Technology Applications TEKS

The TEKS for technology set in place by the state of Texas do a good job of outlining skills that today’s students will need in order to be productive in today’s global economy. These TEKS are set in place as early as Pre-K. Some of the highlights to the Pre-K technology TEKS is that the state encourages doctors to encourage parents to read to their children. The other is to hold high expectations. Another part that I found interesting was the part where the TEKS outlined behavior and emotional control.

A spiraling curriculum will hit on a topic for a day or two and then come back to it in another week or month. It is like that topic will spiral back around in a week or two and you will focus on that specific skill again. My district uses a spiraling curriculum. TEKS that spiral are ones that come in each level of the TEKS. For example, Grades 3-5 TEKS 10(C) use appropriate applications including, but not limited to, spreadsheets and databases to develop charts and graphs by using data from various sources. This TEKS spirals back around in Grades 6-8 TEKS 10 (C).