Clarifying the Revised
TEKS: Implications for
Activities, Lessons,
and Assessments
Danielle Seabold
Mathematics Leadership
The Charles A. Dana Center
CAMT, 2006
Charles A. Dana Center
Our mission has been to strengthen the mathematics
and science preparation and achievement of all
students through supporting alignment of all the key
components of mathematics and science education:
the state standards, accountability system, assessment,
and standards for teacher certification. We have
focused our efforts in recent years on providing
resources to help local communities meet the
demands of the education system—by strengthening
mathematics and science professional development,
and by publishing and disseminating mathematics and
science education resources.
Why are we here?
Early 2005, the Texas legislature adopted the
revised secondary mathematics Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). As
mandated by the legislature, the revised
secondary TEKS are to be implemented in Fall
2006.
– What does this mean for us as teachers and
educational/instructional leaders?
– Where can we go for updated resources aligned
to the revised TEKS?
My School…
On a scale of 1-10, rate the effect that the
revised TEKS will have on the mathematics
department or program at your school.
1 = Revised TEKS? What are those? We won’t
need to change a thing.
10 = We have to revise our curriculum,
instruction, and professional development
opportunities. It looks like a lot will change.
Impact of the Revised
TEKS
The revised TEKS will impact:
•Instruction ~ pedagogy and instructional
resources
•Curriculum ~ textbooks, focus, depth, and rigor
•Professional development ~ TEKS-focus, depth,
and timing
Impact of the Revised
TEKS
TEKS-based Resource:
Mathematics TEKS
Toolkit
www.mathtekstoolkit.org
An online resource hub for activities,
lessons, and assessments that are TEKSbased.
The mathematics TEKS toolkit has been
revised.
What will we do today?
In this session, we will examine the
revised TEKS and TEKS-based
activities for use in your classroom
to help clarify the revised TEKS.
The Revised TEKS
Examine your grade-/course-level revised
TEKS.
The Revised TEKS
Examine your grade-/course-level revised
TEKS. Find at least one example where the
revised TEKS will impact each (be prepared to
share):
•Instruction ~ pedagogy and instructional
resources
•Curriculum ~ textbooks, focus, depth, and rigor
•Professional development ~ TEKS-focus, depth,
and timing
Exploring a Clarifying
Activity
Find your grade or course in the Clarifying
Activity packet.
What, in particular, needs to change in the
Clarifying Activity based on the revised
TEKS?
TI Application: Transfrm
Transformation Graphing is a TI Application that
helps teachers meet the revised TEKS for
Grades 6-12.
Let’s check it out…
TI Application: Transfrm
How could you use this application in your
classroom?
Which TEKS does the application support?
Assessment Connection:
Essential Elements
Each Assessment Connection links an
individual TEKS statement with a
Clarifying Performance Task (Activity),
Lesson, Classroom Assessment, TAKS
Objective and Released TAKS Item(s)
Assessment Connections
(A.6) Linear functions. The student
understands the meaning of the slope and
intercepts of the graphs of linear functions and
zeros of linear functions and interprets and
describes the effects of changes in parameters
of linear functions in real-world and
mathematical situations.
(C) investigate, describe, and predict the
effects of changes in m and b on the graph of
y = mx + b;
A change from…
(A.6) Linear functions. The student
understands the meaning of the slope and
intercepts of the graphs of linear functions and
zeros of linear functions and interprets and
describes the effects of changes in parameters
of linear functions in real-world and
mathematical situations.
(C) investigate, describe, and predict the
effects of changes in m and b on the graph of
y = mx + b;
TAKS Connections
Will students be successful on TAKS questions
such as these after completing this Clarifying
Performance Task?
If not, what needs to be changed or added?
Where do I go from here?
1. Some of you will walk out of here with copies
of some of the Dana Center’s current resources.
2. Visit the Toolkit at least once within the first
week after CAMT: www.mathtekstoolkit.org
3. Commit to using one of the resources from the
Toolkit during the first two weeks of class.
4. Continue to check the Toolkit often for updates
and revisions to our resources.
Did I win?
Pick up your Math TEKS Toolkit pencil.
Is the end of it colored?
If so, come to the front to select your resource!