DRC/PA Assessments
Summary: For the fifth year in a row, Victory has created high stakes mathematics and science assessment items for the state of Pennsylvania, working under the auspices of DRC. The math items were written to align with the Pennsylvania Core Standards for grades 3, 4, and 5. These items were written with the following constraints:…
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Summary: Victory developed mathematics and science high-stakes assessment items for Pearson Education Evaluation Testing Systems. Two sets of items were developed: one set will be used to measure whether prospective math teachers have the discipline-specific knowledge needed to effectively teach in Massachusetts classrooms at elementary or secondary grade levels; the other set will assess…
Read MoreRead MoreSpanish Reading Program
Summary: Victory translated, developed, and transadapted a digital and print Spanish Reading Language Arts Grade 5 curriculum program for a major educational publisher. The program included new foundational skills and vocabulary pages that were created by Victory. This content followed an original Spanish language scope and sequence based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills…
Read MoreRead MoreELA Assessment Items for Texas and Virginia
Summary: Victory developed passages and items for English Language Arts Assessment for Texas and Virginia. The Victory team wrote passages on a variety of topics appropriate for assessment and of high interest to students. Victory aligned the items to the Common Core State Standards, the Virginia English Standards of Learning, and the Texas Essential Knowledge…
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Summary: Victory developed social studies content for the Client. Our staff provided a variety of materials, including nonfiction articles, encyclopedia articles, Kahoots! Quizzes, ideas for map and infographic use in the classroom, and lesson outlines relating to ancient Rome and Greece. Victory also developed the concepts for two infographics and two maps, which were produced…
Read MoreRead More¡Qué chévere! (Spanish Basal Program)
Summary: Victory was the principal developer for the major revision of Client’s high school Spanish basal program, Levels 1–3, and advanced Spanish, Levels 4–5. Victory developed all editorial content for the SEs, ATEs and ancillaries. Facts: Wrote and edited lessons for 5 Spanish levels and researched authentic literature selections Production teams completed the project, from…
Read MoreRead MoreEconEdLink Market Research & UX Redesign
Summary: Victory was contracted to conduct a market research study and website redesign for the Council for Economic Education. CEE’s goal was to improve accessibility for instructors and to increase usage on their EconEdLink website, which serves both instructors and students across K-12. Victory assessed CEE’s existing materials with attention to instructional design, user interface…
Read MoreRead MoreCommon Core Math Program
Summary: Victory developed a major Common Core revision of the Student Edition, Student Workbook, and Teacher’s Edition for grade 4. Each Student Edition lesson focused on problem solving strategies and higher-level thinking. Each chapter included an innovative performance assessment. The Workbook lessons included a lesson summary and additional practice. The Teacher support included a unique developing-concepts…
Read MoreRead MoreMath Homework Help (Spanish Translation)
Summary: For CPM, Victory’s math translation team translated Homework Hints for 104 chapters in Core Connections. We translated in Excel spreadsheets to facilitate importing into the client’s web-based delivery system. Art labels were translated and delivered via Excel as well. Facts: See the Spanish translations for grades 6-11 here: https://homework.cpm.org/cpm-homework/homework. Tools: Microsoft Office MathType Adobe…
Read MoreRead MoreCareer Encyclopedia
Summary: Victory completed a major revision for the 10th edition. Victory editors and freelancer writers researched new careers and career clusters using government databases. Victory’s revisions included: Researching, writing, editing, and copyediting 336 new career profiles. Only some of these were new (emerging) careers, but all manuscript was new to give the revised edition a…
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