Science - Physics- Instructional Materials Adoption

Science - Physics- Instructional Materials Adoption

Reviewer Worksheet Version

DIRECTIONS:

Print this survey to begin your evaluation of instructional materialoptions for next year’s adoption. Once you have completed evaluating all of the instructional materials, you will input your answers from this form into the online evaluation in Eduphoria. The online survey may only be submitted once.Once you have submitted the survey online, you will be locked out of it.This printed form is to be used throughout your personal evaluation process so you may put in your answers as you evaluate each instructional materials option.

Please give your opinion on any of the instructional materials below by choosing the best option for each statement. If you have no opinion concerning a certain instructional material or particular question, you may leave it blank.

For additional evaluation information on each item, please see the attached rubrics.

CONTENT

The content is aligned to both the process and content TEKS, including readiness and supporting.

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CPO Science
Foundations of Physics
Ergopedia
Essential Physics
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Texas Physics
McGraw-Hill
Texas Physics Principles & Problems
Pearson
Perfection Learning
First Person Physics
STEMscopes

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The content is accurate and free from bias.

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Key science concepts are developed for conceptual understanding.

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The content is organized in a deliberate fashion to promote student understanding.

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Key science concepts are addressed in a context-rich setting.

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WORK STUDENTS DO

The materials include opportunities to engage prior knowledge.

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The material includes opportunities for students to reflect on their own learning.

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The materials include opportunities to develop the abilities of scientific inquiry.

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The materials are accessible to diverse learners, providing opportunities for all students to achieve.

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WORK TEACHERS DO

The materials guide teachers in using an instructional model to organize and sequence learning experiences.

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The materials support effective teaching strategies.

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The materials provide support to help inform and enhance instruction.

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ASSESSMENT

Curriculum documentation is aligned with Texas state standards.

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Instructional materials have high quality assessments.

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A variety of assessment measures and corresponding scoring guidelines (rubrics, answer keys) is provided.

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Assessments inform student understanding and instruction, as well as ways to modify instruction.

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Assessment tasks provide accommodations for individual and cultural differences, as well as differences in learning styles and language proficiency.

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ONLINE CONTENT/TECHNOLOGY

The full curriculum is provided online for student and teacher use, as well as on CD-ROM.

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Resources are purposeful and aligned with the print material.

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Print and digital resources allow instruction to flow seamlessly from one medium to another.

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Online resources use all modalities – visual, auditory, and kinesthetic – to ensure a rich, interactive learning experience for all learning styles, and provide personalized instruction.

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Online resources support both ELL and struggling readers with content developed specifically for their needs.

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Teacher support is accessible.

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Computer simulations (modeling) are available online.

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Access to computer test bank/generator is available.

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