1. 4 Standard Types
   1. Readiness
      1. Tested every year
   2. Supporting
   3. Process
   4. Knowledge and Skills
2. Standards Statement Structure
   1. Knowledge and Skills Statement
   2. Student Expectations Statement
      1. Content
      2. Rigor
      3. Specificity
3. Organization
   1. Major Concepts
   2. Think about file cabinet
   3. Thnk about ways of knowing
4. Designing with TEKS
   1. One Unit One Concept
   2. Supporting TEKS
   3. Not all Standards Equal
      1. Evaluate Standard
   4. Method/Duration of Instruction
   5. Method of Assessment
   6. Tools to KNOW / Ways to SHOW
5. Dissecting Standard
   1. Introduction from Biology
   2. Sample Standard from Biology
      1. Biology 112.34C12: The student knows that interdependence and interactions occur within an environmental system. The student is expected to:
         1. (A) interpret relationships, including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and competition among organisms;
         2. (B) compare variations and adaptations of organisms in different ecosystems;
         3. (C) analyze the flow of matter and energy through trophic levels using various models, including food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids;
         4. (D) recognize that long-term survival of species is dependent on changing resource bases that are limited;
         5. (E) describe the flow of matter through the carbon and nitrogen cycles and explain the consequences of disrupting these cycles; and
            1. Verbs
            2. Describe Flow of Matter
            3. Carbon Cycle
            4. Nitrogen Cycle
            5. Explain
            6. Consequences of cycle disruption
         6. (F) describe how environmental change can impact ecosystem stability.
6. Resources
   1. TEA- TEKS
   2. Lead4ward
   3. TEKS Study Video