Description
As the teacher shortage crisis continues, we can help simplify your new hire process. The content is organized into five manageable modules that teachers can easily comprehend, allowing for meaningful discussions between principals and educators. Once teachers have completed this course, they will have the knowledge and confidence to help positively impact students’ learning outcomes, as well as their own performance and professional growth. The T-TESS Teacher Orientation is excellent for new and late hires.
Do your teachers need an in-depth understanding of specific T-TESS dimensions? Explore this bundle: Unpacking the T-TESS Rubric.
Beatrice – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a useful tool to better equip any teacher, new or experienced.
Emily – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very good.
Emilie – GAINESVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great and effective course that is interactive and clarifies importance.
Jennifer – HENDERSON ISD (verified owner) –
5-stars! Thank you for providing this information to new teachers.
Dawn – NATALIA ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Erica – HENDERSON ISD (verified owner) –
As a new teacher, learning T-Tess, this course has simplified and made it easy as can be to learn and provide me with what I need to know to be the best teacher and guide to my students.
Chenelle – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very informative and i look forward to setting attainable goals that will allow me to grow from year to year.
Melanie – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
great
Alan – HAWKINS ISD (verified owner) –
The content was very good but a little lengthy.
Abigail – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was helpful and informational. As a first year teacher, I do not know a ton about T-TESS or SLO, so it was nice to have a course that better explains the two.
Anabel – ROYSE CITY ISD (verified owner) –
great course!
Christina – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
very thorough and breaks down the process step by step
Olivia – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was ok, it is very detailed on what to expect from T-TESS evaluations which is comforting.
Karen – DIBOLL ISD (verified owner) –
I believe it was straightforward , however, it was a bit time consuming.
Elidia – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
it was eye opening to learn about how I will be evaluated
MacKenzie – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was super helpful when explaining what to expect from your appraiser and how to break down the rubric to ensure you reach at least proficient every time!
Tawny – DENTON ISD (verified owner) –
It is helpful to go through this course.
RebeccaBecky – OVERTON ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from this course about the T-TESS evaluation process that I was not aware of before today.
Johanna – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is very informative and well structured.
Veronica – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
great course! very helpful for new teachers
Ashley – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interactive and engaging.
Megan – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The course flowed very well. It is a lot of information, but I like how the course is interactive.
Theresa – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
I think this is very beneficial for first year teachers because it helps to calm the fears one might have about what is expected of them. Not perfection, but progress always.
Juan – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s required.
Danri – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and educational.
Tabatha – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the course. As a first year teacher it has clarified different ways to teaching.
Howard – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the format for sure.
Jessica – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this very much! It helped me understand what exactly it is all about and how to go about the growing that we ALL need.
Gertie – HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very clear and thorough. I love that is it self-paced, you can come and go as needed.
LaKeshia – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that explained the entire process really well.
Cassidy – DIBOLL ISD (verified owner) –
Training is thorough and is great if you have never done the T-TESS before. Explains the rubric and gives a great example of what appraisers are looking for during the evaluation.
Lexi – DIBOLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very straight forward. It was a bit time consuming though with the almost hour long lesson plan.
Dacil – PRESIDIO ISD (verified owner) –
I really like it.
Leslie – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
I think the T-TESS Teacher Orientation is an excellent course to show teachers what are the expectations as an educator and the support that a teacher will receive to accomplish the objective.
Andrew – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was good and very well put together. I enjoyed the content and it help clarify more about teaching classroom structure.
Magen – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Helpful information, multiple checks for understanding, not as dry as other asynchronous courses.
Rachel – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course for first year teachers and I recommend taking this course!
Preston – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! The only thing I would like is for the video that we needed to script to be a video of a distinguished teacher teaching my particular discipline. There could be multiple videos to watch for the other disciplines as well.
Hecmarie – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information
Lakesha – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course was very informative on the levels and clear as to what is expected from an appraiser point of view. It helps to understand that this T-Tess is not a Got You type of system, its to promote growth.
Brandy – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very helpful and informative on what to expect when getting observed by admin, ways to improve, expectations are clear, and ways to improve growth follow student SLO’s
Jermey – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. I enjoyed the teaching video the most.
Heather – WAXAHACHIE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very informative course to take if your school uses TTest.
Sarah – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It was good! It clarified things. Just time consuming.
Jodee – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course is unnecessarily long. Watching a super high-performing teacher conduct class was useful, albeit the teaching felt somewhat scripted and rehearsed.
Madeline – WAXAHACHIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great, concise information.
Tiffany – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course, I really liked seeing the teacher in the classroom and giving the teacher a chance to be an evaluator.
Rita – Alief ISD (verified owner) –
Five stars, very thorough and especially helpful to see the teacher lessons and the feedback provided by other educators.
Mary – WAXAHACHIE ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty good
Veronica – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
The course does teach us specifically of how to improve our practice. It is an excellent course.