Lunch and Learn

Join us for our annual virtual chat on Tuesday, December 6 with the North Pole’s most beloved resident: Santa Claus! Geared towards kids of all ages, Santa’s virtual chat requires no registration and is broadcast through YouTube (make sure your district does not have it blocked at the time of the event). Submit your questions ahead of time using this form!

Read more about the event here! The link to the live stream will be posted here on the day of the event.
If you are unavailable to attend the live event, a recording will be available shortly after it ends. We hope you’ll join us for this extraordinary event!

Learn about a variety of sites that you can use with your students to help them learn to code.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Session Title: Leveraging VR and Computer Science to Drive Student Achievement?
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Presenter: Austen Marek, HELLO WORLD CS

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes complimentary TCEA membership)

Register ONCE to receive access to all sessions in the series! Please note that these sessions will not be recorded – don’t miss out on these great learning opportunities!

Accessibility is essential for providing educational opportunities for all students. Discover digital tools to support all students in your classroom.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

You don’t have to have a large budget to get great software. Join us to learn about helpful alternative software to the popular titles WITHOUT spending much (if any) money.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Learn project management tips for any event you might imagine. You will leave with specific recommendations, ideas, and digital tools

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Session Title: PK-5 Computer Science with Seesaw
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Presenter: Ellen Teel, SeeSaw

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes complimentary TCEA membership)

Register ONCE to receive access to all sessions in the series! Please note that these sessions will not be recorded – don’t miss out on these great learning opportunities!

Blend Problem-Based Teaching (a high-effect size instructional strategy) with the 5E Model to serve up transfer learning opportunities. These jazzed-up lessons have the power to captivate students’ hearts and minds.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Join us as we share some of the many things discovered and discussed at the recent TCEA annual convention and exposition.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Session Title: The New K-8 Tech Apps
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Presenter: Mark Patrick, Area 18 Director

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes complimentary TCEA membership)

Register ONCE to receive access to all sessions in the series! Please note that these sessions will not be recorded – don’t miss out on these great learning opportunities!

Join Amy Marquez, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s Collegiate High School librarian as she explains the process for starting a Poetry Flip Hunt in your library just in time for National Poetry Month.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Take science to the next level with your students by having them do forensic science investigations. Use our list of resources for great ideas to get you started.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Retrieval practice is a learning strategy that focuses on recalling facts or concepts from your memory to enhance learning. Join me to discover ways to use retrieval practice in your classroom.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Learn how you can leverage service learning, a high-effect size instructional strategy, to get students to apply their knowledge to new or novel situations. You’ll get some ideas and see what others are doing in this area.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Session Title: Using Ed Tech to Support Language Learning
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Presenter: Belen Sanchez, Educator & TAMIU Graduate Student

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes complimentary TCEA membership)

Register ONCE to receive access to all sessions in the series! Please note that these sessions will not be recorded – don’t miss out on these great learning opportunities!

Discover how to incorporate spatial science basics at every level of K-12 education. You’ll leave this session with resources and activities that blend into lessons, all featuring free Geographical Information Systems (GIS) curriculum.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Activate learning and recall by having students create animations. Discover some tips, tricks, and apps/websites you can use to get them started.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

There is value in connecting to other educators via social technologies. Building a personal learning network (PLN) is only the beginning. Join Instructional Technology Coordinator and TCEA board member Lydia Coupe to look at the facets of becoming a connected professional, as well as which social technologies fit best for the types of connecting you want to do.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

It’s great to have a treasure trove of useful ed tech tools in your aresenal to meet every individual need. Discover some new ones today.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Session Title: Cybersecurity Essentials
Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Presenter: Brad Stewart, Area 7 Director

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes complimentary TCEA membership)

Register ONCE to receive access to all sessions in the series! Please note that these sessions will not be recorded – don’t miss out on these great learning opportunities!

Engage your students by using these discussion strategies next time you are doing whole group discussions. You’ll be amazed at how much the students enjoy them.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Join Scott Hagedorn, a master teacher with 3D printing. Whether you are a novice or an expert, this webinar covers it all when it comes to 3D printing in the classroom.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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 world of artificial intelligence is growing and will soon be coming to education. Let’s take a look at the possibilities (and concerns) and what we should be doing to prepare.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Ransomware is no longer just a problem for businesses and industries; many school districts are now the target of ransomware attacks. This webinar will include first-hand information and lessons learned during Lufkin ISD’s ransomware incident to help attendees better prepare and secure their staff, hardware, data, and network.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Encourage your students to explore many places virtually over the summer. We’ll share a list of places for them to “visit” so they keep the learning going even if school is out.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.

Session Title: Looking Ahead at the Next Year
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Presenter: Dr. Cynthia Piña, Area 1 Director

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes complimentary TCEA membership)

Register ONCE to receive access to all sessions in the series! Please note that these sessions will not be recorded – don’t miss out on these great learning opportunities!

Join us for this epic end-of-the-school-year smackdown. We’ll share our favorite and most useful tools for teaching and learning.

TCEA Members – Free
Non-members – $49 (includes 1-year complimentary TCEA membership)

This interactive, free-to-members webinar is available live each week throughout the school year. Even if you cannot attend the live version, register for the webinar 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.