Make Your Case
Effective Persuasion Tools at Your Disposal
You want to attend TCEA 2027. Now, you’ve just got to get approval. But how? Here are some top tips and resources to help you get to TCEA’s Convention and Exposition in San Antonio, Texas
Letter Template
Expense Worksheet
Impact Worksheet
Tips for Securing Your Registration
Tip 1: Outline the benefits.
Attending TCEA 2027 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 more you can save on registration! You can find the full pricing table here.
You can also volunteer for at least two 3-hour volunteer shifts 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 2027 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 2027, that is.)
