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

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2017 HISTORY–SOCIAL SCIENCE ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

|Publisher |Program |Grade Level(s) |

|Teachers’ Curriculum Institute |History Alive! California Series |6–8 |

Program Summary:

History Alive! California Series includes: Reading Further (RF), Investigating Primary Sources (IPS), Interactive Tutorial (IT), Interactive Student Notebook (ISN), Student Edition (S), Teacher Edition (T).

Recommendation:

History Alive! California Series is recommended for adoption because the instructional materials include content as specified in the History–Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools and meet all the criteria in category 1 with strengths in categories 2–5.

Criteria Category 1: History–Social Science Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supports instruction designed to ensure that students master all the History–Social Science Content Standards for the intended grade level(s) and meets all of the evaluation criteria in category 1.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 6, 6.T.Table of Contents (TOC), Standards Map; Grade 7.S., Wrap Up, California History–Social Science Content Standards.

• Criterion #4: Grade 6, 6.S.5, Reading Further; Grade 8, 8.S.11, Investigating Primary Sources.

• Criterion #7: Grade 7, 7.T.I, Lesson Guide; Grade 8, 8.T.8, Lesson Guide, Slides 19-45.

• Criterion #9: Grade 6, 6.S.5, Literature–The Hero of Sumer: King Gilgamesh of Uruk; Grade 8, 8.S.24, Literature–Immigrant Experience in the Great Plains.

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and features of the instructional materials support instruction and learning of the standards.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 6, 6.T.TOC, CA Pacing Guide; Grade 7, 7.T.TOC; Grade 8, 8.T.TOC.

• Criterion #5: Grade 6, 6.S.3, Introduction–Summary; Grade 7, 7.S.7, Introduction–Summary; Grade 8, 8.S.21, Introduction–Summary.

• Criterion #9: Grade 6, 6.T.1, Lesson Guide, Slides 3, 15-24, 26-28; Grade 7, 7.T., The Evolution of Religion of South Asia, Enhancing Learning; Grade 8, 8.T.11, Lesson Guide, Slides 3, 20-35, 40-42.

• Criterion #13: Grade 6, 6.T.TOC; Grade 7, 7.S.1, Vocabulary Cards; Grade 8, 8.S.1, Summary.

Criteria Category 3: Assessment

The instructional materials provide teachers with assistance in using assessments for planning instruction and monitoring student process toward mastering the content.

Citations:

• Criterion #5: Grade 6, 6.S., Timeline: Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization.

• Criterion #6: Grade 8, 8.S., IPS, ISN, see rubric under Constructing an Argument.

• Criterion #8: Grade 7, 7.T., The Achievement of the Gupta Empire, Lesson Guide, Slides 18-21; 7.S., The Evolution of Religion in South Asia, Site of Encounter–Calicut (1400); Grade 8, 8.T.21, Assessments, select to open TCI Assessment: A Dividing Nation.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Program materials ensure universal and equitable access to high-quality curriculum and instruction for all students and provide teachers with suggestions for differentiation for students with special needs.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 6, 6.T.33, Differentiating Instruction.

• Criterion #4: Grades 6-8, 6.T.5, Differentiating Instruction, 7.T.TOC, Reading Toolkit, 8.T.TOC, Writing Toolkit.

• Criterion #6: Grades 6-8, 6.T.6, 7.T.20, 8.T.TOC, Enhancing Learning.

• Criterion #8: Grade 6, 6.T.10, Differentiating Instruction; Grade 8, 8.T.22, Differentiating Instruction.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning and Support

The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when planning instruction and are designed to help teachers provide effective standards-based instruction and ensure opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills and knowledge specified in the standards.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 6, 6.T.24, Lesson Guide, Slides 1-5, 12, 14, 24-27; Grade 7, 7.T, From Republic to Empire, Lesson Guide, Print Guide; Grade 8, 8.T, The Union Challenged, Lesson Guide, Slides 1-3.

• Criterion #9: Grade 6, 6.T.TOC, CA Pacing Guide; Grade 6, 6.T.6, Lesson Guide, Slides 1-5, 7-30; Grade 7, 7.TE.TOC, CA Pacing Guide.

• Criterion #14: Grades 6-8.T.TOC, How to Use this Program; Grade 8, 8.S. 18, Explore-Life for Northern Men, Women, and Families in the 19th Century ISN.

• Criterion #17: Grade 6, 6.T.1, Assessments; Grade 7, 7.T.1, Assessments; Grade 8, 8.T.1, Assessments, TCI Assessment Plan.

Edits and Corrections:

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

1. Grade 6, 6.S., Lesson 29: Biography–A Model Citizen: The Life of Pericles; 1st line after heading is a sentence fragment: “leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars.”

2. Grade 6, 6.S., Lesson 15: Explore–The Complex History of Ancient India’s Origins; document does not exist in T Resources and Standards Correlations. Remove references.

3. Grade 6, 6.S., Lesson 19: Explore–Isolation in 15th-Century China; document does not exist in T Resources and Standards Correlations. Remove references.

California Department of Education: August 8, 2017

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