Key points:
- TCEA 2025 will inform and inspire educators of all kinds
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Educators, IT leaders, tech professionals, and everyone in between will find inspiration and connection at the 2025 TCEA Convention & Exposition in Austin, Texas.
This year’s conference runs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 5, 2025, and offers attendees the opportunity to grow, connect, and recharge. TCEA brings educators–from teachers to administrators and everyone in between–together to grow, share ideas, and discover new and innovative teaching and learning trends. (Register here if you haven’t already!)
TCEA 2025 will offer more than 700 educational sessions tailored for teachers, administrators, tech professionals, and educators of all backgrounds. Presenters bring a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience to each session. Sessions cover a multitude of topics, including STEAM, leadership, mathematics, ELA, digital citizenship, literacy, and other essential areas.
Here are a few highlights:
- Building Inclusive Learning Adventures: AI, AT, And Game Design
- Drowning in Data? Stay Afloat with Data Analysis Done Right!
- Instructional Technology Coaches Sharing Best Practices
- From “Ugh” to “Ah-Mazing”: An AI Takeover Makeover
- AI x CTE: Explorations of AI in the Workforce
- Serving Up Soft Skills
- Six Simple SEL Strategies for a Joyous Classroom
- You’re Doing Too Much, Bruh: Shifting Work Back to Students
Keynote and featured speakers include:
- Unwind with laughter: TCEA’s opening event is a laugh-out-loud comedy show featuring the hilarious Briana Richardson and Devin Siebold from Bored Teachers.
- Dynamic keynote speakers: Dr. Adolph “Doc” Brown will inspire attendees with his unique approach to learning during the opening keynote, and Leslie Fisher will deliver the closing keynote, where she’ll share her tech expertise sprinkled with delightful surprises.
Enhance your professional development at TCEA 2025 by earning free microcredentials–competency-based digital badges that showcase your expertise in specific areas of education. TCEA’s microcredential learning programs are either topic-based, role-based, tool-based, or a mixture of these. Available microcredentials include: AI in education, digital creation, digital media for librarians, educational leadership, instructional coaching, and research and best practices. Register here.
On February 3, check out the 2025 TCEA Leadership Summit–a new and exclusive full-day workshop event designed for district and campus leaders to explore critical topics. This isn’t just a brief overview–it’s a deep dive into key issues and challenges education leaders face, with sessions and discussions designed to provide actionable strategies to support strategic goals.
Here’s what the Leadership Summit has in store:
- Expert insights on AI and cybersecurity: Hear from top speakers on critical topics like cybersecurity, data privacy/protection laws, AI ethics, and building effective support systems
- Tailored learning paths for leaders: Choose from two distinct learning paths or blend them to address your specific needs and challenges
- Interactive workshops for actionable strategies: Engage in facilitated workshops to develop actionable plans and processes to implement in your district
- Networking opportunities with peers: Connect with peers in similar leadership roles during breakfast, lunch, and a dedicated roundtable discussion
