TCEA + IDEAcon Keynote Speakers & Thought Leader Resources

The 2021 TCEA and IDEAcon Virtual Conference has been an awesome learning experience so far. The Keynote Speakers and Thought Leaders have shared some incredible ideas and resources. Today I wanted to share some of the digital resources connected to these educational leaders.

Google Arts & Culture Puzzle Party

 

I have been a fan of Google Experiments for a while. I use them all of the time with my students as brain breaks. In a recent TCEA IDEAcon Virtual Conference session Eric Curts introduced us to a great experiment called Puzzle Party.

Happy Friday Videos to Inspire and Engage Students

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I have to be honest, this statement is not me. My favorite day of the week is Monday! I think it is because I love teaching and learning as much as I do. Mondays to me are about new beginnings and new chances to learn with my students. I love being and educator! 

I am always reminding myself that no matter how much I love my content, the most important thing in my classroom is that I provide my students with opportunities to grow as humans. I understand my responsibility to engage students in content, but I try to remember that it is not the only thing my students need. This post is about one way that I use videos to engage my students as lifelong learners. 

My TCEA & IDEAcon Virtual Conference Resources

I've been lucky enough to attend several virtual conferences this school year. I've also been doing my best to learn and grow as an educator on my own. If you are curious, you can learn a little bit more about my professional development journey in this post. 

This month I am investing much of my professional development time on the TCEA & IDEAcon Virtual Conference. It has been an awesome experience so far and we are only on day 3 at the time of this post. You can learn more about the conference in this post. 

By the way, it's not to late to sign up for this incredible conference. Conference registration gives you access to an incredible collection of on-demand sessions, live sessions, EdTech vendors, engagement activities and so much more. You can learn more about registration here.

Today I wanted to share my conference resources and activities. My on demand session is connected to Google for Education. I have also been volunteering as a member of the IDEA Conference Team and I've been engaged in the conference hashtags. In addition, I am luck to part of an incredible team facilitating both a Book Study and a Twitter Takeover.

Black History Month Resources for Teachers and Learners

 

A quick Google search will bring a wealth of resources connected to Black History Month. Many of these resources can be adapted to a variety of class and grade levels. Today I wanted to share some Google Resources I recently explored connected to the topic of Black History.