Quality Training Aligned to Texas Rising Star Category 2 Standards.
The Texas ITSN hosts professional learning communities (PLCs) for teachers that are an opportunity to connect early learning programs to quality training that is highly aligned to the Texas Rising Star Category 2 standards.
PLCs are:
- Focused heavily on classroom practice, using exemplar videos to explore strong teacher-child interactions
- Facilitated in small groups of practitioners to encourage engagement and peer-to-peer exchange
- Designed to deepen understanding after completion of self-paced courses (courses required for some PLCs)
- Hosted virtually with multiple scheduling options
- Around 1 hour each
- Provided at no cost to participants or boards
Read over our Alignment Guides, get next steps, and watch our webinar all on our alignment to Texas Rising Star
Alignment Guides
This document describes the PLCs most recommended for Texas Rising Star programs, as well as detailed instructions for how mentors can refer programs to PLCs.
Review the Alignment Guide Review the Director Alignment Guide
Next Steps
If you are ready to start referring Early Learning Programs to the Texas ITSN PLCs, please:
- Determine if you want to refer teachers to specific PLCs (option 1) or to the full Texas ITSN Teacher Program (option 2). See page 5 of the alignment guide for details.
- If you select option 1, please fill out the Quarterly Needs Assessment Form
Alignment Webinar
If you were unable to attend the webinar, you can review a recording below