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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) |

|Discovery Education |Discovery Education Social Science Techbook |6–8 |

Program Summary:

Discovery Education Social Science Techbook includes: Digital Textbook.

Recommendation:

Discovery Education Social Science Techbook 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, 11.2 Christianity’s Spread/Elaborate/Activity/ Timeline Map: A New Religion; Grade 7, 2.2 Roman Origins and Early Political Structures/Explore/p. 4/Reading Passage: The Republic, Then and Now; Grade 8, 4.3 A More Perfect Union/Explore, p. 5 Democratic Principles

• Criterion #2: Grade 6, 2.1 Neolithic Revolution/Engage/Connecting and Questioning

• Criterion #4: Grade 8, 6.2 The War of 1812/Elaborate/Historical Perspectives Investigation

• Criterion #5: Grade 6, 4.2 Egyptian Society/Elaborate/Say What?/Activity: Precepts of Ptah-Hotep

• Criterion #6: Grade 8, 7.1 Jacksonian Democracy/Elaborate/Source Analysis Investigation

• Criterion #10: Grade 7, 4.1 Roots of Islam/Explore/Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage p. 6

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

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

Citations:

• Criterion #2: Grade 6, 4.2 Egyptian Society/Model Lesson

• Criterion #5: Grade 7, 11. 2 The Scientific Revolution/Explore/p. 1

• Criterion #6: Grade 8, 9.4 Slavery and the Civil War/The Course of War

• Criterion #8: Grade 8, 5.11 Dawn of the American Century/A Country Transformed

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 #1: Grade 7, 8.1 Geography of Africa/Explain, Quick Write

• Criterion #5: Grade 8, 4.3 Establishing a New Government/A More Perfect Union/Model Lesson/Lesson Overview

• Criterion #6: Grade 6, 8.1 Culture and Beliefs of the Ancient Hebrews/Elaborate/Activity

• Criterion #8: Grade 6, 5.2 Ancient Civilizations/Kush and Phoenica, Phoenica’s Geography and Society/Evaluate/Assess/Assessment

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 #6: Grade 6, 9.2 Greek Political Systems/Elaborate/Activity/Document-based Investigation: For the People, By the People?

• Criterion #8: Grade 6, 3.3 Mesopotamian Innovations and Contributions/Elaborate/Activity/Role Play: On Trial

• Criterion #8: Grade 8, 6.1 The Age of Jefferson/Elaborate/Activity/Socratic Seminar/The Louisiana Purchase

• Criterion #10: Grade 7, 9.2 Renaissance Cultural Contributions/Elaborate/Investigation/Source Analysis: The Renaissance Man

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 #2: Grade 8, 8.1 Industrialization/Model Lesson/Lesson Overview

• Criterion #4: Grade 7, 2.5 A Weakening Empire/Explore/CIT p. 1, Who was the Emperor? Who was not Emperor?

• Criterion #8: Grade 7, 2.5 A Weakening Empire/Explore/p. 6, Cause, Event, Effect Chart

• Criterion #9: Grade 8, 8.2 Urbanization and Immigration/Model Lesson/Every Techbook Concept

• Criterion #15: Grade 6, 9.2 Greek Political Systems/Model Lesson/Teacher Preparation/Common Misconceptions

Edits and Corrections:

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

1. Grade 7, Ch. 3.3 Medieval Europe, p. 12:”…both Christians and Muslims consider the land in present-day Israel, many Christians made pilgrimages to shrines in the Holy Land.” Should read “…Christians, Muslims, and Jews consider the land in present-day Israel, many Christians made pilgrimages to shrines in the Holy Land.”

California Department of Education: August 8, 2017

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