1. INTERVENTION AND ACCELERATION INSTRUCTION: RESOURCES AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS The University of Texas at Austin Institute for Public School Initiatives

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17. Project Goals  Help students exceed the minimum score required on each high school STAAR assessment in order to meet graduation requirements  Prepare all students to meet the college- readiness component of the Algebra II and English III STAAR assessment

18. Project Specifics  Online learning tools for students in the  math, science, English/language arts and social studies  Within TEA’s Project Share platform  Aligned with STAAR and TEKS  Free to use

19. Subject Areas Mathematics  Algebra I, Algebra II, & Geometry  Science  Biology, Chemistry, & Physics  English/Language Arts  English III  Social Studies  U.S. Geography, U.S. History, & World Geography

20. Content Specifics  Organized into courses by subject  Up to 80 lessons in each course (~600 lessons)  Each lesson has content, interactives, assessments w/feedback, & additional resources  Lessons developed by Texas classroom teachers & reviewed by curriculum experts  Uses open source materials

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24. Reflection © Texas Education Agency/University of Texas System  3: things you learned about our course  2: actions that you will take with our course  1: commitment statement