Do you want be more efficient? Are your technology skills stretched to the limits when planning a project? Do you want to collaborate with like-minded educators? Now is the time to become a TCEA Microsoft Academy learner!

In two days of hands-on learning led by TCEA’s Microsoft Certified Trainers as well as Texas MIE Experts/Trainers, you will become a more effective creator and user of Microsoft productivity tools. No matter your educator role (teacher, librarian, administrator, clerical, and others), learn skills and strategies to empower you to become a TCEA Microsoft Academy learner and earn 12 CPE hours in the process.

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.

Member: $10
Non-members: $59, and includes 1 year of membership to TCEA

This conference is focused to 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!

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 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 year of TCEA membership.

The purpose of the ISTE Certification is to recognize elite educators who demonstrate understanding and mastery of the ISTE Standards for Educators. Through the ISTE Certification process, participants will engage in 30 hours of dynamic in-person AND online professional learning based on the ISTE Standards and transformative pedagogy. After the two days of face-to-face training, which will include a boxed lunch each day, participants will complete four (4) online modules  within an eight (8) week period. Participants will then put together a portfolio to demonstrate their understanding and implementation of the ISTE Standards for Educators.

Face-to-Face Workshop: 12 Hours
Online Coursework: 18 Hours

Please email aweiler@tcea.org with any dietary restrictions.

https://www.tcea.org/pd/iste/

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.

Google tools and Chrome apps and extensions are for everyone! Discover how you can use these resources to address the needs of students with a variety of learning styles and abilities.

Discover how OneNote Class Notebook can be used to teach students with all different learning styles and levels. OneNote makes sharing a symphony of content to all your students a breeze.

Join us to dive deep into the updated ISTE standards and learn how they can direct your teaching to better engage and empower your students with technology.

Librarians know the instructional materials and features in the TexQuest resources are great for classroom use, but how do you show teachers the resources they need when they need them? Join Richelle as she shows you five ways TexQuest resources enhance collaboration and make instruction more meaningful.

Google Search makes it amazingly easy to find the information you need, but there are tricks and tips to make it even more powerful. Join us to learn advanced tools and strategies to help you and your students stop drowning in information overload!

Your students can bring their wildest ideas to the screen as they build storyboards, discuss plots, and write, present, and digitally publish their work. Join us to learn how Microsoft Sway can challenge your students with hands-on opportunities to develop their collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Come have a little Halloween fun and get some handy tricks for using classroom tech and web tools that will surely be a treat for you and your students. Join us, if you dare!

miniCAST 2018 is the largest STEAM education event in the West Texas and Southern New Mexico area. Open to all educators K-16 that are interested in improving their science and/or technology skills, miniCAST 2018 provides a “Big Time” conference setting into two days of learning.

For more information, please visit http://www.minicastelpaso.org/.

This webinar will focus on several digital tools to help librarians facilitate student inquiry and research. Librarians will learn how to create online spaces where students can easily access different information sources, annotate and take notes online, cite web sources, and use YouTube to create video helpers.

Research has identified that reflecting on one’s learning deepens knowledge retention. Join us to discover how you can use Google’s tools to help your students slow down to reflect on what you’re teaching them.

Students don’t have to be limited by geography as they seek out connections with academic peers. Learn how Microsoft Skype can safely facilitate one-to-one peer communication and mentor learning.

Learn how to create fun coding activities on high-interest topics like Star Wars, Minecraft, and even the characters from Disney’s Frozen. Explore low or no-technology activities so can engage students both online and off!

Learn six exciting strategies including using Google to solve the most difficult problem first, using Forms to pre-test volunteers, and more. You’ll get everything you need to model and employ these methods in your Google-powered classroom.

Explore how Microsoft MakeCode, Micro:bit, and Minecraft: Education Edition can help students achieve more advanced learning opportunities. Empower students with the freedom and opportunity to maximize their collaborative learning and problem-solving potential.

Discover how to ramp up learning in your classroom or campus with strategies backed by the latest brain research. You’ll be able to start implementing these in your practice tomorrow!

This upcoming March, don’t miss the opportunity to attend the go-to event for educational innovation: Spring CUE. Expand your PLN, be inspired, and sharpen your skills with other educators in the beautiful surroundings of Palm Springs.