2014 Big Ideas Grades 6-8 - 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

2014MATHEMATICSPRIMARY ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Publisher / Series / Grade Level(s)
BIG IDEAS LEARNING, LLC / BIG IDEAS MATH: A Common Core Curriculum / 6-8

Program Summary:

The Mathematics program BIG IDEAS MATH: A Common Core Curriculum is composed of, but not limited to, the following items: Student Edition – SE, Teacher Edition – TE; Record and Practice Journal – RPJ; Resources by Chapter – RBC; Assessment Book – AB; Assessment Resources DVD - ARD; Skills Review and Basic Skills Handbook – SRH; California Teaching Resources DVD; Big Ideas Math Advanced 1-2 – Adv. 1 and Adv.2; Big Ideas Math Course 2 Accelerated – Acc.

Recommendation:

BIG IDEAS MATH: A Common Core Curriculum 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. Edits and corrections required as a condition of adoption are listed under the “Edits and Corrections” section of the report below.

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: Grade 6, Standard 6.NS.4., SE/TE, pp. 30–41 and 140–141; Grade 7, Standard 7.NS.1d., SE/TE, pp. 19, 61, and 62; Grade 8, Standard 8.EE.8a. SE/TE, pp. 205 and 225.
Criterion #4: Grade 8, TE, pp. T-96, T-236, and T-328.
Criterion #8b: Grade 6, SE/TE pp. 308–313.
Criterion #11: Grade 7, SE/TE, p. 333–334.

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and features of the instructional materials supportsinstruction and learning of the Standards.

Citations:

Criterion #1: Grades 6, 7, and 8, TE, pp. xx–xxvi.
Criterion #4: Grades 6 and 7, TE, Adv. 1, pp. xxviii–xxix and TE, Adv. 2 and pp. xxviii and xxix; Grade 7, TE Acc., pp. xxx–xxxi.
Criterion #5: Grade 7, TE, p. T-42.
Criterion #7: Grade 6, SE, pp. 62–63, 92–93, and 118–119.

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 6, TE, pp. T-23, T-180, and T-284.
Criterion #3: Grade 7, RBC, pp. 365–377.
Criterion #5: Grade 7, TE, pp. T-74–T-75.
Criterion #6: Grade 8, SE/TE, pp. 97–99 and 197–199.

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 provideaccess 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 #1: SRH, pp. 77, 79, and 94.
Criterion #4: Grade 6, TE, Taking Math Deeper, pp. T-41, T-171, and T-313.
Criterion #4:Grades 6 and 7, TE, Adv. 1, pp. xxviii–xxix and TE, Adv. 2 and pp. xxviii and xxix; Grade 7, TE, Acc., pp. xxx–xxxi.
Criterion #6: Grade 8, TE, pp. T-71, T-77, and T-124.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning

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

Citations:

Criterion #1 Grade 7, TE, pp. T-5 and T-133.
Criterion #2, Grade 6, TE pp. xx–xxvi and xxxvi–xxxvii.
Criterion #4: Grade 6, TE, pp. xxxvi–xxxvii; Grade 7 and 8, TE, pp. xxxiv-xxxv.
Criterion #11: Grade 8, RBC pp. 279–280 and 307–308.

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 #4: Grade 7, TE, p. T-44; Grade 8, TE, pp. T-60–61.
Criterion #6: Grade 8, TE, pp. T-168 and T-244.
Criterion #7: Grade 6, TE, pp. T-53–55 and T-151–153.
Criterion #9: Grade 7, TE, pp. T-102, T-333, and T-354.

Edits and Corrections:

The following edits and corrections must be made as a condition of adoption.

Course I, add citation for Standard 6.EE.2b. toSE p. 132.

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

Posted October 1, 2013