TXCSS Review is ready to help you this testing season, check out these strategies to review your students for success! "Old School" manipulatives, "New School" online strategies and resources for students taking the AP test.   ..read more

The Texas Education Agency compiled a collection resources to celebrate Black History Month.  From TEA: Each year, during February, we celebrate the history and cultural contributions of Black Americans in the United States. Students learn about the achievements, perspectives, struggles, and experiences of Black Americans throughout more than 400 years of American history. The following websites provide a variety of lessons, activities, and instructional materials that can be used to honor Black History Month and to support instruction in Ethnic Studies: African American Studies and ..read more

Fall into the fall semester with these quick and easy formative assessment ideas.   Formative Assessment or Checks for understanding help the teacher adjust as you work towards the “end.” By using formative assessments, you can make sure that the students understand the concepts or ideas before they fail a summative or unit assessment.  Here are some fun ideas to both engage your students and get the data you need on what your students know.  Graphic organizers - provide students with a way to use both words and pictures to represent their learning.  This allows stud ..read more

Anchoring your Classroom to Promote Student Success! This edition of “Teacher Tips” focuses on setting up your classroom to promote student success by using anchor charts. Whether you are just starting out as a new teacher or are a veteran, anchor charts can set students up for success. Thanks to Tammy Lemm from Klein ISD for her help with this month's publication. What are anchor charts? This high yield instructional strategy can be used across content areas to help “anchor” major concepts into the students minds. By using color, words and pictures students are able to have a visual of their ..read more

Anchoring your Classroom to Promote Student Success! This edition of “Teacher Tips” focuses on setting up your classroom to promote student success by using anchor charts. Whether you are just starting out as a new teacher or are a veteran, anchor charts can set students up for success. Thanks to Tammy Lemm from Klein ISD for her help with this month's publication. What are anchor charts? This high yield instructional strategy can be used across content areas to help “anchor” major concepts into the students minds. By using color, words and pictures students are able to have a visual of their ..read more

July Teacher Tip: What is hot is Social Studies? Check out Chat GPT & see how AI is helping teachers in the classroom.  What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot trained to understand typed prompts and generate content that sounds human, is the fastest-growing web platform ever. (Edutopia, March 13, 2023) Quick Guide to ChatGPT  This one page quick guide developed by Crystal Uhiren @MrsUTeacher. This quick guide gives teachers a one page guide of ideas that they can try using Chat GPT to make teacher work a little easier.  We Are Teac ..read more

Summer Break is here try Teacher Tip's Summer Bingo! Find your best self as you relax & recharge from the school year. Check out the BINGO card online to get some ideas about how to spend your summer.  ..read more

Calling all US History teachers! The American Historical Association (“AHA”) has been partnering with the National Council for the Social Studies (“NCSS”) to learn about how US history is taught in your state. Recently, the AHA sent out a survey to US history teachers in your state - another opportunity to contribute to this important work. If you received a letter and/or an email about the survey, please complete the questionnaire about your experiences teaching US history as soon as possible.  After you follow the link in your letter and/or email and complete the 15-20-minute ..read more

ENDING THE YEAR ON A POSITIVE NOTE May your school year end on a positive note. State testing is over & now what? Try these quick & easy strategies to engage your students to the end. 1.Passion Projects - allow students to research a subject of their choice and create a presentation or create a project that shows their learning. 2.Let The Students Teach - allow students to teach the class for part of a day or period. 3.Reflection Time - take the time to let students reflect on their experiences in your classroom. Students often realize or notice things that you would never think about ..read more

July Teacher Tip: What is hot is Social Studies? Check out Chat GPT & see how AI is helping teachers in the classroom.  What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot trained to understand typed prompts and generate content that sounds human, is the fastest-growing web platform ever. (Edutopia, March 13, 2023) Quick Guide to ChatGPT  This one page quick guide developed by Crystal Uhiren @MrsUTeacher. This quick guide gives teachers a one page guide of ideas that they can try using Chat GPT to make teacher work a little easier.  We Are Teac ..read more