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Technology Applications.8.3.A

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The student is expected to demonstrate innovation in a design process using goal setting and personal character traits, including demonstrating calculated risk-taking and tolerance;

A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”

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TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS.8.3.A — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

Previous grade
TA.K.3.A
practice personal skills, including following directions, needed to successfully implement design processes; and
TA.1.3.A
practice personal skills and behaviors, including following directions and mental agility, needed to implement a design process successfully; and
TA.2.3.A
demonstrate personal skills and behaviors, including effective communication, following directions, and mental agility, needed to implement a design process successfully; and
TA.3.3.A
explain the importance of and demonstrate personal skills and behaviors, including metacognition, effective communication, following directions, and mental agility, needed to implement the design process successfully; and
TA.4.3.A
explain the importance of and demonstrate personal skills and behaviors, including problem solving and questioning, effective communication, following directions, mental agility, and metacognition, that are needed to implement a design process successfully; and
TA.5.3.A
explain the importance of and demonstrate personal skills and behaviors, including persistence, effective communication, following directions, mental agility, metacognition, problem solving and questioning, that are needed to implement a design process successfully; and
TA.6.3.A
resolve challenges in design processes independently using goal setting and personal character traits such as demonstrating courage and confidence;
TA.7.3.A
resolve challenges in design processes independently using goal setting and personal character traits such as demonstrating responsibility and advocating for self appropriately;
TA.8.3.A
demonstrate innovation in a design process using goal setting and personal character traits, including demonstrating calculated risk-taking and tolerance;

TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS.8.3.A — Breakout of skills

Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.

The student is expected to
demonstrate innovation in a design process
using goal setting
using personal character traits,
including demonstrating calculated risk-taking
including demonstrating tolerance

Cross-curricular Connections

The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the technology applications TEKS and other subject areas. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.
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Science

Science.8.4.A relate the impact of past and current research on scientific thought and society, including the process of science, cost-benefit analysis, and contributions of diverse scientists as related to the content

Social Studies

SS.8.27.A explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, the telegraph, and interchangeable parts

SS.8.27.B analyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and distributed, nationally and internationally

SS.8.27.C analyze how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as the development of the factory system and the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

SS.8.28.A compare the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have influenced daily life in different periods in U.S. history

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