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TEKS, TAKS, ELPS, CCR, ARI, TMSFA, SBEC, TEA, UIL . . .They used to say Texas was like a "whole other country." Having come to Texas from another state, I can say that teaching here is a "whole other adventure." Let's discuss teaching ELA in TX.
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Tutorial period with eleven 8th graders who failed TAKS Reading 2 Replies
I am throwing around ideas during this two-week break about what would be the best approach with my tutorial students. Prior to January, tutorials has been everything from UIL practice to homework he…
Started by Katrina Gonzales. Last reply by Katrina Gonzales Dec. 23, 2009.
Textbook Adoption 8 Replies
Does anyone have a rubric or tool his/her district uses to evaluate ELA textbooks? What are you looking for in this adoption?
Started by Ramona Lowe. Last reply by Renee Padgett Dec. 17, 2009.
Open ended responses on TAKS 7 Replies
I just read the scariest book I've read since The Hot Zone. It's Todd Farley's Making the Grades, and it's his story of rising through the ranks of the standardized testing industry. He started worki…
Started by Ramona Lowe. Last reply by Andy Esquivel Jr. Dec. 11, 2009.
Old TEKS to New TEKS correlation?
Does anyone have or know of an old TEKS to new correlation? Does such a thing even exist? I'm looking at assessment questions written prior to the new TEKS and wondering if there is a way to just loo…
Started by Ramona Lowe Nov. 16, 2009.
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Comment by John Jackson on October 6, 2009 at 5:04pm - Hey folks. I have been teaching the Lag. & LIt and the Exit Level Independent Project for GT. or quite some time and dang glad we have this room. I am looking forward to the discussions and any help I can give and get.
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Comment by Carol Revelle on October 1, 2009 at 6:25pm - I can’t believe it’s already October. For my Texas English teaching friends… Tomorrow, October 2nd is the last day you can send in a proposal for the 2010 TCTELA conference in Austin. www.tctela.org
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Comment by Kim Pearce on September 24, 2009 at 12:23pm - Wouldn't miss it! I teach Eng 4 AP Lit but have covered just about every course 7-12 since coming to Texas in 1984. This is a unique state!
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Comment by Kaye Guidry on September 23, 2009 at 5:28pm - I teach in Texas, ya'll! I teach 9th and 11th grade "academic" English. Basically, my student population ranges from A-Z.
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Comment by RHE on September 22, 2009 at 7:41pm - I'm in. I teach 7th Pre-AP, 7th Target, and 7th Co-Teach. Share.
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Comment by Deborah on September 21, 2009 at 8:45am - I'm game. I teach 7th grade GT lang. arts, and 4th and 7th are the only writing TAKS. Amy, we must talk sosmetime.
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Comment by Martha York on September 21, 2009 at 4:30am - Thanks for thinking of this!
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Comment by Donna Henry on September 21, 2009 at 4:02am - You go girl!
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Comment by Johanna Rios on September 20, 2009 at 9:08pm
- Thanks for the invite. I am teaching dual enrollment English III AP this year and had taught English I Pre-AP for the past three years.
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Comment by Amy Larrabee on September 20, 2009 at 5:25pm - I, too, would like to thank you for the invite, Ramona! This year I'm teaching 7th, 8th, and 9th grade English--two of them G/T classes and two general education classes. This is the first year my school is using C-scope for its scope and sequence--and of course it would be the year that the TEKS changed!
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