“Fantastic!” When people asked me yesterday how my day went on Day 1 of TCEA 2025 Convention, I made sure to quote a participant from one of my sessions. It’s hard to beat that word.
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In my afternoon session on Day 1, I asked people to share what the elements of a high-impact lesson design might be.
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You can see quite a few mentioned below, including engagement, teacher clarity, step by step instructions, reflection, relevance to students, retention.
Here are some of their responses:

Listen to Two First-Time TCEA Convention Attendees
I had the opportunity to chat with two, first-timers to TCEA Convention. One had been in my morning session, while the other was someone I hadn’t met before (great!). Listen to what did get recorded below from Jeannine and Katherine:
Listen to Recording to Two First Time Listeners
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