Preparing Teachers for the Change As Texas educators gear up for this transformative shift, there are several steps they can take to ensure a smooth transition and successful implementation of the new TA-TEKS. Professional Development Opportunities Teachers should actively seek professional development opp...
In addition to the SBOE, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) plays a crucial role in implementing the standards. The TEA provides resources, training and support to school districts and educators to ensure the TEKS are effectively taught in classrooms across the state. The Commissioner of Education,...
"STAAR is an assessment program designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state-mandated curriculum standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Every STAAR question is directly aligned to the TEKS c...
Before the TEKS standards system, Texas used a set of CTE competencies, so CTE standards have been used in Texas in some form for many years. State secondary CTE standards, Part 2: teacher responses First, there is likely to be a growth of foreign owned local production in the East--of...
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Gerald has taught engineering, math and science and has a doctorate in electrical engineering. In this lesson we explore the flyback diode and how it protects circuit components when they are temporarily exposed to high voltages caused by changing magnetic fields. This lesson also shows the calcula...
Chairman Keven Ellis, R-Lufkin, noted that a former board chair created the strongest science curriculum possible that reflected conservative views and that going further than that could get the books close to unconstitutional. These fights arenot new in Texas,rearing whenever state offici...
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Let’s be honest, most of us have been where our SBOE colleagues are now. We’ve had to make hard decisions when other elected officials or party leaders disagree. But the statistics speak for themselves. –In Texas, a baby is born to a teen mom every 21 minutes; ...
Equivalent ratios are just like equivalent fractions. If two ratios have the same value, then they are equivalent, even though they may look very different! In this tutorial, take a look at equivalent ratios and learn how to tell if you...