Advanced Academics & GT Updates

It was wonderful to have so many discerning minds join us on Sept. 28 as we discussed legislative updates and explored priorities for the worlds of both advanced academics & GT. In addition to a variety of other updates and resources in this month's newsletter, you'll also find the slides from our Sept. 28 coordinator meeting below. We know there is much to monitor and consider going forward, and we are here to support your work.

Region 10's advanced academics services are part of the Instructional Practices Package and align with CCMR as well as secondary core content areas to support ALL students.

These updates were added Oct. 7.

From TEA's Oct. 5 To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence

• AP/IB 2023-2024 Exam Subsidy

From TEA's Oct. 6 "This Week in Performance Reporting"

• PEIMS Data Submission Timelines
  
• On a related note, you may want to review PEIMS Guidance for reporting College Prep Courses
• For questions pertaining to reimbursements for TSIA/SAT/ACT reimbursements, please contact TSIAReimbursements@tea.texas.gov.

Thursday, October 5

1:00 - 2:00

Click here to join the TEAMS meeting

Participants will bring specific data for analysis. Region 10 staff, including Jennifer Gunn for advanced academics, will be available to assist with setting specific goals and planning action steps for improvement.

• Oct. 12 @ Region 10
• Oct. 17 @ McKinney
• Oct. 26 @ Duncanville

ACT Session Registration

• Oct. 11
• 9:00 a.m. - noon

TSIA2 Session Registration

• Oct. 13
• 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CLEP Zoom Session Registration

• Oct. 31
• 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

The LASO Cycle II anticipates offering approximately $190,000,000 in funding supports, and services featuring 10 different program grant opportunities, including Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles (CSP). Please see this 'To The Administrat Addressed' (TAA) Correspondence for more details. Regsitration for webinars on Oct. 18 and 19, as well as other key dates, is located on the LASO website.

Region 10's gifted and talented program is a separate cooperative focused on the individual academic and emotional needs of identified GT students. You can explore all GT offerings on the GT Events Calendar.

Districts have many ways to keep track of the GT courses their teachers have taken and submitted. Some of the strategies discussed at our coordinator meeting included:

• Eduphoria
• district/ campus wide spread sheets
• Google forms with certificates as attachments

Region 10 encourages teachers to keep both digital and hard copies of all of the professional learning courses they take so that they will not lose them as they transfer districts or change jobs. Unfortunately, if teachers cannot prove they have previously taken GT Foundations, they may end up having to retake the initial 30-hour training.

For Region 10 PD, teachers can access certificates directly from their Region 10 account. They will sign in and select “Registrations and Certificates” from the menu. Then, select "Past Sessions."

If they need help finding certificates earned within the last five years, they can reach out to the help desk at Region 10. We have limited access to past years' certificates, as we serve over 60,000 teachers. Because of system limitations, Region 10 cannot run accurate reports of GT hours for all teachers currently employed in any given district.

Anyone can be creative. That's the message Creative Confidence drives home by showing that creativity is an innate ability that requires courage to uncover. It's not so much a case of learning how to be creative, but rather learning how to release creativity by overcoming fears and doubts, something that all GT students - and their teachers - can benefit from in life.

Asynchronous course:

October 1- Oct 31

November 1- Nov 30

December 1- Dec 31

Districts can take our Training of Trainer courses for the in-person GT Foundations Parts 1 & 2. GT teachers and/ or district GT professionals can attend the two day training and have access to all of Region 10's slides and materials to then lead the courses for their own teachers back in their districts! These sessions are for those who will be presenting GT Foundations for their campus/ district.

November 11 & 12

February 13 & 14

May 14 & 15

TEA hosts virtual informational sessions, with question and answer time, on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. You can register here for both the morning (9:00 am CST) and afternoon (1:00 pm CST) meetings. Find more information about the upcoming sessions and recorded past sessions on their website.

• September 2023 (Digital SAT, Texas College Bridge, TEA Performance Reporting, & Fall GT Offerings)