October 21, 2010
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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People Matching
KWL
TEKS Update
STAAR Update
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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You are
searching for you
“match”
Individuals come
from the revised
8th and USH
standards
(colors will
match)
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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What do you KNOW
about …
◦ TEKS
◦ STAAR
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8th Grade
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
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What do you WANT
to learn about …
◦ TEKS
◦ STAAR
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8th Grade
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills
Student Expectations
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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TEKS were adopted in June 2010 and posted
on Texas Register August 2010
Available on the TEA website, same link as
the current standards
◦ Elementary and High School- listed below the
current standards
◦ Middle school- listed above
 (NO particular reason, just a formatting issue)
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Kindergarten – Gov’t
 History
 Geography
 Economics
 Government
 Citizenship
 Culture
 Science/Technology/
Society
 Social Studies Skills
Economics
• Economics
• Personal Financial
Literacy
• Social Studies
Skills
ESC Region XIII, information current as of
10/21/10
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TEKS 8. (4) History. The student understands significant
political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. The
student is expected to:
RIGOR
CONTENT
(A) analyze causes of the American
Revolution, including the Proclamation of
1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp
Act, mercantilism, lack of representation
in Parliament, and British economic
policies following the French and Indian
War;
SPECIFICATION/
FACTS
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current as of 10/21/10
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Longer Introduction
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More Student Expectations
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More historical figures
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Written with assessment in mind
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current as of 10/21/10
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Clarifies Celebrate Freedom requirements
◦ NOTE: required for Grades 3-12, part of the
standards for Grades K-2
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Defines Free Enterprise system
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Defines Constitutional Republic
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Clarifies “including” and “such as” statements
◦ NOTE: required for Grades 3-12, part of the
standards for Grades K-2
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Grade
1st
SEs
0
Content
World Geography
SEs
1
2nd
3rd
4th
0
17
0
World History
US History
Government
44
38
-2
5th
6th
7th
1
9
6
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
21
8
21
8th
1
Special Topics
Research
10
18
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current as of 10/21/10
Analysis Item
TEKS (Knowledge and
Skills Statements)
Student Expectations
Specific People or
groups of people in SEs
“Specific Facts” in SEs
Years of coverage
Old TEKS
New TEKS
26
32
92
130
26
69
74
218
1877 – present
(Watergate:
early 1970s)
Including:
 35 court cases and Laws /Acts
 45 events
1877 – present
(Election of President Obama and
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009)
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
“Such As” Statements – suggested/ recommended
 World History 20 (C) explain the political philosophies
of individuals such as John Locke, Thomas Hobbes,
Voltaire, Charles de Montesquieu, Jean Jacques Rousseau,
Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Thomas Jefferson, and
William Blackstone; and
“Including” Statements – required
 World History 3(A) describe the major political,
religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Persia,
India, China, Israel, Greece, and Rome, including the
development of monotheism, Judaism, and Christianity;
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current as of 10/21/10
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Tests will contain a greater number of items
that have a higher cognitive complexity level.
Items will be developed to more closely
match the cognitive complexity level evident
in the TEKS.
In Social Studies, process skills will be
assessed in content not in isolation, which
will allow for a more integrated and authentic
assessment of the content area.
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
The Social Studies TEKS Planners are designed to
help administrators and teachers understand
the changes in the Social Studies TEKS when
planning a comprehensive social studies
program, lessons and delivering instruction.
It is a side-by-side comparison of the Old and
New TEKS with 2 analysis columns: Rigor
Change and Content Change.
There are five books:
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Communities (K-3)
Texas History (4 & 7)
U.S. History (5, 8 & 11)
World Studies (6, WG & WH)
Government/Economics
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
th
8
Grade STAAR
World Geography, World History, U.S. History
STAAR EOC
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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8th Grade and 9th Grade course (WG or WH?)
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Will assess NEW TEKS (more later)
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Questions can be dual coded
(content SE and Social Studies Skills SE)
“clearer, fewer, deeper” focus
TEA will post UPDATED Blueprints later this
spring (after committees meet in February)
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
 Freshman class of 2011–2012 is first
group to have EOC assessments as a
graduation requirement
 That is the current 8th graders
 All 12 EOC assessments will be available
in 2011–2012
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Plan for phase-out HS TAKS and phase-in EOC assessments
2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015
GR 9
TAKS
TAKS
EOC
EOC
EOC
EOC
GR 10
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
EOC
EOC
EOC
GR 11
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
EOC
EOC
TAKS*
EOC or
TAKS*
GR 12
TAKS*
TAKS*
TAKS*
TAKS*
*Out-of-school testers and 12th grade retesters
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
 Reporting
Objectives
Categories instead of
 No
longer an objective/category
for Social Studies Skills
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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Will there be an 8th Grade Field test?
◦ As of October 28, 2010, we do not know.
WH Field Test (Spring 2011) will be
assessing the revised standards that
correlate with the current standards
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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“Clearer, Fewer, Deeper”
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Will be finalized by EDUCATOR committees that will
meet January/February 2011
Sign up at
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/devel
op/recform.pdf
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Blueprints will be updated to correlate with any
changes after the committees meet.
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ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
TEKS FOR SPECIFIC
GRADE OR COURSE
FOCUS OF
ASSESSMENT
“Readiness
Standards”
ASSESSED
ACROSS YEARS
“Supporting
Standards”
NOT ASSESSED
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Readiness Standards
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Essential for the
success in the current
grade/course
Important for
preparedness for next
grade/course
Support CCRS
Necessitate in-depth
instruction
Address broad and
deep ideas
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Supporting Standards
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Although introduced in
the current
grade/course, they may
be emphasized in a
subsequent year
Although reinforced in
the current
grade/course, they may
be emphasized in a
previous year
Play a role in preparing
for next grade/course
but not a central role
Address more narrowly
defined ideas
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30% of Student Expectations
from the TEKS
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65% of STAAR Assessment
Blueprint
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
 70%
of Student Expectations
from the TEKS
 35%
of STAAR Assessment
Blueprint
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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Posted on Monday, 10/25/10
All of the documents are DRAFTS until the
teacher committees meet (Jan/Feb 2011)
8TH Grade &
World History
Will include the
REVISED standards
World Geog. &
U.S. History
Will include the
CURRENT standards
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.ass
essment/staar/
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
 TEA
will host teacher committees
per grade level to determine (will
meet in Jan/February)
 The
results will be available ??
 REVISED
blueprints will be
released at the same time or
shortly thereafter
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
Content student expectation: world geography 18A
Skills student expectation: world geography 21C
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World Geography 18: Culture. The student understands
the ways in which cultures change and maintain
continuity. The student is expected to:
A. Describe the impact of general processes such as
migration, war, trade, independent inventions, and
diffusion of ideas and motivations on cultural change.
World Geography 21: Social studies skills. The student
applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information
acquired from a variety of sources including electronic
technology. The student is expected to:
C. Construct and interpret maps to answer geographic
questions, infer geographic relationships, and analyze
geographic change;
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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8th Grade STAAR
Either World Geog, World History, US History
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Will be based on the revised standards
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ONLY the revised
standards that match with a
current standard
 However,
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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8th Grade STAAR
World Geog, World History, US History
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Will be based on the revised standards
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 ALL
OF THE REVISED
STANDARDS ARE ELGIBLE FOR ASSESSMENT
(not just the ones that match with the current
standards)
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
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STAAR EOC – standards to be set in fall 2011
so scores can be reported for first high stakes
administration in spring 2012
STAAR 3-8 – standards to be set in fall 2012
so reports will be delayed for first
administration in spring 2012
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10
2010-2011 School year
 NOT required to
implement new TEKS
 no changes in CSCOPE
2012-2013 School year
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CSCOPE- New
Instruction Documents
 Exemplar Lessons
2011-2012 School year
• Implement new TEKS
• TAKS based on NEW TEKS
• STAAR for 8th and 9th grade
students
• CSCOPE- New
Curriculum Documents
• Year-at-a-Glance
• Vertical Alignment Doc
• Instructional Focus Documents
ESC Region XIII, information
current as of 10/21/10