T-TESS Resources and Instructions

I’m trying to study for my Social Science course and I need some help to understand this question.

The following resources and lesson will be focused on the Texas Evaluation System (T-TESS ) for teachers in the state of Texas. Teacher candidates are required to learn about the purpose of T-TESS, the Indicators, and how the tool is used. Below is a video overview that explains the evaluation system. Then there are 3 short videos that explain 3 dimensions that we will be using for our assignment this week.

Resources:

Overview of T-TESS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg7QjtbaUv4

The T-TESS Rubric: https://teachfortexas.org/Resource_Files/Guides/T-TESS_Rubric.pdf

Dimension 1.4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VmpO_-M-dw

Dimension 2.4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1KbDf-fJQw

Dimension 3.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRXw4DAuWcM

Assignment:

After our class meeting, watch the videos above and review the T-TESS rubric, watch ONE of the teaching videos below and use the T-TESS rubric to rate the teacher’s lesson using Dimensions 1.4, 2.4, and 3.1. You may choose one of the following videos to assess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZY-hB2C_Iw – Preschool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIsfCmPI0cU – Eighth Grade ELAR

Use the T-TESS rubric above to assess the teacher’s performance based on the rubric. You will need to justify your reasons using the rubric.

Follow these steps:

1) Review the rubric for the indicators 1.4, 2.4, and 3.1. As you are watching the teaching video take notes about the lesson, the classroom environment, and student engagement.

2) Rate the teacher’s performance as Proficient, Accomplished, Developing, etc., based on the rubric criteria for EACH dimension (1.4, 2.4, and 3.1).

3) Create a Word doc to provide your ratings for each dimension, type up your justifications (based on your notes and the rubric) for EACH of the 3 dimensions.

4) Upload your Word doc with ratings and justifications in the T-TESS Assignment area in this module.

Make sure you include your rating for each of the 3 dimensions and a justification for each. I am looking for content in this assignment.