Resources

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College & Career Readiness Efficacy Implementation and Results 2014
The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2012 (ACT)
District Baseline FCAT Writing Assessment with Grading Rubric (The Divsion for Language Arts/Reading, 2012-2013)
The Lumina Degree Qualifications Profile DQP - Implications for Assessment (Ewell, January 2013)
Next Generation Science Standards
Promoting Increased Student Persistance & Success: Developmental Education and TSI Updates (Morales-Vale, 04/05/2013)
Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards (Edutopia)
The Role of Learning Progressions in Standards-Based Education Reform (CPRE Policy Brief)
STEPS Professional Development Module 6
STEPS Professional Development Module 7
STEPS Professional Development Module 8
TEKS Instruction Leads to Texas Assessment Success PowerPoint
TEKS Vertical Alignment to STAAR Alternate, Writing
Texas A&M University Biology College & Career Readiness Symposium: PowerPoints & Presented Documents
Texas College & Career Readiness Initiative (Texas Education Agency)
Texas College Readiness Assessment and Placement (THECB Report, Dec 2012)
The Texas Faculty Collaboratives: College & Career Readiness Initiative
Texas Governor Signs Legislation to Reduce Standardized Testing (Washington Post, June 2013)
Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) Information
Texas Higher Education Data: High School to College Linkages
Texas SAT Scores Drop, but Participation Rates Surge (Texas Tribune 09/24/2012)
Texas State University Center for Mathematics Readiness Modules: Problem Solving & Reasoning, Technology, and Functions
Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment Plan for Implementation and Timeline (THECB Memo, June 2012)
THECB: Texas Success Initiative Overview (October 2012)
TSI Assessment Update Webinars (THECB & Austin Community College)
TX College & Career Readiness Network (2012) (University of Houston)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - April 2014 (AVATAR: Aligning Algebra II and College Mathematics)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - February 2014 (AVATAR: A Statewide Vertical Alignment)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - February 2015 (CTE and AVATAR)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - June 2014 (AVATAR and College Preparatory Courses)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - June 2014 (ESC 20, AVATAR, and San Antonio Pathways Partner for House Bill 5 College-Prep Course Development)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - June 2015
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - March 2015 (Results of AVATAR Regional College Preparatory Course Survey)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - May 2015 (HB5 College Preparatory Courses: A Look after One Year)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - October 2014 (Welcome to the AVATAR Website)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest - September 2014 (Adventures of AVATAR)
TX College & Career Readiness Network Digest (2012) (About Academic Vertical Alignment Training And Renewal)
Where to Begin? The Evolving Roles of Placement Exams for Students Starting College (Achieving the Dream & Jobs for the Future)