3rd Grade Report Overview

The instructional materials reviewed for Third Grade do not meet expectations for Alignment to NGSS, Gateways 1 and 2. Gateway 1: Designed for NGSS; Criterion 1: Three-Dimensional Learning does not meet expectations. The materials do not consistently integrate the three dimensions into learning opportunities for students. No opportunities for student sensemaking occur with the three dimensions and few opportunities for student sensemaking are two dimensional with SEPs and DCIs. The summative assessments are not consistently three dimensional and do not consistently measure the three dimensions for the topic-level objectives (PEs). The lesson level objectives are also not three dimensional. Gateway 1: Designed for NGSS; Criterion 2: Phenomena and Problems Drive Learning does not meet expectations. Phenomena are not present and therefore are not able to be connected to DCIs, presented to students as directly as possible, nor drive learning and use of the three dimensions within or across lessons. Two problems are present at the topic-level that connect to grade-level DCIs. One problem is presented as directly as possible. Both problems elicit but only one problem leverages student prior knowledge. Neither problem drives learning and use of the three dimensions within or across lessons.