2014 Triumph Learning Math Curriculum - Instructional Materials (CA Dept of Education)

This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission

or the State Board of Education.

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2014 MATHEMATICS PRIMARY ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Program Summary:

The Mathematics program Common Core Math Curriculum is composed of, but not limited to, the following items: Readiness for the Common Core Teacher Resource System -RTRS; Common Core Coach Mathematics Student Edition - SECCC; Common Core Coach Mathematics Teacher Edition - TECCC; Common Core Support Coach Student Edition - SECCSC; Common Core Support Coach Teacher Edition - TECCSC; Write Math – WM; Common Core Support Coach Assessment Workbook – AWCCSC; English Learner Adaptations - ELAd.

Recommendation:

Common Core Math Curriculum is not recommended for adoption because it does not meet all of the evaluation criteria approved by the State Board of Education for this instructional materials adoption. Common Core Math Curriculum does not meet criteria category 5.

Criteria Category 1: Mathematics Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supports teaching to the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and does cover all of the evaluation criteria in category 1.

The criteria listed below are covered:

Citations:

·  Criterion #2: Grade 6, Standard 6.NS.6c., TECCC, pp. 44–45 and 48–49, and SECCC, pp. 82–85 and pp. 92–97; Grade 7, Standard 7.G.3., TECCC, pp.62–63 and SECCC, pp. 114–117; Grade 8, Standard 8.EE.6, TECCC, pp. 34–35, and SECCC, pp. 46–51.

·  Criterion #6b: Grade 6, TECCC, pp. A1–A14; Grade 7, TECCC, pp. A1–A16; Grade 8, TECCC, pp. A1–A6.

·  Criterion #7a: Grade 6, TECCC, pp.16–17; Grade 7, TECCC, pp. 26–27; Grade 8, TECCC, pp. 22–23.

·  Criterion #7c: “Before the Lesson,” Grade 6, TECCC, p. 18; Grade 7, p. 22; Grade 8, TECCC, p. 24.

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and features of the instructional materials support instruction and learning of the Standards.

Citations:

·  Criterion #1: Grades 6, 7, and 8, TECCC, pp. 12–15.

·  Criterion #2: Grade 8, SECCC, p. 37.

·  Criterion #5: Glossary, Grade 6, SECCC, pp. 234–237; Grade 7, SECCC, pp. 184–186; Grade 8, SECCC, pp. 182–184.

·  Criterion #6: Grades 6 and 7, TECCSC, pp. xviii–xxiii; Grade 8, TECCSC, pp. xviii–xxi.

Criteria Category 3: Assessment

The instructional materials contain strategies and tools for continually measuring student achievement. Assessments provide guidance for the teacher in determining whether the student needs additional materials or resources to achieve grade-level standards and conceptual understanding.

Citations:

·  Criterion #1: Grade 8, AWCCSC, pp. 44–45.

·  Criterion #3: Grade 6, SECCC, “Discuss Question,” p. 16.

·  Criterion #5: Grade 7, TECCSC, “Observation/Action Table,” p. 9.

·  Criterion #6: Grade 7, SECCC, pp. 72–73.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Students with special needs are provided access to the same standards-based curriculum that is provided to all students, including both the content standards and the standards for mathematical practice. Instructional materials provide access to the standards-based curriculum for all students, including English learners, advanced learners, students below grade level in mathematical skills, and students with disabilities.

Citations:

·  Criterion #2: Grade 7, ELAd., p. 3.

·  Criterion #4: WM, Level G, pp. 30–34.

·  Criterion #5: Grade 6, TECCSC, pp. 6, 10, and 12; Grade 7, TECCSC, pp. 2, 4, and 6; Grade 8, TECCSC, pp. 11, 13, and 15.

·  Criterion #6: Grade 8, ELAd., p. 25.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning

The instructional materials do not contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when planning instruction. The instructional materials do not meet the criteria in this category.

Citations:

·  Criterion #1: Missed opportunities to provide ample and useful annotations and suggestions on the how to present the content for advanced learners, for example by referring to Write Math in TECCC and TECCSC.

·  Criterion #1: Missed opportunities to provide ample and useful suggestions for the teacher on how to present content to students, for example: Grade 6: TECCC, p.18; Grade 7, TECCC, p. 35; Grade 8, TECCC, p. 24.

·  Criterion #1: Missed opportunities to provide suggestions for instruction and assessment of performance tasks, for example: Grade 6, SECCC, p. 165, and TECCC, should be after p. 73; Grade 7, SECCC, p. 141, and TECCC, should be after p. 71; Grade 8, SECCC, p. 159, and TECCC, should be after p. 79.

·  Criterion #1: Missed opportunities to provide suggestions for instruction of “Domain Reviews,” for example: Grade 6, SECCC, pp. 40–42, and TECCC, should be after p. 29; Grade 7, SECCC, pp. 24–26, and TECCC, should be after p. 25; Grade 8, SECCC, pp. 16–18, and TECCC should be after p. 21.

·  Criterion #5: Missed opportunity to link standards on the pacing guide to make searching through the RTRS user friendly.

·  Criterion #5: Missed opportunity to include references to the RTRS in the in TECCC and TECCSC.

·  Criterion #5: TECCC and TECCSC pages do not consistently align with or reference corresponding student edition pages.

·  Criterion #5: TECCC does not consistently direct teacher to the corresponding topics in the TECCSC by providing the appropriate page numbers in the TECCSC.

·  Criterion #9: Missed opportunity to provide an overview and suggestions for appropriate use of the RTRS in the TECCC, for example after p. 11 in Grades 6, 7, and 8, and in the TECCSC, for example after p. xvi in Grades 6, 7, and 8.

Criteria Category 6: Teacher Support

The instructional materials are designed to help teachers provide mathematics instruction that ensures opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills and knowledge specified for in the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

Citations:

·  Criterion #2: Grade 8, TECCC, “Common Errors,” p. 27.

·  Criterion #3: Grades 6, 7, and 8, TECCC, pp. xviii–xxvi.

·  Criterion #5: Grade 7, TECCC, p. 33.

·  Criterion #9: Grade 7, TECCSC, p. 36.

Edits and Corrections:

The panel recommends the following edits and corrections.

Grade 6, TE p. 109, the answer should be 9 and 12, not 3 and 12.

Grade 6, TECCC p. 12, delete the redundant cluster heading at the end of 6.NS.1; p. 13, delete the redundant cluster heading at the end of 6.NS.4; p. 14, delete the redundant cluster heading at the end of 6.EE.4; delete the redundant cluster headings on other pages throughout the TECCC.

Grade 7, TECCC, p. 35, “Common Errors,” delete the paragraph.

California Department of Education

Posted October 1, 2013

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