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TEXTEAMS is a comprehensive system of professional development based on the mathematics and science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and designed to offer quality professional development through a well-trained network of leaders.
Every school or district, working with a TEXTEAMS Leader or Master Leader, can customize the program to meet its needs, including developing appropriate ongoing support and follow-up experiences.
Each TEXTEAMS Institute is developed around the following philosophy and beliefs:
- Teachers at all levels benefit from extending their own mathematical and scientific knowledge and understanding to include new content and new ways of conceptualizing the content they already possess.
- Professional development experiences, much like the school mathematics and science curriculum itself, should focus on few activities in great depth.
- Professional development experiences must provide opportunities for teachers to connect and apply what they have learned to their day-to-day teaching.
TEXTEAMS materials are purposefully designed to help classroom teachers understand and implement the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and TEKS-based assessments, including the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). By focusing the institute on the TEKS, teachers are simultaneously developing an understanding of TAKS and reflecting on instructional strategies that promote student achievement on TAKS.