The following resources and lesson will be focused on the Texas Evaluation System (T-TESS ) for teachers in the state of Texas. Teacher candidates are required to learn about the purpose of T-TESS, the Indicators, and how the tool is used. Below is a video overview that explains the evaluation system. Then there are 3 short videos that explain 3 dimensions that we will be using for our assignment this week.Resources:Overview of T-TESS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg7QjtbaUv4The T-TESS Rubric: https://teachfortexas.org/Resource_Files/Guides/T-TESS_Rubric.pdfDimension 1.4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VmpO_-M-dwDimension 2.4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1KbDf-fJQwDimension 3.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRXw4DAuWcMAssignment:After our class meeting, watch the videos above and review the T-TESS rubric, watch ONE of the teaching videos below and use the T-TESS rubric to rate the teacher's lesson using Dimensions 1.4, 2.4, and 3.1. You may choose one of the following videos to assess:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZY-hB2C_Iw - Preschool - Second Grade Vocabulary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIsfCmPI0cU - Eighth Grade ELARUse the T-TESS rubric above to assess the teacher's performance based on the rubric. You will need to justify your reasons using the rubric.Follow these steps:1) Review the rubric for the indicators 1.4, 2.4, and 3.1. As you are watching the teaching video take notes about the lesson, the classroom environment, and student engagement.2) Rate the teacher's performance as Proficient, Accomplished, Developing, etc., based on the rubric criteria for EACH dimension (1.4, 2.4, and 3.1).3) Create a Word doc to provide your ratings for each dimension, type up your justifications (based on your notes and the rubric) for EACH of the 3 dimensions.4) Upload your Word doc with ratings and justifications in the T-TESS Assignment area in this module. Make sure you include your rating for each of the 3 dimensions and a justification for each. I am looking for content in this assignment.

esearch Paper and Works Cited Page Draft InstructionsThis writing assignment involves writing the first draft of your Research Paper and Works Cited Page. Once you draft your essay and revise, you may submit it for feedback. The feedback will help you write the final draft; your final draft will be graded.During Topics 10 and 11 of the course, you will need to revise and edit the final draft of your research paper. Your will learn more about the revision and editing process in Topic 10.Note: You will not submit the final draft of your research paper until Topic 12. Additional helpful resources:Research Paper Rubric | Research Paper Sample For this assignment, you will need to submit: The first draft of your research paper, complete with properly-formatted parenthetical citations from at least four credible sources within the text. The Works Cited page, which should be located at the end of your essay. The Works Cited page should be clearly labeled and follow MLA formatting requirements. You will need a good, comprehensive thesis statement that states your claim (what will you prove? Keep in mind that the purpose of this assignment is to support a claim, which means you must do more than merely inform the reader. You must take a stance on your topic and make/support claims that go beyond mere facts) and at least three supporting details (how will you prove your point?). You might use this as a guideline in crafting your thesis: (Reason 1), (reason 2), and (reason 3) prove that (add your claim). Example: (1. Children who play violent video games exert more aggression than their counterparts who are not exposed to these games) because (2. children often imitate their experiences as a natural learning process) and (3. the violence they see in video games desensitizes them to violence in the real world); however, (your claim: increasing the ages allowed to play certain violent games may prove to decrease childhood aggression).