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TEXAS SCHOOL READY
Texas School Ready (TSR) is a comprehensive preschool teacher training program that combines a research-based, state-adopted curriculum with ongoing professional development and progress monitoring tools to help children be more prepared for kindergarten and beyond. Teachers from child care centers, Head Start programs, and public school pre-kindergarten participate in TSR. Throughout the school year, teachers enrolled in TSR are provided tools to help them learn more about the specific instructional needs of the children in their classrooms and how to support children using engaging lessons and activities. Since 2003, TSR has positively impacted nearly 500,000 children and 25,000 early childhood teachers in Texas.
Parent Newsletters
The newsletters are focused on providing specific resources to use with your children. We understand that receiving a lot of information at once can be overwhelming.
My goal is to take a simple activity and extend that activity for the whole week. There are multiple activities embedded into the weekly newsletters for you to choose from. Find what fits for you and your children.
Every week I choose an activity from https://cliengagefamily.org/ to do with my son.
Take virtual field trips, read along with digital libraries, and interact with your children during digital learning.
20-21 School Year Updates
This school year, we will be making adjustments as needed. We will start off remotely with all our sites until further notice.
•TSR 101 Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices (Y1 Teacher only) — a hands-on research-based training which provides preschool teachers with a 2-day overview of classroom activities and best practices which can be easily implemented in the classroom. Components covered include: Ages and Stages, Classroom Environment, Classroom Management Systems, Centers, Circle time, Intentional Instructional Transitions, Small Group implementation, Daily Schedules, Lesson Planning, Intentional Teaching and the Lesson Cycle.
•CIRCLE Child Progress Monitoring Training— a systematic process used to document children’s developmental progress in the areas of early language, literacy and math. Results from monitoring the progress of children are used to guide planning and instruction.
•eCIRCLE Courses—eCIRCLE Professional Development courses are a series of web-based, self-paced courses designed to provide teachers with a common experience, allowing for online discussions and learning. The ongoing sessions are focused on specific content areas designed to deepen content knowledge and build specific skills which will improve teacher practices.
•Virtual Coaching--is a process where the TSR Coaches provide individualized feedback and reflection, through direct video feedback opportunities for the teacher. The coach will guide the teacher to select and implement new strategies through a variety of coaching techniques. Together the coach and teacher will reflect on current teaching practices and reaching attainable goals.
•Professional Learning Community Webinars – Y3 teachers will be following a Professional Learning Session (PLS) model which focuses on specific content self-paced guides that teachers complete on their own. Y3 teachers will also view a webinar with specific goals. A calendar will be provided to document due dates and webinar dates.
