TexQuest News
Winter 2021

Goodbye 2020, HELLO 2021!

Author ResourcesVisit TeachingBooks and take a peek at their list titled "Black Experiences: Affirmation and Resilience, Activism and Resistance in 45 Books for PreK-Grade 12," sponsored by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC). | Biographies, Articles, and Lessons | Multi-Level Texts Need the same article in more than one reading level? Most Britannica articles are available in elementary, middle, and high school levels. Students can toggle between levels, translate, use the text-to-speech feature, save to their Google Drive, and more. Share this folder that contains biographies of the out of this world Hidden Figures mathematicians with your students and staff. |
Author Resources
Visit TeachingBooks and take a peek at their list titled "Black Experiences: Affirmation and Resilience, Activism and Resistance in 45 Books for PreK-Grade 12," sponsored by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC).
Biographies, Articles, and Lessons
Multi-Level Texts
Share this folder that contains biographies of the out of this world Hidden Figures mathematicians with your students and staff.
eBooks! EBSCO eBooks are easily shared with students, teachers, and parents. Simply find a book or list of books you would like to share, click on the Permalink option, copy, and SHARE! All EBSCO eBooks are available simultaneously with no limit! Every student in your class can access the same book at the same time. Check out this great list of Black History books! | Biographies Students can easily navigate the available biographies in ProQuest SIRS Discoverer. Up-to-date articles are available in each biography with an easy-to-follow time line documenting important events in a person's life. Visit this biography of Mae Jemison and find out for yourself how truly easy the articles are to read. | Videos, Speeches, Audiobooks (to name a few)Learn360 has added several Black History Month topics to the sliders on their landing page. Visit their page to view the wide variety of topics available from the marches for peace in Selma to Maya Angelou. |
eBooks!
Check out this great list of Black History books!
Biographies
Videos, Speeches, Audiobooks (to name a few)
Learn360 has added several Black History Month topics to the sliders on their landing page. Visit their page to view the wide variety of topics available from the marches for peace in Selma to Maya Angelou.
Updates from Our Providers
- EBSCO has launched an eBooks app available now for iOS devices; Android coming soon.
- TeachingBooks has recently added Two-Minute Takeaways, a collection of short videos featuring how to use TeachingBooks resources.
- Learn360 has recently added a quiz feature available in free educator accounts. To learn more, visit this Learn360 Support Page.
- Britannica School Insights, the new extension for K-12 schools, enables students and teachers to cut through the noise on the internet and get trusted and verified information at the top-right corner of their search results page. More information can be found on Britannica's Provider Support page!
In TexQuest, There's Something for EVERYONE!
View all of our Resource Guides at https://texquest.net/welcome/programmaterials.
Upcoming TexQuest Training Opportunities
Is building your TexQuest knowledge one of your goals? We have several FREE upcoming training opportunities for all TexQuest participants.
Deep Dive into Britannica School for Elementary K-5, February 11, 2021, 2-hour session
Get TexQuest Out of the Library and Into the Classroom, February 16, 2021, 3-hour session
eBooks and Classroom Resources from TexQuest, February 17, 2021, 3-hour session
Let’s Have a Conversation about CCR (EBSCO), February 17, 2021, 2-hour session
Accommodate All Students with TexQuest, February 18, 2021, 3-hour session
Get TexQuest Out of the Library and Into the Classroom, February 23, 2021, 3-hour session
TexQuest and Digital Tools, February 24, 2021, 3-hour session
Tips, Tricks, and Treasures: How to Share TexQuest Digital Resources, February 25, 2021, 6-hour session
Accommodate ALL Students with TexQuest, March 2, 2021, 3-hour session
Let's Have a Conversation about CCR (EBSCO), March 2, 2021, 2-hour session
Deep Dive into Britannica School for Elementary K-5, March 3, 2021, 2-hour session
Connect to Curriculum: TexQuest Digital Resources for Your Classroom, March 4, 2021, 3-hour session
Engage and Excite Readers with TeachingBooks-Elementary, March 23, 2021, 2-hour session
Engage and Excite Readers with TeachingBooks-Secondary, March 23, 2021, 2-hour session
Let's Have a Conversation About CCR (EBSCO), March 24, 2021, 2-hour session
TexQuest + Digital Tools: Powerful Projects and Assessments, March 25, 2021, 3-hour session
Let's Have a Conversation About CCR (EBSCO), March 30, 2021, 2-hour session
Ramp Up Student Learning with Learn360, March 30, 2021, 2-hour session
Get TexQuest Out of the Library and Into the Classroom, 3/30/2021, 3-hour session
Let's Have a Conversation About CCR (EBSCO), March 31, 2021, 2-hour session
This is just the tip of the iceberg! We have more sessions scheduled through the end of July. For more sessions, visit the Training Calendar: https://texquest.net/welcome/trainingcalendar
February is Library Lover's Month
Mrs. Carreon took me to the library and introduced me to Ramona the Pest, The Boxcar Children, Little House on the Prairie, and Superfudge. I found new characters to love! Our school librarian let me switch out the books regularly and thus began my love of libraries!
Visit TeachingBooks for some favorite stories about libraries and librarians.
-Norma M. Gutierrez, TexQuest Support Center
Don't Forget!
TexQuest Program
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission administers all aspects of the TexQuest program and is responsible for the selection and coordination of all TexQuest resources, as well as district invoicing.
Education Service Center, Region 20 serves as the TexQuest Support Center and is responsible for help desk, technical assistance, outreach, communication, and training to support the program.