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Welcome to Exploring OnTRACK Courses

Welcome to Exploring OnTRACK Courses. Martha Lee-Science EMT Stephanie Edwards-Hunt- Social Studies EMT IPSI-On TRACK-College Readiness. OnTRACK - College Readiness.

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Welcome to Exploring OnTRACK Courses

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  1. Welcome to Exploring OnTRACK Courses Martha Lee-Science EMT Stephanie Edwards-Hunt- Social Studies EMT IPSI-On TRACK-College Readiness

  2. OnTRACK- College Readiness • OnTRACK courses focus on student preparedness for college and career readiness. They are customized online resources are being developed to support student success in math, science, social studies, and English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR).

  3. OnTRACK- College Readiness Mission: All Texas students can achieve college readiness through effective instruction, high expectations and engaging curriculum and resources Goals: • Increase student achievement at the secondary level • Assist students in academic readiness for high school courses and college. • Help students exceed the minimum score required on each EOC assessment in order to meet graduation requirements

  4. Overview of OnTRACK Courses • Located on Project Share Website • EOC Courses • Grade 8 Courses (STAAR)

  5. Subject areas • Math • 8thGrade, Algebra I, Algebra II, & Geometry • Science • 8th Grade, Biology, Chemistry, Physics • Social Studies • 8th Grade, World Geography, World History, & U.S. History • English/ Language Arts • English I, English II, English III

  6. OnTRACK Lessons- Components • Easy-to-Read text • Interactive & Engaging • Questions & Feedback • Glossary • Website Links • Resources • Assessments

  7. Sample Science Lessons • Module 0 Lessons • Grade 8- M1L9- Density

  8. OnTRACK- Social Studies Lessons feature: • Introduction to Social Studies (Skills) • Interactive Timeline (WH and USH) • Grade 8 – Historical Figures Interactives and Mini-bios • Celebrate Freedom Week

  9. Sample Social Studies Lessons • Grade 8- M2L9- The War of 1812

  10. Ways to Use OnTRACK • Whole class instruction • Intervention with small groups • Customized intervention based on individual need • Before/After school tutoring • Summer school

  11. OnTRACK- YouTube For Schools • Allows access to approved educational videos • No advertisements • No suggested or related videos • No comments • No login to personal YouTube accounts • Cannot play unapproved videos http://www.youtube.com/education

  12. OnTRACK- YouTube For Schools • TEA is one of four K-12 pilots • Project Share playlist coordinated by IPSI • Georgetown ISD first to implement • In future, districts may create own playlists http://www.youtube.com/education

  13. OnTRACK- YouTube For Schools • Requires changes to firewall settings • IPSI and YouTube staff available to help with implementation http://www.youtube.com/education

  14. OnTRACK-Course Distribution • All courses are currently available through your local ESC • Updates to the courses will be available December 15th, and August 15th of each year • Once teachers have imported students, they can grab the latest version of the course without losing valuable student data

  15. Visit OnTRACK on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ipsi.ontrack Join the OnTRACK Advocates group in Epsilen Search groups for OnTRACK Join

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