Understanding Poetry (English 7 Reading)
You will learn the importance of graphical elements (e.g., capital letters, line length, word position) in the meaning of a poem.
Imagery and Figurative Language (English 7 Reading)
You will be able to identify figurative language and understand how it creates imagery, appeals to the senses, and suggests mood.
Make Connections Between and Across Literary Texts (English 7 Reading)
You will learn how to make connections between and across texts, including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.
Tone is in the Fear of the Beholder: Reading and Writing Using Multimodal Mentor Texts
This resource is a demonstration lesson presented at the 2014 Write for Texas Summer Institute. It provides a snapshot of a four to five week unit that engages students in the reading and writing workshop model.
Lesson 11.11: Information Technology
This resource describes the scope of the Information Technology Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.12: Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
This resource describes the scope of the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.13: Manufacturing
This resource describes the scope of the Manufacturing Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.15: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
This resource describes the scope of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.14: Marketing
This resource describes the scope of the Marketing Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.16: Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
This resource describes the scope of the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
TSLP—0–SE—Leadership—L2—Matching Instruction to Needs
The goal of the Texas State Literacy Plan (TSLP) is to ensure that every Texas child is strategically prepared for the literacy demands of college or career by high school graduation.
Introduction to Section 6
This resource introduces section 6 of the CTE WBL course: WBL Training Stations.
Lesson 6.1: WBL Training Plan Terms
This resource defines terms commonly used in writing standard work-based learning (WBL) training plans for career preparation and practicum courses.
Lesson 6.2: Identifying Appropriate WBL Training Sites
This resource describes criteria for selecting appropriate work-based learning (WBL) training sites for career preparation and practicum students.
Lesson 6.3: Recruiting Business Partners and Training Sites
This resource explains how to identify potential resources for work-based learning (WBL) training sites and how to contact prospective WBL training sponsors.
Lesson 6.4: Communicating Responsibilities to Training Sponsors
This resource explains how to effectively communicate the responsibilities work-based learning (WBL) training sponsors have in providing a safe and effective training site for students in accordance with local, state, and federal policies and law.
Lesson 6.5: Conducting Training Site Visits
This resource explains the purpose of work-based learning (WBL) training site visits by teacher-coordinators, and provides guidelines to ensure the visits are effective.
Introduction to Section 8
This section describes required and recommended records that should be kept when coordinating work-based learning (WBL) experiences, with an emphasis on those records career preparation or practicum teachers must produce and maintain.
Lesson 8.1: Recordkeeping Requirements
This resource describes the career and technical education (CTE) records required to demonstrate compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and policies.
Lesson 8.2: Creating a WBL Filing System
This lesson shares recommendations from experienced work-based learning (WBL) teacher-coordinators on how to get and stay organized.