The Texas Accountability System comprises three parts or Domains: Domain 1: Academic Achievement, Domain 2: School Progress, and Domain 3: Closing the Gaps. 70% of the...
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Classroom Instruction, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas, TEKS
Free Standards-based Tasks to Explore in TPSP
The Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP) is a Texas Education Agency (TEA) created website providing teachers across Texas with free standards-based tasks to use...
Classroom Instruction, Multilingual Instruction, STAAR, Strategic Instruction
How can I Support Multilingual Students with STAAR?
Multilingual students can feel overwhelmed when taking a standardized test because English is not their native language. This feeling may impact their confidence and...
Determining the percentages for student growth and teacher observations in the Weighting Tab of your TIA application is a critical decision. Those percentages will...
You may be familiar with the STAAR test. But what is it, and why is it important? STAAR is short for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. The test is...
Blended and Personalized Learning, Classroom Instruction, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas
Designing Personalized Playlists for the Classroom
“I love it! I really love the playlists!” says Adriana Suazo, special education teacher in Dripping Springs, Texas. “It’s all about the personalized playlist. Once you...
Advanced Academics, Announcements, Career and Technology, Classroom Instruction, Early Childhood, Subject Areas, TEKS
Region 13 Engineers Week Challenge
Celebrate the 2024 Engineers Week by joining our fun Engineers Week Challenge and do some engineering design with your students! Preview some of the engineering...
HB 3906 (2019) and HB 3261 (2021) required that new item types be developed for the STAAR tests. HB 3261 changed §39.023 (c-8) to read, “Beginning with the 2022-2023...
Classroom Instruction, Legislative, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas, TEKS
3 Key Areas of Change to the Science TEKS
Did you know Texas has brand new Science standards? The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for grades Kindergarten through 12th have been revised, approved by...
Classroom Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas
Uncovering the Link Between Literacy and Social Studies
Elementary teachers lay the foundation for instilling a lifelong love of learning and a deep understanding of foundational skills about the world around us. The...