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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Discovery Education Science, Discovery Education

Discovery Education Science powers middle school and elementary science curricula with standards-based digital content, virtual labs, reading passages, and more, complemented by a real-time assessment component that measures student progress. Organized around an inquiry framework, Discovery Education Science encourages exploration, stimulates critical thinking and deepens student engagement.

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ExploreLearning Gizmos, ExploreLearning.com

ExploreLearning Gizmos are interactive, online simulations that drive conceptual understanding in Math and Science. Designed for grades 3-12, Gizmos help teachers take advantage of research-proven instructional strategies and let students of all ability levels develop conceptual understanding. With over 450 Gizmos online, teachers can supplement and enhance instruction with powerful interactive visualizations of mathematics and science concepts. Students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation.

Key Gizmo features include:
• Inquiry-based lessons that are ready to use or customizable
• Formative assessment with instant feedback for students and real-time reports for teachers.
• Correlations to state and national standards and leading textbooks, making it easy for teachers to integrate into any curriculum.
• Teacher guides with answer keys to support elementary teachers in our newest Gizmos for grades 3-5

Gizmos are convenient, flexible and easy-to-use. They are perfect for a variety of learning scenarios, including computer labs, small groups, and whole group instruction using a projector and interactive whiteboard. They are accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection by both teachers and students.

Gizmos improve understanding of key concepts and bring Math and Science to life for today's students!

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Adaptive Curriculum, Sebit, LLC

Adaptive Curriculum is an interactive, online system designed to enhance learning in mathematics and science. Developed by Sebit, LLC, Adaptive Curriculum offers math and science Activity Objects that package educational content as single-topic segments that can be used in a variety of learning environments.

Combining conceptual learning with state-of-the-art visualization, Adaptive Curriculum provides teachers with an interactive way to engage middle-grade students in learning math and science. Lessons are aligned to national and state standards, and help students develop the knowledge and critical thinking skills they need to be successful in the classroom and on high-stakes assessments.

Activity Objects use realistic, high-quality animations to help students comprehend complicated math and science concepts. From simulations to controlled experiments – students make choices and decisions as they delve into captivating lessons. Examples include a trip to the automotive garage to learn about heat transfer, or a visit to the emergency room to learn about blood transfusion.

To help teachers incorporate Activity Objects into their curricula, Adaptive Curriculum provides a flexible online environment called MyAdaptiveSpace. Containing simple, intuitive tools for managing instruction, MyAdaptiveSpace offers teachers the ability to plan their lessons, assign Activity Objects to their students and track achievement through assessment reports.

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Operation: Resilient Planet, The JASON Project

Operation: Resilient Planet, available in online and full-color print editions, takes students to Earth's critical ecosystems to investigate pressures from human-induced changes and understand their responsibility for defending biodiversity, Like all JASON curricula, it speaks the language of students today, bringing cutting-edge research and compelling scientists to life in computer games, simulations, videos, podcasts, Web casts and live interactive events – all integrated into the scope and sequence of print student and teacher editions.

Developed in collaboration with NASA, NOAA, National Geographic and other leading organizations, Operation: Resilient Planet is free online after registering in the JASON Mission Center (JMC) at www.jason.org. The JMC also houses state-of-the-art tools for educators to manage, assess and track student performance.

Operation: Resilient Planet is aligned to state and national science standards and contains at least five to nine weeks of material. It is designed to fit school districts’ core ecology curriculum for middle grade students.

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