Instructional Materials

General Information

• Schedule of Significant Events
  Adopted by the State Board of Education on March 9, 2017.
• Science Standards for California Public Schools
• Science Framework for California Public Schools

• Implementation/Local Adoption
  • Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials (DOC)
  • Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California | DOC
    Guidance for school districts which elect to utilize instructional materials not adopted by the SBE.
  • Curriculum & Instruction Committee (CISC) Public Resources .
    Resources from the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA).
  • 2016 Selection of Non-Adopted K-12 Materials (Includes Decision Tree) (PDF).
    A helpful toolkit from CCSESA/CISC that includes an instructional materials adoption decision tree flowchart (see page A-1).

Reviewer Information

• Application to Serve on the 2018 Science Adoption Review Panel
  We regret to inform you that due to budget constraints, the California Department of Education will not be able to provide honorariums to Content Review Experts (CREs) for the 2018 Science Instructional Materials Adoption.
  
  
  • CREs are individuals with recognized content expertise and a doctorate degree in science or a related discipline (e.g., physics, biology, chemistry, or geology) and often with university teaching experience.

Publisher Information

General Information

• Publisher Frequently Asked Questions
• Integrating the CA ELD Standards into K-12 Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning: A Supplementary Resource for Educations Implementing in Tandem the California English Language Development Standards. The California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and the Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools (DOC; Posted 16-Dec-2015)

Publisher Briefings

• Publisher Briefing Webinar PowerPoint: CDE Science 6-8, August 15, 2017 (PDF)
• Publisher Briefing Webinar PowerPoint: CDE Science 3-5, August 8, 2017 (PDF)
• Publisher Briefing Webinar PowerPoint: CDE Science K-2, August 1, 2017 (PDF)
• Publisher Briefing Webinar PowerPoint: April 13, 2017 (PDF)

Publisher Bulletins

• Publisher Bulletin: 2017-01
• Publisher Briefing Webinar: April 13, 2017

Standards and Criteria Maps

• (Coming soon)

References

Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions

• Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions: Templates are completed with citations by publishers and used by local educational agencies in reviews of instructional materials.

  2006 Science Adoption

  • State Board of Education List of Adopted Programs
    Programs adopted by the SBE on November 9, 2006.
  • 2006 Science Primary Adoption Report (PDF; 4MB)
  • Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional Materials
    Search by subject.
  • Attachment 1, Questions and answers from the Science training
  • Literature for Science and Mathematics: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
    A collection of outstanding literature for children and adolescents. The recommended titles reflect the quality and the complexity of the types of materials students should be reading at school and outside of class.