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TEKS and STAAR/EOC

TEKS and STAAR/EOC. Dr. Jennifer Whitfield. Introduction. TEKS are the standards that Texas teachers use to guide their curriculum. Discussion Are TEKS necessary? Why do we have them?. TEKS for your Course(s).

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TEKS and STAAR/EOC

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  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! jwhitfld@tamu.edu

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