• Accommodations:  Recommendations for Virtual Implementation of Accommodations
  
• Active Learning - changing the environment so a student becomes an active learner
• CAN Connection Smore Newsletter with resources to support those who serve students with complex needs
• Communication Matrix & Modes
• Forms & Rubrics - approved by TxCAN and TEA 
  - Building a Foundation:  Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
  - Checklist:  Classroom Critical Components  
  - IEP Rubric - PLAAFPs, Goals/Objectives, and Progress Monitoring for students with complex needs
  - T-TESS Supplement - Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Rubric in the Low Incidence Classroom

• GRADE-LEVEL SUPPORTS for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities  KG-3rd, 4th-8th, 9th-12th
• INDEPENDENCE - Guidance for Building Independence  
  
• Special Education Livebinder
• Special Needs ID:  notice of communication impediment to first responders 
  
• Special Education Information Center     Educators' Corner
  

• STAAR Alternate 2 - see tab STAAR Alt 2

• TEKS -  the state standards for what students should know and be able to do 

• Texas Complex Access Network 
  This links to the website of our Statewide CAN Network, supporting & creating a new paradigm of acceptance and potential for students with significant cognitive disabilities.  Join the TxCAN mailing list to receive news of the latest, greatest resources that are evidence-based and TEA-approved!
       - Assessment & Instructional Resources - a resources guide for serving students with significant disabilities
       - How-To's:  Putting It Into Practice (COMING SOON)
       - Lifeline Library - ideas, strategies & examples of successful instruction
       - Monthly Instructional Guides - August through May checklists that support preparation for the school year
       - Online Courses (MORE COMING SOON)
       - Parent Videos
       - Remote Learning Guidance - support for accessing the curriculum in remote environments
       - Remote Learning Resources
       - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) resources
• Texas State Library     ~     Texas Talking Book Program     ~     National Library Service
  

CAN Training Opportunities for SY 2023-2024

• STAAR ALTERNATE 2 TRAINING - Highly recommended for test administrators and anyone who participates in the assessment selection process for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.  NEW STAAR ALT 2 PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS!
  

  Tuesday November 28       9:00 am - 12:00 pm    (3hrs) - morning only

  Tuesday December 5          1:00 - 4:00 pm            (3hrs - repeat) - afternoon only

  Thursday December 7          9:00 am - 12:00 pm   (3hrs - repeat) - morning only
  
  And Late-Breaking STAAR ALT 2 Updates from TEA on Tuesday, February 20, 2024  9:00 am - 12:00 pm      (3hrs)
  

• _{State Assessment Training - Required for DTCs! Highly recommended for anyone interested in the TEA training for updates on STAAR, State Accommodations, TELPAS, STAAR Alt, and TELPAS Alt:}

  _{Monday October 9  9:00 am-4:00 pm  Session #970592}

  _{Tuesday October 10  9:00 am- 4:00 pm  Session #970596 (repeat)}

  _{Wednesday October 11  9:00 am-4:00 pm  Session #970597 (repeat)}

  _{Monday October 16 9:00 am-4:00 pm Session #974111 (repeat)}

• TxCAN free, self-paced, TEA-approved Courses 

• Online Training Opportunities:  online trng opps.docx 

• Training Videos from TxCAN at https://txcan.tea.texas.gov/  

CAN Professional Learning Community (PLC) - join Region 17's monthly sessions
          Contact Deanne Goen at deannegoen@esc17.net or 806.281.5712.

Livebinder - New Teachers of Students with Complex Needs 

Texas Complex Access Network 

STAAR Alternate 2 Resources & Training  SY 2023 - 2024

• Tuesday November 28       9:00 am - 12:00 pm    (3hrs) - morning only
• Tuesday December 5          1:00 - 4:00 pm            (3hrs - repeat) - afternoon only
• Thursday December 7          9:00 am - 12:00 pm   (3hrs - repeat) - morning only

• _{STAAR Alternate 2 PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS form for SY 2023-2024}
• STAAR Alternate 2 RESOURCES PAGE - These resources are for all students who are working below grade level.
       - All About the STAAR Alternate 2:  Get your who, what, where, when, & how questions answered!
       - Allowable Accommodations     
       - Educator Guide
       - Essence Statements
       - Instructional Decision-Making Guides
       - Instructional Terms Lists
       - Medical Exception Eligibility Requirements form    English    Spanish
       - No Authentic Academic Response (NAAR) Eligibility Requirements form    English    Spanish
       - Participation Requirements form    English    Spanish (coming soon) - This is a NEW form for SY 2023-2024!     - Participation Requirements Companion Document    English    Spanish
       - Released Tests
       - TEKS Curriculum Framework Documents
       - TEKS Vertical Alignment Documents PreK to End-of-course (see Birth to 2nd Gd Vertical Alignments below)
       - Test Administrator Manual (TAM)
       - Texas definition of a student with a significant cognitive disability?
       - Vertical Alignments for Birth to 2nd Grade Updated 4/12/2023 - Includes the following:
              >Texas Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers, and Three-Year-Olds
              >Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
              >Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

• online & on-demand TxCAN 3-hour Course, STAAR Alt 2:  Before, During, & After the Assessment
  Register at https://txcan.tea.texas.gov/courses.

curriculum-supporting products.pdf

Curriculum-Supporting Products for educating students with significant cognitive disabilities
o EFL  Essential for Living
o FISH  Functional Independence Skills Handbook: Assessment and Curriculum for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities - from Pro-Ed
o Freckle  Differentiated practice aligned to ELA and math - by Renaissance
o FACTOR   Functional Assessment and Curriculum for Teaching Everyday Routines - Elementary Kit - from Pro-Ed
o IXL Aligned with TEKS; comprehensive K-12 skills learning in math, ELAR, science, social studies
o LINKS 2.0  Curriculum from Star Autism Support
o Reading Milestones from Pro-Ed
o SOLS STAR Online Learning System (Remote Learning) - from STAR Autism Support
o TeachTown  Aligned with TEKS; programs include META-PLAY, TeachTown Basics, Encore
o Unique Learning System (ULS) from N2Y
o Vizzle  Aligned with TEKS; a curriculum designed by Texas educators for Texas students - a RethinkEd product
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TEA's Texas SPED Support - Significant Cognitive Disabilities
  RESOURCES ~ LEARNING ~ CONTACTS
<sup>Curriculum
- Vertical Alignments: Birth - 2nd Grade
- TEKS Vertical Alignment: PK - EOC
- Instructional Terms Lists
- Essence Statements
- TEKS Curriculum Framework
- Blueprints</sup>

^{TEKS Resource System - login to access the following tools:
o Year At-A-Glance (YAG)
o YAG Customization Tool
o Vertical Alignment
o TEKS Clarification
o TEKS Verification
o Resources
o Instructional Focus Document (IFD)}

For all Texas students, the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) are the standards. The TEKS 
Resource System is where to go for curriculum scope & sequence.
All other products ref erred to as curriculum are simply supplemental to the TEKS & TEKS Resource System.
All students in Texas must have access to grade level TEKS regardless of student functioning level. 
Access the prerequisite skills at TEKS Curriculum Framework Documents, TEKS Vertical Alignment Documents, and
Early Childhood Vertical Alignments.

View TxCAN video clips on tons of topics to support you in the CAN classroom!
Go to the TxCAN Videos webpage at https://txcan.tea.texas.gov/video-library.