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Summer season is nearly right here and you already know what meaning: TCEA’s Elementary Know-how Convention (ETC) is arising! Positioned in Galveston, Texas, this convention permits PreK-5 educators (academics, principals, librarians, and ed tech lovers of all flavors) to go deeper in a fascinating mix of periods. These periods mix strong pedagogy with significant expertise integration and a touch of summer time solar. Designed for anybody who works with PreK-Fifth grade college students, ETC is a must-attend occasion with a summer time really feel and hands-on focus. Let’s check out a number of the massive causes to enroll in this elementary-centered convention.

Session Selection

With over 100 periods to attend on the Elementary Know-how Convention, you’ll undoubtedly discover nice sources that suit your PD wants and make it easier to construct much more amazement for subsequent college yr. You’ll see that ETC periods goal the next areas (and extra!):

Know-how Integration within the Classroom

• Incorporate digital instruments like Seesaw, Canva, and Google Workspace.
• Create partaking pupil content material by means of podcasting, digital storytelling, and app smashing.
• Make the most of robotics and coding instruments like KIBO, Ozobot, and Scratch.

Synthetic Intelligence (AI) in Schooling

• Discover integrating AI with classes to show coding, storytelling, and literacy expertise.
• Implement AI for customized studying, vocabulary enhancement, and digital escape video games.
• Empower college students and educators by means of MagicSchool, Gemini, and ChatGPT.

Pedagogical Methods and Classroom Administration

• Apply blended studying and station rotations to construction classroom actions.
• Design formative assessments with Seesaw, alternative boards, and small group instruction.
• Tailor suggestions for various learners with CER, Agile lesson design, and differentiated instruction.

Curriculum and Content material-Particular Studying

• Develop partaking STEM and science classes with digital mission concepts and anchor charts.
• Foster literacy expertise by means of digital escape video games, leveled readers, and interactive photographs.
• Reinforce math ideas with stations, fractions, and digital math instruments.

Inventive and Arms-on Studying Approaches

• Improve storytelling, inventive writing, and publishing by means of podcasts, FigJam, and stop-motion animation.
• Gamify classroom studying for studying, social research, and blended studying.
• Mix artwork and expertise with actions like emoji puzzles and digital citizenship.

Networking and Collaboration

You’ll have alternatives to community with like-minded educators and exhibitors who will probably be exhibiting off their merchandise, instruments, sources, and companies at ETC. You would possibly simply discover precisely what you could clear up that one difficulty that’s eluded you this yr! Whereas having fun with a scrumptious breakfast, lunch, or attractive snack, you’ll be able to mingle and chat whereas exchanging concepts and methods to double your takeaways. Comfortable chairs are scattered round for individuals who wish to group collectively and strategize, brainstorm, and share. And, if you’re extra of an introvert like me, you’ll be able to all the time community through the TCEA app and the TCEA Group by becoming a member of one of many many teams providing prolonged conversations.

Progressive Approaches to Educating

One of many many nice issues about ETC is that you’ll hear first-hand experiences from educators who’re doing superb issues of their school rooms. They’ll be sharing their greatest practices, ideas, and methods for tips on how to go additional quicker. Plus, ETC is a superb time to formulate a back-to-school technique for placing new concepts and sources in place, beginning on day one of many new college yr! Educators can even share actual examples of how integrating expertise enhances classroom engagement. And, you’ll hear about new tutorial approaches that is likely to be an ideal match for you and your college students. 

Find out how to Signal Up for ETC

Moreover leaving with seaside hair and sand in your footwear, additionally, you will have concepts to remodel the best way you train. Consider amassing new methods to share together with your friends and extra actions to boost your educating and straight impression pupil success. 

So, what are your subsequent steps? Here’s a sensible checklist that you need to use to get you on the quick observe to hitch us in Galveston this June:

1. Try the session itemizing and ETC exhibitors!
2. Obtain the flyer and Letter of Assist to share together with your supervisor or administrator. These attendee sources supply the reason why ETC is a brilliant funding in you and your college.
3. Register for ETC with a P.O. or utilizing a bank card. Be sure you try the pre-conference periods! You’ll have the choice so as to add one for simply $39 once you register.  
4. Pack your luggage and put together for related and impactful studying! And don’t neglect your sunscreen, seaside hat, and summer time studying for these night seaside visits!

You probably have any questions, contact us at registration@tcea.org, depart a remark beneath, or begin a dwell chat! We sit up for having you be a part of us for ETC— the summer time convention of the yr!