TExES 242 case studies
TExES 242 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Technology Applications EC–12 (242) is a Texas educator certification exam for candidates who plan to teach technology applications to students from early childhood through grade 12. It is delivered through the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program as a computer-administered test (CAT) containing 100 selected-response questions. The TExES 242 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,052 words.
1Diagnosing the Spreadsheet Unit: When the Prerequisite Is the Lesson
Okafor teaches a 7th grade Technology Applications course with 28 students on 1:1 Chromebooks (4 GB RAM, no local admin rights). Her next unit was going to cover nested IF statements and VLOOKUP in spreadsheets.
640 words, about 3 min2Synthetic Image, Real Harm: Responding When the Policy Has a Gap
At a suburban middle school, a counselor receives a screenshot from a group chat of 14 seventh graders. The image is an AI-generated picture of a named classmate placed in an embarrassing setting.
643 words, about 3 min3Six Tablets, Twenty-Four Students, Forty-Seven Minutes
Delgado teaches Algebra I to four sections of 24 students in a 47-minute period. His room has six district tablets in a charging cart and a projector; personal phones are permitted for instruction under campus policy.
602 words, about 3 min4Allocating $18,000 Against a Survey That Argues With Itself
A campus technology committee has 18,000 in one-time funds and must commit before June 30. Three proposals are on the table: 12 interactive panels for the math and science wings ( 16,200); 10 document cameras plus 30 headsets ( 4,800); and stipends for 14 teachers to complete 18 hours of summer professional learning on the LMS ( 7,000).
582 words, about 3 min5Flat Screener Scores After Eight Weeks: Program Failure or Delivery Failure?
A district buys a three-year adaptive reading program and directs every K-5 teacher to use it 20 minutes daily, three days a week, as a station. After eight weeks, the mid-year screener shows 9 of 24 second graders in Ms.
585 words, about 3 min