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.





Stephen – CHINA SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
As online training goes, this one was effective. It had a level of rigor and relatability that made it useful.
Sarah – SEGUIN ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciated the structure and examples provided.
Guillermo – VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Great training. Short and to the point. Every informative and useful to me.
Linda – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
It is effective, informative, and great examples.
Martin – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Great overall.
Karim – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was clear, well organized, and very helpful in deepening my understanding of T-TESS, SLOs, and the observation process. The examples and reflections supported professional growth and provided practical strategies I can apply in my classroom.
Meleka – GARLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course is well-designed and organized in a great way to help all learners grasp the concept, improve, and grow over-all development.
I appreciated the course being self-paced. It challenged me in a great way and gave plenty of opportunity to practice and reflect.
Jessica – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It was time-consuming to complete and I had to complete it outside of work.
Ivan – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Any appraisal system is an stressor for most educators. I guess having an appraisal is necessary so that the people responsible of a school can make sure educators are performing well.
This T-TESS system is a bit more teacher friendly in comparison to previous years.
April – ROYSE CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I feel this course did a great job of explaining the TTESS process and how it is evaluated. The modules were a good length and provided the opportunity for the course taker to provide their responses during or after each module was competed.
John – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course to help teachers start their journey of teaching
Natalee – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Please provide a written transcript, not just the video explanation.
Joseph – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
The training was informative. I rated this training a 4 out of 5 stars only because all this information is very new to me.
Kathryn – ROYSE CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was clear and easy to get through.
Kenneth – ARANSAS PASS ISD (verified owner) –
The information provided within this training has a lot of very useful information for new teachers to help better understand the T-TESS process.
Megan – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great tool to help you understand what is expected how to reach those goals.
LaMonda – GARLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was great!
Heather – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative and the ease of the modules helped me make sure I wasn’t overwhelmed with the information.
Chelsea – DENTON ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed and learned a lot from it, but it could have been 2 hours instead of 3.
Matthew – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and helped prepare me for my appraisal.
Daleth – VANGUARD ACADEMY (verified owner) –
This course was very insightful and has broaden my perspective in regards to T-TESS Rubric, pre-conferences and post conferences.
Rosa – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful
Jack – WAXAHACHIE ISD (verified owner) –
SO GOOD
Martha – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me better prepare me for a future T-TESS and it helped me better understand how appraisers will use the rubric to evaluate me during future observations as well as what to aim for when planning and implementing my lessons.
Karen – CORSICANA ISD (verified owner) –
This course really helped me understand the importance and meaning of T-TESS. How it is structured, the feed back given and how its meant to aide a teacher.
Asli – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course it was very informative.
Stephanie – WAXAHACHIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful from someone who has not been a part of this process before. I had heard other teachers talking about it after moving from another state and assumed it was just a way to pick out what your not doing right. I realize that is not the case, it is beneficial for my growth.
Dacia – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
5 stars.
Course is very informative. I learned about the T-TESS, which I had never heard of before.
Sarah – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I like the pacing of this course.
Sylvia – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
The course if very thorough yet there is so much to do to prepare for the actual observation.
Malaysia – AZLE ISD (verified owner) –
yes
Kelly – DENTON ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very well presented and laid out. I would have liked to have more time to practice with the resources provided, however.
Fausto – SAN PERLITA ISD (verified owner) –
I feel it was a great orientation course. I got the gist of T-TESS and what is expected. I can’t wait to go to the next levels and graduate.
Jayden – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It was good online, would have been better to do this training in person to engage in deeper discussions.
Blake – WAXAHACHIE ISD (verified owner) –
I like in person training better.