Technology – New TEKS for the 2012-2013 School Year
Technology Applications TEKS – New TEKS Ready for the 2012-2013 School Year The Integration of Technology Applications TEKS (Chapter 126, Subchapters A – D) is required by Texas law. In grades K-12, it...
View ArticleNew TEKS for Social Studies
New TEKS for Social Studies The beginning of the 2011-2012 school year marks the official implementation year of the new Social Studies TEKS approved by the State Board of Education. The Social...
View ArticleSTAAR Resources
STAAR Resources As you begin the 2011-2012 school year it is important to learn how the new assessment system – the State of Texas Assessments for Academic Readiness or STAAR – will impact the students...
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RtI: An InFORMed Framework
How Formative Assessments Fit into the Response to Intervention Framework Response to Intervention (RtI) is a tiered model of intervention that can be defined as the practice of providing high quality...
View ArticleSocial Studies – Writing is a Process
Social Studies teachers avoid ELA writing workshops like the plague. This is an exaggeration, of course, but the statement has some validity. So let’s rephrase the statement: most Social Studies...
View ArticleManaging e-Portfolios
Author: Juan Orozco, Instructional Technology Specialist Personal e-portfolios have been widely used at the university level for assessment, for presentations and to showcase student accomplishments....
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Math with Mary!
Author: Mary Headley – Elementary Math Specialist The introduction of new math concepts can be described using three stages: I. Concrete (the “doing” stage) – This stage involves both teacher and...
View ArticleExploring Integration in Elementary Curriculum, Part 1
Author: Lori Reemts, Elementary Generalist There is a place where the learning process, fueled by pure motivation, engages everyone in the room and authentically integrates critical thinking with...
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6 Reasons Your Students Need You to Read This Article (and Take Action)
Author: Lannon Heflin – Program Manager for Instructional Technology Consider the six skills categories listed here and ask yourself, “How prepared are my students to excel in each of these universally...
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Reflections from an EOC Parent, Part 3
Author: Collections compiled from a team of Education Specialists In each In-Sight newsletter this academic year, we feature a reflection from a parent of an “EOC student”. Current 10th grade...
View ArticleRing Out the Old, and Ring in the New
Author: Fredric Noriega, Secondary Mathematics Specialist On April 20, 2012 the State Board of Education approved revisions to the Mathematics TEKS; in other words, Math is getting new TEKS! The new...
View ArticlePersonal Financial Literacy Resources
Authors: Region 13 Math Team Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, the revised math standards will be introduced along with a new strand to grades K-8, Personal Financial Literacy. Students are...
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Why Did the Poet Do That?—The Case for Teaching Author’s Craft
Authors: Janet Hester and Lenicia Gordon, Literacy Specialists We know that we are growing beyond the old classroom paradigm of drilling printed lists of terminology and moving toward providing...
View ArticleA New Math STAAR
Author: Fredric Noriega Texas is set to implement the revised math standards during the 2014-2015 school year for grades kindergarten through 8. High school math teachers will implement new math...
View ArticleMaking a Case for Information Literacy
Author: Leslie Barrett, Education Specialist: Technology & Library Media Services Information literacy. What is it? Quite simply, it is the ability to sift through an abundant quantity of...
View ArticleFormative Assessment in Science: Three Big Ideas
Author: Cynthia Holcomb, Education Specialist, Elementary Science It’s a hot topic: Formative Assessment. Every resource will define it for you in basically the same way: formative assessment is for...
View ArticleHow Well Did Our Math Resources Align to Our TEKS?
AUTHOR: Virginia Keasler, Math Education Specialist & Susan Hemphill, Math Education Specialist K-8 mathematics teachers have entered their second year with the new math TEKS while high school...
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