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Initiatives and Resources: Region: Gulf Coast

Regional College Readiness Special Advisor: Heidi Kennedy

Resource

Content Area

Grade Level

Type/Description

Gulf Coast PASS Grant

Secondary, Postsecondary

Article; alignment initiative

College Readiness Symposium

Secondary, Postsecondary

Article; review of an event hosted at ESC 4

Young Mathematicians at Work (PDF)

Math

Elementary

Professional development; submitted by ESC 6

All Aboard! We Are Moving West (DOC)

Social Studies

Elementary

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

Colonial Americans (DOCX)

Social Studies

Elementary

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

Coming to America (XLSX)

Social Studies

Elementary

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

Comparing Religion (DOC)

Social Studies

Secondary

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

Mexican-Americans and the Civil Rights Movement (PDF)

Social Studies

Postsecondary

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

Impact of Slavery in the United States (DOC)

Social Studies

Intermediate

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

World War II in Maps (PDF)

Social Studies

Secondary

Lesson planning, CCRS- and TEKS-aligned; developed by University of Houston College of Education

Texas CCRS Resource Manual for English III Teachers (PDF)

ELA

Secondary

Curriculum alignment manual developed in a collaboration between Spring ISD and University of Houston

English IV Year-At-A-Glance(PDF)

ELA

Secondary

Lesson planning, TEKS-aligned syllabus implemented by Clear Creek ISD

English Essential College Readiness Skills (PDF)

ELA

Postsecondary

Curriculum alignment resource developed from College of the Mainland's partnership with eight area high schools in several ISDs to align English II/IV to entry-level college English Composition

English Composition I Syllabus (PDF) 

ELA

Postsecondary

Lesson planning

Developing Mathematical Ideas: Building a System of Tens (PDF)

Math

Elementary, Intermediate

Professional development; Submitted by ESC 6

Engineering is Elementary(PDF)

Math/Science

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary

Professional development; Submitted by ESC 6

State Professional Development For Mathematics(PDF)

Math

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary

Professional development; Submitted by ESC 6

State Professional Development for Science(PDF)

Science

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary

Professional development; Submitted by ESC 6

Fostering Geometric Thinking(PDF)

Math

Secondary

Professional development; Submitted by ESC 6

GEMS (PDF)

Math, Science

Elementary, Intermediate

Professional development; Submitted by ESC 6

Numeracy for Secondary Students (PDF)

Math, Science

Intermediate, Secondary

Professional Development; Submitted by ESC 6

Writing Assessment Rubric(PDF)

Math

Elementary

Lesson planning

AVID High Engagement Learning Practices and Collaborative Learning (PDF)

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary, Postsecondary

Presentation given at 2010 Gulf Coast Student Success Summit

Student Success in College: The Promise of High Impact Practices (PDF)

Postsecondary

Presentation given at 2010 Gulf Coast Student Success Summit

Building Student Success Bridges by Sharing Data in a Big Way (PDF)

Postsecondary

Presentation given at 2010 Gulf Coast Student Success Summit

Post-secondary Access and Success for All of Houston's Students (PDF)

Postsecondary

Presentation given at 2010 Gulf Coast Student Success Summit

Student Success: Bridges Over Troubled Waters (PDF)

Postsecondary

Presentation given at 2010 Gulf Coast Student Success Summit

All Kids Alliance

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary, Postsecondary

Organization

All Kids Alliance 2010 Baseline Report (PDF)

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary, Postsecondary

Report comparing the status of children and populations in Texas to those in Greater Houston

All Kids Alliance 2011 Update(PDF)

Elementary, Intermediate, Secondary, Postsecondary

Report based on the 2010 baseline comparison of the status of chidlren and populations in Texas to those in Greater Houston

Are You a First Generation Student?

Secondary, Postsecondary

Website resource guide for first-generation students

2009 Regional Round-Up Webpage

Postsecondary

Event materials