Classworks, Curriculum Advantage

Classworks provides individualized instruction in reading, language arts, math and science to bring at-risk students to grade level proficiency, accelerate learning for mainstream students, and help English learners build fluency. Classworks comprehensive K-12 instructional software automatically creates individualized learning paths based on each student’s 
high stakes test results.

Classworks includes 15,000 instructional activities drawn from 265 top software titles, along with assessment and reporting, to engage students and increase performance. Each Classworks unit includes standards-based lessons, instructional activities in multiple teaching modalities, remediation, quizzes, and projects to deepen student knowledge and build critical thinking skills. The research-based instruction is differentiated, giving students multiple opportunities to learn.

Classworks’ award-winning software is aligned to local, state and national standards. It supports K-12 educators in providing rigorous, research-proven content to students to raise achievement at all levels. With Classworks, teachers can easily deliver differentiated instruction for mainstream classrooms, multi-tiered interventions and progress monitoring for Response to Intervention (RtI), intensive interventions for special education, literacy instruction for English language learners, and just-in-time tutoring for dropout prevention. Classworks can also be used for whole class, small group, after school, and summer school instruction to help teachers meet diverse student needs.

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www.writinga-z.com, Learning A-Z

Writing A–Z offers hundreds of printable K–6 instructional resources to teach and support writing, regardless of philosophy or current program. Site materials are easily accessed through three tabs: Lessons, Skills, and Tools. These materials are designed to be used with various student populations, including ELL, SPED, and gifted.

Writing A-Z's innovative lessons are designed for delivery to students at different stages of writing development: those just learning to write to those who are fluent. Core lessons target text types within the common writing genres: expository, narrative, persuasive, procedural, and transactional. Each lesson includes leveled student resource packets and supports all steps of the writing process.

Guided core and skill lessons include leveled expectations that address each developmental writing level. These expectations allow educators to easily teach the same lesson to all students, regardless of learning level.

A variety of tools, such as graphic organizers and writing samples, aid instruction, offer opportunities for authentic application, and save teachers valuable preparation time while helping them meet diverse student needs. Other tools such as author interview videos motivate student writing.

Writing A–Z offers instructional support in one place, 24/7. SIIA members can log on to www.writinga-z.com using the following username and password: codieSIIA/welcome.

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MyCompLab, Pearson Education

Research shows that many of today’s college graduates lack the critical-thinking, writing and problem-solving skills to function effectively in the workplace. Quite simply, MyCompLab aims to help change that.

MyCompLab has the tools students want and the proven learning models they need. Students who use MyCompLab receive more hours of practice, experience more interaction with their instructors and have all the resources they need to become better writers. But what really sets MyCompLab apart is that learning happens in the context of each student’s own writing — encouraging critical thinking and revision while honing skills based on individual needs. And that means better learning, better writing and that students are more equipped to succeed in both academia and areas beyond.

Via a wealth of tools and resources, MyCompLab places the power to teach effectively into the hands of those who do it best — instructors — and places the power to learn into the hands of those most invested in learning — students.

MyCompLab features:
• Easy assignment creation and management
• Feedback delivered in context of student writing
• Student assessment and management tools
• Instruction, tutorials and exercises for writing, grammar and research
• Integrated peer review and collaboration tools
• And more!

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Rosetta Stone Classroom Version 3, Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone Classroom is a powerful learning solution that blends seamlessly into a teacher’s overall language learning curriculum. Features such as speech analysis tools, grammar and spelling components, and predefined course templates effectively complement classroom teaching expertise. Rosetta Stone Classroom is available in more than 30 different languages.

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SAS Curriculum Pathways, SAS Institute Inc.

SAS® Curriculum Pathways® enhances student achievement and teacher effectiveness by providing Web-based curriculum resources in all the core disciplines: English, math, science, social studies/history and Spanish. Fully funded by SAS and offered at no cost to educators and students in the US, it is used in high schools, community colleges, virtual schools, home school, and other teaching and learning environments.

For grades 8-14, it features learner-centered activities with measurable outcomes, interactive, searchable materials that target higher-order thinking skills and organization by subject areas and topics - mapped to standards.

Teachers can select and integrate resources that facilitate differentiated instruction and develop critical thinking skills. Integrating rigorous content with skillful instructional design prepares students for college-level learning, employs 21st century skills, and assists in meeting achievement and accountability criteria.

SAS Curriculum Pathways is also a Best Reading/English Instructional Solution Finalist. Regarding that content, audio and visual materials enhance reading comprehension, while detailed questions help students think critically about what they read. SAS’ award-winning Writing Reviser helps students organize, develop and revise their work.

SAS Curriculum Pathways®: English provides resources in Language, Communication Skills, Literary Genres, American Literature, English Literature, Early World Literature and Modern World Literature.

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Ticket to Read, Voyager Expanded Learning

Ticket to Read is an easy-to-access and easy-to-use website designed to increase reading speed, comprehension and vocabulary through a reward system that promotes reading practice at home and school. Students read high-interest passages at increasing levels of difficulty and take passage quizzes to earn points for customizing their personal clubhouse. The program is available 24/7.

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