April 2019 Committee on Instruction 8
April 2019 Committee on Instruction 8
Ratification of Texas Lesson Study Resources
April 5, 2019
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT
SUMMARY: This item gives the committee and board an opportunity to consider ratifying the current teacher-designed lesson study resources, which became available on the agency’s web portal November 1, 2018–March 8, 2019.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §8.0531
TEC, §8.0531 requires instructional materials that are part of a curriculum management system and developed by education service centers to undergo a review and adoption process.
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: On November 16, 2018, the board ratified the first set of lesson study resources that were available on the agency’s web portal as of October 31, 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Commissioner of Education Mike Morath included the Texas Lesson Study (TXLS) professional development program in the TEA Strategic Plan 2017–2021 and 2019–2023. TXLS is inquiry-based, job-embedded professional development where teachers work collaboratively to develop, teach, and assess research-based lessons. Through this process, teachers document their learning and lesson design on a lesson proposal and provide a video of the taught research-based lesson. The lesson proposal and video may become published on TEA’s online teacher and student resource center, the Texas Gateway.
At the September 13, 2018, and November 15, 2018 Committee on Instruction meetings, staff presented on the TXLS professional development program.
PUBLIC BENEFIT AND COST TO PERSONS: Benefits include teachers and parents having access to teacher-designed, master lessons that are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and may be adapted and implemented in the classroom to increase student outcomes.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
ratify the Texas Lesson Study resources presented in Separate Exhibit II.
Staff Members Responsible:
Martin Winchester, Deputy Commissioner, Educator Systems and Support
Blair Claussen, Project Manager, Educator Support
Separate Exhibit I: How to Access Gateway Lesson Study Resources
Separate Exhibit II: Gateway Lesson Study Resource List: November 1, 2018–March 8, 2019
April 5, 2019
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT
SUMMARY: This item gives the committee and board an opportunity to consider ratifying the current teacher-designed lesson study resources, which became available on the agency’s web portal November 1, 2018–March 8, 2019.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §8.0531
TEC, §8.0531 requires instructional materials that are part of a curriculum management system and developed by education service centers to undergo a review and adoption process.
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: On November 16, 2018, the board ratified the first set of lesson study resources that were available on the agency’s web portal as of October 31, 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Commissioner of Education Mike Morath included the Texas Lesson Study (TXLS) professional development program in the TEA Strategic Plan 2017–2021 and 2019–2023. TXLS is inquiry-based, job-embedded professional development where teachers work collaboratively to develop, teach, and assess research-based lessons. Through this process, teachers document their learning and lesson design on a lesson proposal and provide a video of the taught research-based lesson. The lesson proposal and video may become published on TEA’s online teacher and student resource center, the Texas Gateway.
At the September 13, 2018, and November 15, 2018 Committee on Instruction meetings, staff presented on the TXLS professional development program.
PUBLIC BENEFIT AND COST TO PERSONS: Benefits include teachers and parents having access to teacher-designed, master lessons that are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and may be adapted and implemented in the classroom to increase student outcomes.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
ratify the Texas Lesson Study resources presented in Separate Exhibit II.
Staff Members Responsible:
Martin Winchester, Deputy Commissioner, Educator Systems and Support
Blair Claussen, Project Manager, Educator Support
Separate Exhibit I: How to Access Gateway Lesson Study Resources
Separate Exhibit II: Gateway Lesson Study Resource List: November 1, 2018–March 8, 2019