TCEA 2015 Convention And Exhibition

The annual TCEA Convention and Exposition 2015 is set to take place from February 2 through February 6, 2015 in Austin, Texas. TCEA 2015 invites thousands of passionate educators and education technology professionals for the educational technology integration and best practices event of the year.

TCEA is home to over 400 presentations designed to support any and all of your teaching needs. In addition to that, 450 exhibiting companies are also on hand to solve any technological problems you may have, with networking opportunities designed to extend your connections for year-long resources to innovative teaching and learning.

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Tons of sessions will be available presented by industry experts and extraordinary educators. These include: 1:1 Implementations and Initiatives; BYOT with Multiple, Varied Devices in the Classroom; Career and Technical Education, Distance Education, Virtual Classrooms and Video Conferencing; Leadership, Advocacy/Legislative Updates, Administration; Library Media, Information Literacy, Library Services and Media Integration; Mobile Technology, District-Provided idevices/tablets; Professional Development; Productivity; Special Populations, GT, ESL/Migrant/Bilingual, Special Needs; Technical Support, Network Services, Software/Hardware, and Informational Technology; Technology Applications, TEKS; Technology Integration, Best Practices for Students, Web 2.0, Resources, Strategies and Tools; Flipped Classroom; Global Connection; and #learnanywhere Showcasing Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls.

TCEA brings in more than 8,000 attendees from the across the country with more than 400 companies expected to showcase at the event. This event is a perfect opportunity to connect with professionals from around the country and people who are interested in working with the exact same things that you are. A breakdown of the people at the 2014 TCEA convention showed that 48% were teachers, 11% were curriculum and instruction professionals, 11% were librarians or library media specialists, 10% were technology directors or coordinators, 8% were campus or district administrators, 6% were campus or district technology specialists, 6% were network administrators and 1% paraprofessionals.

TCEA is the largest state organization devoted to the use of technology in education. The event was founded in 1980 and the organization has been very active since then supporting instructional technology. The primary focus of the organization is on integrating technology into the K-12 environment and providing members with state-of-the-art information through conventions, workshops, newsletters, the internet and collaborations with higher education and businesses. TCEA is also affiliated with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) which provides a two-way channel of information throughout the world.

Technology in the classroom has come a long way over the years. Schools are implementing tablets and laptops into classrooms more and more, along with things like projectors and smartboards, in attempts to make learning more interactive and accessible to the everyday student. Technology in the classroom is impressive, to say the least, and conventions like TCEA 2015 are at the forefront in making this technology better and better.

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