Current Professional Development
New Professional Development Offerings Available Summer 2011
MSTAR Academy 1 Part B Completion
The MSTAR Academy I Part B Completion training will engage participants in the use of data-driven decision-making within the MSTAR Lesson Study model to plan, review, and refine Tier I mathematics instruction. Participants will review important sources of data on student knowledge and thinking related to algebra readiness; connect each of these sources of student data to its appropriate types of decisions; and design a data-driven action plan for improving some aspect of algebra-readiness related instruction during the next year. Contact your Education Service Center (ESC) for information on MSTAR Academy 1 Part B Completion.
MSTAR Academy II
The MSTAR Academy II training emphasizes research-based Tier II strategies from the IES Practice Guide for Assisting Struggling Students with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools and engages participants in how to identify students needing Tier II support in mathematics and meet their instructional needs. Participants will learn how to interpret results of the MSTAR Universal Screener; use the screener results and other forms of data to make instructional decisions; and provide practical strategies for implementing evidence-based interventions for students receiving Tier II mathematics support. Contact your Education Service Center (ESC) for information on MSTAR Academy II.
Algebra II EOCS
The Algebra II EOCS training has a goal of improving overall mathematics instruction and achievement in order to ensure student success on the Algebra II End of Course Exam. The training will allow participants to examine the concepts in the Algebra II TEKS and learn strategies through the exploration of hands-on, student-centered lessons designed to provide connections to and strengthen participants’ knowledge of College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and Response to Intervention (RtI). Sessions will provide Texas teachers and administrators with online resources and follow-up activities through an online interactive platform, as well as allow educators to build online professional learning communities for further development and growth. Contact your Education Service Center (ESC) for information on Algebra II EOCS.
Geometry EOCS
The Geometry EOCS training has a goal of improving overall mathematics instruction and achievement in order to ensure student success on the Geometry End of Course Exam. The training will allow participants to examine the concepts in the Geometry TEKS and learn strategies through the exploration of hands-on, student-centered lessons designed to provide connections to and strengthen participants’ knowledge of College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and Response to Intervention (RtI). Sessions will provide Texas teachers and administrators with online resources and follow-up activities through an online interactive platform, as well as allow educators to build online professional learning communities for further development and growth. Contact your Education Service Center (ESC) for information on Geometry EOCS.
Continued Professional Development Offerings:
MSTAR: An Introduction (5-8)
The MSTAR Introduction informs and familiarizes participants with the TxRCFP as a framework for improving overall mathematics instruction and achievement with the goal of decreasing the percentage of students who need math intervention. An online version of this training, MSTAR Introduction: An Executive Summary, is now available on Project Share.
Elementary Students in Texas Algebra Ready (ESTAR): An Introduction (K-5)
The ESTAR Introduction informs and familiarizes participants with the TxRCFP as a framework for improving overall mathematics instruction and achievement with the goal of decreasing the percentage of students who need math intervention.
MSTAR: Geometric Approach to Algebra Readiness (6-8)
The MSTAR: Geometric Approach to Algebra Readiness Academy provides content-based professional development focusing on geometric approaches to algebra. The Geometric Approach to Algebra Readiness Academy also focuses on addressing the needs of all learners through Response to Intervention (RtI) strategies that focus on integrating the TEKS and creating quality Tier 1 lessons. The MSTAR: Geometric Approach to Algebra Readiness Academy is available through the Texas Regional Collaboratives.
MSTAR Academy 1 for Grades 5-6 and Grades 7-8
The goal of the MSTAR Academy I for Grades 5–6 and Grades 7-8 is to improve overall mathematics instruction and student achievement in order to meet EOC Algebra I standards in grade 9/high school and to ensure postsecondary readiness. Participants examine the “big ideas” in the grades 5–8 math TEKS and learn strategies to prepare students for success in algebra. Participants explore hands-on, student-centered lessons designed to provide connections to and strengthen participants' knowledge of the middle-school mathematics that is critical for success in algebra, the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and Response to Intervention (RtI). The MSTAR Academies provide intensive content-based professional development focusing on the how and what to teach to engage students in concepts and content. Unfacilitated online versions of MSTAR Academy I are now available on Project Share. Facilitated online versions will be coming soon on Project Share.
Algebra I End of Course Success (EOCS)
The Algebra I EOCS training has a goal of improving overall mathematics instruction and achievement in order to ensure student success on the Algebra End of Course Exam. This training allows participants to examine the concepts in the Algebra I TEKS and learn strategies through the exploration of hands-on, student-centered lessons designed to provide connections to and strengthen participants’ knowledge of College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and Response to Intervention (RtI). Sessions provide Texas teachers and administrators with online resources and follow-up activities through an online interactive platform, as well as allow educators to build online professional learning communities for further development and growth. Contact your Education Service Center (ESC) for information on Algebra I EOCS.
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