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2025 State Math Review Criteria Map Overview As noted in our prior blog post about California’s Timeline of Significant Events, instructional materials reviews will begin at the end of July 2025. Since the State Board of Education approved the Criteria Map, and as the state prepares to review math programs, you might wonder: What will reviewers look for in materials? And what can I do now to prepare for my school’s materials review and adoption process? Read our blog to find out! https://hubs.la/Q03bMq5S0 #Education #CAEd #California #CaliforniaEd #HQIM

From the lens of an ELD Resource Teacher, my favorite part of the CA Math Framework is the inclusive, additive, and affirming approach that is taken for our students. Thank you CalCurriculum for highlighting this yesterday as well!

New EdReports Blog: Quality Curriculum Drives Evidence-Based Teacher Practices Discover how quality instructional materials empower educators with evidence-based tools for effective instruction and foster student success. https://hubs.la/Q033py7k0

Unlock Better Science Teaching with GLEAM? — Free Tool Available! Are you looking for ways to improve science instruction and provide more meaningful feedback to teachers? Discover how GLEAM Science Instruction supports engaging, grade-level lessons and fosters deeper student understanding. Click below to access a free tool that helps leaders and educators observe classrooms, give actionable feedback, and elevate science teaching every day! https://hubs.la/Q033pmB50

Why California Must Prepare for New Math Curriculum Now Don’t wait for the 2025 California list to begin your K–12 math curriculum adoption process — act now to ensure your district is ready to select new materials. https://hubs.la/Q033pj3F0

Math for Every Learner Week – Jan. 21-23, 2025 Join this three-day series to reimagine math as an accessible subject for all learners! Explore strategies to develop concepts that connect with students, apply learning that sticks, and build engaging routines — including insights on second language acquisition and expert guidance in math education. https://hubs.la/Q033pkJk0

? New Resource: Free Early Literacy Guide for CA Districts! EdReports. UnboundEd, CORE Learning, and English Learners Success Forum have teamed up to create a free guide for California districts to help educators evaluate literacy materials. The no-cost tool offers indicators for listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as insights into text quality, early literacy design, and dual-language alignment. The resource is designed to highlight the ways materials support multilingual and multidialectal students with evidence-based practices for all. https://hubs.la/Q033ps670

California School Board Association Webinar Shares Strategies for Boards Adopting New Math Curriculum A strong adoption process begins with a thoughtful and intentional early planning process, as this recent webinar from the California School Board Association illustrates. Both school board members and district leaders will find this webinar useful in thinking through strategies to prepare for upcoming math adoptions. As Ellen Barger, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction at the Santa Barbara Office of Education shares in the webinar: “The time to start is not November of 2025; the time to start is now.” https://hubs.la/Q030pLv30 #Education #Webinar #Math #Teaching #Learning

New EdVoices Podcast Episode: Reflections on 2024 and Looking to the Future of EdReports In this episode, Alexis Gentry and Eric Hirsch of EdReports reflect on EdReports' 2024 highlights and 2025 plans, including newly-updated tools for K–12 curriculum and their first-ever reviews of pre-K materials. https://hubs.la/Q030pNsw0 #Podcast #Education #EdPodcast #EdReports #K12 #Curriculum #PreK

No matter where your district is in its instructional materials journey, @UnboundEd’s new TK-5 guide, created in partnership with @CORELearning @Edreports and @ELSF offers an entry point to improving early literacy instruction. https://hubs.la/Q030pNDH0 #UnboundEd #Education #Literacy #EarlyLiteracy #CAEd #California #Teaching #Learning