Texas gets help with remote learning

Last week, the Texas Education Agency said it is doing what it can to improve remote or home learning in the state.

The first set of instructional materials – covering K-12 Math – will be made available to school systems through the Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative.

A TEA press release said the  instructional materials are digitized, customized, and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The resources are optional and free to all Texas school systems to utilize.

“Texas Home Learning 3.0 is a milestone achievement in Texas public education. The significant ways in which these high-quality, free instructional offerings across core subjects will shape learning throughout the Lone Star State in the months and years to come is hard to gauge at this moment, though we are confident the outcomes will be positive,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in the press release. “Our state’s hard-working students and teachers will benefit immensely from this digital TEKS-aligned offering. School systems are having to adjust to these extraordinary times — and we at TEA are doing the same. We will continue to provide our schools with support in all realms so that the learning can continue uninterrupted.”

TEA is not going at it alone as it announced it partnered with Carnegie Learning for 6-12 Math and Great Minds for K-5 Math to develop lesson plans. The first sets of materials are ready for school systems. Additional THL 3.0 instructional materials for other subjects and grade levels will be announced over the coming weeks.

“We are proud to partner with the Texas Education Agency to make our materials available to all who need them during this challenging time,”  Barry Malkin, CEO of Carnegie Learning, said in the press release. “Texas educators don’t have to compromise on high quality instructional materials in order to have the flexibility they need to transition between in-person and remote learning – we’re here to support them with both.”