PD2Teach

PD2Teach is a project from TCTELA supporting teachers and curriculum leaders in their professional learning. This project offers multiple opportunities for educators to learn on their own and with their colleagues by using the resources housed on the PD2Teach Bulb. Thanks to our sponsors, TCTELA is able to offer all of these resources for members and nonmembers to access at their convenience.

We invite you to use the PD2Teach resources and to share them with others. Click here to navigate to the PD2Teach Bulb!

On the PD2Teach Bulb, you will find videos as well as lists of print and digital resources to guide professional learning on your campuses and in your districts. These resources include:

Videos of a team of dedicated teachers and instructional coaches discussing the latest version of the ELAR/SLAR TEKS and how these TEKS can be interpreted and implemented along with downloadable guides
Videos of classrooms depicting the TEKS in action along with interviews with teachers about their instructional practices
A compilation of resources for digital learning
Recordings of monthly webinars with accompanying resources

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The PD2Teach site and resources have been incredibly valuable to our effort in not only communicating the changes of the new TEKS and their intended impact, but also in getting school leaders to explore implications of each strand. One way we have successfully utilized these resources is by first having groups of teachers or administrators read the entire introduction on their own, then, using a text rendering protocol, select a phrase and word they deem important/powerful/worth highlighting. After having participants share their highlighted words/phrases from the introduction, we show them the PD2Teach video of the model PLC discussing the introduction to the new standards. Participants hear from ELA experts around the state, often pointing out and drawing attention to the same important phrases/words from the intro, validating their initial reactions. After this, we divide the room by strands, giving them 2-3 of the sample PLC questions (from PD2Teach) for discussion, and have each group read through the K-12 vertical alignment of TEKS for that strand to feed their conversations around the questions. Finally, they represent their thinking with a visual or produce a list of 'key points' to share out with the whole group.

Keri Bell, Curriculum Director - ELA, Gr. 6-12 - Academics Department, Harmony Public Schools

We have used PD2Teach with our junior high school Implementation Team training. The videos served as a model not only for our own teachers on explaining how the TEKS will change, but they also modeled how our thinking and instruction will be impacted. The questions that accompanied the videos helped guide and facilitate collaborative conversations. PD2Teach was a collective message from teachers across the state, and the central housing of resources, the clear icons, and the ease of access to TEA materials made our study and transition a smooth one for Conroe ISD.

Debbie McNeeley, Coordinator of Secondary English Language Arts and Foreign Languages, Conroe ISD

PD2Teach provides educators an interactive view of what each strand entails and thorough discussion from relatable voices. As each strand is shared, teachers are able to understand the interconnectedness of all strands and use this to gain a better understanding of how lessons should be structured.

Jamie Barrs, Elementary ELA Curriculum Specialist, Houston Independent School District