TEA rolls out first portion of Texas Home Learning 3.0 materials and curriculums

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released it’s Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative to provide schools across the state with materials that are optional, digitized, aligned to the state’s standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

The state partnered with Amplify, Odell Education and Great Minds to roll out the resources and lesson plans for K-12 English Language Arts and Reading, K-5 Spanish Language Arts and Reading and K-5 Science, respectively, according to a TEA press release. The state will roll out additional THL 3.0 instructional materials as they complete a review including teacher feedback.

“We are thrilled to partner with TEA to provide Texas teachers and students with the highest quality reading and language arts programs that align to TEKS standards,” Larry Berger, CEO of Amplify, was quoted in the release as saying. “Amplify’s flexible core and supplemental materials will support Texas educators and students whether learning is happening at home, in school, or some of each.”

Amplify’s Texas Elementary Literacy Program for K-5 students integrates teaching students to read with relevant educational content in order to both teach reading and teach through reading, according to the release. Amplify’s English Language Arts and Reading program for 6th through 8th grades provides a blended language arts curriculum as well.

“Thanks to the tremendous commitment of the Texas Education Agency, Texas high schoolers will have a flexible program for this year and beyond that fosters the literacy they need to thrive wherever their path may lead them,” Judson Odell, Odell Education CEO, was quoted in the release as saying.

Odell Education’s Texas High School Literacy Program covers 9th through 12th grade English Language Arts and Reading and is tailored to Texas high school needs, according to the release. It includes “dynamic activities centered on rich texts and topics.”

Great Minds’ K-5 PhD Science TEKS Edition has modules that allow students engage in hands-on learning about phenomena in order to “build an enduring understanding of core science concepts,” according to the release.

“"Science education should start early, and it should be comprehensive,” Pam Goodner, Great Minds chief academic officer for Science, was quoted in the release as saying. “Texas recognizes that students need coherent instruction that builds knowledge from lesson to lesson to develop deep scientific understanding.