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www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/ta
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Topics

• New Development with TEKS
• Graduation Credit Proposed Change
• Instructional Materials Adoption
• Technology Applications Teacher Network
• Texas Teacher STaR Chart
• Foundation Curriculum Resources

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New Development with TEKS

• Senate Bill 815 mandates that school districts
  utilize TEKS when providing instruction in all
  required curriculum, including enrichment content
  areas (not simply "guidelines") 

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New Development with TEKS

• TEA will be sending letter to superintendents in
  near future clarifying meaning and intent of SB
  815
• Bottom line of legislation Teach the TEKS when
  providing instruction

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Graduation CreditProposed Change

• Addition of Subchapter E. Graduation
  Requirements with new language for technology
  applications graduation credit
• Beginning with school year 2004-2005
• Approved for first reading at September 2003
  board
• Going to November meeting for second reading and
  final adoption

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Graduation Credit Proposed Change

• Proposed change for 74.53. Recommended High
  School Program 74.54. Distinguished Achievement
  High School Program--Advanced High School Program
  
• www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/schedule/0903/instruction
  .html(Third SBOE Item)

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Graduation Credit Proposed Change

• Technology applications--one credit, which may be
  satisfied by
• (A)  the following courses in Chapter 126 of
  this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge
  and Skills for Technology Applications) Computer
  Science I, Computer Science II, Desktop
  Publishing, Digital Graphics/Animation,
  Multimedia, Video Technology, Web Mastering, or
  Independent Study in Technology Applications, or
  state-approved technology applications innovative
  courses

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• Technology applications--one credit, which may be
  satisfied by
• (B)  the following courses in Chapter 120 of
  this title (relating to the Texas Essential
  Knowledge and Skills for Business Education)
  Business Computer Information Systems I or II,
  Business Computer Programming, Telecommunications
  and Networking, or Business Image Management and
  Multimedia
• (C)  the following courses in Chapter 123 of
  this title (relating to the Texas Essential
  Knowledge and Skills for Technology
  Education/Industrial Technology Education)
  Computer Applications, Technology Systems
  (modular computer laboratory-based),
  Communications Graphics (modular computer
  laboratory-based), or Computer Multimedia and
  Animation Technology or

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• Technology applications--one credit, which may be
  satisfied by
• (D)  the completion of 3 credits (for students
  participating in a coherent sequence of CTE
  courses or who are enrolled in a Tech Prep HS
  plan of study) consisting of 2 or more
  state-approved CTE courses in Chapters 119-125
  and 127 of this title. Districts shall ensure
  that CTE courses, including innovative courses,
  in a coherent sequence used to meet the
  technology applications credit are appropriate to
  collectively teach the knowledge and skills found
  in any of the approved courses listed in
  subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this
  paragraph. Districts may require a student who
  meets the technology applications credit by
  completing a coherent sequence of courses to
  demonstrate proficiency through credit by
  examination as described in 74.24 of this title
  (relating to Credit by Exam).

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Instructional Materials Adoption

• Timeline
• Steps for Schools to Review and Select Materials
  after November Board Meeting
• Materials Scheduled for Adoption

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http//www.tea.state.tx.us/textbooks/announcements
/index.html
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Review/Selection Process

• Each school district is responsible for adopting
  a policy for selecting instructional materials.
  It is up to districts to determine how they set
  up their review committees, which samples they
  request, which publishers they invite to present
  their products.
• By rule, publishers (19 TAC Subchapter C, Local
  Operations) must provide information on their
  adopted products to school districts following
  the adoption. Most provide the information before
  their products are even adopted. The information
  provided usually offers a complete sample of
  their products or a representative sample of a
  large learning system or electronic system.

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Review/Selection Process

• At that point the school district decides which
  samples to request from which publishers. The
  publishers will contact school districts and
  offer to present their products formally to the
  committee(s) evaluating the various programs.
• Following the review of products, school
  districts are required to submit a certification
  that their local boards have approved the
  selections.

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Review/Selection Process

• Districts should refer to the textbook
  rules they should also consult with their
  colleagues in other districts who have gone
  through an adoption. The only difference with
  Technology Applications is that the samples they
  request will, in most cases, be a user id and a
  password for review.
• ESCs are sometimes involved in setting up
  presentations for products being considered. All
  ESCs have the products available to the public
  for review.
• Here are the textbook rules www.tea.state.tx.us/r
  ules/tac/chapter066/index.html

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Publishers with Materials Being Considered for
Adoption in the 2003 Adoption Process
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Publishers with Materials Being Considered for
Adoption in the 2003 Adoption Process
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Publishers with Materials Being Considered for
Adoption in the 2003 Adoption Process
www.tea.state.tx.us/textbooks/publishers/proc2001/
2003publishers.html
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Technology Applications Teacher Network and
Professional Development

• A collaborative project sponsored by TEA and the
  20 Education Service Centers.
• Designed to provide Texas teachers with resources
  and professional development to assist in
  implementing the Technology Applications TEKS.

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Technology Applications Teacher Network
andProfessional Development

• Technology Applications Teacher Network (TATN)
  Web Site
• Technology Applications Professional Development
  Academies Frameworks

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Technology Applications Integration Academy
Frameworks

• Each with Grade level / Content area focus
• Grades K-2
• Grades 3-5
• Middle School Math and Science
• Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies
• Technology Applications High School Courses
• Technology Integration at High School (future)

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Foundation Curriculum Resources
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Curriculum Resources for English Language Arts

• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/rla.html
  and click on CED
• Revised CED Products
• In 20022003, in conjunction with the Texas
  Education Agencys Division of Curriculum,
  several CED products were revised. (indicates
  that the product contains adaptations for special
  education.)

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English Language Arts

• Primary
• Effective Fluency Instruction and Progress
  Monitoring
• Foundations of Reading Effective Phonological
  Awareness Instruction and Progress Monitoring

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English Language Arts

• Secondary
• Enhancing Communication Applications for
  Secondary Students (Revised)
• Enhancing Learning through Reading and Writing
  Strategies in the Content Areas (Revised)
• Enhancing Vocabulary Instruction for Secondary
  Students (Revised)
• Establishing an Intensive Reading and Writing
  Program for Secondary Students (Revised)

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English Language Arts

• Secondary
• Implementing the Reading TEKS in Ninth Grade
  Instruction (booklet)
• An Introduction to Writing Instruction for
  Secondary Students (Revised)
• Meeting the Needs of Struggling Readers A
  Resource for Secondary English Language Arts
  Teachers (booklet)
• Teaching the Viewing and Representing Texas
  Essential Knowledge and Skills in the English
  Language Arts Curriculum (Revised)

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Curriculum Resourcesfor Social Studies
1. Subscribe to the Social Studies Listserv Send
an email to listserv_at_list.tetn.net Leave subject
line blank Type this message Subscribe
Social_Studies First Name Last Name (type your
first and last name)
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Curriculum Resourcesfor Social Studies
2. National History Day has a category called
Documentary. Students enter this category with a
10 minute visual presentation. This is a great
opportunity for tech folks to help kiddoes with
movie production, PowerPoint, etc. State level
competition is in May. www.nationalhistoryday.org
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Curriculum Resourcesfor Social Studies
3. All Social Studies CED products are available
as downloads at this website http//socialstudies
.tea.state.tx.us
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Curriculum Resourcesfor Reading

• http//www.texasreading.org/ University of Texas
  Center for Reading and Language Arts has
  resources for all grade levels, including online
  Teacher Reading Academies and another program
  called Reading Teachers Talking Together
  (involves online discussions amongst educators)
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/ the Reading
  Initiative page which includes information that
  district staff need to know about the online
  reporting of reading data, and other technology
  related projects such as the TPRI Palm Project,
  as well as ordering research based reading
  materials for their districts

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Other Curriculum Resources

• Include as a resource www.tea.state.tx.us/list
  where there is an entire list of agency listservs
  that may be applicable for the content/subject
  areas they participate in. They can also
  subscribe to these listservs from that site
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admi
  n/tetn/ this site has a PowerPoint regarding
  preliminary TAKS results for all subject areas
  and student populations and gives an overview of
  the instructional implications to consider when
  reviewing TAKS data
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/math is the TX Math
  Initiative home page and will include info on the
  online math diagnostic available to TX educators

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Science Benchmark Performance Assessments

• Funded by TEA Grant Innovative Strategies to
  Improve Educational Services
• Assesses student understanding as a result of
  TEKS-based instruction
• Serves as indicator for student success on
  TAKSsimilar to math
• www.mathbenchmarks.org

NEW!
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Resources to Explore
Benchmarking items available in Science
http//www.telecampus.utsystem.edu/ecea/ecea1.ht
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Online Resource TAKS PHYSICS Science Traveler
www.texassciencecenter.org Click on Physics
Traveler
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Recommended Science Resources

• Available from the Science Center at ESC IV
• Bridging II TAKS Module 1Light and Optical
  Systems, Grades K-8
• Bridging II TAKS Module 2 Tools to Teach, Grades
  K-5
• PASS Charts for Elementary and Exit Levels
• Science Traveler On-line Physics Tutorial
  
  www.texassciencecenter.org
• Available from the Charles A. Dana Center
• TEXTEAMS Biology Institute
• TEXTEAMS IPC Institute
• Online Science Toolkit
• www.tenet.edu/teks/science/
• Available from TEA Science Staff
• Guidelines for Field Experiences
• Science and High School Counselors
• Science and Middle School Counselors
• Science and Elementary School Counselors
• Importance of CAST Conference
• Ten Things about IPC
• Importance of Physics

ccomer_at_tea.state.tx.us Chris Comer,
Director ipickhar_at_tea.state.tx.us Irene
Pickhardt, Asst. Director