Pack your bags for Galveston! 🧳🌊

Next week (June 14-16), the TCEA Elementary Technology Conference (#ETC2026) brings PreK-5 educators together on the Texas coast.

Explore practical, hands-on sessions on:
🔹 Early childhood STEAM integration
🔹 Tactile and digital literacy tools
🔹 Classroom-ready math strategies
🔹 Building a strong professional learning network

Register today: https://tcea.org/events/etc/

#EduTooters

Looking for some pressure-free, "nerdy-fun" edtech inspiration this summer? ☀️💡

GEG-NORTX has launched Summer SPARKs (Sharing Prompts, Apps, Resources, & Knowledge)! Throughout June and July, explore fun, self-paced learning challenges designed to help you create, reflect, and play with new tools.

⚡ Explore the board: https://sites.google.com/view/summer-sparks/sparks
📝 Join GEG-NORTX for 2026-2027: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqICu0B1AJ8HlyPurGApmYDy91Ri6iYSfPMi0ZqMD8icPTMw/viewform

#GEGNORTX #EdTech #GoogleEdu #GoogleForEdu #EduTooters

We are fully prepared to welcome our incoming educators to the New Teacher Academy this July! 🍎💡

While our core educational resources are fully funded, tight budgets are affecting the purchase of welcoming decor, door prizes, etc.

We believe a teacher's first week should feel like a celebration. If you would like to help us provide those extra "welcome to the team" touches, you can browse our community wishlist here:

👇 Support our newest teachers:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1GA9IUTVOAZRA?ref_=wl_share

#EduTooters

The TCEA online AI for Educators Conference starts this Tuesday, June 9. Join fellow educators for 3 half-days packed with practical, classroom-ready AI tips.

Plus, you get extended access to all recorded sessions through July 31, 2026—perfect for earning up to 48 CPE hours on your own summer schedule.

Register now: https://tcea.org/events/ai/

#TCEA #EduTooters

What is civic virtue, and how do we get it back?

https://brokenhand.substack.com/p/the-pursuit-of-happiness

#politics #edutooters #education #CivicParticipation

It's kind of sad reading this article and thinking, yes, we used to have a world-leading curriculum here in NZ that was headed in the right direction of core competencies and student agency, and now... we are in a time warp back to the 50s, thanks to Erica Stanford and co. sigh.

https://theconversation.com/whats-stopping-kids-from-learning-useful-skills-short-answer-exams-281652

#Education #EduTooters #NZCurriculum

🍎 To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we're highlighting North Putnam, the award-winning documentary about what it means to be an educator in America today.

North Putnam depicts a year in the life of a rural school district and the community it serves. The film doesn't shy away from depicting the challenges faced by modern education, but is also is primarily a story of hope. Audiences come away feeling energized to develop effective strategies for their own communities and inspired by the administrators, teachers, students and community members of North Putnam, Indiana. This film is excellent for educator discussions and professional development! 📚🎬

The North Putnam Study Guide is designed for grades 7-12, adult/higher ed and teacher PD.

Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/film/north-putnam/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Media+Literacy&utm_id=Teacher+Appreciation+Week&utm_content=link

#TeacherAppreciationWeek #TeacherAppreciationDay #Education #Edutooters #School #SchoolAdministrators #TeacherTraining #Movies #Documentary #Indiana #Midwest #NorthPutnam #Teachers #Teaching

In defense of the very human art of teaching.

https://brokenhand.substack.com/p/2026-re-post-what-we-learn-from-our

#teaching #edutooters