Ensure Success on the Science STAAR®
Teach the Streamlined Science TEKS Content Standards and Academic Vocabulary Visually
Available for Grades K-8 and Biology EOC
The Summit K12 Science Mastery Program — featuring Concept Boosters™ and Vocabulary Boosters™ for Science — provides students with highly visual,
interactive lessons and tutorials that promote mastery and prepare them for success on STAAR®. In fact, we guarantee a 100% pass rate!
Support Science Mastery with Interactive, TEKS Science Video Lessons & Tutorials
It takes exploration and practice for students to truly understand scientific concepts. The Summit K12 Science Mastery Program, which includes Concept Boosters and Vocabulary Boosters for Science, provides grade-level science content built for the TEKS. Teachers can use the program for whole-class instruction, and then assign skills practice and video tutorials to support each individual student’s pathway to mastery.
Video Lesson Sample: TEKS 5.6A
Video Lesson Sample: TEKS 8.11A
Patented STAAR Review Process
Improve Approaches, Meets and Masters Levels on the STAAR
The Summit K12 Science Mastery Program provides a rigorous STAAR review. Lesson plans, student
study guides, and STAAR-formatted assessment questions are included for each TEKS. The STAAR
review follows a strict sequence that results in deeper learning.
visual mini-lesson
practice
formatted quiz
TEKS re-teach video
mini-lesson
practice
and mastery
a 2nd attempt STAAR-
formatted quiz is revealed
Visually Build Science Academic Vocabulary
Showing students what a scientific word means helps them develop understanding and retain words. Vocabulary Boosters for Science offers students practice identifying and using science content, process, thinking words, and science tools vocabulary. Online flashcards are available for all Science TEKS academic vocabulary words.
Using a patented Vocabulary Mastery process, we cover the following TEKS:
- K-8 Science TEKS, plus Biology TEKS
- K-8 Science plus Biology Process Vocabulary
- K-8 Science plus Biology Tools Vocabulary
Monitor Student Progress Toward Mastery
Teacher and Administrator dashboards enable tracking and monitoring of student progress in content mastery and vocabulary development. Robust reports track progress by reporting category, sub-cluster, and TEKS. All Readiness, Supporting, and Scaffold Standards are included.
Districts across Texas are achieving balanced growth in their Domain 1 science scores at the Approaches, Meets, and Masters Levels with Summit K12’s Science Mastery and STAAR Review Program.
Support for Teacher AND Student Success
Both teachers and students can get started using our programs quickly. Our implementation team can get
your classes set-up within 24 hours of receiving the class rosters. Our professional development staff
provides both web based and on-site teacher training and year-round support.
Summit K12 integrates with Clever, Classlink, Rapid Identity, Enboard, Microsoft Azure, and many other
platforms to support Single Sign-on (SSO), and we support rostering with all platforms.
Additional Supports Included with the Summit K12 Science Mastery Program
Science Process Skills Development
Rigorous STAAR Assessments
Recognizing Science STAAR Success
We are proud of the hard work educators and students put into science TEKS mastery. Each year, we recognize schools and districts that achieve double-digit growth on grades 5 and 8 Science STAAR and Biology EOC. Teachers who guide their students to a 100% passing rate are awarded the Summit K12 Teaching Excellence Award.
Ready to Get Your Students Ready for STAAR Success?
The Summit K12 Science Mastery and STAAR Review Program is proven to close gaps for students and improve STAAR success. It complements any science curriculum and provides teachers with powerful tools to individualize instruction and guide students to mastery. Request a demo for a personal tour of Concept Boosters and Vocabulary Boosters for Science, or go ahead and request a quote.