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  • Standards-Based Instruction
    This section guides teachers through a four-step process of developing a standards-based lesson that uses the Internet.

    1. Creating Clear Learning Objectives
      based on selected standards - here, the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills).
    2. Designing a Lesson
      Information about designing lessons, with tips from the experts, "where to find", "how to do", dealing with plagiarism, and professional development sources. There's a separate link to the Plagiarism section.
    3. Implementing a Lesson
      Resources for enriching and enhancing it with online resources, with an extensive list of alphabetized links arranged by subject area, including math, science, language arts, ESL, social studies, art, music, issues for students with disabilities, safe and drug free sites, and much more!
    4. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Lesson
      How might the lesson be revised or improved? This section also contains links to resources on evaluating the validity of Web sites, detecting and combating plagiarism, and other issues related to assessment of student work. There's a separate link to the Media Awareness section.

  • Sample Lessons
    This section contains four sample lessons that illustrate the process described in standards-based instruction, in four content areas.

  • Design your own lesson
    This page contains a form that you can use to design your own lesson and submit it to the lesson plan bank. All submitted lessons are considered for the monthly prize.

  • Assessment
    Adopting, Adapting, or Developing an Aligned Assessment for Your Lesson. This section guides teachers through a four-step process of developing an aligned assessment.

    1. Identify
      Choose a Set of Content Standards and Develop Your Performance Descriptions and Expectations
    2. Communicate
      Decide How You Will Communicate Performance Expectations to Students, Parents, and Others Who Are Interested
    3. Strategy
      Adopt, Adapt, or Develop Assessments That Are Aligned with and Reflect the Performance Descriptions and Expectations
    4. Reflect
      Use the Results to Improve Student Performance and/or Instruction
    5. Online Resources for Assessment
      This page contains links to useful online resources that deal with issues of assessment.

  • Lesson Bank
    This section contains links to actual lessons developed by teachers, using this site.

  • Using Texas Standards in Instructional Design
    This page describes the Texas State standards.

  • Success Stories
    This is a collection of success stories by urban and rural Texas teachers, beginners and experts, who have integrated technology into their curriculum.

  • Credits and Contact Information
    This page contains contact information for the designers of this product. Please feel free to e-mail us with your comments.


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Updated August 25, 2005
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