1. SCIENCE IMAC Update (Instructional Materials Advisory Committee)
Lisa Kotowski, Rachel Flanigan, Sandi Starr,
Nicole Dickinson, Michael Heberle,
Charalee Cunningham
Tuesday November 6, 2018

2. Science IMAC Members - Elementary School
Name
School Site
Subject/Grade
Jeanine Battjer-Valencia
Live Oak Elementary School
Kindergarten
Jennifer Mueller
George Lincoln Mosher Elementary School
Nicole Brucker
Ellerth E. Larson Elementary School
First
Sarah DeFonzo
Manlio Silva Elementary School
Amy Borland
Second
Rebecca Kendrick
Leroy Nichols Elementary School
Third
Carol Rexroth
Westwood Elementary School
Rachel Flanigan
Fourth
Jennifer Van Blair
Fourth, Fifth

3. Science IMAC Members - Middle School
Name
School Site
Subject/Grade
Rebecca Pisano
Creekside Elementary School
Sixth
Matt Hummel
Lakewood Elementary School
Nicole Dickinson
Vinewood Elementary School
Danielle Kendle
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Eighth
Cheryl Houston
Seventh, Eighth
Casey Avalos
Elkhorn Elementary/Middle School
Kristi Hyllen
Lodi Middle School
Sherry Alexander
Seventh
Lisa Bartram
Millswood Middle School
Sean Campbell
Joshua Sandler
Morada Middle School
Estela Oshalim
Bold indicates a current or past Science Committee member

4. Science IMAC Members - High School
Name
School Site
Subject/Grade
Thomas Iturraran
Bear Creek High School
Earth Science
Steffi Terrill
Chemistry, Physics
Michael Heberle
Biology
Todd Degrandmont
Lodi High School
Physics, Chemistry
Melissa Turner
Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Forensics
Krista Brereton
Rodney Compton
McNair High School
Earth Science, Astronomy
Sarah Morais
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Aleathea Langone
Middle College High School
Biology, Chemistry
Ryan Heinrich
Tokay High School
Physics
Sandra Starr
Lisa Stewart
Earth Science, Chemistry
Sylvia Klein

5. Timeline ✓
Meeting 1: Tuesday September 11 from 8:30 to 3:30 at JAESC 3rd floor South
Develop district profile (lens)
Meeting 2: Tuesday October 23 from 8:30 to 3:30 at JAESC 3rd floor South
Review rubrics for the prescreen and paper screen of instructional materials
NGSS and CA Science Framework
Meeting 3: Tuesday November 6 from 8:30 to 3:30 at JAESC 3rd floor South
9-12 TEACHERS ONLY, instructional materials from publishers, teachers met to review the materials
Review available instructional materials using prescreen and paper screen rubrics
Recommendation for 9-12 science course model ✓ *

6. Timeline Meeting 4: Monday November 26 (schedule TBA) Publisher Fair
K-8 Teachers ONLY (preferred); 9-12 teachers viewed materials on November 6
Publishers Fair held at SJCOE
Use prescreen rubric to narrow down available materials to 2-3 publishers
Meeting 5: Tuesday December 11 from 8:30 to 3:30 at JAESC 3rd floor South
Publisher Presentations
Teachers will use the paper screen rubric to evaluate the top 2-3 publishers for the Final recommendation
If there is a tie between 2 publishers, possible mini pilot
First Publisher Pilot: January
Second Publisher Pilot: January 29 - February 7
Meeting 6: Tuesday February 12 from 8:30 to 3:30 at JAESC 3rd floor South
Final recommendation based on feedback from the pilot; order materials by March 1, 2019

7. Publishers Kindergarten through Grade 12
Accelerate Learning
Carolina Biological
Delta Education (FOSS)
Discovery Education
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Knowing Science
McGraw Hill
Pearson Education
Teacher’s Curriculum Institute
Twig Education
K-6
National Geographic (Cengage)
K-8
Amplify Education
6-8
Accelerate Learning
Activate Learning
Delta Education (FOSS)
Discovery Education
Green Ninja
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Impact Science
McGraw Hill
Pearson Education
Teacher’s Curriculum Institute
9-12
Accelerate Learning
Activate Learning
Discovery Education
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
PASCO
Pearson Education
Twig Education

8. Selection Process - Toolkit
NextGen Time
Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation
Transforming Implementation through Materials Evaluation
Professional learning focused on science materials designed for next generation science

9. Thank You!