8 ELL Foundations—Guidance and Support for ELLs
This training provides educators with foundational knowledge of the essential elements to consider in providing guidance and support for English Language Learners (ELLs). This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
7 Title III, Enhancing Instructional Opportunities for Immigrant Students
This course details the accountability Title III, Part A funded local educational agencies (LEAs) are held to while providing services for immigrant children and youth. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
6 Title III, Part A Services for Non-Profit Schools
Title III, Part A Services for Private Non-Profit Schools details the responsibilities that local educational agencies (LEAs) have in providing equitable Title III, Part A services to eligible private non-profit (PNP) school English learners (ELs), their teachers, and other educational personnel. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
7 Title III, Part A: Strengthening and Increasing Parental Outreach
The course outlines best practices for implementing parental and family programs and activities required under Title III, Part A, Section 3115 (d)(6) and (e)(1)(A). It is recommended that the course titled Enhancing Instructional Opportunities for Immigrant Students be taken before this course to enhance your understanding of both instructional and parental activities in support of Title III, Part A. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
5 ELL Foundations—Effective Instructional Strategies and Routines
This course covers the key content objectives of providing differentiated instruction, building academic vocabulary, and facilitating cooperative learning.
5 ELL Foundations—Effective Instructional Strategies and Routines
This training covers the key content objectives of providing differentiated instruction, building academic vocabulary, and facilitating cooperative learning. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
5 ELL Foundations—Assessment and Data–Driven Instruction
This training provides educators with the foundational knowledge of assessment and data-driven instructional practices that will support ELLs in academic settings. The materials are openly available, but do not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be awarded.
2 ELL Instructional Videos—ELA and Reading
The ELL instructional videos show teachers using strategies from each of the three key areas—affective, linguistic, and cognitive—in an authentic classroom setting. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
2 ELL Instructional Videos—Mathematics
The ELL instructional videos show teachers using strategies from each of the three key areas—affective, linguistic, and cognitive—in an authentic classroom setting. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
2 ELL Instructional Videos—Science
This training is designed to show how implementing of the ELPS cross-curricular student expectations and linguistic accommodations promotes content and language acquisition in a science lesson. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
2 ELL Instructional Videos—Social Studies
The ELL instructional videos show teachers using strategies from each of the three key areas—affective, linguistic, and cognitive—in an authentic classroom setting. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
5 ELPS for Administrators
This course is designed for campus administrators and will provide an overview for ELPS district implementation requirements and guidance on how to monitor effective instruction for English language learners (ELLs). As an administrator or instructional leader, it is critical to have an understanding of how integrating the ELPS into content area instruction and aligning instruction to ELLs’ language proficiency levels provides linguistic and cognitive supports.
3 ELL Foundations—Second Language Acquisition
This training provides educators with foundational knowledge in the second language acquisition process, along with its impact on content-area instruction and student achievement. This training, previously available in Texas Courses, is now openly available but does not earn course provider credit and no certificate will be offered. The course will be available for credit in summer 2020.
Introduction to Plate Tectonics
This resource is intended to use for Tier I classroom instruction.
Classification of Organisms
This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning opportunities for students to identify the characteristics of organisms that classify them into currently recognized Kingdoms, Sixth Grade Science TEKS (6)(12)(D).
Energy Transformations
A Tier I resource for TEKS (6)(9)(C), energy transformations.
Gravity
Using interactives, students will demonstrate that gravity is the force that governs the motion of our solar system.
Potential and Kinetic Energy
This resource provides Tier I instruction ideas for Grade 6+ science teachers in the area of potential and kinetic energy.
ELL Instructional Videos—English Language Arts and Reading
Sheltered instruction: ELL instructional videos for English Language Arts and Reading
ELL Instructional Videos—Mathematics
Sheltered instruction ELL instructional video for mathematics.