The Next Generation ESL Toolkit

High-Quality NGESL Instructional Materials

NGESL Curriculum Design and Evaluation Training

The NGESL Curriculum Design modules provide an overview of the High-Quality Next Generation ESL Instructional Materials Review Process and Rubric, information about resources that can be used to create high-quality instructional materials for ESL, and key considerations for ESL Curriculum Design.

High-Quality NGESL Instructional Materials Review Process and ESL Curriculum Review Rubric

The High-Quality English as a Second Language Instructional Materials (HQIM-NGESL) review process guides educator teams in a step-by-step process to determine whether a given set of instructional materials can be considered high-quality for ESL instruction.

NGESL HQIM Evaluation Reports

ProductEditionPublisherGrade BandNGESL HQIM rubric version
Boston Public Schools Grade 4 ESL Curriculum NABoston Public Schools4SY2025
Boston Public Schools ESL 9–12, ESL 3 NABoston Public Schools9–12 SY2025
Brockton Public Schools NABrockton Public SchoolsAdvanced ESL Grade 6SY2025
HMH Launch Volume 1 2023HMH Newcomer students at early stages of English devlopmentSY2025
HMH Launch Volume 2 2021HMHMultilingual learners at late beginning levels of English proficiencySY2025
HMH Grade 7 English 3D Course B Vol. 1 2021HMH6–8SY2023
HMH Grade 8 English 3D Course B Vol. 2 2021HMH6–8SY2023
National Geographic: Impact 2017National GeographicNewcomer — WIDA 5 for grades 6–12SY2025
National Geographic: Lift 2020Multilingual teens newcomer to WIDA 5SY2025
National Geographic: Reach Higher 2020National Geographic1–6SY2023
National Geographic: Time Zones 2021National GeographicMiddle/High School NewcomerSY2023
Vista: Get Ready! Soar 2022VistaUpper elementarySY2025
Vista: Get Ready! High School 2021Vista6–8, 9–12SY2025
Waltham Public Schools NAWaltham Public Schools6SY2025

Last Updated: March 5, 2026

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