Convince Your Leadership

Tip 1: Outline the benefits.

Attending TCEA 2025 won’t just benefit you — it will also benefit your students, your colleagues, and your school! Lay it all out for your leader in a personal letter with a completed impact worksheet attached!

Tip 2: Offer to share.

After outlining what sessions you’ll attend and how these will have big-picture benefits for your students and beyond, let your leadership know that you’d be happy to share your experience with your colleagues when you return! Willing to share in a staff meeting, during a Tech Tuesday, on an in-service or teacher work day? Tell them!

Tip 3: Ensure seamless learning.

Assure your leader that there will be a continuation of learning while you’re out. Explain how you’ll set up lessons and activities in your learning management system. Or, let them know about the detailed lesson plans with resources and materials you’ll send to your sub.

Tip 4: Leverage testimonials.

Know others who’ve attended TCEA’s Convention & Exposition? Ask them about the specific benefits of their experience and, with permission, add this information to your letter to gain support from your leaders. There’s nothing more convincing than hearing evidence from multiple sources!

Tip 5: Take advantage of early bird pricing and advanced discounts.

Let leadership know that the sooner you register, the better it is for their budget!

• Early Bird Pricing: Register by November 8 to get the lowest price on a full registration badge for $399 or a one-day badge for $189!
• Advanced Pricing: Register between November 9 and Jan. 10 and get a full registration badge for $449 and a one-day badge for $219.
• Regular Pricing: On Jan. 11 prices will increase to $499 for a full registration badge and $249 for a one-day badge.
• Volunteer: You can also volunteer for at least two, 4.5 hour volunteer and qualify for a free* full registration badge. (*Limited availability.)

Tip 6: Lay out all the expenses.

Cut down on the back-and-forth communication and save you and your leader time! Use our expense sheet to calculate conference expenses in advance. This sheet makes it easy to calculate per diem gas and food expenses. Plus, you can add your registration badge cost and hotel expenses into the mix to get an estimated final total.

Tip 7: Schedule a quick meeting.

In a brief meeting, convince your leadership to send you to TCEA 2025 with the very powerfully persuasive information you’ve prepared. And to make this meeting as easy as possible, we’ve created an incredibly convincing template for you. Just fill it in, and you’ll be ready to go. (Ready to go to TCEA 2025, that is.)