I still remember the moment I learned that my children’s school would be closed for two weeks due to COVID-19. I should have seen it coming; schools were closing...
Tag - Covid-19
Assessment, Bilingual / ESL
TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Assessment and EL Reclassification Guidance 2019-2020
TEA has made both the TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate assessments optional for LEAs to complete for the 2019-2020 school year. For those who want to complete these...
Keeping your staff connected and motivated has never been more important. But transitioning from face-to-face to online staff meetings may feel like a daunting task...
Governor Abbott has used his authority as governor of Texas to suspend annual academic assessment requirements for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The Texas...
Being a campus leader during the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult, to say the least. Now, more than ever, your staff, students, and families are looking to you for...
ESC Region 13 will be open beginning March 23. However, our 5701 Springdale Road location will remain closed. Since we know that learning never stops, we’ll continue to...
Most of us are in uncharted territory as learning moves online quickly in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Texas Commissioner of Education, Mike Morath, has advised...
Schools in Texas are temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic for the foreseeable future. Much is still unknown about the continuing impact this will have on...
Recently I attended #ALTSXSWedu, a grassroots conference led by local educational technology leader, Carl Hooker, and put together by educators from around the United...
Announcements, Distance Learning
Resource Roundup: Strategies for Online Teaching Related to COVID-19 School Closures
With the spread of the COVID-19 virus (aka coronavirus) many schools across the country have already started to disrupt their normal activities like physically attending...