TEKS Resource System: ESC 17
Spring 2024
Recently, the Support Resources and Activities Collection was moved from the TEKS Resource System homepage. Those resources and activities are now housed on the Region 17 TEKS Resource System Homepage. Login credentials have been shared with all superintendents and principals of TEKS R.S. districts.
On that page, you will be able to toggle through Region 17 Contacts, the Resource Collection, Tools to Use, and the TEKS R.S. Smore.
Once you arrive at the Resource and Activities Collection, click on the “Access Here” button. Please note that this page is password-protected so that only TEKS Resource System districts will have access to the many resources and activities within. This resource is a consolidation of products and services from all 20 Education Service Centers across the state.
We hope that this collection of support resources and the service we can provide for you will continue to support and benefit you and your students.
Heather Tekell and Stephanie Larremore
Use the resources on the Math page for use in your classroom. Look for the updates as Heather creates/finds new ideas!! These ideas may be from previous workshops she's done or ideas from teachers like you! Feel free to download and use any of the resources they have provided!
Math Updates:
Curriculum:
Maintaining current curriculum What does that look like?
Recently released:
Grade Level Overviews K-HS
Enhanced K-HS ICAPP Resources aligned to Grade Level/Course Overviews
Assessment:
NEW Unit Assessments items styled similar to the NEW STAAR Item Types for Grades 3-8, Algebra I (40 per grade level/course)
*Includes Grades 3-5 Spanish
NEW TEI Unit Assessment Items - 456 English items for Grades 3-Algebra I; 196 Spanish items for Grades 3-5
-----All previous Griddable items have been changed to new TEI Equation Editor format (168 Unit English Grades 3-HS; 72 Unit Assessment Items Spanish Grades 3-5)
Resources:
- *Newly Released STAAR Analysis (PDF & Word Versions)
- -----Grades 3-8 include STAAR items from 2015-2022
- -----Algebra I includes STAAR items from 2016-2022
- STAAR Enhanced Blueprints - English version
- STAAR Blueprint and Item Percentages* for Grades 3-Algebra I, including 2023 STAAR released items
- Manipulative Google Slide Mathematics Teacher Decks completed.
- STAAR Vertical Study K-HS**, including 2023 STAAR released items
*Spanish Grades 3-5
**Spanish Kindergarten-Grade 5
Enhanced 2022-2023 STAAR Blueprints for Grades 3-8 and Algebra I
*Includes Grades 3-5 Spanish
Kimberly Bilbrey-Mosher
Check out this link:
K-12 Science Scoop for the latest Science updates.
Science Updates!
Curriculum:
Moving the “Prior to this unit” to a paragraph format
Revised 2021-2022 Biology YAGs (Macro & Micro) and associated TVDs, IFDs, and Assessment items
2024-2025 Curriculum documents will be published in April 2024
Assessment:
- Conducting an Assessment Audit to determine what items are still valid with new TEKS.
- Developing new items to fill gaps
- The assessment bank will be replaced in July 2024
- Adding new formative items Grades 6-8
Resources:
- Draft documents for 2024-2025 TEKS
Currently Published
YAGs
TCDs
VADs (K-2, 3-5, 6-8)
Resources
Major Shifts (K-2, 6-8)
SEP & RTC Vertical Alignment
SEP & RTC Posters
TEKS Side by Side
1-4 Unit IFDs per course
Other Unit IFDs and resources will continue to be published as they are ready
Draft Science Current and Future TEKS Side-by-Side
New K-8 Vocabulary Flash Cards
New Biology Vocabulary Flash Cards
Sabrina Blankenship
And be sure to view the ESC 17 Social Studies Smore!
Social Studies Update:
Curriculum:
- Conceptual Vertical Alignment tool (CVAD)
- Inquiry methodology built into the overview using the 4 Question Method
- Elementary learning goals
- Personal Financial Literacy and Economics course
- Maintaining current curriculum
Addressing feedback as needed
Assessment:
New “Idea Completion Assessment Items” in the formative bank. Intended as a formative assessment of mastery of vocabulary. See Vocabulary Idea Completions Guide in the Resource Section for guidelines on using idea completions.
PFLE assessment focus to build out the bank
New assessment writing on TEIs across 2-12
Approx 120 new TEI items should be coming online by November for Grades 8 and 11
Resources:
- Initial work on a version on a high level overview explain the organization of content
- STAAR Analysis for US Conceptual and US Sequential are posted.
Vocab flashcards, available K-12, have been separated into units and included in each IFD.
- Each secondary grade level now has a resource titled "Learning Goals Planning Tool" that helps break down unit understandings into learning goals that serve as an instructional guide for lesson building.
- Instructional Considerations to Activate Purposeful Planning (ICAPP) tool expands on the original COVID Gap Tool from early in the pandemic. We have created alignments by unit to prior background knowledge that may contribute to student understanding. Available K-8.
RLA Team
Julie Rogers (K-3)- jrogers@esc17.net
Jerard Lafuente (3-12) - jlafuente@esc17.net,
RLA Update:
Curriculum
Revision to Grade 5 YAG (Unit 8 IFD and New Unit 9 IFD)
- Notes: This restructuring allows students to have additional time with the Making Meaning with Genres unit prior to the testing window, ensuring teacher can address cross-curricular reading and writing content before the STAAR exam. Non-tested research standards are moved to a 15-day stand-alone unit that occurs after the testing window.
Grades 3-5, Fall Semester PA Revision to clarify student products, process, and expectations (Backwards Design doc & IFD)
Current work:
Grades 3-5, Spring Semester PA Revision to clarify student products, process, and expectations (Backwards Design doc & IFD) Sept-Feb by unit monthly publishing
TCR Units 1-8 in Final Formatting Edits and Doc Share Plan with Wendi, TBD publishing/share date
STAAR Analysis 2023
Assessment
- Revised SCR Unit Assessment Items and Formative Assessment Items that align to STAAR Redesign for Units 3-8 in Grades 3-E4, Sept-Feb by unit monthly publishing
- New ECR Items to align to STAAR Redesign, Sept-Dec by unit monthly publishing
- ECR Writing Guide and STAAR-aligned Rubric
- SCR Writing Guide and STAAR-aligned Rubric
Resources
Readiness and Supporting Standards Changes for 2023 Test Administration in Grades 3-E2 (one pager resource) LIVE!
K-6 Convention Alignment Tool LIVE!
3-English IV: Short-Constructed Response Rubric- This document is found in TEKS Resource System> Resources>Rubrics>*NEW* ELAR Short Constructed Response Rubric
- *NEW* Revised Released ECR Prompt Resource to include 2023 Administration items
- *NEW* ECR Writing Guide and STAAR-aligned Rubric
- *NEW* SCR Writing Guide and STAAR-aligned Rubric
Kindergarten-5th Grade ELAR Phonics Scope and Sequence Posted
The addition of the Phonics Scope and Sequence has caused minor changes to the YAG, TVD, and IFDs. Those changes can be found in the Revisions section on the Home Page.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Getting Started
- Assessments
- Video Tutorials
- System Management
- Curriculum & Resources
- System Tools
- TCMPC Videos
- Frequently Asked Questions.
Tools to Use:
Cross Curriculum Alignment Documents (C-CAD)
This easy-to-use tool organizes all of the standards for a given time period and grade level together, allowing teachers to see where they can combine relevant content and make strong real-world connections for students. The digital documents contain live links to resources within TEKS Resource System but can also be printed on 11x17 paper for planning purposes.
The C-CAD can be found on the TEKS Resource System homepage, on the "Support" dropdown, under "ESC Aligned Resources".
Benefits of Using the C-CAD:
- Teachers are able to see all content-area TEKS (Readiness and Supporting) for the six weeks on one document.
- The C-CAD aids in planning for cross-curricular reading and writing opportunities.
- The C-CAD supports the redesign STAAR Assessment, which requires students to read and write across content areas.
- The C-CAD can be used for multiple-content PLCs to plan across the curriculum, including BIG IDEAS and Academic Language.
- The C-CAD is especially useful in self-contained classrooms where all subjects are taught.
Implementing TEKS Resource System (ITRS)
Region 17 ESC has recently purchased the Implementing TEKS Resource System (ITRS) guide for its districts. This supplemental tool to the TEKS Resource System is designed to support district and campus leaders in their efforts to provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum for their students. The guide includes basic information, research data, and steps to follow for successful and effective curriculum implementation.
The importance of having a solid curriculum as the foundation for the instructional work in the classroom cannot be overstated. Without a clear understanding of the scope of content to be taught or learned and a logical sequence merging those learning targets together, even the most engaging and interesting instructional design may fall short of learning targets outlined in the standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
The TEKS Resource System Implementation guide is designed to walk district and/or campus instructional leaders through the curriculum implementation process. Based on recent research findings, the process outlined in the guide will support districts and/or campuses in their efforts to improve student success. The guide addresses specific roles and actions for central office, campus, and classroom instructional leaders.
Check out this Introductory Video for a quick look at ITRS. If you would like your district to take part in this free guide or would like more information on it, please contact Jerard Lafuente, jlafuente@esc17.net.
Region 17 TEKS Resource System
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Email: jlafuente@esc17.net
Website: https://www.esc17.net/page/ci.teksresourcehome
Location: 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, USA