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The State Board of Education (SBOE) has legislative authority to adopt the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each subject of the required curriculum. The SBOE periodically reviews and revises the TEKS for each subject area.
(Work groups/Content Advisors)
TEKS Review Process (2018)

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The State Board of Education (SBOE) has legislative authority to adopt the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each subject of the required curriculum. The SBOE periodically reviews and revises the TEKS for each subject area. Subscribe to updates from TEA.

TEKS Review

For each TEKS subject-area review, the SBOE nominates educators, parents, business and industry representatives, and employers to serve on TEKS review work groups. Work groups make recommendations to the SBOE for revisions to the TEKS. The SBOE's TEKS review and revision process requires the board to determine for each subject area the scope of each review, either a full revision or a streamlining of the standards.

A full revision of the TEKS consists of reviewing and modifying the existing standards or developing new standards for a particular subject area or career and technical education (CTE) Career Cluster. A full revision is conducted to ensure that the standards are rigorous, reflect current topics and up-to-date research, and address the essential knowledge and skills at the appropriate grade levels. The TEKS may undergo significant or minimal changes during a full revision, depending on the needs of the subject area and the condition of the existing standards. The SBOE typically calls for instructional materials aligned to the revised TEKS after a full revision of the standards.

Streamlining the standards refers to reducing the content required to be mastered by students during an instructional year or prior to a relevant summative state assessment, when applicable. The goal of streamlining is to ensure the standards are focused on only the knowledge and skills that are essential in each course/grade level. Streamlining should produce fewer and clearer standards that are teachable in the time allotted without diluting the rigor of the standards. At the discretion of the SBOE, streamlining may be limited to only certain grade levels and courses. Because streamlining focuses on reducing and not adding content, the SBOE does not call for new instructional materials aligned to streamlined TEKS.

TEKS Review Resources

The following documents provide additional information related to the SBOE's new process and timelines for the review and revision of the TEKS.

TEKS Review Process, 2018 (PDF, 503KB) (Approved November 2018)

TEKS and Instructional Materials Working Document (PDF, 73KB) (Updated September 2019)

ELPS Review

The following web page provides additional information about the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) review and revision process.
English Language Proficiency Standards Review
Subject Area Reviews

The following web pages provide additional information about the TEKS review and revision process by subject area.
Science TEKS Review Health Education TEKS Review Physical Education TEKS Review Social Studies TEKS Streamlining Science TEKS Streamlining English Language Arts and Reading TEKS Review Spanish Language Arts and Reading and English as a Second Language TEKS Review Career and Technical Education TEKS
Languages Other Than English TEKS Review
Fine Arts TEKS Review Mathematics TEKS Review Technology Applications TEKS Review Social Studies TEKS Review
English Language Arts Electives TEKS Review

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The State Board of Education (SBOE) has legislative authority to adopt the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each subject of the required curriculum. The SBOE periodically reviews and revises the TEKS for each subject area. Subscribe to updates from TEA.

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^ START HERE- TEA presentation    @TAC:  TEKS review process &
STAAR updates
^ 2020  Science TEKS Review
Work Group Drafts |
Texas Education Agency

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Science

'19-20 - TEKS Reviewed
'20-21 - Revised TEKS Adopted
SBOE Issue Proc 2023
'21-22 - Instr.Materials Reviewed
'22-23 - Instr.Materials Adopted
'23-24 - Revised TEKS & Instr.
Materials Implemented
Instr. Materials Adoption Cycle

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^TEXAS State Board of
Education (SBOE) agendas
^Sept 9-11, 2020 video
(commissioner's comments & HS
Science TEKS/Content Advisors)
^June 30, 2020 Committee of the
Full Board discussion of Item 6
(moved last item on the agenda)
Go to 1:45:25 on the video

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Official public comment period for the proposed new TEKS for high school science (Bio, Chem, IPC, Phys) is open until Nov 13 ,. 2020
Please read proposed new TEKS and talk about it with your fellow teachers.  Here is a Shared HS TEKS input Google Sheet for us to collect our thoughts.

(implementation 2023)

Public comment link
SBOE Proposed Rules Info

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Learning Science & Core Ideas!  Resource list: 

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Learning Science & Core Ideas!  Resource list: 

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^A Framework for K-12 Science Education  NAP 2012 - Free
^Science for all Americans -
Project 2061  AAAS 1989 - Free
^ Helping Students Make Sense of the World   NSTA 2017
^ Disciplinary Core Ideas. (DCI) Reshaping Teaching & Learning NSTA 2016
^ NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions NSTA 2020
^ Science Curriculum Topic Study 2nd Edition NSTA 2019 \ book study

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TEA Website
Two important documents - ^TEKS Review DRAFT Recommendations & ^ 6-8 DRAFT Vertical Alignment

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TEA Website
TEKS DRAFT - Aquatic Science, Astronomy, ESS & Environmental Systems.  (possible name change along with new TEKS - Earth Systems Science)

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March 2021!  SCIENCE AISD Curriculum Content Guides NEEDED! (April 30 deadline)

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March 2021!  SCIENCE AISD Curriculum Content Guides NEEDED! (April 30 deadline)

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Are you interested in learning more  about how to move instruction generally from Concrete experiences (hands-on) TO Pictorial/ Representational
TO Abstract (words/numbers) using
Science Curriculum Topic Study?
What is a learning progression for our K-12 students?

Email:  Cayla C Cielencki

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3-2021! TEA Assessment Educator Committees --apply now!

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3-2021! TEA Assessment Educator Committees --apply now!

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This is your time to represent your students & AISD!

Assessment Educator Committees

TEA is currently seeking classroom teachers, instructional coaches, campus and district content specialists, and campus administrators to serve on a variety of assessment-related committees. The involvement of Texas education professionals supports TEA in designing and building the best quality assessments. TEA is accepting applications for the following teacher committees:
§ Early passage review meetings
§ Educator item review meetings
§ Essay rangefinding meetings
§ Subject-area advisory groups
§ STAAR redesign focus groups

Teacher and instructional specialists or coaches for the following grades and subject areas are encouraged to apply:
• English language arts and reading, grades 3–8 and English I-II
• Mathematics, grades 3–8 and Algebra I
• Science, grades 5 and 8 and Biology
• Social studies, grade 8 and U.S. History
• Spanish language arts and reading, grades 3–5
• Spanish mathematics, grades 3–5
• Spanish science, grade 5

To apply to participate in these committees, educators should complete the Educator Committee Application Form at https://www.txetests.com/edc/.
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TEA website
TEKS DRAFT - K thru 5 SCI
ELEM Side-by-Side DRAFT

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TODAY!

SBOE voted to give more time for work groups to work on vertical alignment and for state feedback.

Science is being moved back a year!!

Whoop!

·         The Review & Adoption Process - Adoption Cycle (TEA, April 2021) UPDATED

Science now Proclamation 2024 | Implementation 2024-25