Application to Present is Open! Due August 4
Application to Present is Open!
2026 is the year IDEA will celebrate our 40th birthday. All. Year. Long! We will kick our celebration off in style at IDEAcon 2026, and we want your voice to be heard. Our Call for Proposals for IDEAcon 2026 is officially open, and we are excited to see your amazing, authentic, and meaningful ideas. As we have offered since 2022, IDEAcon will continue to have both an in-person program and a virtual, on-demand program, and regardless of your role in education, thereâs a session track for you.
NEW Google Ed Leadership Program (ELP)
The Google Ed Leadership Program (ELP) equips K-12 and Higher Education leaders around the world with the tools and resources needed to tackle education challenges through the global ELP Hub and through local in-person and/ or virtual Leadership Circle meetings for three communities. Get more information and sign up here!
Padlet TA--BEST UPDATE EVER
If you havenât checked out our new AI-powered teacher toolkit, you should! Just head to ta.padlet.com.
Weâre hosting webinars the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. You can find registration links and previous recordings here.
Kami Companion Beta--Sign Up Today
Introducing the future of student support
Kami Companion provides every student with the accessibility tools they need for independent online learning (watch our keynote on the link below). Join the Beta for early access and the opportunity to shape the future of accessibility in your school or district.
A Quick Guide to Help Your Students Use Mote
Need some additional support to help get students started with Mote?
We have created a fun quiz that walks students through each of our new features in a quest to find the Fountain of Knowledge!
FAQs:
Q: Why should students take this quiz?
A: The quiz is a fun way of showing your students how all of the Mote tools work!
Q: Who can take the quiz?
A: Students must have an Unlimited account to complete the quiz.
Q: How do I get my students an Unlimited account?
If your students don't have an Unlimited account, you can complete this 10-minute course to get a 90-day trial for up to 40 of your students and yourself!
Q: What happens when a student completes this quiz?
A: The get a 'Mote Magician' badge that can be seen on their dashboard!
Career Openings at Kami
Weâre always looking for more great people to join our team. If you donât see a match in our open roles, weâd love to hear from you via our general application.
đŁ Expand the classroom with iPad
Augmented reality on iPad enhances the way students connect and interact with the world around them. From discovering outer space to examining historic artifacts, they can create personal and meaningful connections to learning experiences that would be otherwise impossible to see.
Unlock the full potential of augmented reality on iPad with easy, hands-on tutorials that help you expand and engage any classroom.
đŁ Expand the classroom with iPad
To celebrate the end of the school year and 4.0's mission to invest in 10,000 big ideas, we're inviting middle schoolers to reimagine school. Wild. Weird. Genius. We want to hear it all.
Your idea could be the spark that changes education for the next generation of students! Get more information here!
đŁ Announcing new Develop in Swift Tutorials
Help students build great-looking apps with SwiftUI, dive into spatial computing, and explore building machine learning models â all with Develop in Swift Tutorials. New tutorials introduce the basics of machine learning with Apple tools and frameworks. Students build a sentiment analysis app with the Natural Language framework, use the Vision framework to recognize text in an image, and build and train their own machine learning model with Create ML and Core ML. This is just the beginning of what students can do with machine learning. Get started with the Develop in Swift Tutorials and Educator Guide.
Your June Calendar is Here: Notable Dates to Teach This Month đ
June 16-20 is Dino Week at PBS!
We're kicking off Dino Week at PBS with the premiere of the highly anticipated series Walking with Dinosaurs, airing June 16 @ 8/7c and streaming on PBS.org! Your students can step into the world of six iconic dinosaurs and uncover their gripping stories of love, loss, and survival while witnessing these magnificent giants walking the Earth once more.
Looking for dinosaur resources that are sure to help your students stomp their way into scientific curiosity and bring prehistoric times to life? Here are a few of our favorite PBS LearningMedia resources:
- Explore the Dinosaur Train Collection (PreK-2)
- The Adaptions That Helped a Giant Dinosaur Eat (K-5)
- How Fossils Explain the Rise of Dinosaurs (6-8)
- Did Dinosaurs Live Year-Round in the Arctic? (6-8)
- The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus | Eons (9-12)
June 19: Learn the History and Impact of Juneteenth
Explore the profound legacy of Juneteenth with this media gallery. Through personal narratives and historical insights, this resource illuminates the enduring impact of emancipation and the pivotal role of faith in the African American journey toward freedom. Engage your students in meaningful discussions about resilience, identity, and the relevance of Juneteenth today.
All of June: Celebrate National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Spice up your classroom with this collection in honor of Caribbean American Heritage Month! Through delightful recipes like Jamaican fruitcake, Puerto Rican fricasé de pollo, and dhalpourie roti from Trinidad and Tobago, your students will have the opportunity to explore the rich cultural traditions and stories behind each dish. These resources offer a delicious way to engage your class in discussions about heritage, connection, and the flavors that shape our world.
Explore More PBS LearningMedia Resources
- June 5: Celebrate World Environment Day (K-12)
- June 6: Honor the 81st Anniversary of D-Day (9-12)
- June 7: Learn About Eid al-Adha With Peg + Cat (PreK-K)
- June 8: Explore Marine Science for World Oceans Day (3-12)
- June 14: Learn About Flag Day (3-12)
- June 15: Celebrate Father's Day With Reading Rainbow (K-5)
- June 20: Kickoff the Summer Season (3-8)
- June 21: Find Lessons for World Music Day (PreK-12)
June 2025 Online Librarian Conference: A New Chapter in Your Education Journey
Get ready for three half-days of learning, connection, and professional development in a conference built for librarians by librarians! This June 24-26, librarians, media specialists, and others in similar roles will gather online to attend sessions by and network with peers and colleagues, alike.
It's time to register! The Librarian Conference continues to be one of the most beloved events that TCEA offers, with 100% of survey respondents from both the 2023 and 2024 conferences said they were very likely to return for another year. Register for just $149 and get ready for an epic learning experience!
Seesaw Connect 2025 in July
Date: July 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM EST
Teaching is a callingâitâs joyful, impactful, and, letâs be honest, sometimes challenging. Thatâs why this yearâs Seesaw Connect is all about YOU. Weâre bringing together passionate educators from around the world to share fresh ideas, practical strategies, and inspiration to help you:
- Spark your studentsâ engagement
- Strengthen family connections
- Align classroom magic with school goals
Youâll walk away with ready-to-use ideas that make teaching easier and more rewarding. Plus, youâll earn a certificate with every session attended. Whoohoo, free professional development hours!
Seats are limited, so donât waitâregister now to claim your spot.
TCEA TECH BLOG GOODIES
Unleash Your Creativity with Canva Create
âFast Fourteenâ Bellringers
The Educator Checklist for an End-of-Year Reset
Five Techie Things Teachers Should Try Over the Summer (2025 Edition)
End-of-Year Reflection Activities for Meaningful Closure
End the School Year with Gratitude: A 15-Day Journal Practice for Students
Celebrate Every Student with a Classroom Awards Show
Seven Real-World AI Uses for High Schoolers
Leverage AI Voice Assistants with iOS Shortcuts
Coding in the Elementary Classroom: Free Tools, Strategies, and Resources
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 Womanâs 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, the 2024 Common Sense Education Ambassador of the Year, a 2024 Common Sense Ambassador of the Year, a 2024 Illinois Digital Educators Alliance Conference (IDEAcon) Thought Leader, 2023 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE) Conference Featured Speaker, 2022 & 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Conference (TCEA) Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (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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