High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child

1) I took a look at Achieve's EQuiP. I focused specifically on the ELA section and took a deep dive into their "Rubrics for Lesson Plans."

2) I am currently working with a local district in regard to HQIM. I feel as if sometimes we think about finding and providing HQIM, and we move on. Sometimes, I think we forget the importance of the implementation. These rubrics would be fantastic to use with teachers to make sure they are effectively implementing the HQIM. 

3) These could obviously be used as an evaluative measure. However, more importantly, it would be a place to begin discussion with teachers in regard to their alignment with the materials and the depth of knowledge regarding the material they are using. These rubrics are extraordinarily detailed and would give teachers a plethora of information regarding their instruction if they were used with fidelity. 

In my current role as a curriculum director, it is my responsibility to support districts as they adopt new curriculum, which is why I decided to explore the rubrics that were provided and align with HQIM. 

As I work with districts to review their current curriculum and adopt new curriculum I think these rubrics will be wonderful tools to use to help teachers visually see if their curriculum is aligned to HQIM. 

When districts use HQIM they should see a positive impact on student learning. I have worked with districts that had teachers implementing a large portion of their instruction from Teachers Pay Teachers. We found there were several gaps and their test scores began to show large gaps throughout the past three years. It is vital that districts know what tools and resources are out there that can help them adopt high quality instructional materials. 

When I went into the resources provided by INFOhio I went to Educator Tools, and then went to the content area of 9-12 Social Studies I found a tremendous number of primary documents that have been vetted by content area experts. 

This is information that could supplement many secondary social studies teachers' current curriculum providing students with opportunities to engage more deeply in historical moments through the documents of the time. 

These resources could benefit a building or district by providing teacher with FREE and VETTED resources that are more accurate, and less expensive for use with students.  

I looked at EdSurge resource and found it really easy to use and find quality materials. It led me to ReadTheory which I'd never heard of but looks like a resource I need to explore for our EL and IEP cohorts!

I think teachers would be shocked at the data in this lesson about the misalignment between asignments and standards performance. Many teachers use subpar things from TPT because they like the design rather than the rigor of the materials. These resources would give teachers the ability to know they were using HQM and truly impacting their student learning by only accessing the best. It can become a worm hole, however, so maybe only introduce one at a time!

I chose to explore EdReports. My school is currently piloting two different Language Arts curriculums to replace the textbook we previously used. I was able to find reviews of both of the new reources on EdReports. This information will be etremely valuable to the teachers who are piloting the materials, as well as teachers who are not part of the pilot. Specifically, teachers who are not able to pilot the mateirls can use the reviews and information on EdReports to gain an understanding of the material and its efficacy as a curriculum tool.

The reviewed materials resource I used was EdSurge. I really like how you can set different criteria to limit your search until you find a product or service that works for your classroom. Part of my job entails tracking what websites and products our teachers are using in their classrooms, then seeing if these sites are instructially engaging and high quality. A tool like EdSurge could help me find other tools to replace things that are currently used, but do not meet district standards.

I chose to SETDA's Guide to Quality Instructional Materials - National Digital Repositories.  As a district library supervisor, I think that the majority of recommendations that I make will be for supplemental resources rather than curriculum recommendations.  Bookshare was a resources that I have heard about from some of our SPED instructors.  I like that I would be able to recommend this to educators as being reviewed for quality.  There are so many students in our school that are struggling with reading.  I have noticed a trend between 4th grade and 6th grade.  Students seem to be losing their interest in reading, and starting the struggle.  Once they get to high school, they can barely read a paragraph and answer questions about it.  Bookshare could be an interesting resource for all students to have access to, not just students with designated IEPs allowing for this service.  Teachers could offer students the audio version of books to help them along with not only assigned readings, but reading for enjoyment. 

As for sharing the SETDA guide with teachers, they could definitely benefit from having this information when advocating for a classroom resource or curriculum material change. The combination of reviews and data supporting benefits at other schools would provide very strong support for administrators to consider. 

I chose SETDA and found the cK-12 of some interest. Our district is looking to replace our Social Studies curriculum. If I share this with the teachers to review and make suggestions to our administration. 

IF not, then maybe they can find other quality resources there.

I selected Setda to review.  This will be a great site to share with teachers and staff before they meet to select their new resorces for next year.

I scanned all the reviewed materials resources, and a couple of them had links that were broken. I ended up selecting EdReports since the interface seemed the easiest to navigate, and I was able to apply filters for the material I wanted. I think it's an excellent resource for a curriculum coordinator/director when they are selecting textbooks/materials for different departments, and I would share this information with those in charge of the curriculum in the content areas. In my current position as a library/media coordinator, I would more likely spend my time on infOhio, Gale Resources, or other sites that offer supplemental print or electronic resources.

The CK-12 looks to be easy to navigate and it was. Using the alighnment to OH Standards allows me to utilize in my classroom and supplement the materials for my intervention classroom. Using this in the building would allow for team teaching and collaboration. High Quality resource instead of questionable worksheets!

I looked at EdSurge Product Index. I selected 2nd grade humanities to see what resources it would show me. One of the resources is brought up was StudyBop. A free resource that would work well with staff members who like to gamify learning. My district could benefit from the EdSurge Product Index as it can help us find quality resources for staff members to use. 

I selected Ohio Materials Matter Reviews powered by EdReports. The interface was easy to navigate and allows users to sort based on a variety of items. I looked up our current math series for elementary and found the reports interesting. This will be a great resource for our curriculum director and our teams who will form when selecting new curriculum for the district!

I decided to explore EdSurge and was plesently surprised at how easy it was to explore HQIM. As a technology teacher that follows the ISTE standards, I was able to filter to see which sites were aligned to the ISTE standards that I teach. I think this website would be a wonderful resource for when we are looking for new programs to bring to our district to make sure they are aligned to our standards. 

I looked at Edsurge. I found it easy to navigate and User-Friendly. It seems like a good way to review resources that you may already be interested in, but also to find out what materials are out there and browse the available information. The validations section is a good way to glean more stats and info.

1. Choose one of the reviewed materials resources listed in the Where Can I Find High-Quality Instructional Materials lesson and explore the site.

I dove into Louisiana Believes (Louisiana Department of Education). I found it to be a bit complex, but extremely thourough. They led an online review of many instructional materials to determine the degree of alignment with their state content standards. Their goal was to support school systems in their state with making decisions. 

It is very comprehensive. They have broken it down into Tier Ratings with criteria categories. They also provide the rubrics that they used to help them to determine how the instructional material rated. They also provide a wealth of archieved reports dating back to 2010. With just a click or two you can find the review cycle, subject/grade-band, the publisher and submission title, and their review TIER. You can also download the information if needed. 

1. How could you use this information?
2. How could your building or district benefit from the information?

 This is extremely helpful information because it is vital that teachers and school districts know about tools and resources that can help them adopt HQIM's. This could create important dialogue between educators. It is also a great resource for curriculum specialists and teacher/admin teams when selecting new curriculum.