1. Day 2: Textbook Eval 3 rd – 6 th Group Name:__________________________ Name:__________________________

2. Strengths/Weaknesses of current curriculum adoption Break into groups: Spend 15 minutes Break into groups: Spend 15 minutes Adopted Curriculum StrengthsWeaknesses ? ? ? ? When you have completed this, come and find me for the reader comments.

3. Oregon Adoption Criteria Read as a group the criteria used to select approved texts. Read as a group the criteria used to select approved texts. –Did they miss anything that we are looking for(look at your strengths/weaknesses T-charts and reflect on last Friday’s discussions): Comments:

4. Lets Analyze the Texts Read through reader reviews for the first publisher and discuss Read through reader reviews for the first publisher and discuss Keep track of time. Spend approx 30 minutes analyzing the first text. Keep track of time. Spend approx 30 minutes analyzing the first text. The team will analyze the same text together at the same time(doesn’t mean that you have to all look at the same level at the same time). Group needs to determine this. The team will analyze the same text together at the same time(doesn’t mean that you have to all look at the same level at the same time). Group needs to determine this. Each Member takes notes during their evaluation. Each Member takes notes during their evaluation. Pay special attention to the following: Pay special attention to the following: –Does the program “fit” with our current philosophy? –Focus on the textbook, the “meat” of the program, don’t get lost in the peripheral “stuff” –Are there periodic “formative” assessment built into the instruction? –Think about AR, readability(lexile), strategies for instruction, etc. Group discusses individual notes and completes a MASTER chart. Group discusses individual notes and completes a MASTER chart.

5. Harcourt (30 min) StrengthsWeaknesses

6. Harcourt MASTER StrengthsWeaknesses

7. Houghton-Miff (30 min) StrengthsWeaknesses

8. Houghton-Miff MASTER StrengthsWeaknesses

9. McGraw-Hill (30 min) StrengthsWeaknesses

10. McGraw-Hill MASTER StrengthsWeaknesses

11. Scott Foresman (30 min) StrengthsWeaknesses

12. Scott Foresman MASTER StrengthsWeaknesses

13. SRA Open Court (30 min) StrengthsWeaknesses

14. SRA Open Court MASTER StrengthsWeaknesses

15. Springboard (30 min) StrengthsWeaknesses

16. Springboard MASTER StrengthsWeaknesses

17. MASTER Committee Recommendation After a comprehensive review of the materials, the 3 rd – 6 th Committee recommends the following 2 texts for further analysis: After a comprehensive review of the materials, the 3 rd – 6 th Committee recommends the following 2 texts for further analysis: