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Professional Communications
Arts, Audio Visual Technology, and Communications · Texas TEKS
| Strand | Standard ID | Standard Statement | Covered? | CLX Match List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Student Applies English Language Arts In Professional Communications Projects. The ... | 1.1.1 | demonstrate use of content, technical concepts, and vocabulary | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Career Exploration in Finance : CEIF 09: Succeeding on the Job • Pointful Education : Architectural Design I : Architecture_01 Arch 01: Basic Drafting • OpenStax : English II : 7.4 Lesson 7.4: Editing — Advanced Conventions (pending) • Open Textbooks : Nursing Fundamentals : Nursing Fundamentals Ch 02: Communication • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 07 |
| 1.1.2 | use correct grammar, punctuation, and terminology to write and edit documents | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Career Exploration in Finance : CEIF 09: Succeeding on the Job • OpenStax : English II : 7.4 Lesson 7.4: Editing — Advanced Conventions (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 07 • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 07 • Core-LX : Typing Course : Typing Course - Module 05: Punctuation and Advanced Speed (pending) | |
| 1.1.3 | identify assumptions, purpose, outcomes, solutions, and propaganda techniques | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 4.2 Lesson 4.2: Satire in Literature (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 4.2 Lesson 4.2: Satire & Social Commentary (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 04 • OpenStax : English I : 6.5 Lesson 6.5: Synthesizing Across Text Types (pending) • Open Textbooks : Open ELA : Open ELA: 05 Reading for Information (Science & Social Studies) | |
| 1.1.4 | compose and edit copy for a variety of written documents | ✅ | • OpenStax : English II : 7.5 Lesson 7.5: Writing Across Genres (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 7.5 Lesson 7.5: Writing in Genres (pending) • Open Textbooks : Video Production Basics DIY Guide : Video Production Basics DIY Guide - Ch 01: Production Planning • Core-LX : Introduction to Touch Typing : Introduction to Touch Typing • Core-LX : Introduction to Touch Typing : Introduction to Touch Typing | |
| 1.1.5 | evaluate oral and written information; | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Locating & Evaluating Sources (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Evaluating Sources & Detecting Bias (pending) • Open Textbooks : Open ELA : Open ELA: 05 Reading for Information (Science & Social Studies) • OpenStax : English I : 6.5 Lesson 6.5: Synthesizing Across Text Types (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 4.4 Lesson 4.4: Presentation Skills (pending) | |
| 1.1.6 | research topics for the preparation of oral and written communications | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 8.1 Lesson 8.1: Developing Research Questions (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Locating & Evaluating Sources (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Presenting Research (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 08 • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 08 | |
| 2. The Student Applies Professional Communications Strategies. The Student Is Expected To: | 2.1.1 | adapt language for audience, purpose, situation, and intent | ✅ | • OpenStax : English II : 7.1 Lesson 7.1: Planning for Purpose & Audience (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 5.1 Lesson 5.1: Purpose, Audience & Message (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English I : ELA English 1: Unit 07 Composition & the Writing Process • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 07 • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 06: Delivering the Message |
| 2.1.2 | organize oral and written information | ✅ | • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 08 • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 08 • OpenStax : English II : 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Presenting Research (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 7.2 Lesson 7.2: Drafting & Organization (pending) • TPC : TPC Maintenance Supervisor : 905 Effective Communication for Supervisors | |
| 2.1.3 | interpret and communicate information, data, and observations | ✅ | • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 10: Reporting Results • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 05: Best Practices for Creating Business Deliverables Part II • Pointful Education : Healthcare Management and Information Systems : HMIS 03: Clinical Informatics • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 02: Safety, Scientific and Technological Principles of Agriscience Issues • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 09: Visualizing Data | |
| 2.1.4 | deliver formal and informal presentations | ✅ | • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 04 • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 08 • OpenStax : English II : 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Presenting Research (pending) • GoSkills : Public Speaking : Public Speaking: 02 PowerPoint Presentations • GoSkills : Body Language : Body Language: 05 The Toughest Situations: Presentations and Media Interviews | |
| 2.1.5 | apply active listening skills | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Healthcare Management and Information Systems : HMIS 06: Communication • Open Textbooks : Trades Access Common Core: Employability Skills : TACC Employability Skils: 02 Listening • Pointful Education : Early Childhood Education II : EarlyChildEd_02 10: Brain Research and Communication Skills • Certify ED : Hospitality Management : Hospitality - Unit 03 - Communication Skills • OpenStax : English II : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Collaboration (pending) | |
| 2.1.6 | develop and interpret tables, charts, and figures | ✅ | • OpenStax : Principles of Data Science : Section 9.5: Multivariate and Network Data Visualization Using Python (pending) • Core-LX : Principles of Data Science : Principles of Data Science - Chapter 09: Visualizing Data • Open Textbooks : An Introduction to Business Statistics for Analytics (1st Edition) : IBSA: 03 Frequency Distributions and Visualizing Data • Pointful Education : Career Exploration in Finance : CEIF 02: Finance Basics • Core-LX : BioTechnology Skills : Biotech Lab Skills | |
| 2.1.7 | listen to and speak with diverse individuals; | ✅ | • Certify ED : Criminal Justice (Video & VR) : Criminal Justice - Unit 07 - Human Relations and Community Policing in Criminal Justice • Certify ED : Criminal Justice (Video & VR) : Criminal Justice - Unit 06 - Use of Force: Principles, Practices, and Legal Implications • Open Textbooks : Nursing Fundamentals : Nursing Fundamentals Ch 02: Communication • Open Textbooks : Comprehensive Midwifery: The role of the midwife in health care practice, education, and research : Comprehensive Midwifery 02: As Practitioner • OpenStax : English II : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Collaboration (pending) | |
| 2.1.8 | exhibit public relations skills | ✅ | • OpenStax : Principles of Marketing : 4 Public Relations and Its Role in the Promotion Mix (pending) • OpenStax : Introduction to Business : 12.9 Public Relations Helps Build Goodwill (pending) • OpenStax : Principles of Marketing : 5 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Relations (pending) • Open Textbooks : Sport Marketing : Sport Marketing: 07 PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS • Pointful Education : Adobe After Effects : Adobe After Effects 01: Working in the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Industry Part I | |
| 3. The Student Understands And Examines Problem-Solving Methods. The Student Is Expected To: | 3.1.1 | employ critical-thinking skills independently and in groups; | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 01: Basic Architectural Drawings • Pointful Education : Architectural Design II : Architecture_02 01: Basic Architectural Drawings • Pointful Education : Building Maintenance Technologies II : BuildMTII08: Construction Projects • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Criminal Justice : ICJ01: Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 30 - Creative Workflow and Interpersonal Skills |
| 3.1.2 | employ interpersonal skills in groups to solve problems | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 30 - Creative Workflow and Interpersonal Skills • Core-LX : Transitioning to Quality Online Teaching (MASTER) : Final Assignment • Open Textbooks : Working in the Food Service Industry : CUL07: CH04: Workplace Communication and Teamwork • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Teamwork • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Teamwork | |
| 4. The Student Uses Technology Applications And Processes. The Student Is Expected To: | 4.1.1 | use technology applications such as social media, email, Internet, writing and publishing, presentation, and spreadsheet or database applications for audio and video production projects; | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 01 - Introduction to Digital Media Production • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 08 - Digital Audio Production and Recording • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 08 - Digital Audio Production and Recording • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 11 - Video Editing and Pacing • Pointful Education : Adobe Premiere Certification : APC 07: Publishing Digital Media |
| 4.1.2 | use processes such as personal information management, file management, and file sharing | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 15 - File Management and Conversion • Open Textbooks : Video Production Basics DIY Guide : Video Production Basics DIY Guide - Ch 03: Post Production • Infosec : Introduction to Operating Systems : IOS (11) Introduction to Operating Systems: File Management in the Cloud • Infosec : Introduction to Operating Systems : IOS (11) Introduction to Operating Systems: File Management in the Cloud • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 24 - Workflow Efficiency and Templates | |
| 5. The Student Understands Communications Systems. The Student Is Expected To: | 5.1.1 | describe the nature and types of businesses | ✅ | • Certify ED : Animal Science (Video & VR) : Animal Science - Unit 01 - Animal Science: A Foundation for Understanding and Addressing Contemporary Issues • Certify ED : Animal Science (Video & VR) : Animal Science - Unit 01 - Animal Science: A Foundation for Understanding and Addressing Contemporary Issues • Certify ED : Animal Science (Video & VR) : Animal Science - Unit 02 - Understanding Animals: Taxonomy, Economics, Careers, and Safety • Certify ED : Veterinary Science (Video & VR) : Veterinary Science - Unit 02: The Animal Industry: History and Current Issues |
| 5.1.2 | analyze and summarize the history and evolution of the various related fields of study; | ✅ | • Certify ED : Veterinary Science (Video & VR) : Veterinary Science - Unit 02: The Animal Industry: History and Current Issues • Certify ED : Animal Science (Video & VR) : Animal Science - Unit 01 - Animal Science: A Foundation for Understanding and Addressing Contemporary Issues • Certify ED : Animal Science (Video & VR) : Animal Science - Unit 01 - Animal Science: A Foundation for Understanding and Addressing Contemporary Issues • MissionCIT : Emergency Medical Technician - MissionCIT : EMT CH 001: EMS Systems | |
| 5.1.3 | analyze the economic base in order to demonstrate an understanding of the economic factors influencing the industry as a whole | ✅ | • Certify ED : Animal Science (Video & VR) : Animal Science - Unit 02 - Understanding Animals: Taxonomy, Economics, Careers, and Safety • Certify ED : Hospitality Management : Hospitality - Unit 01 - Hospitality Fundamentals • Certify ED : Agricultural Science (Video & VR) : Agricultural Science - Unit 04 - Agricultural Trends and Economic Impact • Certify ED : Agricultural Science (Video & VR) : Agricultural Science - Unit 04 - Agricultural Trends and Economic Impact | |
| 6. The Student Applies Safety Regulations. The Student Is Expected To: | 6.1.1 | implement personal and classroom safety rules and regulations; | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Building Maintenance Technologies : BuildMT 01: Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems • Certify ED : Plumbing (Video & VR) : Plumbing - Unit 07 - Workplace Safety in the Plumbing Industry • Pointful Education : Building Maintenance Technologies : BuildMT 01: Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems • CLX : Automotive Basics : Service and Safety: Shop and Personal Safety • Certify ED : Carpentry (Video & VR) : Carpentry - Unit 01 - Fundamentals of Carpentry Safety and Tool Use |
| 6.1.2 | follow emergency procedures as needed | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Building Maintenance Technologies : BuildMT 01: Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems • Certify ED : Early Childhood Education (Video & VR) : Early Childhood Education - Unit 11 - Safety and Emergency Procedures • Certify ED : Electrical (Video & VR) : Electrical - Unit 02 - Electrical Safety and Emergency Procedures • Certify ED : HVAC 1 (Video & VR) : HVAC 1 - Unit 02 - HVAC Safety, Regulations, and Mathematics • Certify ED : Plumbing (Video & VR) : Plumbing - Unit 07 - Workplace Safety in the Plumbing Industry | |
| 7. The Student Identifies And Develops Leadership Characteristics. The Student Is Expected... | 7.1.1 | identify leadership characteristics; | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 07: Leadership and Citizenship Skills • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 07: Leadership and Citizenship Skills • Certify ED : Hospitality Management : Hospitality - Unit 10 - Management and Leadership • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 02: Project Management Planning Part I • Pointful Education : Project Management : ProjMgmt 03: Project Management Planning Part II |
| 7.1.2 | participate in student leadership and professional development activities | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 07: Leadership and Citizenship Skills • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 07: Leadership and Citizenship Skills • Certify ED : Early Childhood Education (Video & VR) : Early Childhood Education - Unit 09 - Professional Development • Pointful Education : Early Childhood Education II : EarlyChildEd_02 01: Professionalism Part I • Pointful Education : Agriscience I : Agriscience_01 07: Leadership and Citizenship Skills | |
| 8. The Student Applies Ethical Decision Making And Understands And Complies With Laws Rega... | 8.1.1 | exhibit ethical conduct | ✅ | • Certify ED : Emergency Medical Response (Video&VR) : Emergency Medical Response - Unit 38 - EMS Documentation and Professionalism • Certify ED : Nursing Assistant (Video & VR) : Nursing Assistant - Unit 37 - Legal, Ethical, and Patient Rights • Medcerts : NASM Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach - HF 3000 : NASM's Essentials of Personal Fitness Training (v22.10) HF3011 • OpenStax : Introduction to Business : 2.2 How Organizations Influence Ethical Conduct (pending) • Pointful Education : Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification : ESB 04: Starting a Business Part II |
| 8.1.2 | discuss copyright laws in relation to fair use and duplication of materials | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Adobe Illustrator Certification : Module 01: Working in the Design Industry • Pointful Education : Adobe InDesign Certification : AID Module 01: Working in the Design Industry Part I • Pointful Education : Adobe InDesign Certification : AID Module 01: Working in the Design Industry Part I • Pointful Education : Adobe Premiere Certification : APC 01: Working in the Video Industry Part I • Open Textbooks : Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles : IAFV: 02 Preparations | |
| 8.1.3 | analyze the impact of communications on society; | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Open ELA : Open ELA: 06 Journalism • Certify ED : Emergency Medical Response (Video&VR) : Emergency Medical Response - Unit 06 - Workplace Safety and Universal Precautions • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 06 • OpenStax : Introduction to Business : 2.2 How Organizations Influence Ethical Conduct (pending) • OpenStax : Principles of Marketing : 5 Ethical Issues in the Global Marketplace (pending) | |
| 8.1.4 | understand and exhibit digital citizenship | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : CESBA Digital Literacy Curriculum : DLC15: Learning about Online Safety • Open Textbooks : CESBA Digital Literacy Curriculum : DLC16: Personal and Private Information Online • Pointful Education : Personal Finance : Personal Finance 05: Making Informed Buying Decisions • Pointful Education : Cybersecurity : Cyber 07: Social Engineering and Fundamental Security Design Principles • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 03: Effective Communication Strategies Part II | |
| 9. The Student Applies Technical Skills For Efficiency. The Student Is Expected To: | 9.1.1 | employ planning and time-management skills to relate to professional communications; | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 01: Basic Communication Principles • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Time Management • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Time Management • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Time Management • Open Textbooks : Trades Access Common Core: Employability Skills : TACC Employability Skils: 01 Studying |
| 9.1.2 | use technology to enhance productivity | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 04: Best Practices for Creating Business Deliverables Part I • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 04: Best Practices for Creating Business Deliverables Part I • Core-LX : Microsoft Excel Associate Certification Prep : 07 Professional Excel Features • Open Textbooks : Integrating AI in Business Ed : Integrating AI in Business Ed: 3. Assessment & Engagement using AI • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 15 - File Management and Conversion | |
| 10. The Student Develops An Understanding Of Professional Communications Through Exploratio... | 10.1.1 | develop an understanding of the evolution of the arts, audio/video technology, and communications career field, including the history, foundation elements, principles, and communicative effects | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Audio Production : Audio Production: Unit 2 • Open Textbooks : Audio Production : Audio Production: Unit 3 |
| 10.1.2 | demonstrate knowledge of the communication process, including the characteristics of oral language, types and effects of nonverbal communication, effective nonverbal strategies such as a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and appropriate use of space and distance | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 01: Basic Communication Principles • TPC : TPC Maintenance Supervisor : 905 Effective Communication for Supervisors • GoSkills : Body Language : Body Language: 02 Start to Improve Your Body Language • GoSkills : Body Language : Body Language: 04 Getting in Front of People | |
| 10.1.3 | demonstrate knowledge of the components of the listening process and specific kinds of listening such as critical, deliberative, and empathetic | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Discussion & Collaboration Skills (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Collaboration (pending) | |
| 10.1.4 | identify and analyze ethical and social responsibilities of communicators | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 03: Effective Communication Strategies Part II • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 04 Ethics and Social Responsibility • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 04 Ethics and Social Responsibility | |
| 10.1.5 | demonstrate knowledge of various communication processes in professional contexts, including using effective communication skills; analyzing standards for appropriate use of informal, standard, and technical language; making appropriate and important communication decisions based on accurate and complete information; and recognizing and analyzing appropriate channels of communication in organizations | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 01: Basic Communication Principles • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 02: Effective Communication Strategies Part I • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 02: Effective Communication Strategies Part I • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 02: Effective Communication Strategies Part I • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 03: Effective Communication Strategies Part II | |
| 10.1.6 | use appropriate interpersonal communication strategies in professional contexts, including using different types of professional communication and communication management skills and observing professional etiquette | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 01: Basic Communication Principles • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 01: Basic Communication Principles • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 01: Basic Communication Principles • Pointful Education : Healthcare Management and Information Systems : HMIS 06: Communication • Open Textbooks : Current & Emerging Computing Technology : Current & Emerging Computing Technology: 09 Email | |
| 10.1.7 | demonstrate knowledge of the interview process, including effective communication as interviewee and interviewer, and federal employment laws regarding interviews | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 08: Analyzing Communication Scenarios • TPC : TPC Maintenance Supervisor : 905 Effective Communication for Supervisors • Pointful Education : Career Exploration in Finance : CEIF 08: Networking, Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews • Pointful Education : Career Exploration in Finance : CEIF 08: Networking, Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews | |
| 10.1.8 | identify and use appropriate strategies for communicating with a variety of audiences | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 02: Effective Communication Strategies Part I • OpenStax : English I : 6.3 Lesson 6.3: Audience & Persuasion (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 6.3 Lesson 6.3: Audience & Persuasion (pending) | |
| 10.1.9 | identify the types, purposes, dynamics, processes, effectiveness, roles of members, and leadership styles of professional groups | ✅ | • GoSkills : Team Leadership : Team Leadership: 02 Team Processes • Open Textbooks : Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition : Fundamentals of Business: Chapter 01 Teamwork in Business • OpenStax : English II : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Collaboration (pending) | |
| 10.1.10 | communicate effectively in group contexts by assuming productive roles, solving problems, managing conflicts, and building consensus in groups | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Discussion & Collaboration Skills (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Collaboration (pending) • Certify ED : Hospitality Management : Hospitality - Unit 03 - Communication Skills | |
| 10.1.11 | research formal and informal professional presentations by analyzing the audience, occasion, purpose, and primary and secondary sources; determining specific topics for presentations; and evaluating sources using media literacy strategies such as recognizing bias, misinformation, untruths, and source credibility | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Locating & Evaluating Sources (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Evaluating Sources & Detecting Bias (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Presenting Research (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 8.1 Lesson 8.1: Developing Research Questions (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 8.3 Lesson 8.3: Synthesizing & Citing Sources (pending) | |
| 10.1.12 | develop formal and informal professional presentations using effective strategies to organize presentations, using information to support points in presentations, preparing scripts or notes, using visual or auditory aids to enhance presentations, and providing credit for information sources | ✅ | • OpenStax : English II : 4.4 Lesson 4.4: Formal Presentations (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 4.4 Lesson 4.4: Presentation Skills (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 8.4 Lesson 8.4: Presenting Research (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 04 | |
| 10.1.13 | conduct formal and informal professional presentations using effective verbal and nonverbal strategies to inform, persuade, or motivate an audience | ✅ | • OpenStax : English II : 4.4 Lesson 4.4: Formal Presentations (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 4.4 Lesson 4.4: Presentation Skills (pending) • Core-LX : ELA English II : ELA English II: Unit 04 | |
| 10.1.14 | use appropriate techniques to manage communication apprehension and build self- confidence | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Building Relationships With Business Communication : BRBC03: Presentations • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Self-confidence • Lifelong Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills : Lifelong Soft Skills - Self-confidence | |
| 10.1.15 | evaluate formal and informal professional presentations by participating in question-and- answer sessions following presentations, applying critical-listening strategies, and evaluating the effectiveness of presentations, including self-evaluation | ✅ | • OpenStax : English II : 4.4 Lesson 4.4: Formal Presentations (pending) | |
| 10.1.16 | participate in an informative or persuasive group discussion | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Discussion & Collaboration Skills (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Collaboration (pending) • OpenStax : English III : 4.3 Lesson 4.3: Academic Discussion & Discourse (pending) | |
| 10.1.17 | use a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 8.1 Lesson 8.1: Developing Research Questions (pending) • Open Textbooks : Trades Access Common Core: Employability Skills : TACC Employability Skils: 05 Research Information • Core-LX : ELA English I : ELA English 1: Unit 08 Inquiry & Research | |
| 10.1.18 | acquire electronic information in a variety of formats | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 8.1 Lesson 8.1: Developing Research Questions (pending) • OpenStax : English I : 8.2 Lesson 8.2: Locating & Evaluating Sources (pending) | |
| 10.1.19 | use research skills and electronic communications | ✅ | • OpenStax : English I : 8.1 Lesson 8.1: Developing Research Questions (pending) • OpenStax : English II : 8.3 Lesson 8.3: Synthesizing & Citing Sources (pending) • Open Textbooks : Current & Emerging Computing Technology : Current & Emerging Computing Technology: 06 Analyzing Web Content | |
| 10.1.20 | format digital information for appropriate and effective communication in a product by defining the purpose, identifying the intended audience, and using the principles of page design such as leading, kerning, automatic text flow into linked columns, widows, orphans, and text wrap | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Communication Skills for Business : Communication Skills for Business 05: Best Practices for Creating Business Deliverables Part II • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 10 - Client Requirements and Design Planning • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 09 - Design Elements, Principles, and Creativity | |
| 10.1.21 | apply desktop publishing to create products using word processing programs, editing products, or drawing programs; design elements such as text, graphics, headlines, color, white space; typography concepts, including font size and style; and graphic design concepts such as contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity | ✅ | • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 09 - Design Elements, Principles, and Creativity • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 21 - Typography Fundamentals • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 22 - Typeface Selection and Measurement • Open Textbooks : Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production - Unit 38 - Safety, Legal, and Digital Rights | |
| 10.1.22 | develop and reference technical documentation; | ❌ | no genuine match | |
| 10.1.23 | deliver digital products in a variety of appropriate media | ✅ | • Pointful Education : Adobe Premiere Certification : APC 07: Publishing Digital Media • Pointful Education : Adobe InDesign Certification : AID Module 10: Publishing Digital Media |
Coverage Summary
Core-LX delivers strong coverage of this TEKS course at 98% of sub-standards aligned.
Primary publishers contributing alignment: Pointful Education (56), OpenStax (54), Open Textbooks (44), Certify ED (28), Core-LX (25).
Gap-closure roadmap (1 sub-standards not yet aligned, grouped by strand):
- Strand 10. The Student Develops An Understanding Of Professional Communications Through Exploratio...: 1 sub-standard(s) — candidate for a focused Gap Lesson
Eligible for Gap Lesson / Gap Lab generation — coverage exceeds the 85% threshold; any remaining sub-standard gaps will be closed by auto-generated lessons in the next pipeline phase.
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