Ready to engage your students with hands-on, design-based learning? Discover fun and flexible lessons you can adjust for grades 3-12. You’ll explore ways to help students develop their 21st century skills and build their love for STEM using LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robotics. Whether you are a novice or experienced educator, this five-day learning opportunity will give you a solid foundation and prepare you to lead a successful robotics program this fall. Please bring a PC/Mac computer. iPads/Chromebooks are welcome as a supplemental device. Please email Peggy, preimers@tcea.org to reserve an EV3 set or bring your own EV3 Core Set. Lunch is provided Monday through Thursday.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Don’t forget:
Please bring a PC/Mac computer. iPads/Chromebooks are welcome as a supplemental device. Don’t forget your EV3 kit with the software downloaded and a charged battery. The temperature in the building can sometimes be a bit cool so bring a sweater. Lunch is provided Monday through Thursday.

The Area 10 Revolutionizing Learning conference, July 24 – 25, will provide engaging and exciting sessions to teachers, coaches, and administrators. Sessions will encourage participants to take steps to improve practices, seamlessly integrate technology, and make classrooms exciting places for learning and sharing. Session strands include STEAM, Design Thinking, Brain-based Learning, PBL, High-impact Strategies, Data Informed Classrooms, Meaningful Feedback and Grading, Balanced Assessment, Resource Creation, and Developing a Growth Mindset.

Cost: $10 for TCEA members, $59 for non-members (includes complimentary membership to TCEA).

Join us for three days and gain a wealth of knowledge and first-hand learning experiences at the Technology Learning Extravaganza in San Angelo, July 24-26. The sessions will provide educators learning opportunities to enhance knowledge in Instant Relevance, Office 365, Google, Flipped Learning, iPad App Smashing, Eduphoria Strive and more. Click here to learn more about the conference sessions.

This event is free for attendees.

Event Coordinators:
TCEA Area 15, TCEA, San Angelo ISD Technology Department, San Angelo Instructional Technology Department, Ballinger ISD Technology Department, and Region 15.

Handout Link – https://tinyurl.com/ya43dje4

A Chromebook can be a cost-effective alternative for the classroom, campus, or district. You have probably heard that they greatly improve student learning and performance, but you still may have many questions. How do they benefit students and teachers? How do they compare to other mobile devices? How can we maximize and yet simplify their use? What is the best way to manage a classroom set? At TCEA, we understand your concerns and have a solution for you.

Thanks to a wonderful partnership between Region 17 ESC and TCEA, South Plains Edcamp Library is kicking off its first year in Lubbock, TX. Join other dedicated educators for a day of collaboration and professional learning with school librarians from across the region and earn 6 hours of PD credit. At South Plains Edcamp Library, attendees provide the content and determine the path for their own learning.

This event is free for attendees.

This conference supports teachers (and anyone interested in learning more about classroom technology!)  Keynote and featured speakers are Janet Corder and Joan Gore of J2 Training.  Come learn from Janet, Joan, and many of Area 12’s teachers and instructional technologists.  Be sure and stay for the door prizes at the end of the day!

Cost: $25 for TCEA members, $74 for non-members (includes complimentary membership to TCEA).

The micro:bit is sweeping the globe as an accessible, inclusive approach to computing education that combines the magic of making with the power of code.  The maker education movement has proven to engage and interest girls and other nontraditional CS student populations through creative, personally meaningful projects.  Learn how combining the maker mindset with computational thinking can result in transformational learning experiences for all students.  By the end of this session attendees will know how to construct and download simple programs to their micro:bit, and they will know where to find curriculum & resources for their classrooms.  You will also learn how to use MakeCode to control the Agent in Minecraft: Education Edition. This is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) hands-on session for all levels (no prior computer science experience required).  Download the micro:bit Windows 10 app here: http://aka.ms/microbitapp

The fourth annual Tech2Teach Conference is a free event for educators in the Coastal Bend. This conference is hosted by the Corpus Christi ISD Instructional Technology Services. The presenters are teachers, administrators, and technology staff. Technology integration into the classroom has become a way of life for CCISD teachers, and this conference adds to the knowledge base that the teachers already have. To learn more about the conference, visit http://tech2teach.moonfruit.com/.

This event is free for attendees.

The Area 1 LIB TECH Conference is an event for librarians, campus technologists, and teachers interested in learning how technology can make them more effective in their job.

Area 1 LIB TECH Conference
Texas A&M International University
5201 University Blvd. Laredo, Texas 78041

Free to members, $50 for non-members. Each paid non-member registration receives a complimentary membership to TCEA.

A Future Ready Librarian is also a collaborative partner. We will discuss best ways to collaborate with teachers on our campus in person and through technology. Whether you are on a fixed or flexed schedule, learn how you can collaborate. Collaborative lesson ideas will also be shared that you can take back to your campus.