7th Grade Report Overview

The instructional materials reviewed for Grade 7 partially meet the expectations for alignment with the CCSSM. The materials partially meet the criterion for Gateway 1. There was not enough time given to the major work of the grade. The supporting clusters did support the major work, but the materials need more focus on the major clusters. The work could be sufficiently completed in one school year, but it lacked in multiple practice opportunities for a student to gain mastery. There was also not a deliberate connection between previous, current, and future content. The materials partially meet the criterion for Gateway 2. In the area of Rigor and Balance the materials do meet the criterion. The instructional and practice materials provided a good balance of conceptual understanding, procedural skill, and application. In the area of Practice Content-Connection the materials partially meet the criterion. It was evident that the eight MPs were embedded throughout materials. They did not always add meaning to the content as they were not always identified correctly or were missing from designated pages. Many questions had students explain their thinking or defend their answers. Often, the materials did not assist in providing opportunities for students to critique the work of others. The students are given opportunity to use precise language of mathematics.