The Utah Middle School Math Project

The curriculum demonstrates strong focus and coherence in its sequencing approach.

EdReports Gateway 1 rating of 'Meets Expectations' for Focus & Coherence, indicating proper alignment to grade-level standards and focus on major work of each grade

The curriculum effectively balances conceptual understanding, procedural skill, and application according to EdReports evaluation.

EdReports Gateway 2 rating of 'Meets Expectations' for Rigor & Mathematical Practices, specifically noting balance of conceptual understanding, procedural skill, and application

Teacher support materials are a notable weakness in this curriculum.

EdReports Gateway 3 rating of 'Partially Meets Expectations' for Usability, which includes teacher supports evaluation

Assessment components appear limited based on the usability evaluation.

EdReports Gateway 3 rating of 'Partially Meets Expectations' for Usability includes assessment as an evaluated component

The curriculum includes application components as part of its rigor balance.

EdReports Gateway 2 rating confirms the curriculum addresses application alongside conceptual understanding and procedural skill

Insufficient information available to assess the use of worked examples in the curriculum.

EdReports summary does not provide specific details about worked examples or modeling approaches

Insufficient information available to assess support for direct instruction approaches.

EdReports summary does not provide specific details about instructional approaches or teacher-led instruction support

Insufficient information available to assess retrieval practice and spaced review components.

EdReports summary does not provide specific details about practice structures or cumulative review

Insufficient information available to assess the use of visual models and manipulatives.

EdReports summary does not provide specific details about visual representations or concrete-representational-abstract progression