TCEA TechNotes Blog

Too many tools can overwhelm even the best teachers. Here are five simple ways to bring clarity, consistency, and purpose to technology across your campus.

Creating lesson plans with Gen AI tools is child’s play. It takes someone with insight, experience, and knowledge of evidence-based strategies to create a lesson that works. How can you…

Some professional learning needs a notebook, a quiet room, and a fresh cup of coffee. And some professional learning can happen while you are driving to the beach, walking the…

Before the chaos of a new school year begins, instructional coaches have a unique opportunity to define priorities, protect coaching time, and build the foundation for meaningful instructional impact.

Dear TCEA Responds: This year I really want to focus more on the Jigsaw Method with my third graders. My main question is how does Jigsaw work when students are…

Remember Cyndi Lauper’s song, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun?” Well, this summer? Teachers and TCEA want to have fun, too. Apparently, one of the internet’s latest AI trends is…

Every morning, before I get out of bed, I spend time reading articles, reports, and social media. All this content ends up somewhere, but most importantly, it helps me identify…

After a long school year, educators deserve more than recovery. Discover simple, meaningful ways to recharge this summer through rest, laughter, connection, and the reminder that taking care of yourself matters too.

If your students are able to get Gen AI to complete their work, what can you do to encourage productive struggle? That’s a question a lot of us are struggling…

Dear TCEA Responds: I’m trying to catch up on our Chromebook refresh cycle, but funding is tight, and the way our 6th-12th graders treat their devices makes me reluctant to…

Strong school culture doesn’t happen by accident. Discover five practical ways school leaders can use summer to build trust, improve communication, and set the tone for a successful year.

Looking for an intriguing approach to frame the Gen AI in schools discussion? You might find this Augmented K-16 AI Framework worth a read. The reason why is that it…

Romantasy and cross-genre romance is all the literary rage right now. So what better time to talk about how you can add some STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)…

Have you installed a new app lately? Whether it’s Tik Tok, ChatGPT, or some game app, you often get a list of required permissions. Microphone: allowed. Contacts: allowed. Location: always…

Finding funding is tough in 2026. If you are a school librarian, you may be asking a question that’s on a lot of minds. That question is, “Know of any…

Teacher-approved in 2023. Refreshed in 2025. And now, it’s time for the 2026 edition. But before we jump into the techie things, let’s establish something important. Summer is not the…

23.24.25.2026 No, that’s not a library barcode or a Dewey Decimal mystery. Those are the dates for the 2026 TCEA Librarian Conference, happening June 23–25, 2026, and honestly, they may…

You are standing in line at the copy machine on a Tuesday afternoon, phone in hand, trying to airdrop a PDF to your laptop. It does not work. You email…

Teacher absenteeism is more than an HR issue. Learn why district leaders should track the rate, examine coverage patterns, and use the data to strengthen instructional continuity and staff support.

Dear TCEA Responds: We have some tech I got ready to send back to a buyback company. I sent them the info, the photos, the serial numbers, everything they asked…