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

or the State Board of Education.

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2014MATHEMATICSPRIMARY ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Publisher / Series / Grade Level(s)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / California GO Math! ©2015 / 6-8

Program Summary:

The Mathematics program California GO Math! ©2015 (6-8) is composed of, but not limited to, the following items: California Assessment Guide Blackline Masters (BM); California Differentiated Instruction Resource with Answers (DI); California Interactive Student Editionand Online SE; California Online Student Edition (includes Personal Math Trainer) 1-Year access; California Online Teacher Resource Management Center 1-Year access; California Solution Key (SK); California Student Interactive Edition (SE); California Teacher Edition (TE); Assessment Resource (AR).

Recommendation:

California GO Math! ©2015 (6-8) is recommended for adoption because it is aligned with the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and meets the rest of the evaluation criteria approved by the State Board of Education for this adoption.

Criteria Category 1: Mathematics Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supportsteaching to the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and doescover all of the evaluation criteria in category 1.

The criteria listed below are covered:

Citations:

  • Criterion #2: 6.NS.5: Grade 6, TE, pp. 7-9, and 11; 7.NS.1, 7.NS.1b: Grade 7, TE, pp. 7-9 and 11; 8.NS.1, 8NS.2, and 8.EE2: Grade 8, TE, pp. 7-10, and 13
  • Criterion #4: Grade 6, TE, pp. 65-72; AR, pp. 23-26
  • Criterion #7b: Grade 8, TE, p. 139
  • Criterion #10: Grade 7, SE, pp. 11-12
  • Criterion #12b: Grade 6, TE/SE, p. 156

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and features of the instructional materialssupportinstruction and learning of the Standards.

Citations:

  • Criterion #1: Grade 6, TE, pp. CA2-CA9
  • Criterion #2: Grade 7, TE, pp. 153-158
  • Criterion #3: Grade 8, TE, pp. 4, 30, and 70
  • Criterion #5: Grade 6, TE, Front Matter TOC, pp. 2-7, G2-G31, IN2-IN8
  • Criterion #7: Grade 7, TE, pp. CA2-CA9, CA 14-16

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 #2: Grade 6, TE/SE, pp. 25, 26, 41, 42, and 71
  • Criterion #3: Grade 7, TE/SE, pp. 31, 32, 55, 56, 109-110
  • Criterion #5: Grade 8, TE, pp. 1A, G2-G43, IN2-IN9
  • Criterion #6: Grade 8, DI, pp. 67, 69, and 99
  • Criterion #7: Grade 7, AR, pp. 133-142

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 materialsprovideaccess 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, TE, p. 59
  • Criterion #4: Grade 7, DI, pp. 27 and 52
  • Criterion #4: Grade 8, DI, p. 90
  • Criterion #5: Grade 8, DI, pp. 200, 214, and 219
  • Criterion #7: Grade 7, TE, p. 55
  • Criterion #8: Grade 6, SE, pp. 153-154

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning

The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when planning instruction.

Citations:

  • Criterion #1: Grade 6, TE, pp. 1A-1F, 7A-7B, 7-12, 13A-13B, 13-18
  • Criterion #2: Grade 7, TE, pp. 6, 7, and 113
  • Criterion #4: Grade 8, TE, pp. 1B and 67B
  • Criterion #6: Grade 6, TE, pp. 177-178; Grade 8, AR, pp. 152-193
  • Criterion #10: Grade 8, SE, pp. 13-14

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 #1: Grade 6, TE, pp. 1E-1F
  • Criterion #2: Grade 8, TE, pp. 7a-7b, and 7-15
  • Criterion #4: Grade 7, TE, pp. 7, 15, and 25
  • Criterion #6: Grade 8, TE, pp. 7A and 15A
  • Criterion #9: Grade 7, TE, pp. 10 and 13

Edits and Corrections:

There are no edits and corrections.

This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission or the State Board of Education.

California Department of Education
October 1, 2013

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