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Listed below are some links that will be helpful for an undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies major. The links below provide lesson plans and news articles relating to education. These links will help you become very successful in your undergraduate career. You will also find preparation manuals to help you prepare for the TExES examination. Remember the TExES is the exam you will have to take in order to become CERTIFIED to teach. Remember that although you have completed your coursework to receive your degree, you will not be allowed to teach in the state of Texas until you have passed BOTH (the PPR and the Content Area) parts of the TExES examination.

[|www.hcdistrictclerk.com] This is a link to obtain a criminal background check. This is the website for the Harris County District Clerk's office. [] Here is the website for the NY Times Education section. This site contains news regarding education related issues all across the world. [] Here is the website for the TEKS standards. The TEKS are listed by grade level and also by subject area.The TEKS are the guidelines you will need to complete lesson plans and projects throughout your undergraduate career and also in the teaching profession. [] This is the website to download and print TExEs study guides and preparation manuals.
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[] Coolmath.com is a site designed for both teachers and students. This site has lesson plans and thematic units relating to mathematics. The site also gives teacher's opinions on the different thematic units and the techniques they used to make the units successful. [] This is website to give you ideas for science lesson plans. The link includes examples of science lesson plans and ideas. [] This website is helpful for a health teacher. The site includes news and lesson plans relating to health and physical education. [] This website is a list of different lesson plans relating to various topics under the social studies umbrella, you can find lesson plans for every grade level. [] This website gives you lesson plan ideas and the tools you will need to make learning science fun and exciting for children of all ages. [] This link contains activities to jumpstart any reading lessons. The site also contains ideas on how to create and conduct a word wall in the classroom.
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