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El Rancho Unified recommends Amplified Desmos for middle/high school math and TCI for high-school social studies
Summary
After a districtwide pilot and rubric-based review, El Rancho Unified’s adoption committees recommended Amplified Desmos for middle-school and core high-school math and TCI Alive for high-school social studies, citing teacher and student feedback on accessibility and engagement.
El Rancho Unified School District staff recommended on Jan. 20 that the board adopt new instructional materials for secondary math and social studies after a multi-stage pilot and evaluation process.
In a presentation to the board, Coordinator Jasmine Chavez Diaz and committee lead Mr. Orson described a two-step screening, teacher piloting and rubric scoring process used to narrow five potential math programs to two pilots: Illustrative Mathematics (KDUM) and Amplified Desmos. Teachers and students piloted…
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