Differentiation is essential to make sure all learners get the most out of the classroom experience. Learn ways you can use technology to help differentiate lessons to better meet your students’ needs.

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week. If you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar anyway and you will receive a link to the recorded version and all resources shared during the webinar. The webinar counts for .5 CPE/GT credit.

Come join us and celebrate Earth Science Week! STEAM Region 19, TCEA, UTEP College of Education and Dept. of Geological Sciences come together to present the largest STEAM education event in west Texas and Southern New Mexico.
miniCAST is designed to emulate the look and feel of a big time conference, with workshops, vendors, keynote speakers, social events, and prizes!
Join us on Friday October 18th at 6 pm for “NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM” – UTEP CENTENNIAL MUSEUM
For more info go to https://www.steamregion19.org

Cost: Early Bird price of $100 until September 20.
After September 20, price increases to $125.
Registration fee includes 1 year of complimentary TCEA membership.

8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Welcome/Opening Keynote
9:25 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Breakout Session I
10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Exhibit Hall Session
10:45 a.m. 11:35 a.m. Breakout Session II
11:35 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. 1:50 p.m. Breakout Session III
1:50 p.m. 2:10 p.m. Ice Cream Social in Exhibit Hall
2:10 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session IV
3:10 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session V
4:05 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Closing Session & Door Prizes

Encouraging change in adults can be difficult. Join us as we share proven strategies that can get them to drink, but not drown you in the process.

Zoom Discussions run monthly and count for 1 CPE/GT credit. If you cannot attend the live discussion, register anyway and you will receive a link to the recorded version.

TCEA has partnered with CommonBond, a leading student lender, to bring you student loan refinancing to tackle your student debt. Through refinancing, you can take your costly student loans and replace them with a smarter, single loan at a lower interest rate. This allows you to save money each month or pay off student debt faster. Aside from great savings, CommonBond is known for its award-winning customer service and quick and easy application process. Get started at cbpartner.co/tcea.

The TEC-SIG 2019 Summit is a one day conference designed to encourage networking between technology coordinators, instructional technology leaders, and other administrators throughout the state as well as provide sessions on instruction, professional development, and CTO topics. Further details to come. We hope to see you there!

Registration Fees:
$30 for current TCEA & TEC-SIG Members
$50 for current TCEA Members (includes 1 year of TEC-SIG membership)
$99 for nonmembers (includes 1 year TCEA membership and 1 year TEC-SIG membership)

If you are registered for the 2019 System Administrator and Technical Support Conference on October 24 & 25, you’re invited to attend the TEC-SIG Summit on October 23 at a special discounted rate of $20, which will also provide 1 year of TEC-SIG membership. The discount code will be provided to Sys Admin registrants upon check-out.

Getting parents involved with your school and helping them stay in the loop has great benefits. Join us as we share some technology strategies and tips to help connect with parents.

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week. If you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar anyway and you will receive a link to the recorded version and all resources shared during the webinar. The webinar counts for .5 CPE/GT credit.

The 2019 System Administrator and Technical Support Conference is specifically designed to offer useful and practical information to individuals like you who provide hardware, software, network, and infrastructure support for PreK-16 educators. We have created this conference specifically for the tech savvy system administrator, and we have planned a comprehensive package of strands that covers the real-world problems you are encountering, while offering solutions you can use.

Thursday, October 24th – 7:30 am to 4:30 pm

Friday, October 25th – 8:30 am to 12:30

Come explore various aspects of Google Suite with Google certified presenters. The sessions vary in skill level as we have sessions for beginners up to advanced level users. You will be able to attend four different sessions during the day and build your Google skills. Some of the sessions include:

• Google Classroom 101
• Google Forms 101
• The Art of Google Drawings
• On Point with Chrome Extensions
• Digital Breakouts (Google Forms and Sites)
• WriteON!

Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Cost: $50 for TCEA members/$99 for non-members (1-year membership included)

Throughout Texas and nationwide, educators are focusing on the ever-growing number of Open Educational Resources: free educational resources that individuals can modify and adapt to their specific needs. The purpose of this summit is to help educators in Texas understand what OER are, how they support education, and how to implement them locally. The day will include panel and table discussions that will help  identify the most pressing obstacles regarding the use of OER in Texas schools and how we might overcome them. National and state leaders in the OER community will join us to provide their perspectives. 

The summit will be held from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and will take place at the TCEA facility in Austin. Please join us for an exciting day as we explore how Open Educational Resources can benefit Texas students.

*** NOTE: REGISTRATION IS LIMITED SO SIGN UP TODAY!***

Schedule: 

• 8:15 am – 9:00 am — Check-in
• 9:00 am – 9:30 am — Welcome and Introductions
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am — Morning Panel – What’s happening at the national and state level?
• 10:30 am – 10:45 am — Morning Break
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm — Lunch
• 10:45 am – 11:45 am — Table Discussion – What barriers are preventing schools from utilizing OER?
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm — Afternoon Panel – What support is available for the implementation for OER?
• 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm — Table Discussion – What are the 5 biggest barriers with the use of OER?
• 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm — Closing – Future Action Steps

The Texas K-12 OER Summit is a collaboration between the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and TCEA.

OER image created by Jonathas Mello under the CC BY 3.0 license.

Learn robotics today, teach robotics tomorrow. This learner-driven workshop is designed to give you hands-on, minds-on experience with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Robotics System. Whether you are a novice or experienced educator, this workshop will build your engineering knowledge and skills, establishing a solid foundation in building and programming. Additional topics covered: on-brick programming, classroom management techniques, and EV3 sensor activities which can be modified to fit any grade level.

Please bring a PC or Mac laptop. Download the LEGO MINDSTORMS software here. Be careful not to install the home/retail version of the software. A Chromebook or iPad can also be used as a supplemental device.

Please bring an EV3 Core Set with your battery fully charged. If you wish to borrow an EV3 core set for the workshop, please contact Peggy at [email protected].

Learn how to use this multi-faceted video tool to support open, anytime, anywhere disruptive learning.

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week. If you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar anyway and you will receive a link to the recorded version and all resources shared during the webinar. The webinar counts for .5 CPE/GT credit.

Stay current with state and national discussions on educational technology topics in this free-to-members webinar series. Not a TCEA member?  Register for just $49 and receive a complimentary one-year membership!

This interactive webinar is available live each month. If you cannot attend the live version, register anyway and you will receive a link to the recorded version and all resources shared during the webinar.

The webinar counts for 1.0 CPE credit.