ELPS:
The English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) outline the instruction school districts must provide to English language learners in order for them to have full to learn English and academically. The ELPS are to be implemented as an integral part of the instruction in each and subject of the TEKS. Effective instruction and second language acquisition involves giving English language learners opportunities to listen, speak, read, or write at their level of English language development in .
Cross-Disciplinary Instruction:
This term refers to skills and processes that cut across disciplines (English/language arts, reading, math, science, and social studies). Related standards are found in the .
CCRS:
The CCRS (College and Career Readiness Standards) include the and Standards and is a resource designed to help students, parents, teachers, and counselors understand the specific knowledge and skills necessary for college and career readiness. The cross-disciplinary standards are organized into two major areas: Key Skills and Skills.
Multiple Entry Points:
Tasks with entry points are those that have varying degrees of within the task or provide students with varied , , and to actively participate in the task.
Levels of Cognitive Demand:
Tasks with levels of cognitive demand are those which command engagement with the concepts and encourage students to make connections leading to different opportunities for student thinking. Examples of tasks with various levels of cognitive demand include tasks, procedures connections tasks, procedures connections tasks, and mathematics tasks.