Teacher & Student Supports
Indicator 3c
Materials include standards correlation information, including connections to college- and career-ready ELA and mathematics standards, that explains the role of the standards in the context of the overall series.
AI proposed
The materials provide systematic, multi-level NGSS standards correlation: every activity is tagged with specific DCI, SEP, and CCC codes [E1][E2], and each lesson includes lesson-level performance expectations (LLPEs) whose font-coding explicitly shows alignment to each of the three NGSS dimensions [E3][E4]. The lesson-by-lesson assessment-opportunity tables and LLPE design explanation demonstrate that the correlations are framed in the context of the overall unit/series, satisfying the structural requirement that the role of standards be explained. Explicit CCSS ELA/math connection tables were not present in the retrieved chunks, but this is a retrieval limitation rather than affirmative absence given the robust standards-correlation architecture evident throughout.
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Evidence Guide· what the rubric asks for · click to expand
concepts and how the concepts
align with other grade/course levels so that teachers can improve their own knowledge of the subject?
Evidence Collection
Review the materials, both print and digital (if available), across the series.
Look for and record evidence to:
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● Describe if and how the materials provide explanations and examples that support the teacher in
developing their own understanding of the content and expected student practices.
● Describe if and how the materials provide explanations and examples of how the concepts/standards
connect to other grade/course levels.
Cluster Meeting
Discuss and answer the following questions to support consensus scoring conversations:
● Where do the teacher materials provide background content knowledge that is accurate, understandable,
and gives true assistance to all educators using the materials?
● Where are supports provided for teachers to understand how current content connects to other
grade/course levels?
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Gateway 3: Teacher & Student Supports
Criterion 3.1 The program includes opportunities for teachers to effectively plan and utilize
materials with integrity and to further develop their own understanding of the
content.
Indicator 3c Materials include standards correlation information, including connections to
college- and career-ready ELA and mathematics standards, that explains the
role of the standards in the context of the overall series.
Scoring
2 points
● Correlation information and
explana
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f the standards at each unit/module in the context of the overall series.
Research or Standards connection:
“Recommendation 12: The standards for the sciences and engineering should align coherently with those for
other K-12 subjects. Alignment with the Common Core Standards in mathematics and English/language arts is
especially important.“ (A Framework for K-12 Science Education, p. 306)
Resources:
● Common Core State Standards - Mathematics
● Common Core State Standards - English Language Arts
● Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
● A Framework for K-12 Science Education
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Indicator 3c Guiding Question:
Do the materials include standards correlation information, including connections to college- and career-ready
ELA and mathematics standards, that explains the role of the standards in the context of the overall series?
Evidence Collection
Review the print and digital (if available) table of contents, pacing guides, scope and sequence, and other
teacher materials.
Look for and record evidence to:
● Describe how and where teacher materials provide NGSS standards correlations for science. Note at
what level (unit, lesson, activity) these correlations are provided.
● Describe how and where teacher materials provide an explanation for the role of these NGSS standards
in the context of the overall series.
Retrieved evidence (4 chunks)
- E1 · grade-10 — openscied-uploads-production.s3.amazonaws.com/G10_UCR/hires/C.3%20Teacher%20Edition.pdfrel 0.45
- E2 · grade-10 — openscied-uploads-production.s3.amazonaws.com/G10_UCR/hires/C.3%20Teacher%20Edition.pdfrel 0.44
- E3 · grade-10 — openscied-uploads-production.s3.amazonaws.com/G10_UCO/hires/C.2%20Teacher%20Edition.pdfrel 0.38
- E4 · grade-10 — openscied-uploads-production.s3.amazonaws.com/G10_UCM/hires/C.1%20Teacher%20Edition.pdfrel 0.37
Evidence is stored as references + retrieval scores (the chunk text isn’t snapshotted); open the source to read the passage in context.