OnTRACK with Project Share

What is OnTRACKhttp://www.ipsi.utexas.edu/OnTRACK.html

What is OnTRACK?Focus of the OnTRACK project (funded by Texas Education Agency)

Student preparedness for ◦STAAR™ End-of-Course assessments

◦STAAR™ Middle School assessments

◦College and Career Readiness

About OnTRACKNearly 600 lessons have been

developedMaterials are available in Project ShareAdditional resources are will be made

available as they are developed.

About OnTRACKOnTRACK materials for high school are organized into eight courses

• Algebra I• Algebra II• Geometry• Biology• Chemistry• Physics

• World History• World

Geography

Currently Available

About OnTRACK

• U.S. History• English I• English II• English III

Coming Soon! (under development)

An additional four high school OnTRACK courses will be available soon.

About OnTRACKOnTRACK materials for middle school will be organized by grade level. Each course will include dozens of lessons that align with the STAAR™ requirements. (to be developed)

Beginning with …

Grade 8 • Mathematics,• Science• ELAR• Social Studies

Followed by…

Grade 7 • Mathematics• Science• ELAR• Social Studies

About OnTRACKEach lesson includes Content written by Texas

classroom teachersInteractive learning

opportunitiesAssessments with meaningful

feedback for studentsAdditional resources

Requesting an OnTRACK CourseTo begin using OnTRACK with your students, you need to email Ricky Gode and request a course.

1.If you teach one of the available course areas, you may either request one course for all of your students, or separate courses for each of your course periods.

2. Your course(s) will have your name in the title and you will be listed as the course instructor

3. Please do not have your students join the EM-S ISD sample course.

Uses for OnTrack CoursesDirect Teach Examples (Projected)

Additional Practice Assignments

Acceleration and InterventionGrade Recovery WorkBlended with Classroom Instruction

Flipped Classroom

Please remember:OnTRACK Courses are NOT for Credit – They are supplementary resources

Student ResourcesBefore allowing students to use Project

Share, please share the resource, A Student User’s Guide to Project Share. It contains information regarding netiquette, cyber-bullying, privacy and usage guidelines. This resource may be found by going to www.emsisd.com/projectshare

Students should also view the student videos found on the above site before joining a course.

EM-S ISD Acceptable Use PolicyTeachers and students must

adhere to the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Acceptable Use Policy when using electronic media or technology equipment, including Project Share OnTRACK.

A link to this policy is available on the EM-S ISD Project Share website, www.emsisd.com/projectshare

For Additional SupportOnce you have your own course,

please click the Help FAQ link in your Project Share portal if you have questions.

If you need additional help, please contact Ricky Gode - rgode@ems-isd.netorMary Fuller – mfuller@ems-isd.net