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Essential Guide: TA-TEKS

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Essential Guide

Understanding the FIVE Strands of the TA-TEKS

Introduction

Understanding the FIVE Strands of the TA-TEKS

The technology applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) consist of five strands that prepare students to be literate in technology applications by Grade 8: computational thinking; creativity and innovation; data literacy, management, and representation; digital citizenship; and practical technology concepts. Communication and collaboration skills are embedded across the strands.

Digital citizenship

Practical technology concepts

Creativity and Innovation

Data literacy, management, and representation

Computational thinking

Description of the Organizing Strands The technology applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) consist of five strands that prepare students to be literate in technology applications by Grade 8: computational thinking; creativity and innovation; data literacy, management, and representation; digital citizenship; and practical technology concepts. Communication and collaboration skills are embedded across the strands.