• Publishers do not always intend for their materials to address all grade level standards. This is most often true of supplemental materials, such as materials that are designed to provide skills practice or test prep materials that intend to address the subset of standards that are likely to be assessed. It may also be true of core materials. • Publishers’ correlations typically include both aligned and partially -aligned citations . A material may scaffold instruction for certain standards with the goal of achieving mastery of those standards by the end of a unit or by the end of the course. For e xample, the first citation listed in the publisher’s correlation for a standard may introduce one part of the standard. The next two citations may introduce different parts of the standard. Only the culminating activity at the end of the unit or course may address the standard entirely. Consequently, it may be necessary to bundle several citations (i.e., use citations from different chapter/units in the material together) to help students achieve mastery of a standard.
Map Your Materials
The first section of this paper discussed how to dissect a standard to help you understand what it requires students to know and be able to do. The second section discussed tips to help you understand what the publisher’s correlation is communicating about the material. In this section, we put that all together and provide pointers to help you establish a consistent and efficient process for mapping materials to the district curriculum. (1) Establish a common definition of alignment . When we founded Learning List, we surveyed educators and publishers to find out how they defined a lignment . Not surprisingly, publishers generally defined the term more liberally than educators did, but there were shades of grey in the definitions provided by educators, too. Before beginning the process of mapping materials to the district curriculum, it is a good idea for everyone involved in the process to discuss what alignment to the content , context and cognitive rigor of a standard means and what it looks like.
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