As we embark on this exciting new year, we at TexQuest are thrilled to continue our partnership with you. Together, we're committed to empowering Texas students with access to high-quality, authoritative digital resources that foster a love of learning.

TexQuest provides anytime, anywhere access to a wealth of educational content, allowing students to explore their passions and deepen their understanding. We believe that by equipping educators with the tools and support they need, we can create a vibrant and engaging learning environment for all students.

Remember, your TexQuest Support Center team is always here to assist you on your digital learning journey. We are dedicated to providing guidance and resources to help you seamlessly integrate digital tools into your classroom.

Happy New Year for 2025! May this year be filled with exciting discoveries, innovative teaching methods, and a renewed passion for learning in every Texas classroom.

The Britannica elementary and middle school products were recently updated. The high school product will soon receive the same update! These updates are designed to enhance the user experience while maintaining the same trusted, high-quality content Britannica is known for. Take a sneak peek of the update by visiting the product update announcement.

TeachBritannica

Everyone, and we mean EVERYONE, is in love with the new educator support site from Britannica. On this site, you will find:

• Lesson Minis: Step-by-step lessons that promote personalized learning and boost engagement.
• Instructional Strategies: Concise reference materials for effective teaching strategies that elevate student learning.
• Graphic Organizers: Fillable organizers that make presenting complex information a breeze.
• Academic Toolkits: Research companions that equip students with essential skills necessary for successful collegiate-level research.

The menu of options at the top of the landing page also contains a TOP PICKS portion which highlights a Media Literacy eBook, #FreeResourceFridays, Monthly Content Calendars, and recent blogs.

Don't miss out on this amazing resource with ready-made lessons and activities for all Britannica products.

• High School Success Skills Center
• Fourteen (14) new microlessons on topics such as exploring types of sources, evaluating sources, citing sources, preventing plagiarism, and more.
• Prepare for College Center
• AP flashcard decks for:
• AP Calculus AB, BC
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Psychology
• Human Geography
• U.S. History
• English Language Arts and Composition
• Spanish Language and Culture
• Statistics
• AWS Training Center
• Nineteen (19) new courses on topics such as Flash, Cybersecurity, and Innovation and Transformation

To view the full list of updates, visit the EBSCO LibGuides page.

As usual, the Gale team has been busy updating and adding content to our Gale resources. Updates include:

• Four more languages, for a total of 61, including Lao, Punjabi, Tamil, and Maori have been added to the translation tool.
• ReadSpeaker updates include a more natural-sounding voice and faster load times.
• Additional Primary Source and Historical Document sets have been added to the author pages in Gale Literature Resource Center.

If you are looking for TexQuest-specific training resources, visit the dedicated support page with updated training materials.

The staff at Learn360 recently added more content to their provider support page.

• Texas History Resources Spreadsheet
• Finding Spanish Language Content

In addition, new titles have been added to Learn360 from producers such as PBS, Makematic, Educational Voice, and PowerSplash Project. Visit the link to view recently added titles.

Recent updates to ProQuest content:

• 529 articles, graphics, and images, with publication dates later than October 8, 2024. This includes both new documents and updates to proprietary documents.
• Mitchell Lane titles on individuals such as Sonia Sotomayor, John Herrington, Serena Williams, and more.
• 10 downloadable titles: All full-text, HTML, and PDF formats

Our TeachingBooks team has recently added Interactive Flyers and Activities to their Teaching Ideas section under For Educators. The flyers and activities are perfect for class discussions, reading interest inspiration, and supporting connections to books and authors. Be sure to take a look for some ready-made ideas!

In addition, they added Instructional Routine lessons inspired by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Explore explicit and systematic instructional routines that guide emergent readers to recognize, think about, and manipulate the individual sounds that make up spoken words. These easy-to-implement routines help establish a fundamental foundation for decoding and encoding written language.

If you are looking for additional lesson ideas, check out their Monthly Lesson Ideas calendar which contains literary highlights and extensions for each month.

TexQuest is a statewide digital resources program that provides anytime, anywhere access to high-quality, authoritative digital resources to all educators, students, and students' immediate families in Texas K-12 public schools and open-enrollment charter schools. Supported, in part, by appropriations from the Texas State Legislature, Texas districts pay a small per-student membership fee to gain access to TexQuest resources from the providers listed on this page.

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission administers all aspects of the TexQuest program and is responsible for the selection and coordination of all TexQuest resources, as well as district invoicing.

Education Service Center, Region 20 serves as the TexQuest Support Center and is responsible for the help desk, technical assistance, outreach, communication, and training to support the program.