A. Student Resources/Materials 1. The objectives of the instructional resources shall be closely aligned with the current Standards of Learning as defined by the Virginia Department of Education. 2. The content shall be scientifically accurate and research based. 3. The content shall be appropriately developed and presented as a cohesive and unified body of interrelated concepts. 4. The content shall be reflective of current research based information. 5. The instructional resources shall incorporate vocabulary into the lessons. 6. The instructional resources/program shall offer test-taking strategies and provide for practice of these strategies. 7. The instructional resources/program shall offer differentiated practice activities for each objective. 8. The development of content shall be contemporary in nature and use of technology shall be explicit throughout the resources. 9. The design of the resources/program shall allow for flexibility in use and provide for individual differences and learning styles. 10. The design of the resources/curriculum shall facilitate active student participation and understanding. 11. The organization of the instructional resources/curriculum shall lend itself to ease of use. 12. The content, both written and pictorial, shall be unbiased, nondiscriminatory with no SEC. 13. The instructional resources/program shall include an evaluation program that presents the concept of evaluation as a part of instruction. 14. The resources/materials shall present all ethnic and gender perspectives throughout the content area. 15. The materials/resources shall include real life application of skills. B. Teacher Edition A teacher edition shall be provided at no additional cost for every teacher (including special education, resource, etc.) throughout the first year of the adoption. Additional teacher editions shall be provided at no cost for every 25 student books ordered during the course of the contract. A price shall be established for additional teacher editions that are purchased; the price shall remain the same for the duration of the contract, except for the 2% increase described in Section V, Item 4. The teacher edition for the program shall do the following: 1. The teacher edition shall include chapter objectives. 2. The teacher edition shall include strategies for teaching specific topics. 3. The teacher edition shall include cross-curriculum connections and literature connections with suggested lessons. 4. The teacher edition shall include strategies for teaching specific skills. 5. The teacher materials shall include a World Language center component. 6. The teacher edition shall offer portfolio assessment ideas and/or chapter project ideas. 7. The teacher edition shall include explanations of any ancillary materials available. 8. Shall include the answers to problems and exercises (even and odd) in one location. 9. The teacher edition shall include a suggested timetable to aid in planning. 10. The teacher edition shall include re-teaching, practice and extension activities/lessons. 11. Ancillary materials, including software, shall be discussed in the teacher materials. 12. An evaluation system (pre, post and cumulative tests) shall be included. Tests in STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AS OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT 4 format shall be included. 13. Purposeful, real-life connections shall be provided. 14. A parent involvement component shall be included. 15. Activities for students shall be differentiated to address all ability levels and learning styles (i.e., advanced to academically challenged, LEP, ESL) C. Skills Practice and Ancillary Components The World Language program shall include a set of ancillary materials at no additional cost for every teacher (including special education, resource, etc.) during the initial year of adoption. Components that are considered to be consumable by the students should be provided at no cost to Suffolk Public Schools each year for the duration of the contract, but minimally must be provided for the initial year of adoption. 1. The program shall provide a comprehensive array of quality ancillary materials (workbooks, big books, charts, tables, resource kits, tactile and kinetic activities, computer programs, audiovisual materials, and assessment instruments). 2. The program shall include a computer management/monitoring system for use by both students and teachers. 3. The program shall include a classroom library of supplementary World Language materials geared to independent critical thinking for each grade level, to include multiple copies of each. 4. The program shall offer pretests, post tests, free response tests and shall provide performance tests with scoring rubrics. 5. All software, including but not limited to the teacher resources and test generators, must be web-based.
