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Success in the classroom is directly related to the quality of the connection teachers make with their students.
TCTA has developed many resources that help TCTA members practice the art and science of teaching.
Beginning with the TCTA’s must read Survival Guide and Classroom Teacher, along with TCTA’s Online Courses, TCTA provides Texas teachers all the information and insight they need to be successful.
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- SBOE adopts final graduation requirements; delays vote on social studies TEKS
- Some new teachers will have to take additional certification test
- Free model lesson plans available
- SBOE votes to adjust graduation requirements
- TEA posts revisions to ELA electives TEKS
- Draft of "national" common core standards released; TX not participating (yet?)
- Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) overview
- Implementing PE requirements
- Student assessment
- Student promotion requirements
- TAKS requirements for all grades
- Limited English Proficient students
- Legislation offers physical education class size guidance
- Changes in high school graduation course requirements for 2009-10
- Majority of students meet TAKS promotion requirements
- Final rules adopted on prekindergarten grants
- SBOE adopts science TEKS, discusses vertical scale, graduation credits
- Gov. Perry Names Lowe Chair of Texas SBOE
- TX top-ranked in narrowing black-white achievement gap on NAEP math test
- USDE: TX is 1st state to have its modified standards, assessments approved
- TCTA meeting results in commissioner clarifications of TAKS procedures
- SBOE convenes special-called meeting to address textbook funding
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SBOE considers science TEKS, grad requirements and more in lengthy meeting
TCTA offers members the following online seminar relating to student assessment issues: Earn 1.25 CPE credits.
Teaching physical activity for elementary teachers
Updated: 03/04/10






