with diverse learners. | ||
There is evidence of numerous available supplemental resources that can be used on a student-by-student basis or for the whole group. The resources may not be appropriate to a broad range of student abilities. |
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