1. TEKS and STAAR/EOC
Dr. Jennifer Whitfield

2. Introduction
TEKS are the standards that Texas teachers use to guide their curriculum.
Discussion
Are TEKS necessary?
Why do we have them?

3. TEKS for your Course(s)
Take a 2 minutes to think about the topics/concepts/TEKS that are most difficult for your students to master.
Take 1 minute to write down the top three topics that came to your mind.
Share with a partner (1 minute for each partner)

4. Using State Data TEA website for released STAAR exams
Used to get the student expectations for each item
TEA website for STAAR item analysis
Used to determine % of students that get each item correct
TEA website for TEKS

5. Item Analysis
Answer Key

6. TEKS

7. Objectives
Think about creative, innovative, and effective ways you can teach some of the more difficult concepts in your discipline.
Know the most difficult concepts in other disciplines.
Identify the top 5 concepts that are most difficult for students to learn in math (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Alg I) and science (5th, 8th)
Identify overlaps in the most difficult concepts across these disciplines and grade levels.
Brainstorm ways teacher across grades and disciplines can address these most difficult topics/concepts.

8. Your Task
Look at the item analysis for your assigned discipline and grade level for each year.
Identify the top 5 most missed questions and the corresponding topic for the questions for each year.
Look for overlaps in the identified topics and record those on your poster paper. Below the identified overlaps, record other topics that surfaced in your analysis.
Record the findings from other groups on your record sheet.

9. Thank You!