TESIConnect Conference: In-Person Details

Our TESIConnect conference website is now live! Come learn with us at Emera Innovation Exchange (Signal Hill, St. John's) as we explore technology integration in the classroom. Registration opens March 1st. The early bird registration deadline for a special prize draw is March 22nd. We look forward to seeing you there!

Check out the conference website for more details: bit.ly/TESIConnect

TESIConnect Conference: Save the Date

We wanted to take a moment to wish all our TESIC members a Happy New Year! We hope you had a relaxing and rejuvenating Winter Break and we look forward to continuing to learn alongside you in 2023! 

We also wanted to share a few more details about our upcoming TESIConnect conference! Here is our Save the Date Poster so you can mark it in your 2023 calendars. Further details, including session descriptions and registration, will be announced in February. 

Thank you to all those who submitted ideas for sessions - everyone will be contacted in the coming weeks. The conference will be offered both virtually and in person in order to better meet the needs of all our members- we can't wait to see you there!

Call for Presenters: TESIConnect

The Technology in Education Special Interest Council is planning an Educational Technology conference, TESIConnect, for our membership throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The focus of the conference is Technology in Education with the goal of building educator capacity to foster student creation through digital technology. This conference will take place in two parts, in-person and virtual. 

We will connect our members in person on April 28-29th, 2023, at Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre, in St. John's. We will hold a keynote address and social during the evening of Friday, April 28th. Throughout the day on Saturday, April 29th, we will hold concurrent breakout sessions. In an effort to be more equitable and increase accessibility to professional learning opportunities, we will be offering a virtual opportunity on Saturday, May 6th.  

At this time, we are putting out a call for presenters to teachers, district/department personnel, community partners, etc. If you have a session idea that you would like to be considered for this conference, please complete the form below. Your application will be reviewed by our executive and communication will be made in December to let you know if your session has been chosen. If your session is chosen, your registration fees for the conference will be waived.

Submission Deadline: Thursday, November 24th

To pitch a session idea, fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/UfhKrT1bYaK4dGBd6

TESIC Twitter Chat

On Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM NST we will be having our first Twitter Chat of the year. The Twitter Chat will be available in English and French. We hope you can join us as we discuss Technology in Education and learn from each other. Do you have ideas for future Twitter Chat topics? Let us know!

What questions will we be answering?

1. What is your favorite educational technology to use in the classroom and why?
2. What's one educational technology learning goal you have this year?
3. How do you share the great things happening in your classroom?
4. What Ed Tech topics or PL would you be interested in exploring with TESIC this year?
5. Give a shout-out to an account (or multiple) that helps you learn more about educational technology!

How do I participate in a Twitter chat?

• Include #TesicNL in all answers or replies
• Create a "quote tweet" to reply to each answer
• Reference the number of the question you are answering i.e. A1:, A2:, A3:
• Click on the hashtag #TesicNL to see and reply to other responses

PL Funding 2022-23

Ed Tech Professional Learning Funding

Throughout the year, we will be accepting applications for funding for out-of-province or virtual professional learning in Technology in Education and Integration.This funding is able to cover travel and registration, to a maximum of $500. It does not include meals, accommodations or substitute time. Applications will be reviewed monthly between September 15 and June 15, 2022.

➡️ Click here to apply for funding.

This application is also available to be completed in French.

PL Funding Opportunity (ISTELive22)

TESIC Presents : An amazing Ed Tech professional learning opportunity! We’re sending a select number of our members to virtually attend ISTELive 2022 (Lite Virtual Pass), June 26-29!

Join educators from around the world to experience this exceptional PL opportunity. Not keen on joining all sessions live? Not to worry! Registered attendees will have access to all recorded sessions up to 6 months after the conference. 

What does this conference entail? 

https://conference.iste.org/2022/ 

• Hundreds of presentations, featuring powerful voices from education and beyond, sharing inspiring stories about how innovations can change lives and improve learning for students.

• A custom-built, dynamic platform that makes it easy to ask questions, share ideas and make connections.

• Hundreds of sessions and learning experiences archived for you to return to again and again for six months.

Feedback from TESIC members who attended ISTELive21:

"Attending ISTELive2021 was an invigorating learning experience. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded educators from around the world."

"It was amazing! There was such an array of topics to choose from that it was hard to decide each day!"

"Overall it was a great experience! I met new people, competed in daily challenges as a team, and learned about many new programs and resources."

If you are interested in attending, please complete the following form no later than Friday, May 27th @ 4:00 pm: 

https://forms.gle/RrNoX6iTWwxmR3S38

Successful applicants will be contacted by the TESIC executive Monday, June 6th.

TESIC Virtual Trivia Night!

 

Test your tech knowledge at TESIC's first ever trivia night on May 5! Teams are invited to register with a maximum of six members. The team captain on each team is asked to please fill out  this registration form. Donations will be gratefully collected for the KIds Eat Smart Foundation!