TexQuest October Training

TexQuest training opportunities are coming to Service Centers soon! To learn more about these state-supported digital resources for K-12 students in Texas public and charter schools, sign up for these free workshops. Follow the registration links below to ESC websites for complete descriptions of these sessions.

Share this newsletter with librarians, teachers, curriculum and technology staff, administrators and any other staff members at your district that could benefit from utilizing TexQuest resources.

Is your ESC not listed? No problem! These training opportunities are available to all public and charter school districts in Texas interested in learning about TexQuest digital resources.

Note: To attend a training session at a different ESC, you must create an account and register in the hosting ESC's registration system.

Continuing Education (CE) credit will be provided by ESC's for all TexQuest sessions.

We hope to "see" you there!

Date: October 1, 2024

Session #: 105265

Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. CT

Media Literacy Week will be celebrated October 21-25, 2024. Join us as we review the premade materials available for all levels from Britannica and Gale. Learn how to harness the wealth of information available to foster critical thinking, evaluate media, and promote digital citizenship. Discover strategies for engaging your community in meaningful discussions about media consumption and production. Participants will develop engaging program ideas and gain practical tips for incorporating media literacy into their daily work and leave with all materials needed to celebrate Media Literacy Week!

Registration Link (Session will not be recorded.)

Hosted by the TexQuest Support Center

Date: October 3, 2024

Session #: 1842190

Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m. CT

Join this FREE hands-on session to learn how to use the TexQuest - provided TeachingBooks tools to gain impactful insight into titles in your classroom libraries, collections, or any grouping of books. From lists of titles for displays, curricular texts, read alouds, or recommended reads, easily create and share lists and instantly generate analysis reports! Review data to consider genre, word count, reading levels, diversity, recency, and more! Download reports to have easy access to our new Book Resumes for all titles on your lists!

Then, use our discovery tools to find those just-right books and to explore collections of dynamic audio and video resources that you can promote to teachers, students, families... anyone -- that deepen readers' connections to these titles. Attendees will leave this workshop ready to use these tools to examine your collections for instructional, personal, and cultural needs. If possible, bring a spreadsheet or listing of the books in various collections, reading programs, or classrooms.

Registration Link (Session will not be recorded.)

Hosted by Sherri Powell, ESC Region 4

Date: October 9, 2024

Session #: 60541

Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 a.m. CT

Join Region 11 for this FREE hands-on, interactive session to learn new ideas to use Britannica School and to get ideas for integrating technology and 21st Century Skills into your
library and classrooms!

Attendees will learn about Britannica School features including:

• ‘My Britannica’ to collect, organize, and share Britannica content with students

• Classroom curriculum resources for ELA, Social Studies, Science, STEM, ESL classrooms

• Multimedia collection, including a video download feature and downloadable images

• Additional resources including graphic organizers, promotional materials, Chrome extensions, and more!

Article tools for personalized learning and differentiated instruction. Come ready to discuss ideas to implement and share Britannica School at your school/district!

Registration Link (Session will not be recorded.)

Hosted by Beth Muirheid, ESC Region 11

Date: October 10, 2024

Session #: 1842191

Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT

This session covers new and engaging ways to reach all learners using Britannica School. Learn how to address the many different needs of your students while providing them with rich, valuable content. We will explore varying levels of text complexity, multimedia resources, reading and vocabulary support tools, and more! Come ready to share ideas to implement and share Britannica School at your school/district.

Registration Link (Session will not be recorded.)

Hosted by Sherri Powell, ESC Region 4

Date: October 23, 2024

Session #: 105266

Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. CT

TexQuest provider support pages are AKA the hidden gems of TexQuest. With scavenger hunts, novel studies, bookmarks, flyers, graphic organizers, and so many more premade materials, TexQuest educators have everything they need readily available at their fingertips! Join us as we dive into what is available in each provider support site.

Registration Link (Session will not be recorded.)

Hosted by the TexQuest Support Center

Date: October 25, 2024

Session #: 115063

Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. CT

Are you looking for engaging and informative resources to help your students understand the election process and the importance of voting? Join ESC Region 14 and TexQuest provider, Gale, as they dive into the election related resources available and ready to use tomorrow. Don’t let an election year pass by without capitalizing on it in the classroom. Gale digital resources will fill your classroom with resources that actively engage students to excite them for election day on November 5th. Attendees will also learn about the built-in features that support all learners to include those with special needs or language support.

Registration Link (Session will not be recorded.0

Hosted by Madison Galle, ESC Region 14