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Featured events and workshops

Virtual: Afterschool Special: Banishing Behavior Blues, October 8, Session #102872, Register now!

Virtual: Afterschool Special: Banishing Behavior Blues

Join us Virtually after school as we banish those behavior blues! We will learn different strategies to address challenging behavior and promote self-regulation skills. This session is appropriate for special ed and general ed Pre-K and Kinder Educators. Participants will log off with tools that can be implemented the next day. Visual tools that are used or created during the session will be mailed out and shared electronically. October 8, Session #102872, Register now!
Together We Thrive: Caregiver & Teacher Autism Symposium, October 15-16, Session #100573, Register now!

Together We Thrive: Caregiver & Teacher Autism Symposium

Join us for a two-day in-person, immersive symposium designed to empower caregivers and educators in their support of individuals with autism.

"Together We Thrive" brings together experts, caregivers, educators, and related service professionals to gain knowledge, best practices, and experiences in fostering the growth and development of learners with autism. October 15-16, Session #100573, Register now!
TCMPC Leadership Convocation, October 18, Session #101544, Register now!

TCMPC Leadership Convocation

The TCMPC Leadership Convocation is an opportunity to network, collaborate, and learn about implementing TEKS Resource System and Texas Curriculum Resources with fidelity. During this convocation you will hear from regional districts, ESC-20 staff members, and the TCMPC state team, regarding important updates and best practices for using the TCMPC components. October 18, Session #101544, Register now!
Virtual: Essential Knowledge for ARD Committee Members: Identifying and Supporting Students with Dyslexia, October 19, Session #105777, Register now!

Virtual: Essential Knowledge for ARD Committee Members: Identifying and Supporting Students with Dyslexia

This session is designed specifically for individuals serving as required dyslexia members on ARD Committees who may not hold advanced training certifications related to dyslexia. Participants will learn about the key characteristics of dyslexia and how they manifest in academic performance. The session will also explore current research in assessments and practices used in the identification of dyslexia. By the end of this session, participants will be equipped with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively contribute to ARD Committee discussions and decisions regarding the identification of students with dyslexia. October 19, Session #105777, Register now!
Virtual: ECSE/Child Find Contact Meetings, October 24, Session #102661, Register now!

Virtual: ECSE/Child Find Contact Meetings

These *VIRTUAL* sessions are provided for district ECSE, Child Find, and Head Start contacts to discuss and collaborate on current issues in the areas of Child Find responsibilities and Early Childhood Special Education. October 24, Session #102661, Register now!
Techtober 2024 Beyond The Screen: Ignite Innovation for Tomorrow's Learners

Techtober 2024 Beyond The Screen: Ignite Innovation for Tomorrow's Learners

Get Ready for Techtober 2024: Beyond the Screen!
Join us October 24-25 for an inspiring 2-day event where technology and instructional innovation collide to shape the future of learning!
We’re thrilled to have Dr. Caitlin Tucker as our keynote speaker on 10/24, sharing her groundbreaking insights on blended learning.

With diverse session tracks covering instruction, technology, and leadership in K-12 education, this event is a must for educators and leaders eager to ignite the minds of tomorrow’s learners!

Secure your spot at Techtober 2024—where we’ll take learning beyond the screen!
Crucial Conversations Training, October 29 & 30, Session #98762, Register now!

Crucial Conversations Training

Get Unstuck: Create a Culture of Synergy and Improved Results: Achieve Synergy, Alignment, and Agreement
This training teaches individuals and teams from different backgrounds, departments, and specialties how to willingly and effectively surface and discuss ideas in a way that leads to buy-in, creating broad alignment, maximizing synergy, and ensuring commitment to the best ideas. When taught, these skills inevitably result in rapid, sustainable, and wide-reaching positive change. October 29 & 30, Session #98762, Register now!
Learning Offsite-Texas 2022 PK Guidelines PD in the park: Social Emotional, October 30, Session #101711, Register now!

Learning Offsite-Texas 2022 PK Guidelines PD in the park: Social Emotional

The new 2022 PK Guidelines are out and updated! Join us for an innovative adult learning immersive experience! San Antonio is our classroom, come explore your city and the PreK Guidelines. We will meet rain or shine. This session will focus on mastering your understanding of the Social Emotional Guidelines. (Severe weather conditions will be monitored and decisions will be made in the interest of our participants' safety.)
This session will take place offsite. October 30, Session #101711, Register now!
Learning in Libraries Conference 2024, November 1, Session #102235, Register now!

Learning in Libraries Conference 2024

Join us for the ESC-20 Learning in Libraries Conference!

It is sure to be another great Learning in Libraries Conference! We look forward to a day of learning with friends and colleagues, a little fun, and to welcoming our featured speaker for 2024 Kari Lavelle. November 1, Session #102235, Register now!
Virtual: Afterschool Special: Superkid Stories, November 12, Session #102671, Register now!

Virtual: Afterschool Special: Superkid Stories

Join us Virtually after school as we learn how to write social narratives that positively impact student behavior. This session is appropriate for special ed and general ed Pre-K and Kinder Educators. Participants will create social narratives that are individualized to meet the needs of the students they service AND will have the opportunity for their narratives to be color printed and mailed to them by the ECSE consultants. Social Narratives that have already been created to teach a variety of behaviors will be shared electronically. November 12, Session #102671, Register now!
Person-Centered Training for Front-Facing Staff, January 29, Session #105714 January 30, Session #105715 Register now!

Person-Centered Training for Front-Facing Staff

Through person-centered practices, we seek to establish meaningful connections and build strong relationships with our students, families, and colleagues. By actively listening, collaborating, and valuing the voices of all, we strive to co-create an educational experience that is engaging, inclusive, and supportive.
January 29, Session #105714
January 30, Session #105715

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4 The Love of Learning - Core Content Conference, February 1, Session #105627, Register now!

4 The Love of Learning - Core Content Conference

The Love of Learning conference is dedicated to inspiring educators, administrators, and education enthusiasts to cultivate a deep passion for teaching and learning in the core content areas—Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies. This event will explore innovative practices, research-based instructional strategies, and real-world applications that make learning in these subjects engaging, meaningful, and relevant to students of all ages. February 1, Session #105627, Register now!

*Free to Elevate20 Members
The O.N.E. Conference for Early Childhood/ECSE 2025, February 21-22, Session #100360, Register now!

The O.N.E. Conference for Early Childhood/ECSE 2025

Join ESC- 20 as we extend our inclusive experience of a lifetime with Open hearts, New ideas, and Endless possibilities for the second year! The O.N.E. Conference will include two full days of engaging, active learning that will empower every adult to support every child, every day. Keynotes and break-out sessions will equip participants with the mindset and tools they need to excel in developing academic, social, and emotional excellence for ALL students. February 21-22, Session #100360, Register now!

State and Federal Initiatives

pax Good Behavior Game Texas

PAX Good Behavior Game®

When the evidence-based PAX Good Behavior Game® is implemented in schools, children benefit from improved behavior, academic achievement, and lifetime outcomes. Elementary teachers interested in new classroom management strategies are invited to register here. New dates are added every month.
Statewide ESSA Title I Part A Capacity Building Initiative

Statewide ESSA Title I - Part A Capacity Building Initiative

The Title I, Part A Capacity Building Initiative is funded by the Texas Education Agency and produced by Education Service, Region 20. This website serves as a central location for Title I, Part A resources on compliance and best practice.
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Texas Migrant Interstate Program (TMIP)

The mission of the Texas Migrant Interstate Program (TMIP) is to help reduce the effects of educational disruption that Texas’ mobile, migratory students often face as they migrate intra/interstate to seek qualifying temporary or seasonal employment in the agriculture or fishing industry. The TMIP assists migratory students, their families, school counselors, and intra/interstate MEP staff.
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