Instructional Resources
This is a central resource that includes current adoptions of instructionals materials like:
- Textbooks
- Novel Sets
- Digital Media
Instructional Materials Adoptions
The Teaching and Learning department partners with staff across disciplines and grade levels to review and update instructional materials and practices according to Board policy and Oregon State Statute and Administrative Regulations.
Please note: this webpage is regularly updated with information about the 23-24 Instructional Materials Adoptions.
Materials Currently Piloting
K-12 Mathematics
The Math adoption will be complete during the 23-24 school year. The elementary Math Leadership team is piloting Bridges 3.
You can request a digital preview of the curriculum at the bottom. Physical copies are available for review.
K-12 English Language Arts
The English Language Arts adoption will complete the English Language Arts instructional materials adoption during the 23-24 school year.
Elementary
At the elementary level, the team is recommending Bridge to Reading (K-2) published by Heggerty. These materials are rooted in the science of reading research and provide an evidence-based approach to teaching young learners how to read. The elementary Literacy Team is piloting HMH Into Reading and Imagine Learning EL Education during the 2023-24 school year.
Middle School
In addition to the Units of Study, the team will pilot additional resources to support grammar, vocabulary, and word work during the 2023-24 school year and will recommend materials for Board approval during the 2023-24 school year.
High School
The High School language arts team is piloting additional resources during the 2023-24 school year in key courses like 9th-grade Literature and Composition and Contemporary Literature. The team is also piloting resources to support grammar, vocabulary, and word work this school year.
Science 6-12
Stile
Stila is a next-generation phenomena-based science resource. It is purpose-built to facilitate vibrant, collaborative learning with a mixture of rich, interactive activities, hands-on labs, assessments, and much more.
Student Login:
Email: sherwooddemostudent@edustile.com
Password: science
Twig Science Next Gen for grades 6-8
Bring the wonders of phenomena into students’ lives through multimodal investigation experiences that emulate real-world scientific, engineering, and related trade careers.
Twig Science Next Gen gives every teacher and student access to the best available knowledge, science practices, and cognitive tools to help them make sense of real-world phenomena and solve demanding engineering challenges.
Student login:
Login: https://app.twigscience.com
District: TRIAL5397
Username: student0101
Password: amber13
Account Type: student
Physical Science
OpenSciEd empowers educators to go beyond traditional science teaching methods by bringing together leading science researchers and educators to craft curriculum that is aligned to how students learn best.
Life Science
Lab-Aids: Science and Global Issues
Different from a traditional textbook, Science and Global Issues: Biology was developed through field testing and years of educational research by SEPUP at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Rather than present the content mainly through reading or direct instruction, the program invites students to explore real-world issues and to take an active role in analyzing and designing possible solutions.
OpenSciEd empowers educators to go beyond traditional science teaching methods by bringing together leading science researchers and educators to craft curriculum that is aligned to how students learn best.
Dual Language Immersion/English Language Development
¡Arriba la Lectura! K–6 combines research-driven instruction and the guidance of Spanish-literacy experts to provide comprehensive support for teachers and a measured path to growth in reading, writing, and communication for students.
Get Ready! for middle and high school is a comprehensive program for newcomer and beginning-level proficiency students. Published in two volumes (for grades 6–8 and 9–12), the curriculum is built on specialized knowledge necessary for working with culturally and linguistically diverse learners, the assets they bring into the classroom, and the academic challenges they face.