Select A State Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut The texas education Agency is the source of the public school performance National Center for educational Accountability. Learn more at www.nc4ea.org. http://www.just4kids.org/jftk/index.cfm?st=Texas&loc=Home
Assistive Technology And Education (www.resna.org/taproject/policy/education/index.html). List of resources. texas education Agency (TEA). (www.tea.state.tx.us). http://tatp.edb.utexas.edu/education.html
Extractions: Technology is necessary for many students with disabilities to take full advantage of educational opportunities, have access to the same general curriculum provided to their peers, and be included in the full range of programs and services offered in their classrooms and schools. Technology is part of the "free appropriate public education" guaranteed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Therefore it should be included in students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) when necessary for them to realize the full benefits of their education and be prepared for a successful, independent life after public school graduation. The Texas Technology Access Project in collaboration with The Texas Assistive Technology Network, with leadership provided by Region IV Education Service Center, and The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education,Department of Special Education have developed a training module entitled "Consideration of Assistive Technology (AT) in the Individual Education Program (IEP)". The training module can be used by staff developers and educators. The module is an introduction to assistive technology consideration during the development of the IEP for educators, administrators, parents, and others involved in the development of IEPs for students with disabilities. The module may be viewed online or downloaded.
Extractions: Austin, Texas The 41st Annual State Conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of Texas is scheduled for November 9-12, 2005, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin, TX. This is the largest disability conference in the State of Texas and welcomes anyone interested in the many aspects of living and working with individuals with learning disabilities. The numerous sessions related to a variety of instructional methods and behavior management, make this a useful conference for regular educators as well as special educators and for parents and professionals serving students and adults who are "struggling," but may not have been identified as a person with a learning disability. You are invited! This conference will provide helpful information and give parents, educators and other professionals and concerned individuals opportunities to ask questions, be involved in discussions, and leave the conference with a sense of preparedness to meet the challenges ahead.
Environmental Education Foundation Agency (EPA) has awarded a contract to the Environmental education Foundation (EEF) Click on the links below to check out the new texas Mold Rules http://www.enviro-ed.org/
Extractions: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a contract to the Environmental Education Foundation (EEF) to form a coalition of major players in the building design/construction and property management industry, including insurance and financial institutions. The purpose of the contract according to David Mudarri, Ph.D., Indoor Environments Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, "[is] to promote EPA's indoor air quality guidance and encourage its use as the basis for managing indoor environmental quality risks." EEF's success in developing its own water intrusion and mold management program has positioned the organization to be a viable force in EPA's plans for managing indoor environmental quality risks. A combination of EPA's IAQ Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM) software and EEF's water intrusion and mold management program are providing new guidance for any industry dealing with air quality issues. EEF will also develop a process to pilot test an EPA training module for the Integration of IAQ and Energy Efficiency in Well Managed Buildings, which is based on the 5-staged ENERGY STAR program and EEF will review EPA's IAQ Green Building Guidance.
Extractions: Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Archives Volume 16 No. 1 Bamboozled by the Texas Miracle Texas is the model for President Bush's education agenda. As this Texas teacher warns, Watch out! Your classroom may never be the same. By Teddi Beam-Conroy I had taught in elementary schools in Milwaukee, Phoenix, and Minneapolis before moving to Texas in 1993, so annual testing was nothing new. Each of those districts gave the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS); two also gave locally-mandated standardized tests. I was hired to teach fifth grade at a large, semi-urban elementary school and placed on a team with five other experienced teachers. At the beginning of the school year, my colleagues spoke often of TAAS (the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills). I responded as I had in previous years. I ignored it. Springtime was test time. It was only August and I had kids to teach. And then there was the TAAS. Kids failed. Lots of them. Both in reading and math. How had these children, the same children who had done so well on the ITBS, done so miserably on TAAS?
College Tech-Prep Of Texas with grants from the texas Higher education Coordinating Board and the texaseducation Agency to Temple College Temple, texas with funds provided by http://www.techpreptexas.org/
Extractions: For more information on College Tech-Prep in other states, please visit National Tech Prep Network. Development and maintenance of this site are funded with grants from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency to Temple College - Temple, Texas with funds provided by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1998.
SchoolGrants - Grant Opportunities texas education Agency s Grants Administration newly revised with tons of great, Eligible Applicants The texas education Agency (TEA) is requesting http://www.schoolgrants.org/Grants/state.htm
Extractions: Index to Grant Opptys Sample Proposals ... Join the SchoolGrants Team! S tate Grant Opportunities This page has opportunities that are available through your State Departments of Education or other State agencies. These opportunities may be federal flow-through funds or state-legislated programs. Note that the listings on the page are not comprehensive! You should follow the links to your State Education Agency (SEA) to review available grant opportunities. If you know of opportunities that you do not find listed here, please share that information with me so I can list it on the site. It is through open sharing that the most kids in the most schools are helped. The links below will take you to the grants pages of state Department of Education web sites, if available. In some cases, this page contains information about state grant opportunities. As time allows, this page will be expanded include more information. State Departments of Education and Other State Links State Art Councils Need Grant Writing Assistance?
A Directory For Asperger Syndrome: Texas Education Agency texas education Agency. texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II Chapter 89.Adaptations for Special Populations Special Populations includes Special http://www.kandi.org/aspergers/Detailed/95.html
The Texas Center For Service-Learning TxCSL secretary, at 512420-0214 x 105 or shepard@txcsl.org, if you have any a statewide initiative of Region 14 ESC and the texas education Agency. http://www.txcsl.org/
Extractions: research the environment. The Texas Center for Service-Learning The Texas Center for Service-Learning seeks to improve student achievement through service-learning, the thoughtful integration of community service with powerful academic learning. We assist students, teachers, administrators and communities in Texas with training, technical assistance and resources to develop and strengthen service-learning. Click here for more definitions of Service-Learning... S-L in Texas Grants Managed by TxCSL S-L Resources ... Other Funding fall grantee training information ESCs
Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org The goal of ParentAdvocates.org is to put your child s education into your ownhands. The WilmerHutchins, texas, education Mess Where d the Money Go? http://parentadvocates.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=4123
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Extractions: Office of the Dean, College of Education Texas school administrators often lack vital knowledge of technology trends, issues and skills; therefore, they are not as effective leaders of technology introduction, integration, and management as are needed. This lack comes from three sources: 1) school administrator preparatory programs have not and do not provide technology-related courses; 2) there are few technology-related in-service training course available to administrators; and 3) many Texas administrators are geographically isolated and thus have less opportunity to interact with colleagues and less opportunity to receive training. This article presents and explains web-based resources for: 1) standards development for administrator, teacher and student technology skills and knowledge; 2) standards development for accessibility, connectivity, and software; and 3) national and state resources such as diagnostic tools, school data/statistics, and other technology-related information. Keywords: K-12 Educational Administrator Technology Standards , Electronic Tools for School Administrators , Teacher and Student Technology Standards, Web-based Educational Productivity Tools
Texas Textbook Review Remote Link HTML texas education Agency, Textbook Administration. Hearings atand comments to 1701 N Congress Av, Austin, TX 78701. http://www.constitution.org/reform/us/tx/textbook/textbook.htm
Extractions: Texas Textbook Review Click on the button to get the indicated file format: Format HTML Text WP PDF RTF Word Image Local Remote One of the areas for reform is in the ways textbooks are written. A major purchaser of textbooks is the State of Texas, whose standards for acceptance have a large influence on the way textbooks are written that are sold to other states. Here are a few documents that indicate the problem and possible solutions. 2002 Hearings Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Texas Education Agency, Textbook Administration . Hearings at and comments to: 1701 N Congress Av, Austin, TX 78701. For information Linda Janney ljanney@tea.state.tx.us 512/463-9609. Submit comments on textbooks to Robert H Leos rleos@tea.state.tx.us Fax: 512/463-8728. Overview of the State Board of Education (SBOE) . Why its work matters, and how the public may work with it to influence textbook content. Compilation of Textbook Factual Errors Texas Public Policy Foundation . (393 KB). Their site also has their 1700-page report on textbooks and publisher responses to that report, but not to other witnesses, and the files are in PDF format. Report on Magruder's American Government (Prentice-Hall, 2003), presented in Testimony of Jon Roland before the State Board of Education, 2002 July 17.
Neglected - Delinquent.org The texas Youth Commission (TYC) site offers extensive information about thejuvenile justice F (512) 4639008. texas education Agency, Title I, Part D http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/nd/States/TX.asp?state=TEXAS
Electronic Campus - State Educator Resources K12 education The texas education Agency William Travis Building 1701 N.Congress Avenue Austin, texas, 78701 (512) 463-9734 http://www.electroniccampus.org/TeacherCenter/States/texas.asp
Extractions: Alabama Arkansas Delaware ... West Virginia Click on any SREB state for access to state educator resources. In order to ensure you are able to view state resources, please disable any pop-up blocking software you may use, or add www.electronicCampus.org, www.electronicCampus.org/TeacherCenter and www.TheTeacherCenter.org, to your "Allow" list. This will allow you to participate fully in the Electronic Campus and TheTeacherCenter.
Media The series and associated data are available on line at www.idra.org. IDRAsanalysis of data from the texas education Agency shows that http://www.idra.org/Research/alted.htm
Extractions: Acknowledgments This publication is part of a series of policy briefs developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association on four key issues in education. The series is designed to inform community and policy decisions during the Texas legislative session and beyond. Topics in the series are: The series and associated data are available on line at www.idra.org. On the other end of the spectrum, people focus on changing the environment that they believe leads to the undesired behavior. This may involve macro changes within education systems, family support and economic development or micro changes to provide treatment, health care and personal support systems. The effectiveness of these strategies varies tremendously. Success or failure is largely influenced by the details of how any strategy is carried out. The same debate is going on today in the United States. In fact, both types of strategies are being used, depending on the situation. Even though it could be argued that schools exist as a support mechanism, they do not operate in a vacuum. The violence of our society spills into classrooms.
About IDRA - Its Mission, Its Activities, Its Partners on the impact of NAFTA, commissioned by the texas education Agency and thetexas Governor s Office. contact@idra.org or go to the staff directory http://www.idra.org/about/about.htm
Extractions: Throughout its history, the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), a non-profit organization in San Antonio, Texas, has been a vocal advocate for the right of every student to equality of educational opportunity. IDRA was founded in 1973 by Dr. José A. Cárdenas and, today, is directed by Dr. María "Cuca" Robledo Montecel. IDRA fulfills its mission through professional development, research and evaluation, policy and leadership development, and programs and materials development. Vision : IDRA is a vanguard leadership development and research team working with people to create self-renewing schools that value and empower all children, families and communities. Top of Page Next Service In Education IDRA staff provide technical assistance, training, and evaluation to public school teachers, administrators, parents, and other decision-makers; serve as expert witnesses in policy settings, court cases and committee hearings; and publish research and professional papers, books, videos and school curricula.
