New textbooks proposed by Charles County Public Schools for the 2014-15 school year are available for review at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata, and several county schools. One new series of textbooks is proposed for use at the middle school level as part of the health curriculum. The text, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill’s Teen Health, is a series of eight texts that supplement the Maryland health curriculum. The text includes online assistance for students and teachers, quizzes and tests, journaling opportunities and health skills activities. The books are on display at the Starkey Building, and Theodore G. Davis and Benjamin Stoddert middle schools. One new textbook is proposed for use at the high school level with ninth-grade students. The text, United States Government – Principles and Practices, is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and is proposed as an alternative and potential replacement for the current ninth-grade government text. The new textbook includes accompanying teacher resources created specifically for the Maryland High School Assessment (HSA), activities incorporating Common Core reading and writing literacy skills. The book also provides student resources that utilize partnerships with the Center for Civic Education, American Bar Association and the History Channel. The proposed government text […]
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