Every Alabama Student & Teacher
No other solution in the market today is providing equitable access by bringing together disparate educational technologies into a single-search application while also supporting LMS interoperability (Schoology, Google Classroom, Canvas), rostering (PowerSchool), and SSO (Clever, Classlink). The EBSCOed app within Schoology mirrors the single-search for each of the below integrations and will continue to grow throughout our engagement to ensure the greatest ROI for the State of Alabama as it relates to the educational investments the ALSDE is making in students, teachers, and families.
ALSDE is the first state department of education in the country to move beyond the off-the-shelf rostering and LMS solutions for digital instructional materials/textbooks to introduce a centralized content management solution that offers:
- Single-search functionality for all subjects and grades across all approved materials, learning & teaching resources, integrated library content and more
- Ability to customize to support professional development for teachers
- Ability to integrate communication tools for students, teachers, and parents
- Streamlined authentication
- Search by topic, grade level, and curriculum standard
- Desktop and mobile access
- Scalable at the state, LEA, and school levels
- Support specialized programs and student populations
- Support multiple languages
Digital Instructional Materials
Digital Textbook Publisher Integrations offer improved, rostered, SSO access for teachers & students; saving exponential district setup & maintenance.
Math
- Savvas (formerly Pearson)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
- McGraw Hill
- Cengage Learning
- Carnegie Learning
- Big Ideas Learning/Accelerate Learning
English Language Arts (ELA)
- Amplify Learning
- Savvas (formerly Pearson)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
- McGraw Hill
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
- Cengage Learning
- Savvas (formerly Pearson)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
- McGraw Hill
Additional Resources
Access to Additional Resources ensures full coverage of approved materials and a one-stop-shop for teachers & students across the state.
State-approved Supplemental Distance Learning Materials
- Over 500 Teacher-created & open access materials for teachers, students & families
Alabama Virtual Library
- Integration of 75 licensed sources
- Exclusive EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) integration
A+ College Ready
- Public-facing & protected teacher-facing resources
- Integration via Canvas LMS
AMSTI (Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative)
- Science Learning Resources aligned to Alabama Course of Study Standards
- Math Learning Resources aligned to Alabama Course of Study Standards
- Links to Science, Math, DLCS, & Engineering for:
- Classroom Teachers
- Students & Family
- AMSTI teacher-protected resources
Digital Instructional Materials Publisher Partners
Additional Resources Supported
Automated Rostering & EdTech Tools Interoperability
Automated Rostering & EdTech Tools Interoperability provides unparalleled levels of automation and integration, reducing both onboarding of new materials as well as maintenance of digital licenses for the long term; getting new digital materials to students & teachers faster & ensuring equitable access is available to all Alabama schools, ultimately improving usage of quality instructional materials invested in by the ALSDE.
Student & teacher digital licenses are automatically provisioned via their SSO accounts on purchase, leveraging automated rostering to ensure real-time licensing – this means textbook licenses are automatically updated based on personal records in PowerSchool.
All approved materials & textbooks in a single Schoology App!
Ongoing Innovations
- Integrating Learning & Employment Records to make all learning count
- Supporting Learning Pathways aligned to state standards
- Integrating Career & College Ready programs & solutions
- Supporting the textbook and online materials approval process
A Community Aligned for Achievement
- Alabama Governor’s Office of Education & Workforce Transformation
- Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
- Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways (ACCCP)
- Alabama Community College System (ACCS)
- AlabamaWorks! & Alabama Possible
- Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA)
- Alabama Ready to Work (RTW)
- Competency-based Education Network (C-BEN)
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- National Governor’s Association (NGA)
- Jobs for the Future (JFF)
- Credential Engine (National Credential Registry)
- Milgears powered by COOL - Military Joint Service Transcripts (JSTs) converted to civil jobs’ skills & competencies
- 1EdTech (formerly IMS Global)