TCEA 2025 SESSION RESOURCES

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SUNDAY
2PM // BOOTH 947

10 SchoolAI Spaces Chatbots to Use in Class Right Away
SchoolAI Spaces let students interact directly with chatbots trained on what YOU want them to learn. But … what can they learn? What can the Spaces do? In this session, I’ll share 10 pre-made Spaces you can use right away – and how I would use them in class.
3 PM // BOOTH #2128

9 Creative Ways to Use ScreenPal in the Classroom
Unleash the full potential of ScreenPal in your classroom with these nine innovative and practical applications. This session will explore creative strategies for integrating ScreenPal into your teaching practices to enhance student engagement, streamline communication, and enrich learning experiences.
MONDAY
10 AM // BALLROOM A

Like TPT for Free: Free Pre-Made Digital Teaching Resources
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel or spend hours (and hundreds of dollars) on Teachers Pay Teachers. You just have to know where to look! Learn about lots of teacher resources with pre-made lesson plans, videos, activities, projects, and more you can use in class right away.
11:15 AM // BOOTH #954

How Brisk Supports Teaching and Learning
Brisk Teaching helps you create teacher resources without leaving the tools and sites you already use. Plus, Brisk Boost helps guide students through their assignments. Here's how you can teach a lesson using Brisk.
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12 PM // BOOTH #2339

Curiosity, Questions and Exploration: The "It Could Be ... It Is!" Activity
Curiosity can be powerful! It can drive students to learn more -- because they want to. In this example lesson in FigJam, you'll learn how to use the "It could be ..." template and lots of FigJam features to hook students in with curiosity -- and let them pursue it within the confines of your content.
1 PM // BALLROOM A

Yes, AI CAN Support Critical Thinking
When people hear “AI and education,” many immediately think of ChatGPT doing students’ homework. Writing their essays. Doing all of the thinking for them. But AI is TECH, a tool, and technology has always been only as valuable as how we use it. In this session, you’ll see how AI tools and technology can be used in the classroom to support and elevate student critical thinking.
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3 PM // BOOTH #730

Viral Learning: Fun, Social Media-Inspired Activities
TikTok. Snapchat. Instagram. Students love them. They use them all the time. (And if they’re too young, they watch their parents use them!) If social media is a language students speak, let them put those skills to good use! Learn how to capture the excitement of these social media platforms without actually downloading and using the apps. You don’t need the app to create the experience!
Video from FETC
TUESDAY
9 AM // BOOTH #2349

All About Diffit with Matt Miller
Learn how Diffit can save you time and help you create just-right instructional materials to engage all learners in your classroom!
10 AM // BALLROOM A

Tomorrow Glasses: Preparing Students for an Unknown AI Future
Let’s face it. Artificial intelligence is going to touch our students’ careers and lives in some way in the coming years. Let’s help students prepare for it -- even if we can’t see it yet. Learn about practical steps to ensure your instruction is relevant to your students’ future.
Video from FETC
12 PM // BOOTH #2226

10 Ways to Make Learning Relevant with MagicSchool
Description: It's harder than ever to capture students' attention with cell phones, social media, and constant distractions. But it doesn't have to be! MagicSchool can help you connect learning to student interests, cultivate curiosity, and engage them in work that really motivates them. In this session, you'll get practical strategies and tips to get started on this with MagicSchool—for free!
Video from FETC
1 PM // BOOTH #2339

10 Out of 10, Would Recommend: A Fun Rating Activity in FigJam
Students are used to seeing ratings on popular websites like Amazon and Yelp. Let's give them a chance to use those skills to talk about what they're learning! In this Amazon-style review activity, students pick out a person, an item, a concept, etc. ... and they review it -- then justify their rating.
2 PM // BOOTH #2339

Templates Galore: Matt's Favorite Pre-Made FigJam Templates
You don't have to make it. You don't have to buy anything from Teachers Pay Teachers. FigJam has TONS of pre-made templates that are ready to use for class right away. In this session, Matt shares his favorite FigJam templates. He shows you where to find more. And he shows you how to package them together to create a lesson.
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101 Practical Ways to Ditch That Textbook v3.0
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AI in the Classroom: 10+ tools for teachers
Go deeper with AI. This guide includes 10 AI tools that will help teachers and students be more productive in the classroom. It also includes a short guide to ChatGPT and 20 ways to use it in education.

Teaching with TeachFLIX: Templates for teachers
Save yourself some time and frustration. Get activities you can copy and assign to your students right away in our Teaching with TEACHFLIX ebook. These activities work with almost any video you can find on TEACHFLIX.org!