January News for our Teachers

Happy New Year from all of us at Texas College Bridge!

This month, we are excited to share that the new EdReady essay feature is now available. Read on to find out more about this exciting development plus other news and events we have upcoming this year!

New EdReady Essay Functionality Now Available

To make the completion of the essay component of the Texas College Bridge English course easier, students and teachers can now write, submit, review, and grade essay submissions directly within the EdReady platform. We hope this new feature will help more students successfully complete their essay assignments and get their English Certificates of Completion!

How It Works

Students can write and submit their essays directly from their EdReady study path.

Instructors will be notified when they have new essays to grade.

Teachers will provide feedback and grade the essay within EdReady, making it easier to track completion.

Students can view teacher comments and make necessary edits, then resubmit their essays for additional review and grading.

Our Help Center resources for teachers and students have been updated to provide support for the new functionality.

Instructions for Teachers

Instructions for Students

Reminder: Student Account Issues

1. Students should only have one account in EdReady.

If a student forgets their sign in credentials, they should use the “Forgot Password” feature to get into their account.

If you are adding a subject to a student’s account, please do not use the additional subject URL to register for a second account.

2. Make sure the student’s profile information is correct

Update the profile if the email address or birth date is incorrect.

Make sure the student’s First and Last name match their official school record.

Resources for Students: Accessing and Sharing certificates

Certificates of Completion are stored in a student’s GreenLight locker account, which is separate from their EdReady/Texas College Bridge account.

Students should register for a GreenLight locker account using their personal email address.

If the student doesn't receive an activation email, they should send their information (full name, DOB, school district, and email used to create their GreenLight locker account) to texascollegebridge@commitpartnership.org to request a manual activation.

Through their GreenLight locker, students can share Certificate of Completion with their teachers, send it direectly to colleges and download it for their files.

For issues with Certificates and more, please direct students to our Resources for Students.

Upcoming Events:

District Leader, School Administrator and Teacher PLC on Tuesday, January 31 at 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a statewide PLC for District Leaders, School Administrators and Teachers to share best practices for implementing Texas College Bridge. We will also share program updates and resources to help you ensure your program is a success.

Evaluation Results Webcast on Tuesday, February 7

How well does Texas College Bridge prepare students for higher education?

That’s the important question we’ll be addressing on a special webcast presentation on Tuesday, February 7 at 1:00 p.m.

We hope you will be able to join us to hear the results of the first independent evaluation of our program.

To register for this special event, click the button below.

State-wide Summer Conferences on June 5 and 13

Mark your calendars for our first statewide conferences!

We’re pleased to announce that Region 10 has agreed to host our first state-wide conference in Dallas this summer, on Monday, June 5, open to representatives from all participating Texas ISDs and partnering colleges.

Can’t make it to Dallas? No worries, we also are scheduling a virtual conference option for Tuesday, June 13.

More details on both events will be coming soon.

Please feel free to share this email with district and campus CCMR leaders, curriculum and instruction staff and high school principals or with anyone you think might be interested.

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