Transcript Social Studies Update July 22, 2009

Social Studies Update
July 22, 2009
Brenda Tingle
Julie Brelsford
Dr. Rosemary Morrow
Texas Education Agency 2009
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Texas Education Agency 2009
Welcome, new ESC
Specialists!
Welcome new district
supervisors and new
social studies teachers!
Texas Education Agency 2009
Legislative Briefing Book
• A briefing book detailing legislation passed
during the 81st session of the Texas
Legislature is now available. About 100
bills impacting public education were
approved by lawmakers during their 2009
session. The link to this pdf document is
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.a
spx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=5103.
Texas Education Agency 2009
HB 3 Graduation Requirements
• There is now a House Bill 3 Graduation
Requirements webpage. This page
includes a link to the enrolled version of
the bill, the first FAQ document and a side
by side document. Related information will
be added to the page as it becomes
available. The URL is
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/HB3in
dex.html.
Texas Education Agency 2009
Assessment Update
• TAKS and EOC Update
• Brenda Tingle will add anything
she wants to share.
Texas Education Agency 2009
College and Career
Readiness
• CCRS Vertical Team Phase II met in
Austin on June (6 public ed. and 4 higher
ed.)
• Gap analysis will be available to the TEKS
review teams
• CCRS gap analysis will be posted on the
TEA website sometime in the near future
Texas Education Agency 2009
TEKS Review Process
• Check the TEKS webpage on a regular basis to find the
latest information regarding the TEKS Review Process
– Announcements
– NEW Expert feedback on the current social studies
TEKS
– Information regarding social studies TEKS review
– Revised State Board of Education Process for Review
of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
– TEKS Revision/Instructional Materials/College
Readiness Standards (CRS) Timelines (Updated May
2009)
• http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TEKS Review
• Social Studies TEKS review committees,
K-12, return to Austin on July 28-31.
• Informal drafts will be posted on the TEA
website by early September for informal
feedback.
• Link:http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/socialst
udiesTEKS.html
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• Link to a timeline of upcoming
activities:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/TEKSTimeli
ne051109.pdf
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• Grades K-8 TEKS review committees
met, January 2009
• High school TEKS review committees
met, February 2009
• Committee on Instruction work session,
April 22, 2009
• Experts review current TEKS and
provide recommendations, June 2009
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• SBOE discussion of expert
recommendations and guidance for
review committees, July 2009
• K-12 TEKS review committees meet,
including vertical alignment, July
2009
• Draft TEKS posted for informal
feedback, September 2009
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• Expert review of draft TEKS,
September 2009
• SBOE update on expert review,
September 2009
• K-12 TEKS review committees meet,
October 2009
• SBOE discussion, November 2009
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• Public hearing, first reading and filing,
January 2010
• Proposed revised TEKS posted for
official public comment, February 2010
• Public hearing on proposed revised
TEKS, February 2010
• Second reading and adoption, March
2010
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• Vertical teams establish criteria for CCRS
online student materials, Summer/Fall 2010
• Professional development for TEKS
and CCRS online student materials,
Spring/Summer 2011 and ongoing
• Implementation of revised social
studies TEKS and online college and career
readiness student materials, Fall 2011
Texas Education Agency 2009
Social Studies TIMELINE
• Call for Proclamation 2013 in 2010 after
social studies TEKS are adopted
• Instructional materials review committees
convene in 2012 to review publisher
submissions
• Proclamation 2013 social studies
instructional materials in schools, Fall
2013 (includes English language arts
electives)
Texas Education Agency 2009
Join Social Studies Listserv
• Go to http://www.tea.state.tx.us/list/
• Click on “Select a List” for pop-up menu of
listserv names
• Scroll down, select “Social Studies," and click on
“Join the List”
• Enter your e-mail address
• Enter your name
• A confirmation e-mail will be sent to e-mail
address listed
• Respond to confirmation e-mail with “OK”
Texas Education Agency 2009
TEA Curriculum Contacts
Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D.
Director of Social Studies
rosemary.morrow@tea.
state.tx.us
Julie Brelsford
Assistant Director of Social
Studies
[email protected]
Texas Education Agency 2009
TEA Assessment Contacts
Brenda Tingle
Manager of Social Studies Assessment
[email protected]
Lisa Medina
Lynn Franzen
Social Studies Specialist
[email protected]
Social Studies Specialist
[email protected]
Aimee Cabatingan
Nicole Ellis
Social Studies Specialist
[email protected]
Social Studies Specialist
[email protected]
Texas Education Agency 2009
Questions/Comments?
Texas Education Agency 2009
Have an exciting, fun-filled
2009-2010 school year!
Texas Education Agency 2009
Thank you!
Texas Education Agency 2009