The folks at CFBISD did a fantastic job of hosting the 2014 Area 10 & 11 TCEA Conference this weekend! It was a great day of learning with Babe's Chicken for lunch. Who could ask for more? Here are some of the things I got out of my day:
"i'm going to build an entire lesson around this Expo Marker" Said no teacher ever Yet we do this w/ tech tools. #stopthemadness #tceaemerge
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RT @apratt5: YES!!! #tceaemerge pic.twitter.com/DAPkc7Q4lC
— mamaestes (@mamaestes) November 1, 2014
Until you tell me what you want you your kids to learn, I can't tell you what technology you need. #tceaemerge @k12cto #educ8bisd - YES!!!!
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What's the best device for interactive learning? Answer: A TEACHER! #tceaemerge @k12cto #educ8bisd #preach
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"You can have the greatest #educ8bisd, best infrastructure etc. W/O good teaching, it won't matter " pic.twitter.com/pnAb479fJN
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Good/scary time 2 b a teacher-they r no longer the Google of the classroom - let it go...let it go... #edc8bisd #tceaemerge
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Collaboration is not cheating. Do our schools look like the work force & environment of the future? #educ8bisd pic.twitter.com/FuDwywrTPP
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power of any event is the people-u can't forget the human element-it's tool agnostic-none of it matters w/o TEACHERS #tceaemerge #educ8bisd
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RT @NoApp4Pedagogy: Great point from #TCEAEmerge. Relevant for both teachers & students in digital age #educ8bisd pic.twitter.com/CA2gcXUrPs
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First class of day-Genius hour - designated time for kids to explore their passion - student driven - want to do this #tceaemerge #educ8bisd
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Why Genius hour? Engaging, creative, student driven, research, problem-solving #makethemthink #tceaemerge #educ8bisd
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Genius hour - teacher is facilitator not enabler, guide don't give - #tceaemerge #edcu8bisd
— mamaestes (@mamaestes) November 1, 2014
pic.twitter.com/M0rA0hUdqh, #tceaemerge #educ8bisd #preach #speaktruth #iknowright
— mamaestes (@mamaestes) November 1, 2014
There's more - but you can pop over to my Twitter account to read it all. I really enjoy these opportunities to learn from other teachers and techs who are as passionate about technology integration as I am.