The Tastiest Tidbits We Enjoyed at Convention
Facilitator: Lori Gracey (@lgracey)
Session Description
Session Description
Join us as we share the most exciting and innovative tricks, lesson ideas, and tech tools that we saw at the 2022 Convention & Exposition.
It's About Being Together!
It's About Being Together!
"The greatest lesson I learned @TCEA: education will always be a social endeavor, and we need each other to be successful." Eric N. Rodriguez
"The greatest lesson I learned @TCEA: education will always be a social endeavor, and we need each other to be successful." Eric N. Rodriguez
"If #TCEA22 had a sound this would be it! Pure joy, laughter, connections, and friends!" Brooke Lowery
"If #TCEA22 had a sound this would be it! Pure joy, laughter, connections, and friends!" Brooke Lowery
"I didn't know how much I needed this until it was all over. WOW! Never ending fun, networking, collaborating and celebrating throughout the entire conference. I know I'm there to share #ARVRinEDU but it's the PEOPLE that make this conference amazing." Jaime Donally
"I didn't know how much I needed this until it was all over. WOW! Never ending fun, networking, collaborating and celebrating throughout the entire conference. I know I'm there to share #ARVRinEDU but it's the PEOPLE that make this conference amazing." Jaime Donally
It's About Teaching and Learning!
It's About Teaching and Learning!
Cute animal photos already put together for SEL check-ins!
Cute animal photos already put together for SEL check-ins!
Buncee Template - Use this goal-setting game board template with students or educators. Fill in each of the game spaces with a step/task you need to accomplish on your way to the goal.
Buncee Template - Use this goal-setting game board template with students or educators. Fill in each of the game spaces with a step/task you need to accomplish on your way to the goal.
Sketchnote - Here's a beautiful sketchnote by Ryan McLaughlin with his thoughts on closing the learning gap.
Sketchnote - Here's a beautiful sketchnote by Ryan McLaughlin with his thoughts on closing the learning gap.
Miguel Guhlin shared this tasty tidbit: "Did you know that you can train your 'attention filter' (a.k.a. RAS) to prioritize information you focus on? Extend the boost to learning with self-regulating activities that enhance metacognition. Teach lessons while introducing distractions. Ask students to track what kept their attention or interrupted it, then discuss how to stay focused. Learn more about the CPM Process." To the right is a sketchnote of what TCEA board member Lydia Croupe took away from this session on student engagement.
Miguel Guhlin shared this tasty tidbit: "Did you know that you can train your 'attention filter' (a.k.a. RAS) to prioritize information you focus on? Extend the boost to learning with self-regulating activities that enhance metacognition. Teach lessons while introducing distractions. Ask students to track what kept their attention or interrupted it, then discuss how to stay focused. Learn more about the CPM Process." To the right is a sketchnote of what TCEA board member Lydia Croupe took away from this session on student engagement.
Diana Benner had this research-based teaching technique to offer: "The word association strategy is an ideal way to help students activate prior knowledge that they might have about a topic. The steps are:
Diana Benner had this research-based teaching technique to offer: "The word association strategy is an ideal way to help students activate prior knowledge that they might have about a topic. The steps are:
- Tell students the name of the topic or lesson.
- Have students take turns adding as many words related to the topic using a word cloud tool like Mentimeter or others found in these blogs. Encourage students to write at least three words.
- After 3-5 minutes, discuss their answers. Asking students to share the first three words they associate with a topic can reveal a lot about what information or misconceptions they are bringing into the learning environment."
Dr. Bruce Ellis shared a Take 5 activity where participants chose one of three websites to discover a new way they could have students demonstrate understanding. The three websites he used were:
Dr. Bruce Ellis shared a Take 5 activity where participants chose one of three websites to discover a new way they could have students demonstrate understanding. The three websites he used were:
It's About Amazing Tools!
It's About Amazing Tools!
Canva tip - You can schedule social media posts from Canva. Simply go to the three dots, go to Share, then click Schedule. You can select the date, time, and platform to post from.
Canva tip - You can schedule social media posts from Canva. Simply go to the three dots, go to Share, then click Schedule. You can select the date, time, and platform to post from.
Game of Drones - This Wakelet shares lots of ways to integrate drones into ELA, math, science, social studies, art, and PE.
Game of Drones - This Wakelet shares lots of ways to integrate drones into ELA, math, science, social studies, art, and PE.
Gmail tip - Make sure your email is secure by seeing where "you" are logged in from. Click Details in the bottom right corner to see if your account is open somewhere else and the last times it has been logged in.
Gmail tip - Make sure your email is secure by seeing where "you" are logged in from. Click Details in the bottom right corner to see if your account is open somewhere else and the last times it has been logged in.
Novel Effect app - As you read a story/book aloud, the app follows along with interactive music and sound effects that fit what you are reading. $42/year for unlimited read alouds.
Novel Effect app - As you read a story/book aloud, the app follows along with interactive music and sound effects that fit what you are reading. $42/year for unlimited read alouds.
Creating Choice Boards with Google Tools - Lots of great ideas here for differentiation using Docs, Slides, Forms, and Drawings, along with a few key extensions.
Creating Choice Boards with Google Tools - Lots of great ideas here for differentiation using Docs, Slides, Forms, and Drawings, along with a few key extensions.
MackinVia - Check out the video that the Lispy Librarian made from her TCEA presentation. Librarians, you will love it!
MackinVia - Check out the video that the Lispy Librarian made from her TCEA presentation. Librarians, you will love it!
Tips for Universal Accessibility - Great ideas here on design tips to make digital content accessible by all
Tips for Universal Accessibility - Great ideas here on design tips to make digital content accessible by all
Bongo Cat! - Use the keyboard to have a cat play the bongos, piano, marimba, cowbell, tambourine, and more.
Bongo Cat! - Use the keyboard to have a cat play the bongos, piano, marimba, cowbell, tambourine, and more.
Google Chrome Hacks - Many fabulous tips here, including grouping tabs, pinning tabs you use most often, finding the perfect image, and more for all Google tools.
Google Chrome Hacks - Many fabulous tips here, including grouping tabs, pinning tabs you use most often, finding the perfect image, and more for all Google tools.
Microsoft Word - Use the transcribe voice recognition tool within Word to record conversations and receive a full transcript that can be saved. It even labels the different speakers.
Microsoft Word - Use the transcribe voice recognition tool within Word to record conversations and receive a full transcript that can be saved. It even labels the different speakers.
Jamboard Template Collection - More than 1,200 educational templates for Jamboard curated by TCEA and ready to use; all subject areas; all grade levels!
Jamboard Template Collection - More than 1,200 educational templates for Jamboard curated by TCEA and ready to use; all subject areas; all grade levels!
Finding What You Want - Attendees in line for a session learned that they can use the Amazon app to scan something they see that they want and Amazon will bring it up to purchase.
Finding What You Want - Attendees in line for a session learned that they can use the Amazon app to scan something they see that they want and Amazon will bring it up to purchase.
Sketchnote of a Session - Here's everything that Ashely Guerrero learned at a Chrome session in one fabulous sketchnote!
Sketchnote of a Session - Here's everything that Ashely Guerrero learned at a Chrome session in one fabulous sketchnote!
Finally, here's the chat from the live webinar today. Lots of additional great ideas shared here!
Finally, here's the chat from the live webinar today. Lots of additional great ideas shared here!
What did you learn?
What did you learn?
Next Year in San Antonio!
Next Year in San Antonio!
