Instructional Materials

The Instructional materials page provides administrators and teachers the ability to perform several search options. The features and available options are dependent on the type of search that is performed. From the instructional materials home page, choose Materials, Standards, Curricular Materials, or Courses searches. You can also select from a dropdown to create a new Lesson Plan, Assessment, Instructional Unit, or Resource.

You can verify your roles and operations by clicking My Account and looking under Other Roles and Operations.

To search Instructional Materials

Go to Instructional Materials > Find Materials.
Filter by Subject and Grade. Select a subject to refine your search results to materials related to this specific subject. These field will default to the subjects and grades that you teach.
In the Materials search box dropdown, select the type of material you want to search for. By default, Materials is selected.

Materials - Find instructional materials to generate a list of district materials matching the previously entered criteria display by title with result counts listed in parentheses on tabs and filters. For school districts that subscribe to other content providers, the results page can also be configured to display results from other repositories. Result counts are listed in parentheses next to most filter options. These numbers automatically update as filters are added or removed.
Standards - Find standards and view linked materials. Search by Keyword or Standard ID to quickly locate materials associated with a selected standard. Enter a search value (may contain letters, numbers, and dot notations) and up to 15 matching search results display immediately in the drop-down. Select a value and the search is automatically executed, or click Search to search on the specific term entered. Curriculum managers can also schedule standards coverage, Add Standard, and Map Standards. Click on any standard to view Standards Details.
Curriculum - Find curriculum that has been pushed throughout the school district. Results include the Title, Grade Range, Subject and Course Count. For more information, see Curriculum .
Courses - Find courses. For more information, see Map Course to Curriculum .

Type any keywords and click Search. A materials search is performed on Title, Description, Keywords, Publisher, Author, and Custom Fields matching the criteria. Where available, materials' ratings appear next to them in the search results. Use the following tips to create effective searches:

Multiple Keywords: Place each term in quotation marks to search for the exact terms or place the entire phrase in quotation marks to search for materials matching any of the terms.
All results: Leave the search field blank and click Search to return all results for the grade(s) and subject(s) selected.
Other Content Providers: For school districts that subscribe to other content providers,click Search to display results from other repositories such as Discovery Education and SAS Curriculum Pathways.

Optional for teachers: Select a Section from the menu. Using this option updates the suggested materials display with materials that align to standards that were most recently assessed on a test administered to the selected section. This option does not impact the ability to search for additional materials.