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Instructional Materials Review Service for Schools and Districts
Consumer Reports® Angie's List™ Learning ListTM
Helping educators choose and use instructional materials more effectively.
List of AP Materials Reviewed...
List of AP Materials Reviewed...
An overview of the material’s key academic and technology attributes to help curriculum and technology teams quickly identify materials that will meet students' needs and work with the district's technology.
Alignment Reports...
An independent review of the material's alignment to each applicable standard to give educators greater confidence that the product addresses the knowledge and skills students need.
Editorial Reviews...
An in-depth analysis of the material's instructional content and design (e.g., organization, rigor, focus, coherence, adaptions, ease of use) that aggregates feedback from multiple educators.
Educator Ratings...
Educators share their experiences with the materials they have used to help others select the resources that are best for their students.
“The “aligned citations” in Learning List’s alignment reports provide an index of options for lesson plans, classroom activities, and assignments that teachers could use to address each AP standard. Learning List also lists the “non-aligned” citations to inform a teacher which items in a textbook may not be as useful in preparing their students for the AP exam.”
- AP US History Teacher, Ashville, NC
“If I had known about Learning List’s reviews prior to choosing textbooks, resources and supplements, I would have been able to make better decisions for my students earlier. It is an incredible resource that is trustworthy and reliable.”
- AP World History Teacher, DeKalb, GA
“Learning List reviews involve multiple AP content area specialists reviewing publisher materials against course learning objectives. The review is an excellent starting point for an AP teacher or coordinator as they assess what is best for their learning environments.”
- AP Computer Science Principles Teacher, Knoxville, TN
“Tools on Learning List’s website make it simple for teachers to copy the Aligned Citations from Learning List’s alignment report into their lesson plans.”
- AP US History Teacher, Ashville, NC
“Often a textbook is chosen based upon a brief review of a few titles available at a workshop. Learning List’s reviews help teachers/coordinators quickly see how closely each material correlates to the learning objectives and science practices in the AP Course Frameworks. These reviews provide objective data to better inform a very important decision.”
- AP Biology Teacher, Saint Simons Island, GA
“Too often as educators, we choose the resource that was passed down to us. Learning List allows educators a chance to survey several sources and, considering their own unique contexts, choose a resource that may be an even better fit than the one they are currently using.”
- AP Research Teacher, Edmonton, CN
“I participate in the AP Computer Science Principles Teacher Community; there have been questions lately about course materials. Learning List effort is timely and needed.”
- AP Computer Science Principles Teacher, Knoxville, TN
“Learning List’s qualitative editorial reviews as well as the comparative tools on the website allow teachers to readily locate materials that would best serve their specific student population.”
- AP US History Teacher, Ashville, NC
“Once a text is chosen or is in use, Learning List’s reviews can be used by teachers to quickly find out which objectives and practices are missing and which resources would supplement that text.”
- AP Biology Teacher, Saint Simons Island, GA
“Our district subscribes to Learning List. The reviews and tools this service provides, including the AP reviews, are powerful instructional resources to support our students and teachers.”
- Division Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Irving ISD, National AP District of the Year 2015
“I have just completed a third review of a product where the publisher had edited content in response to the first or second review. The edited product significantly increases the learning objectives’ coverage.”
- AP Computer Science Principles Teacher, Knoxville, TN
“Teachers need to feel confident that their material addresses both those skills and content in the course frameworks. Learning List’s reviews make that analysis easy.”
- AP World History Teacher, DeKalb, GA
“It has been a pleasure working with the Learning List team as we navigated the new, more rigorous AP Example Textbook List evaluation process. The results of Learning List’s in-depth analysis of our correlations will be used to help us create more effective instructional materials for AP instructors and students.”
- Robert Johnston
Senior Manager, School Solutions Team, Wiley Publishing
Senior Manager, School Solutions Team, Wiley Publishing
“Thank you again for all your support and guidance with the AP Biology process. It all went very smoothly, and we appreciate the flexibility and very clear communication. It was very helpful, and we’re quite happy with the outcome.”
- Anthony Palmiotto
Editorial Director, Openstax
Editorial Director, Openstax
“The insight we gained from working with the Learning List has been invaluable.”
- Tracy Roden
VP Curriculum, Istation
VP Curriculum, Istation
“We greatly appreciate how patient you were with us in getting this submitted, and we are very thankful for the guidance that you provided throughout the process.”
- Joshua Fendley
Director of Publishing, Education Galaxy
Director of Publishing, Education Galaxy
