1. What do all these letters mean? Jefferson Elementary Wichita Falls ISD February 7, 2013

2. How did I do on my homework? You missed all of them.

3. Is that bad? Well, I had to give you a zero.

4. Oh, well… Better than nothing!

5. Ward Roberts  Job: Secondary Math Curriculum Specialist (WFISD)  Experience: Numerous state- wide curriculum committees (including CSCOPE)  Also: Former student, Jefferson Elementary Hi.

6. What do all these letters mean? Jefferson Elementary Wichita Falls ISD February 7, 2013

7. What is the state curriculum? Where does it come from? What is expected of students? How is the curriculum assessed? How does WFISD handle all of this? What is my child doing in the classroom?

8.  Texas  Essential  Knowledge and  Skills

9.  Texas  Education  Agency Where can I find the TEKS?

10. www.tea.state.tx.us

13. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148&menu_id=720&menu_id2=785

14. See Handout!

15. 3 rd Use place value to compare and order whole numbers through 9,999. 4 th Use place value to read, write, compare, and order decimals involving tenths and hundredths… 5 th Use place value to read, write, compare, and order decimals through the thousandths place.

16. Teachers Curriculum Experts Community Leaders TEA Committees: TEKS Final Approval: SBOE

17. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/ State Board Of Education

18. Marty Rowley (Amarillo)

19.  TEKS revised periodically (every 8-10 years)  Most recent: Mathematics

20. School YearGrades K-8High School 2013-14Adopt new materials 2014-15 Implement new TEKS Adopt new materials 2015-16 Implement new TEKS

21.  How do we know if students are mastering the curriculum?  How are schools held accountable for teaching the TEKS? State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

22.  Old Tests (TAKS)  New Structure (STAAR)  Sample Items (a few…) What do we know about STAAR?

23. STAAR assesses the TEKS. The Test is over the Curriculum.  Every item is coded to a specific student expectation. Teaching to the Test? More like: Testing what we teach.

24.  TEKS  Categories  Items  Format

25. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ Information available!

26. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/ Also: Released Test Questions

27. According to TEA…

28. TAKSSTAAR Compare:  How do the items differ? TO

29. TAKSSTAAR  Extra steps  More information  Additional reasoning TO

30. In WFISD:  How do teachers handle all of this?  What is my child doing in the classroom to prepare?

31. www.mycscope.us www.cscope.us/parent portal

32. What?  Curriculum resource for English, Math, Science, and Social Studies Who?  Developed by collaboration between Education Service Centers  Used in  86% of Texas school districts How?  Based entirely on the TEKS

33. TEKS Clarification Document TEKS K&S SE Verbs Nouns Examples Notes “Specificity”

34. Vertical Alignment Document TEKS Same stuff Compares multiple grade levels

35. Year at a Glance (Calendar) Units Time Frame TEKS bundled in each unit

36. Unit: Instructional Focus Document Everything…

37. What a teacher sees…

38. VAD YAG IFD Sample Lessons Unit Test

41. Suggested Time Frame TEKS Suggested Procedures Notes for Teacher Handouts

42. I’m thinking of a shape…

43. STAAR Format But not ALL multiple- choice Everything aligned to TEKS

44. “Possible” “Suggested” “Optional”

45. CSCOPE does not place mandates on teachers. CSCOPE is NOT a Lock-Step Curriculum (WFISD might…)

46. Curriculum Councils Sequence  Pick an order Review  Look at lessons Create  Develop district documents Communicate  Let everyone know

48. What is the state curriculum? Where does it come from? What is expected of students? How is the curriculum assessed? How does WFISD handle all of this? What is my child doing in the classroom?

50. Ward Roberts  wardroberts@wfisd.net wardroberts@wfisd.net  235-1021, ext. 15009 Bye. Thanks!