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The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest is back! Apply by October 27
The 14th annual contest is now open. Public school teachers in grades 6-12 can apply now to submit their students’ projects to the 2023-2024 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, for a chance at winning their school $100,000 in Samsung tech products and classroom materials. Click here for more information AND click here to apply now!
The Hispanic Heritage Month Rap Contest is open! All students are eligible by October 31!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a rap-writing contest
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re inviting students to be researchers, lyricists, and rappers. Learn more here!
Edcamp: YouthMADE! on October 21
Are you looking for new and imaginative ways to engage your students? Are you committed to designing learning experiences that center youth creativity? Register to join Digital Promise on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET, for Edcamp: YouthMADE!
This Edcamp is hosted in advance of the 2024 YouthMADE Festival, a global showcase of youth creativity and innovation.
Spark creativity with Everyone Can Create Projects from Apple
Announcing new Everyone Can Create Projects for a new school year. It’s now easier than ever to foster creativity in any classroom, in any subject, at any time. From creating green‑screen video effects to recording podcasts and animating GIFs, these simple, time-saving tutorials help you unlock student creativity and deliver engaging learning experiences with iPad.
TCEA's Call for Board of Directors Nominations is now open, and will last until 10/30/2023!
Texas Community Education Association’s Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that TCEA is aligned with its mission and vision through establishing policies for governance. Board members volunteer their time to ensure TCEA is able to support educators around the world in achieving learning without limits. And the needs of the TCEA membership are the board’s priority.
The Call for Nominations for our 2024-2025 TCEA Board of Directors is open now through October 30, 2023. Find out how you can make an impact on the future of educational technology.
THREE IMPORTANT GOOGLE UPDATES
Students who are designated under 18 years old by their Google administrators will not be able to access any third-party applications or sites unless their administrator has enabled access for them. These students will start to see an error message when logging into third party applications/sites with their Google Workspace for Education accounts that have not yet been configured by Admins and be prompted to click a link to request access to these applications from their Google Workspace Administrators. See what this error message will look like in this video (timestamp 0:41). If you have any other questions, please refer to this help center article.
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Google Jamboard will no longer be available after December 31, 2024 across Web, iOS, Android, and Google Meet devices. Your Jam data will be available for you to export or migrate to one of our whiteboard partners, like FigJam, Lucidspark, and Miro, until that date.
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Amplify Indigenous Experiences Beyond Indigenous Peoples' Day
Amplify Indigenous Experiences with Unladylike2020 (6-12)
Meet the first American Indian doctor and the first sovereign queen of the Kingdom of Hawai’i! After watching clips from three episodes of the Unladylike2020 series, encourage your learners to find common threads between these inspiring women, as well as those that exist between the past and the present. Explore Now
Explore Alaska Native History with “Grandpa's Drum" (K-2)
When an old photograph is uncovered, Molly and her friend Tooey go on a mission to find out why Grandpa Nat no longer sings or plays his traditional drum. After watching the episode of Molly of Denali™, use the support materials to encourage your young learners to explore the importance of diverse cultures and honoring traditions. Watch Now
Land Back: Indigenous Fight to Reclaim Lands (6-12)
Introduce your students to the Landback Movement, which advocates for returning lands to Indigenous hands following forced removal and genocide throughout U.S. and world history. Cheyenne Bearfoot, a producer of Above the Noise and an Indigenous woman, hosts this special episode that explores Indigenous land stewardship practices. Learn More
Explore More PBS LearningMedia Resources:
- What Can We Learn From Native American Comedies? (6-12)
- Meet Sioux Author & Activist Zitkála-Šá (6-12)
- Why Teach Native American History? (3-12)
- Uncover the Lasting Impact of Native American Boarding Schools (6-12)
- Play Sled Dog Dash Game with Molly (K-2)
- Explore Native American Hip-Hop and Freestyle in Albuquerque (6-12)
Angel Syndicate Application Open October 23
The 4.0 team is excited to announce the recruitment kickoff of the third cohort of our Angel Syndicate Program. The Program has two distinct paths: The Angel Syndicate Fellowship and the Angel Syndicate Allyship. Applications open Oct. 23 and close Nov. 13.
The Angel Syndicate Fellowship is a cohort-based learning model, and ongoing giving circle, designed for BIPOC leaders aspiring to become influential education philanthropists. The cohort will learn about philanthropy’s history and apply their lessons to firsthand projects. They will collectively pool funds and co-invest in early-stage education equity ventures that serve underrecognized communities. The Angel Syndicate Allyship creates a space for all donors to contribute their dollars to a trust-based fund that makes support accessible to education entrepreneurs closest to both the equity challenges and the solutions. The Angel Syndicate Allyship program is open to all members of the education ecosystem.
Remind Now hiring tutors for SAT Subject Mastery
This is a great way for you to earn supplemental income on a schedule you create! We'll find students, help you manage your calendar, and collect payments, so you can focus on what really matters: teaching.
If you're interested in this opportunity, please apply here.
Applications for the 2024 Tiny Fellowship Close on October 15
Application Resources
2. Not Sure if our Fellowship is the Right Fit? Take the Eligibility Quiz
Global Maker Day
This is virtual and a great opportunity to highlight student's awesomeness. Sessions are 30 minutes. Attendance is free and great opportunity for all students. Get more information here!
Annual Black Men in Education Convening ReGISTER BY OCTOBER 16
The Center for Black Educator Development is thrilled to host its SIXTH national Black Men in Education Convening in Philadelphia on November 16-18, 2023.
The convening creates a communal, empathetic space to discuss the deeply emotional, intellectual, and trajectory-altering work revolutionary Black men educators do on a daily basis.
Register now: http://thecenterblacked.org/bmec
ISTE Certification Informational Webinars
Do you have some questions about ISTE Certification for Educators that you wish a human would answer? Here’s your solution … plus a couple of special deals from ISTE!
Attend one of the 30-minute info sessions with Certification Director Carmalita Seitz for real talk, and real answers to your certification questions.
Choose from these upcoming dates and times:
- Monday, September 18, 2023 5:00 PM ET
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 8:00 AM ET
- Thursday, November 29, 2023, 9:00 AM ET
TCEA TECH BLOG GOODIES
THREE CANVA TOOLS FOR MAKING PD NEWSLETTERS
THREE RESOURCES FOR REAL-WORLD CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
CHATGPT PROMPTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES
REDEFINING AUTHENTICITY IN THE AI ERA
A COUNTDOWN TIMER FOR EVERY OCCASION
NEW AI RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
GOING BEYOND DIGITAL LITERACY: FOSTERING READERS AS LEARNERS
GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION’S K-12 CYBERSECURITY GUIDEBOOK
NINE TIPS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PARENT COMMUNICATION
✔👀👌😘5 Minute Tips of the Month
🎥 Webinars of the Month
😍 FREE Extension of the Month
This extension allows you to record your screen.
APPLY FOR FREE TEACHER/STUDENT ACCOUNT
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💻 📱 Tech Certification of the Month
💫MICROSOFT SUPPORT
Educators Can Get Office 365 for FREE
Flip Blog with Updates
🌈 Google Updates
A Couple More Google Updates
To Stay Updated, Watch ALL Here or EDU in 90: The Latest: App Hub & Chromebooks AND K12 Cybersecurity Guidebook
New Google for Education Product Training Series
Register for our Product Training Series to dive deep into the 30+ new features we recently announced (+ existing ones, too!) across Google Workspace for Education and Chrome / Chromebooks. All sessions are designed to help you get the most out of Google tools and devices. Register to watch live or view on-demand.
Transfer Grades From Google Classroom to Skyward Qmlativ
Manually entering grades takes time. Google Classroom has a new partnership with Skyward Qmlativ solution to make dual entry a thing of the past! Learn how you can securely transfer grades from Google Classroom to Skyward Qmlativ.
Grading Is Getting Better In Google Classroom
With several improvements to the grading experience in Google Classroom, educators now have more options to customize class and assignment settings to make planning, organizing and grading simpler and reduce errors for grade export.
Create Interactive Video Activities Within Google Classroom
From the "Create assignment" screen, search for a YouTube video, then click on "Add questions." Stay tuned for the ability to share video activites with peers. Available in 50+ languages with the Teaching & Learning Upgrade or Education Plus.
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Dr. Desiree Alexander, Educator Alexander Consulting
Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator, speaker, and author who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC and the Deputy Director for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences globally.
Dr. Alexander is lifetime certified in Louisiana in Secondary English Education, as a Reading Specialist, as a School Librarian, as an Educational Technology Facilitator, as an Educational Technology Leader and in Educational Leadership 1. She is certified in Texas as a Principal, in English Language Arts and Reading for grades 4-8 and grades 8-12, as a Reading Specialist for grades EC-12, and as a School Librarian. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer, Innovator and Partner, Apple Teacher, and Microsoft Office Specialists.
She holds a Bachelor, a Master + 30, and an Education Specialist Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Louisiana State University, a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University and a Master of Educational Leadership with a concentration in Educational Technology Leadership from Nicholls State University. She also holds a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.
She is the author of Ready to Be an Educational Leader: Your Guide for Passing the SLLA 6990, a 2022 & 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau's Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator for Louisiana, 2016 Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana Member of the Year, 2015 Librarian of the Year for Louisiana Librarian Association, 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District and 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators.
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