Heather Sherrill
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:
There are NEW math documents located in the Resources folder of each mathematics grade level.
The Backward Design Document for each grade level is a single document that condenses major curriculum elements into an easily viewable grid. This document demonstrates the alignment of Overarching and Unit Understandings and Questions with Performance Assessments by unit. This "big picture" can contribute to a teacher's understanding of the course structure. It prints best on 8.5"x14" paper (legal-size).
There are also Grade Band Concepts Charts for K - 5 Mathematics, K - 5 Matemáticas, 6 - 8 Mathematics, and HS Mathematics. Each grade level chart is a collection of overarching-level concepts (macro) and unit-level concepts (micro) related to the strands of the TEKS.
Curriculum:
- Continual review of / minor updates to curriculum components (no Year at a Glance changes)
Assessment:
- K-HS formative and/or unit assessment item development
- Continual review of / minor updates to assessment items
- Addition of 60 new Formative Assessment Items per grade level for Kindergarten - Grade 5 in both English and Spanish
- Addition of 60 new Unit Assessment Items per high school course for Algebra II, Geometry, Mathematical Models of Application, and Precalculus
- New development of 147 Unit Assessment Items for Algebraic Reasoning
Resources:
Manipulative Google Slide Mathematics Teacher Decks completed!
NEW Resources for K-HS: Instructional Considerations to Activate Purposeful Planning (ICAPP) Addressing the Gaps from Unfinished Learning to
Maximize Current Grade Level Learning
Tammy Motley
Check out these links:
K-12 Science Scoop for the latest Science updates.
Region 17 Science Resources for lots of great resources and teaching tools.
Science Updates!
Curriculum:
Revised 2021-2022 Biology YAGs (Macro & Micro) and associated TVDs, IFDs, and Assessment items
- NEW: Backward Design Documents
- DRAFT 2021-2022 Systems Biology YAG - Posted in Resource Section - moved Cell Cycle causing other units to shift
Assessment:
- More NEW Formative Assessment Items coming soon - Grades 6-8
- NEW IPC Unit Assessment Items for the 2020-2021 school year
Adding new Forensic Science unit items
Calibrating existing items for formatting consistency
Adding new formative items G.6-8
Resources:
New K-8 Vocabulary Cards
Revised Engaging Literature List to be filtered and searchable
Sabrina Blankenship
Social Studies Update:
Curriculum:
Revisions for Grade 6 including revamping Unit 1 to “How We Study the World”. Designed to introduce students to a macro view of common institutions, such as government and economic systems
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.
Resources:
- Each secondary grade level now has a resource titled "Learning Goals Planning Tool" that help break down unit understandings into learning goals that serve as an instructional guide for lesson building.
- Vocabulary flashcards are now available K-12.
- 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.
ELAR Team
Julie Rogers (K-3)- jrogers@esc17.net
Jerard Lafuente (4-8) - jlafuente@esc17.net,
Greg Reeves (High School) - greeves@esc17.net.
ELAR Update:
Curriculum
- Maintaining current curriculum
- Addressing feedback as needed
Assessment
- Developing formative assessment items for K-12
- Beginning to publish 1st six weeks formative items for K-12
Resources
- Published K-12 Backward Design Documents
- Published Assessment Creator Passages by Unit list
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.
New High School ELAR Curriculum Documents are LIVE!
These can be found in High School ELAR through the Quick Search on the TEKS Resource System home page.
Choose your "High School Courses", English Language Arts and Reading, and select the course you teach. Next, click on <Search>.
Select the TEKS Resource System Component you wish to view.
- Getting Started
- Assessments
- Video Tutorials
- System Management
- Curriculum & Resources
- System Tools
- TCMPC Videos
- Frequently Asked Questions.
Gap Implementatin Tool Videos
Below are content specific videos that describe how to read, locate, and use the Gap Implementation Tools that are part of the TEKS Resource System. The TEKS Resource System Gap Implementation Tool reminds teachers to consider all previous grade level(s) standards of the last nine weeks that are aligned to the current grade level standards of the 2020-2021 school year.
Note: Since these tools highlight the standards of the previous grade level(s), there is not a Kindergarten Gap Implementation Tool. In addition, the Social Studies Gap Implementation Tool focuses on the skills found in the Thinking Like A Historian Resource since the social studies context typically changes as you move across the grade level courses.
The Math and Science videos are about 30 minutes long and the ELAR and Social Studies videos are only about 15 min long. If you need any support using the tools, please reach out to the regional ESC for your district.
YAG-O-Matic Instructions
TEKSCon 2022: June 27-29, 2022
We look forward to sharing more information as the event gets closer.
A Note from the TEKS Resource System Director, Ann Graves
welcome to the 2021-2022 school year!
Times are, again, uncertain and stressful as the school doors opened this year. New initiatives, more training, and more anxiety face you every day. Know that we are here to help guide the instructional process. We stand by and with teachers and administrators across this vast state. Welcome to your new partnership if you are new to TEKS Resource System, and thank you for your continued support and use for returning districts!
Summer never stops the work of educators. The Content Development team, ESC Specialists from all 20 Service Centers, and contracted teachers have continued the revisions, updates, and new development for our documents, assessment items, and resources. Remember, we need your feedback to ensure we all are on the same pathway. Ensuring student success can be challenging, but together it will happen.
Thinking about next summer seems a long way ahead of September, but please mark your calendar now for June 27-29, 2022. This is the date for TEKSCON 2022, and we have already started the planning process. Beautiful San Antonio offers many personal perks, and TEKSCON 2022 offers professional growth, networking, and renewal opportunities for a new school year. This summer’s conference was very successful, with our Keynote speaker Gerry Brooks bringing us joy, reflection, and laughter. We expect and anticipate the same results next summer. Keep an eye on upcoming announcements regarding registration and applications to present your expertise.
Have a great fall and please, contact your ESC Specialist for questions regarding TEKS Resource System. We are here to help!
With Best Wishes,
Ann Graves
Director TEKS Resource System
Region 17 TEKS Resource System
For a complete State-Wide TEKS Resource System newsletter, click HERE.
