Laying the Foundation
This course is designed to demonstrate the application of the 5E instructional model in a K-4 classroom, specifically in the area of science, and develop and deepen understanding of the CCRS, ELPS, and RtI frameworks.
Force and Motion: Engage
Vertically aligned Engage activities for Engage portion of the 5E lesson model.
Force and Motion: Explore
Vertically aligned Explore activities for Explore portion of the 5E lesson model.
Force and Motion: Explain
Vertically aligned Explain activities for Explain portion of the 5E lesson model.
5E Lesson Model
Overview of the 5E Lesson Model
Force and Motion: Elaborate
Vertically aligned Elaborate activities for Elaborate portion of the 5E lesson model.
Grade 4: Electrifying Energy
This resources provides a grade 4 energy lesson.
Kindergarten: Energy is Everywhere
Kindergarten Energy Lesson
Grade 1: Energy in Everyday Life
Grade 1 Energy Lesson
Grade 2: Increasing and Decreasing Energy
Grade 2 Energy Lesson
Grade 3: Exploring Energy
Grade 3 Energy Lesson
Increasing and Decreasing Energy
This resource provides sample activities for teachers to use in helping students to identify and investigate the effects of increasing and decreasing amounts of light, heat, and sound energy on an object.
Living Organisms
A Tier 1 life science instructional resource for grade 2
Music: Elementary
In this module, you will articulate the differences between the original and revised elementary music TEKS for kindergarten through grade 5 students and make plans to revise curriculum, instruction, and learning experiences in order to align with the revised TEKS.
Theatre: Elementary
In this module, you will identify differences between the original and revised elementary theatre TEKS, articulate some of the guiding principles behind the revised elementary theatre TEKS, and revise current lesson designs in order to align them to the revised elementary theatre TEKS.
Theatre: High School
By the end of this module, you will be able to identify differences between the original and revised high school theatre TEKS, articulate some of the guiding principles behind the revised TEKS, and revise current lesson designs to align them to the revised high school theatre TEKS.
The Revised Fine Arts TEKS: An Opportunity for Program Improvement
By the end of this module, you should have an understanding of the benefits and requirements of fine arts education for students, including administrative, scheduling, professional development, curriculum and assessment, and program evaluation considerations.
The Value of Fine Arts Education: Applying the Revised Dance TEKS
The Value of Fine Arts Education: Applying the Revised Dance TEKS will explain the structure of the dance TEKS, identify and discuss the benefits of educational dance, and link the revised Bloom's Taxonomy, 21st century skills, and other disciplines to the dance TEKS.
The Value of Fine Arts Education: Applying the Revised Art TEKS
Upon completion of this module, you will be to identify how the arts can be used to help students learn 21st century skills, identify the strands and have basic knowledge of the organization of revised TEKS, and plan for implementation of the revised art TEKS.
Art: Elementary
In the Art: Elementary module, you will identify the differences between the original and revised art TEKS strands, articulate the underlying focal points of the revised TEKS, and revise current lesson designs in order to realign them to the revised TEKS.