1. Welcome to Exploring OnTRACK Courses Martha Lee-Science EMT Stephanie Edwards-Hunt- Social Studies EMT IPSI-On TRACK-College Readiness

3. OnTRACK- College Readiness OnTRACK courses focus on student preparedness for college and career readiness. They are customized online resources are being developed to support student success in math, science, social studies, and English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR).

4. OnTRACK- College Readiness Mission: All Texas students can achieve college readiness through effective instruction, high expectations and engaging curriculum and resources Goals: Increase student achievement at the secondary level Assist students in academic readiness for high school courses and college. Help students exceed the minimum score required on each EOC assessment in order to meet graduation requirements

5. Overview of OnTRACK Courses Located on Project Share Website EOC Courses Grade 8 Courses (STAAR)

6. Subject areas Math –8 th Grade, Algebra I, Algebra II, & Geometry Science –8 th Grade, Biology, Chemistry, Physics Social Studies –8 th Grade, World Geography, World History, & U.S. History English/ Language Arts –English I, English II, English III

7. OnTRACK Lessons- Components Easy-to-Read text Interactive & Engaging Questions & Feedback Glossary Website Links Resources Assessments

8. Sample Science Lessons Module 0 Lessons Grade 8- M1L9- Density

9. OnTRACK- Social Studies Lessons feature: Introduction to Social Studies (Skills) Interactive Timeline (WH and USH) Grade 8 – Historical Figures Interactives and Mini-bios Celebrate Freedom Week

10. Sample Social Studies Lessons Grade 8- M2L9- The War of 1812

11. Ways to Use OnTRACK Whole class instruction Intervention with small groups Customized intervention based on individual need Before/After school tutoring Summer school

12. OnTRACK- YouTube For Schools Allows access to approved educational videos No advertisements No suggested or related videos No comments No login to personal YouTube accounts Cannot play unapproved videos http://www.youtube.com/education

13. OnTRACK- YouTube For Schools TEA is one of four K-12 pilots Project Share playlist coordinated by IPSI Georgetown ISD first to implement In future, districts may create own playlists http://www.youtube.com/education

14. OnTRACK- YouTube For Schools Requires changes to firewall settings IPSI and YouTube staff available to help with implementation http://www.youtube.com/education

15. OnTRACK-Course Distribution All courses are currently available through your local ESC Updates to the courses will be available December 15 th, and August 15 th of each year Once teachers have imported students, they can grab the latest version of the course without losing valuable student data

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