textbook adoption december 15, 2014 math specialist hilda alejandro
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Textbook Adoption
December 15, 2014Math SpecialistHilda Alejandro
We Already Know to Look for…
100% TEKS Alignment, ELPS, CCRSTEKS Correlated materialsAcademic VocabularyConsumables needed for activities
Things to Ask…
User-friendly Teacher EditionVideo resources:
◦Teachers & Students◦Professional Development not just Tutorials on products
Online Platform: ◦Progress monitoring reports◦Compatible with Mac, iPad, Android, Chromebook, Interactive White Board, Promethean Board etc.? (HTML 5)
Things to Ask…..
Digital Resources◦What format do they come in Word, PDF, ePub?◦Can they be edited?
What test generator do you use? ◦Can banks be imported? Exported? ◦Test Bank compatible with Eduphoria
Technical SupportScope and Sequence:
◦Alignment to our District needs◦How is it grouped/developed◦Who were the writers/editors? Credentials?
Things to look for –(cont.)
Lesson Design (5E Model)◦ Higher Order Thinking◦ Multi-Step◦ Problem Solving with Real World◦ Balance between Conceptual, Hands-on, Procedural Fluency
Professional Development◦ Content specific◦ Pedagogy ◦ Training on materials
STAAR Test review materials ◦ Benchmarks aligned to Blueprints◦ Organized by TEKS/Categories
Differentiated Support – ELL, Special Ed, GT students What is included in the bundles???
You may have this Adoption for 8 years
New TEKS
Process Standards integrated in each lesson?
Making the Decision
Choose wisely
Choose based on facts
Your decision will affect the education of all students in ECISD.
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