PD2Teach is a project from TCTELA supporting teachers and curriculum leaders in their professional learning. This project offers multiple opportunities for educators to learn on their own and with their colleagues by using the resources housed on the PD2Teach Bulb. Thanks to our sponsors, TCTELA is able to offer all of these resources for members and nonmembers to access at their convenience.
- We invite you to use the PD2Teach resources and to share them with others. Click here to navigate to the PD2Teach Bulb!
On the PD2Teach Bulb, you will find videos as well as lists of print and digital resources to guide professional learning on your campuses and in your districts. These resources include:
- Videos of a team of dedicated teachers and instructional coaches discussing the latest version of the ELAR/SLAR TEKS and how these TEKS can be interpreted and implemented along with downloadable guides
- Videos of classrooms depicting the TEKS in action along with interviews with teachers about their instructional practices
- A compilation of resources for digital learning
- Recordings of monthly webinars with accompanying resources
Want to know more? Here’s an introduction to the project:
Resources
Learnin & Yearnin TCTELA's podcast!
Report a Censorship Incident Form
Summit Free Public Library video
Conversations on Censorship Virtual Event Series
Intellectual Freedom/Anti-Censorship Center
National Coalition Against Censorship
The Free Expression Educators Handbook
Works Cited
“Library Bill of Rights.” American Library Association, https://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/LBORwithInterpretation s.pdf
“NCAC Urges Texas School District to Keep Jerry Craft Books in Libraries.” National Coalition Against Censorship, 15 Oct. 2021, https://ncac.org/news/katy-texas-jerry-craft-library.
“The Students' Right to Read.” National Council of Teachers of English, https://ncte.org/statement/righttoreadguideline/.
TCTELA Statement Against Racism
The unjust killing of George Floyd, and other acts of violence and oppression against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, have challenged the conscience of the world. We believe that educators have a moral obligation to combat racism, inequity, oppression, and complicity. TCTELA stands with those working for equity and justice.
TCTELA cannot stand for and work towards equity and justice without the voices of the entire population, particularly in a state as diverse as Texas. For this reason, TCTELA will endeavor to make sure these diverse populations are represented through the following actions, whenever possible: include BIPOC on the TCTELA Board and in appointed positions, include workshops and convention sessions that appeal to a BIPOC, focus on anti-racism in education, and include BIPOC populations as targeted groups in any recruiting efforts.
We challenge TCTELA members to:
Look Within
- Examine personal bias and prejudice.
- Read widely and value a variety of cultures.
- Look at historical events from various perspectives.
- Learn about anti-racism.
Reach Out
- Get to know BIPOC colleagues. Learn from them.
- Invite BIPOC educators to join TCTELA.
- BIPOC: practice radical self-care and seek out safe spaces
Take Action
- Curate classroom libraries that celebrate all students in the classroom.
- Invite students to explore texts that celebrate BIPOC rather than whiteness.
- Work as an organization to eradicate injustices within our communities.
- Encourage writing that allows students to share their views on anti-racism.
Resources We Recommend:
- NCTE Takes a Stance Against Racism https://ncte.org/blog/2020/06/ncte-takes-stance-racism/?fbclid=IwAR3ApeLYspvJ4mDDEsbowaHmqDNv_d_3DS5rXmUO1q5whwz_E5jRlJyiuSI
- Build Your Stack: Antiracist Books for Your Curriculum Today https://ncte.org/blog/2020/06/antiracist-books-curriculum-today/
- Radical Self-Care https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/antiracismresources/bipoc/selfcare & https://ypdc.yale.edu/diversity-and-anti-racism-resource
Literacy Resources
NCTE--National Council of Teachers of English
ILA International Literacy Association
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Reading Club
Teacher Resources
ACT Website - ACT’s National Curriculum Survey results and implications for policy