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Vocabulary Idea Completions

Tough TEKS SEs 8.7C & 8.7D

Tough TEKS SE 3.3A

Resource Revamp- the Performance Assessment Catalog

Power of Community

New School Year, New You

12/18/2020 blackmonrAssessment tools, Resources, Secondary

Vocabulary Idea Completions

I’m quite sure that all of you are aware of the importance of vocabulary instruction, but what about how we are assessing acquisition of the vocabulary? I’m happy to announce that in addition to providingContinue reading

11/06/202011/06/2020 blackmonrResources, Tricky TEKS/SEs, US History

Tough TEKS SEs 8.7C & 8.7D

Attendance at a recent Texas Humanities webinar about Race, Slavery, and the U.S. Constitution prompted a closer look at our approach to the TEKS related to the issue of slavery and with that this question.Continue reading

10/09/2020 blackmonrElementary

Tough TEKS SE 3.3A

Some time ago we received feedback about the specificity in the Grade 3 TEKS Clarification Document (TCD) for 3.3A.  This brought to our attention the problematic nature of this particular student expectation(SE).  Here is 3.3A Continue reading

09/15/2020 blackmonrResources

Resource Revamp- the Performance Assessment Catalog

Pencil and paper are not going away, but most of those pencil and paper assignments can be done with digital tools. With that thought in mind, the social studies team at TEKS RS decided itContinue reading

09/03/202009/04/2020 blackmonrUncategorized

Power of Community

It always seemed to me that I was finally in the routine and full swing of school after the Labor Day holiday.  As you settle into the new routines of this school year, don’t forgetContinue reading

08/18/2020 blackmonrResources

New School Year, New You

Welcome to the start of another school year, that yearly milestone that marks time for educators. How many of you feel like it’s your first year of teaching, even if you have been doing thisContinue reading

06/19/202006/19/2020 blackmonrSecondary, Texas History, US History, World History

Planning the Thinking Like a Historian Unit

What would you most want your students to remember from their time in your history class? The STAAR review? Important dates? A sequence of the eras? A particular pattern in history? The order of theContinue reading

05/26/202005/26/2020 blackmonrResources, Secondary

Using Learning Goals Effectively

A fair amount of  requests we get from districts relate to planning with the TEKS Resource System documents. The Instructional Focus Document (IFD) remains the primary document in the system for unit planning and theContinue reading

05/14/202006/15/2020 blackmonrElementary, Performance Tasks, Resources, Secondary

Single Point Rubrics for Performance Assessments

While single point rubrics are not new they are growing in popularity. Not surprising since these rubrics have a lot less text and provide clearer expectations to students. If you are new to using singleContinue reading

04/03/202007/27/2020 blackmonrElementary, Resources, Secondary

Making Mental Maps

It comes as no surprise to teachers that students generally lack a spatial understanding of the world. So how can we help our students build this skill?   Practice creating mental maps. The TEKS Resource SystemContinue reading

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