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Upcoming Sessions: Click to Register
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
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for August and September 2017.
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Check out the Secondary Counselor Handbook of Online Listing and Resources for CCRS Information, Graduation Plan Information and MORE!
Visit our website!
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MATH
ELA/R
Social Studies
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We are so thankful for you and each opportunity to partner and serve with your district. We hope the holiday season provides a time of rest and reflection for you and yours! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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Next Curriculum Council Meeting is on February 14, 2018
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Our next Curriculum Council Meeting is Valentine's Day. Don't miss the latest news and information from the TEA and from across our ESC Region 12 departments. Don't miss out on the collaboration and learning. We hope to see you after the holidays on Wednesday, February 14!
Curriculum Council Dates and Session Numbers:
TEKS Resource System Dates and Session Numbers:
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Who's Who and What's New in the Region 12 GenEd Department
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Shown above are the members of our ESC Region 12 Digital Innovation Team. Team members from left to right are as follows: Cory Camp, Josh Essary, and Andi McNair. We are so excited about the wealth of knowledge they bring to our department. They have created some great learning opportunities that we encourage you to attend! See session titles and session numbers in the Innovative Teaching Academy informational article found in this newsletter.
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In Case You Missed It: TEA Updates
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The following are links to correspondence from TEA regarding or impacting curriculum,
instruction and assessment.
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Texas SUCCESS
- Grades 3-5 Reading
- Grade 3 Reading (Spanish)
- Grades 6-8 Reading
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Recently Updated/Published Documents
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ELAR/SLAR
- K-8 ELA/R SLAR TEKS are scheduled for implementation in 2019-2020.
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High School ELA/R SLAR TEKS are scheduled for implementation in 2020-2021
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Science
- NEW Calculator Policy - "Districts must ensure that students have access to a calculator with four-function, scientific, or graphing capability when taking the STAAR grade 8 science or biology assessments. There should be at least one calculator for every five students taking the assessments (both paper and online versions). Districts may satisfy this requirement by providing students with either of the following two types of calculating devices-a handheld calculator or a calculator application." For more information,see the STAAR CALCULATOR POLICY document.
- Effective Date for streamlined Science TEKS: August 27, 2018
- Implementation Date: 2018-2019 school year
- The language of the streamlined Science TEKS should be available at the link provided.
- Look for Text of Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 112, Subchapters A, B, and C
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Social Studies
The streamlining process is beginning for Social Studies. To learn more, follow the links below:
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Stay in the know with TEA email updates
To sign up for TEA updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please visit this
SITE
and enter your contact information. About 60 different topic-specific subscriptions are available.
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Distinguished Speaker, Steve Barkley, at ESC Region 12 on January 17
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For the past 35 years, Steve has served as an educational consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. A prolific published author, his weekly blog,
Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud, has evolved into a go-to resource for teachers and administrators all over the world.
Steve Barkley will share about building and supporting growth and learning through PLCs across your district. Don't miss this great opportunity, close to home, at ESC Region 12.
January 17 | 9 AM - 4 PM | Session #124630
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Full Implementation of Student Growth is Required in 2018-2019.
Are you R
eady?
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Every teacher being appraised under T-TESS must show evidence of student growth in 2018-2019.
Student growth measures how much a student progresses academically during his or her time with a particular teacher. Many districts are piloting student growth this year, but it is a required component of T-TESS beginning next year.
The Texas Education Agency has developed a training for
Student Learning Objectives, one way to measure student growth. Student Learning Objectives can also be a precursor to portfolios and district pre- and post-tests by helping teachers narrow their focus on the skills to target and monitor for student growth.
Teachers will then set growth targets, and monitor students' progress throughout the course to ensure that the instructional plans for those students are effectively moving them toward their targeted skill level, making adjustments to pedagogy when necessary.
The Student Learning Objectives training has all the forms, tools, training resources, and rubrics that you will need to get started on your campuses. Plan now to train your principals, administrators, and teachers this spring and/or summer.
Administrator and Teacher Leader Training Sessions:
Spring Sessions:
March 27 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Session #145153
Summer Sessions:
June 22 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Session #144949
July 27 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Session #144950
Currently sessions cost $100, but we anticipate grant funds and will waive the fee once funding is accrued.
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Supporting Students of Poverty
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Chronic stress, trauma, failure, and lack of supportive relationships affect the brains of growing students. This stress has a broad range of effects on brain function and structure, as well as on neuropsychological components of memory. The good news is that research shows we can counteract these negative effects. Come learn and explore interventions that will make a difference for the students in your classroom. The strategies and interventions we use can help students' brains change and learn!
Poverty, Trauma and the Student Brain
January 9 | 9 AM - 4 PM | Session #142143
Promoting Positive Attitudes to Support Academic Success - The Growth Mindset
January 23 | 9 AM - 4 PM | Session #126383 |
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Literacy Conference: Inspiring Students to Dream, Draft, and Deliver
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The Region 12 Literacy Conference will offer educators an opportunity to explore the complex pieces of the literacy puzzle. Join us for the dynamic keynote presentation which will provide the corner pieces for ensuring student success in the classroom and beyond. Engaging breakout sessions will include technology integration, literacy across the content areas, strategies for differentiation, and media literacy.
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KEYNOTE: Katherine Bomer, author of Hidden Gems and Starting with What Students Do Best, is one of the field's most gifted writers as well as one of its most gifted
teachers of writing. In more than two decades of teaching and consulting, she has used her writers' eye to focus on how craft isn't just an instructional goal but an instructional tool that allows writers to grow well beyond the range of most publicly available assessments. An internationally known consultant and frequent keynote speaker, Katherine began her consulting career with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. In additio
n to Writing a Life, she is the coauthor of the Heinemann title For a Better World (with Randy Bomer) and delivers on-site PD through Heinemann Professional Development Services.
Learn more about the breakout sessions by clicking the link below.
January 16, 2017 | 8:30 am - 4 pm | Session #124593
- Cost: $125 which includes lunch
- Enhanced Curriculum Co-op attends for the reduced charge of $60.
- Reading Academy Teachers attend for FREE. Email Larissa Mezynski, [email protected], and she will provide a registration code once she confirms eligibility.
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End-Of-Course Substitute Assessments
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Please see the legislation text and chart that show the substitute assessments that can be used in place of STAAR EOC assessments if students meet the requirements set forth in the attached legislation.
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Texas OnCourse, a Tri-Agency initiative, has launched new resources for counselors and advisers. The Texas OnCourse Academy, is a learning platform for college and career advising. Over 2500 educators from across the state contributed to the development of the TXOC Academy, in order to better prepare educators to advise any student for any post-secondary opportunity.
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Come and Go Instructional Materials Preview by Appointment
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TEA recently released a letter titled,
. The 2018-2109 instructional materials allotment (IMA) allocations for each district and open-enrollment charter school are now available at
this link.
ESC Region 12 provides immediate access to publisher materials through our
Instructional Materials Preview portal
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Materials are also available to be previewed in person at the Region 12 Service Center, 2101 W Loop 340, Waco, TX.
For special appointments, contact Andi McNair:
Phone: 254-297-1291
email: [email protected]
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Proclamation 2019 was issued in April 2017. This proclamation serves as notice to both publishers and the public that the State Board of Education (SBOE) is inviting bids to furnish instructional materials for the following grade levels and courses:
- English Language Arts and Reading, kindergarten-grade 8
- Spelling, grades 1-6 (English)
- Spelling, grades 1-6 (Spanish)
- Handwriting, grades K-5 (English)
- Handwriting, grades K-5 (Spanish)
- Spanish Language Arts and Reading, kindergarten-grade 6
- English Learners Language Arts, grades 7-8
- Personal Financial Literacy
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publisher portal has been updated with links to all breakout documents for
Proclamation 2019.
The Instructional Materials Division needs assistance from teachers and others across the state interested in reviewing new instructional materials submitted in response to
Proclamation 2019.
The materials are scheduled to be reviewed during the summer of 2018, adopted by the SBOE in November 2018, and available for use beginning in the 2019-20 school year. Nomination forms for those interested in serving on the state review panels for Proclamation 2019 are available on the Proclamation 2019 webpage.
Please submit nomination forms to TEA by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, February 23, 2018.
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Love for Literacy Libraries
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It is our goal at ESC Region 12 to help create passionate readers and writers in your classroom! We are proud to offer you the opportunity to rent, free of charge, chapter books (sets of 20) and mentor texts (sets of 10) to use in your classrooms. Conduct a book club at lunch, or host literature circles with your students today! Mentor texts are a great way to engage students and teach the writing standards.
Please contact Lindsay Barker at
[email protected] 24 hours prior to picking up the materials.
Check out our available titles!
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Get connected with other librarians across Region 12 by joining our Library PLC. Joining a professional learning community is an opportunity to foster collaboration, inquiry, and action research that is results-driven, and therefore has the potential to directly impact your library's ongoing practices and students. This PLC will meet virtually once a month, and will focus on collaboration, addressing inquiries and research, and adapting practices and goals based on the results and discoveries within the compiled data of the PLC. Participants will receive one hour of credit for each PLC, as well as two application hours each month, for a total of 18 credit hours for the year.
- January - Creating 21st Century Creators
- February - 21st Century Literacy
- March - Advocating for the 21st Century Library
Online Location | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Cost: $300
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A Look at SAT from a Math Perspective
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With the redesigned SAT, what are the implications for your classroom and your school? How are we preparing our students to be successful on this test and beyond? In this session we will discuss the changes, share strategies, and experience a sample of lessons.
A look at SAT from a Math Perspective
February 27 | 9am - 4pm |
Session #126532
Contact:
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Master Schedule Building Workshop
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ESC Region 12 is bringing in a national presenter to provide training on how to successfully build Master Schedules. The training is not specific to any particular software but will be applicable to helping all district and charter school employees who have been tasked with performing this very important function.
Seating is limited so please register early.
February 5-6 2018 | ESC Region 12 | Session #127027
Cost: $600
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Innovative Teaching Academy
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The Innovative Teaching Academy (ITA) is a year-long professional development experience that will encourage innovation in the classroom as educators explore how to design meaningful learning experiences for today's students.
Educators will choose their own learning paths based on what they need/want for their students. Participants do not need to be members of the ITA Academy to attend the sessions below.
2018 Spring Session - Click the session number to learn more or to register.
Coding Across the Curriculum - Online
Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences
Global Learning Experiences
Getting Started with Google Apps
Student Choice and Voice
Increasing Motivation Using Badges - Online
Blended Learning, Blended
4C's+1R - Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Reflection
Engaging and Empowering Gen Z, Online
Maximizing Learning and Achievement with Digital Portfolios - Online
Making Media Meaningful
Genius Hour 101
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Does your district have a guaranteed and viable curriculum?
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Robert Marzano ranks a guaranteed and viable curriculum as the first school-level factor having the most impact on student achievement. Have you provided a guaranteed and viable curriculum for your campuses, teachers and students?
To learn more,
watch a video by clicking the image below or attend an administrator awareness session for more information.
TEKS Resource System Overview/Reboot for Administrators and Teacher Leaders:
This session will provide an overview of the TEKS Resource System. Discussions will include a brief glimpse into the TEKS Resource System's design process, a preview of the system's curriculum and assessment components, and an explanation of the interconnections between these components.
February 8 | 9:00 - 11:30 | Session #145169
TEKS Resource System 101 for Teachers
February 12 | 9:00 - 4:00 | Sessions #145161
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Self-paced Online HB 18 Course Available to Texas Districts
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Region 12 has created an online course for HB18. This course is for Middle School teachers who will take on the task of teaching Career and College Readiness to 7th or 8th grade students as required by HB 18.
What is HB18?
House Bill 18 requires that students be taught about the diploma, coursework options,and career pathways that are available through the new Foundation HS Program. This material is required to be taught at least once to a student in 7th or 8th grade.
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General Education Session Spotlights
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Don't miss this opportunity to enhance grades 3-5 student numeracy in your classroom or on your campus!
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Mathematically powerful students understand the relationships that exist among numbers and apply this knowledge to solving problems. Learn how to help move students from using inefficient methods to using strategies based on reasoning and number relationships.
It's All About Relationships: Developing Strong Numeracy in Grades 3-5 - Blended Learning
January 12 | 9 AM - 1 PM | Session #140499
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The fall webinar focus will be Strategies for Connecting Reading and Writing. ELA/R specialists will be offering 6 webinars (1 Reading and 1 Writing each month for each grade-band).
Don't miss this virtual opportunity! Click the session numbers below to see dates, the monthly focus topic, and registration for the Spring Webinar Series.
K-3 Series | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm on multiple dates | Earn up to 18 CPEs |
Session #137432
4-7 Series | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm on multiple dates | Earn up to 18 CPEs |
Session #137438
Cost: $150 for all webinars
Enhanced Curriculum Co-op attends for no additional charge.
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PreK-K Webinars on Planful, Purposeful and Playful Phonological Awareness Webinar
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2017-2018 Social Studies Sessions
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Don't miss the new social studies sessions offered for 2017-2018. Click the "Learn More" button below to access the flier with sessions titles, dates and prices. All sessions are free to Enhanced Curriculum Co-op Members.
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Flexible Professional Learning through Blended Math Sessions |
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Grades K-2 Series - Math Models, Manipulatives, and Make & Takes
Algebraic Reasoning
January 16 | 9 am - 2 pm | Session #126568
Measurement
February 20 | 9 am - 2 pm | Session #126570
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Grades 3-5 Series - Math Models, Manipulatives, and Make & Takes
Algebraic Reasoning
January 25 | 9 am - 2 pm | Session #126613
Measurement
February 12 | 9 am - 2 pm | Session #126615 |
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Addressing Regional Hot Spots in Middle School Math (Blended Learning)
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Join your colleagues in a collaborative effort as we discuss the latest instructional strategies designed to maximize student learning. We will tackle the regional hot spots targeted specifically to your grade level in order to meet your greatest needs. You will leave the session with strategies and lessons ready for immediate implementation.
7th Grade Math Hot Spots
Math Meets Genius Hour, Grades 6-8
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High School Math Sessions
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Don't miss the following sessions for high school math teachers for 2017-2018.
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Gifted and Talented Services
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Click the link below to find out about online and face-to-face professional development opportunities related to our G/T support services for the spring.
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