Curriculum Requirements
Technology Applications is specified in Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002, with requirements for elementary, middle, and high school found in 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74. Digital technology standards are specified through Technology Applications Guidelines for Prekindergarten and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Grades K-12, found in 19 TAC Chapter 126.
Technology Applications is the state enrichment curriculum that addresses the recommendations in the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 and defines the technology literacy and integration requirements for students and teachers in No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology.
Links
Technology Applications Prekindergarten Guidelines and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Technology Applications TEKS Review Process
Technology Applications Impacts All PreKindergarten through Grade 12
New Technology Applications Professional Development Courses in Project Share
For additional information, contact:
Curriculum Enrichment Unit
Jessica Snyder, Program Coordinator
jessica.snyder@tea.state.tx.us
512-463-9581
Educational Technology
Karen Kahan, Director, Educational Technology
karen.kahan@tea.state.tx.us
512-463-9400
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress
Austin, Texas 78701