DIGITAL PROGRAM
This year, we again have a digital program for the TSR Institute. Use the links at the top of the page to jump to specific information for each day of the conference. If you need assistance, come to the registration table!
Welcome
From Our Leadership
Dear friends and colleagues,
Welcome to Waco! We are delighted to be hosting the TSR Institute here in the Heart of Texas. The next 3 days at the Institute, our presenters will be offering engaging sessions for early childhood administrators, teachers, and specialists to continue expanding your professional growth.
This year, we’re thrilled that teachers, administrators, and coaches from across the state are among the conference attendees joining us in Waco. We’d like to say a special welcome to the TSR Comprehensive participants joining us this week!
We’ll continue to use the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System, or TECPDS, to award certificates for the Institute and help you continue to build your personal early childhood career profile. We’re also excited to welcome back the Texas Infant-Toddler Specialist Network’s Annual Summit to the Institute. Learn more about these programs in the exhibit hall.
We hope this year’s Institute brings you vital knowledge that you can apply in your work, along with key connections, valuable resources, and new perspectives. Be sure to visit our exhibit hall and plan to attend our special events. Have a great week!
Best regards,
April Crawford, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Children’s Learning Institute
Schedule of Events
| Day/Time | Event |
| Tuesday, June 25 | |
| 4 to 7 p.m. | |
| Registration Desk Open | |
| Wednesday, June 26 | |
| 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 to 9:30 a.m. 10 to 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1 to 2:30 p.m. 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. 3 to 4:30 p.m. 5 to 6:30 p.m. |
Registration Desk Open Coffee & Chat Exhibit Hall Hours Opening Session Session 1 (Breakouts) Lunch on your own Session 2 (Breakouts) Kendra Scott Pop Up Session 3 (Breakouts) Sip & See Social |
| Thursday, June 27 | |
| 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 to 9:30 a.m. 10 to 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1 to 2:30 p.m. 2:30 to 3 p.m. 3 to 4:30 p.m. |
Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Hours Session 4 (Breakouts) Session 5 (Breakouts) Lunch on your own Plenary Session Brain Break Snack Session 6 (Breakouts) |
| Friday, June 28 | |
| 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 8 to 9:30 a.m. 10 to 11:30 a.m. |
Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Hours Session 7 (Breakouts) Closing Session |
Join TSR Comprehensive
Texas School Ready (TSR) is a comprehensive early childhood teacher training program that combines a research-based, state-adopted curriculum with ongoing professional development and progress monitoring tools. Teachers from child care centers, Head Start programs, and public school prekindergarten participate in TSR Comprehensive.
Throughout the school year, teachers enrolled in TSR are provided tools to help them learn more about the specific instructional needs of the children in their classrooms and how to support children using engaging lessons and activities. The new skills and techniques that teachers learn through TSR positively affect the classroom experience for children.
Join TSR Comprehensive! We’re recruiting for next year: Sign-up for our waitlist!
CONFERENCE CERTIFICATES
This year, you will receive a certificate for each session you attend at the TSR Institute. Certificates will be awarded through the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS), sent directly to your TECPDS profile (in the conference section!) and via email at the end of each conference day.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
- Select and attend a session
- At the end of the session, look for the QR code in the presenter’s slides or at the back on the room with the facilitator
- Scan the QR with your phone’s camera or QR code scanner app
- Log in to your TECPDS account
- Click “SUBMIT HERE” and register your attendance
Need more help? View our How to Use a QR Code to Register Your Attendance at a Training or Conference flyer in your bag or visit the TECPDS table.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
And a special thank you to our Institute partners!
- Kendra Scott
- National Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Texas Tuition Promise Fund
- Zoo-phonics Inc.
- Authentic Institute of Montessori
- Baylor University
- H-E-B
- Junior League of Waco
Visit the exhibit hall to meet our exhibitors!
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Texas Education Agency
- Preschool Exchange
- Texas Early Childhood Educational Consultants Network
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- Child’s Play, Inc.
- Frog Street
- Green Space Learning
- Momentous Institute
- LENA
- Just Right Reader
- PALS
- Educational First Steps
- Paul H Brookes Publishing Co., Inc
- Camp Fire First Texas
- HHSC Early Childhood Intervention
- Authentic Institute of Montessori
- Texas Infant Toddler Specialist Network
- CLI Engage
- CLI Solutions Group
- TSR Comprehensive
- TECPDS
