Category - TEKS

Classroom Instruction, Legislative, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas, TEKS

3 Key Areas of Change to the Science TEKS

December 7, 2023

Carolyn Beardsley and Vejheh Tavakoli

Did you know Texas has brand new Science standards? The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for grades Kindergarten through 12th have been...

Assessment, Strategic Instruction, TEKS

What is an aligned lesson in student learning?

February 9, 2023

Mary Black

Every March I watch round after round of NCAA college basketball. A few inches can make the difference between a game-saving win or a loss. Players...

Classroom Instruction, Subject Areas, TEKS

Preparing for the future Science TEKS

January 18, 2023

William Mayer and Vicente Colunga

When I taught fourth-grade science in July 2020, I discovered the classroom textbooks had copyright dates of 1992, almost two decades before my...