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I’ve Tried Everything, EP 04: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
In this episode of “I’ve Tried Everything” specialists Angela Isenberg and Melinda Marquez discuss implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support throughout your school. Download a ful…
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Storytelling Tips for Children with Dr. Jean
Stories and songs are one of the most powerful ways to put things in the brain and help students remember. Here are some simple storytelling techniques you can use with your students to help make teac…
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Personal Accounts: The Need for Integrated Decoding and Phonics Skill-Building
In 2019 I’ll be celebrating thirty years as an educator with fourteen years of that time in a high school English classroom. Although perhaps celebrating is the wrong verb, I often think I should go b…
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Creating Consistency: The Importance of T-TESS Calibration
The Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) is a comprehensive framework designed to assess and improve teaching practices in schools across Texas. T-TESS provides appraisers and teachers with …
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Top 3 Strategies for Dealing with Challenging Behavior in a Preschool Classroom
1. Understand and Identify the Student’s Positive Reinforcers Every teacher knows that each and every student in their class is unique. Each student has a different upbringing, has different cul…
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11 Minute Writing Frame
What is a writing frame? Writing frames are a great way to get your students to practice writing. Rather than using a generic prompt, writing frames engage students in a type of writing by providing …
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Active Listening in Peer Mediation
The role of the mediator is to help others resolve their problems in a mutually agreeable way without getting bogged down in the problem themselves. Peer mediation adds value, directly impacts the cam…
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ESC Region 13 Wins Top Workplace 2020 Award
THE AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN NAMES ESC REGION 13 A WINNER OF THE AUSTIN TOP WORKPLACES 2020 AWARD We’ve been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Austin American-Statesman. The list is ba…
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Cooking Up a Positive Climate This School Year: A Campus Leader's Recipe for Success
Are you ready to take your back-to-school training to the next level? Let's make sure your staff feels inspired, motivated, and connected to your school's vision and mission from day one! Join us for …
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I’ve Tried Everything, EP. 03: Classroom Interventions VS Classroom Consequences
In this episode of “I’ve Tried Everything” specialists Angela Isenberg and Melinda Marquez discuss the differences between classroom interventions and classroom consequences. Downloa…
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4 Social Media Ethics Reminders for Educators
Social media can be a great tool in education. But it can also raise a lot of questions for educators in terms of social media ethics outside of the classroom. Here’s some best practices and thi…
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Five Key Action Items to Help You Prepare for TELPAS.
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment, known as TELPAS, plays a major role in evaluating the English language proficiency of emergent bilingual (EB) students in Texas. Aligned with the Tex…
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2023 Prekindergarten Center Alignment Posters (Set of 11)
Use the 2023 Prekindergarten Center Alignment Posters to show how your Pre-K classroom learning centers align with current best practices and Pre-k Guidelines. Center play is learning! Each of these …
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What is a homeless liaison and what do they do?
“Homeless Liaison” may be in your job description – but do you know what it means? By law, every local education agency (school district or charter school) must appoint a staff member to act as a liai…
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TED Tips: Meet the Transition and Employment Services Designee
Since 2014, each school district must designate a Transition and Employment Services Designee, also called a “TED.” The requirements for TEDs are outlined in TEC §29.011: (b) The commissioner shall re…
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2024 Prekindergarten Alignment Posters - Spanish (Set of 11)
Use the 2024 Prekindergarten Guidelines Alignment Posters to create Pre-K classroom learning centers that align with current best practices. Each of these 11 full-color posters: Aligns with one of the…
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I’ve Tried Everything, EP 05: Active Supervision
In this episode, behavior specialist Angela Isenberg and Melinda Marquez discuss active supervision and the development of duty stations and how administrators and teachers can come together to create…
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21 Questions to Guide Your End-of-Year PLC Team Reflection
As the school year draws to a close, it’s a great time for Professional Learning Communities (PLC) teams to reflect on their collective achievements, growth areas, and improvement opportunities.…
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I’ve Tried Everything, Episode 06: Creating a Positive School Culture and Climate
In this episode, behavior specialist Angela Isenberg, and guest specialist Melinda Marquez, talk about creating a positive school culture and climate for your campuses and schools. Download the full t…
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I’ve Tried Everything, Episode 01: Discipline Matrix
In this episode, behavior specialist Angela Isenberg and Melinda Marquez discuss developing a solid discipline matrix that loops teachers and administrators into the larger discipline picture. Downloa…
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3 Ways to Make Your In School Suspension Program SMART
In School Suspension (ISS) programs are founded on the principle that punishing students results in decreased behavior. SMART ISS is a program that flips that script; focusing instead on making in sch…
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I’ve Tried Everything, EP 02: Classroom Management
In this episode of “I’ve Tried Everything” specialists Angela Isenberg and Melinda Marquez discuss classroom management and how teachers and administrators can work together to impro…
