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INTERVENTION AND ACCELERATION INSTRUCTION:
RESOURCES AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
AND STUDENTSThe University of Texas at Austin
Institute for Public School Initiatives
Funding for TCSS provided by:
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Scenario You are a middle school science
teacher interested in learning more about effective practices and motivation in the classroom.
How might this course support you? What section(s) might you review?
Why?
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
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
Subject AreasMathematics
Algebra I, Algebra II, & Geometry
Science Biology, Chemistry, & Physics
English/Language Arts English III
Social Studies U.S. Geography, U.S. History, & World
Geography
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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Reflection
3: things you learned about our course
2: actions that you will take with our course
1: commitment statement