It's the question shaping every Texas classroom, and the question educators rarely get to answer together: What makes a great school?Â
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Join The Texas Tribune on Tuesday, July 1 at The Holdsworth Center in Austin when we convene public school teachers, administrators and school leaders from around the state for a day built around that question and the realities shaping Texas schools today.Â
Recent legislative sessions have rewritten who teaches, what they teach, and how their work is measured. Schools are absorbing roles built for mental health, housing, and family services. Phones are out of classrooms, but technology's harder questions are just beginning. And the decisions shaping Texas classrooms travel a long chain — one this symposium will help educators understand and shape.
This daylong Texas Tribune symposium begins at 9 a.m.  Wednesday, July 1 at The Holdsworth Center  in Austin. In-person attendance is reserved for Texas public school educators, and the day's programs will be livestreamed and available on-demand to the larger public.Â
AGENDA: Symposium agenda below. Speakers to be announced soon.
REGISTRATION: Public school educators interested in joining in-person or virtually can use the REGISTER button above.Â
CPE CREDIT: This Texas Tribune event is eligible for up to 4 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) credits through a partnership with the Association of Texas Professional Educators. Use this link to learn more.Â
MEALS: Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided to in-person attendees.Â
TRAVEL NOTE: For those traveling from outside of Austin, we recommend arrival by early afternoon, Tuesday, June 30, to ensure you don't miss an opening reception Tuesday evening (details to follow).
DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Parking information will be released soon.
In the span of a few legislative sessions, Texas has rewritten who's allowed to teach, what they teach, and how their work gets measured. What does this wave of changes add up to for the daily work of teaching, and is it building toward a coherent vision or pulling in different directions?
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 Speaker details announced soon.Â
Schools have absorbed roles that mental health, primary care, housing, food, immigration, and family services were built to handle, asking teachers to provide trauma response, crisis support, and care they were never trained for. How can schools ensure students get the support they need while positioning educators to focus on teaching and learning.
Speaker details announced soon.
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