Teaching Strategies in Texas
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NEW! Teaching Strategies Introduces New Pre-K System in Texas. Read the full press release here.
The Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K: A System To Support All Classrooms
Welcome to the Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K, designed especially for educators in Texas. It's a system for success, entirely available in English and in Spanish, that combines curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family connection resources to support every program.
With 38 core objectives for development and learning that are fully aligned with the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, the Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K helps teachers ensure that when they teach, they're focusing on what matters most for preschool children. Best of all, it takes the guesswork out of meeting the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines each day.
Curriculum
At the heart of the Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K are our curricular resources. Newly revised to reflect the most up-to-date research and knowledge about quality early childhood programs, The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool incorporates the 38 objectives for development and learning that are most predictive of school success and that are fully aligned with the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines. Providing essential foundational information as well as an entire year's worth of day-to-day, moment-to-moment support, our curriculum resources are the best solution to help all early childhood teachers meet their goals--whether they are new to the field or highly experienced.
Assessment
All materials in the Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K are linked to 38 objectives for development and learning that are predictors of school success and aligned to the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines. And assessment guidance is presented throughout the material, to help strengthen implementation for teachers at all levels of experience and provide the support they need to help children progress.
Professional Development
Professional development is directly embedded in all of the resources that make up the Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K. This means that there's moment-to-moment, day-to-day support for teachers who need it, but there's also plenty of flexibility and choice for more experienced educators.
Family Connection
Finding ways to build meaningful partnerships with families has never been easier than with the Teaching Strategies™System for Pre-K. Early childhood educators will find support throughout the system to help them build essential bridges between a child's two most important worlds: school and home.
Research Foundation
The Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K is thoroughly research-based, resting upon a solid foundation of the most up-to-date information on how children develop and learn and what's most important for their success in school. At the heart of the System lies The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool, and rigorous independent studies have shown The Creative Curriculum® to have positive impacts, ranging from improved classroom quality to stronger cognitive, academic, and social-emotional skills. For more details about the research foundation of The Teaching Strategies™ System for Pre-K, or to view the effectiveness research on The Creative Curriculum®, please see the following PDFs:
- Research Foundation: The Creative Curriculum® (PDF)
- Research Foundation: Mathematics (PDF)
- Research Foundation: Language and Literacy (PDF)
- Hartford Children are Learning by Leaps and Bounds: Achievements of Children Involved in Brighter Futures Child Care Enhancement Project (PDF)
Meet Your Texas Regional Managers
Contact the Texas manager for your region at the phone number or e-mail address below. You can also view a map of Texas that shows Regional Service Centers and which parts of the state fall into our Central, South, and North regions.
Sally Robinson
Texas Regional Manager
1-800-637-3652, x1147
1-301-875-2547 cell
Brenda Fudge
Central Texas Territory Manager
1-800-637-3652, x1145
1-301-875-5976 cell
Carmen Lashley
South Texas Territory Manager
1-800-637-3652, x 1146
1-301-875-6903 cell
Funding
Quality Improvement Solutions. The allocation of $32.3 million in stimulus funds for child-care quality improvement activities in Texas provides an exciting opportunity to make important investments in early childhood programs. Teaching Strategies has the solutions to help you improve the quality of your program, while building capacity.
Teaching Strategies Professional Development resources are designed to meet the changing needs of early childhood education providers by supporting their ability to work with all children. The resources provide practical guidance that can be put to use immediately, in a way that meets every need and every budget. Click the links below to find out more.
Guidance on the Use of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Would you like more information on how Teaching Strategies products can help you meet the requirements for stimulus funding? Our straightforward guide to the funding guidance can help (PDF).
Professional Development
Teaching Strategies is offering On-Site Professional Development for all preschool teachers and administrators.
Early Learning Standards
Teaching Strategies GOLD™
Alignment of the Revised Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines with Teaching Strategies GOLD™ Objectives for Development & Learning: Birth Through Kindergarten (PDF)
Developmental Continuum
Alignment of the Texas Pre-K Standards with The Creative Curriculum®. (PDF)
