- Sembrando el futuro
The Education Service Center-Region 19 is proud to host the fourth annual Sembrando el futuro conference (previously known as Effective Border Schools Conference).
Space is limited so register early!
Registration time is 7:30 am and Event start time is 8:00 am
- Annual Region 19 West Texas STEAM Conference
Region 19 is excited to present our second West Texas STEAM/STEM conference.
Please note that registration to the conference starts at 7:30am and the conference will begin at 8:00.
- 2026 West Texas Social Studies Congress
5th Annual WTSSC
- West Texas Reading Symposium
The West Texas Reading Symposium: will take place August 19, 2026. We invite you to join other educators for this event that will focus on the science of reading and biliteracy. All sessions will be in-person and onsite at the Starlight Event Center located at 6650 Continental Dr, El Paso, TX 79925.
This is a free conference funded by the Texas Reading Initiative Grant
- Current K-12 teachers in a Texas public or charter school.
- Must be a fully certified teacher in the state of Texas.
- Must have a current school email address on file through Click & Learn.
August 19, 2026 - for 6-12 Teachers
- West Texas Reading Symposium Secondary Leaders
Elevating literacy practices in our secondary classrooms.
- Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow CTE Conference 2026
The Future of Work and Emerging Technologies
Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow is a high impact regional CTE conference designed for educators, district leaders, and workforce partners who shape career readiness. This collaboration between ESC Region 19 and Workforce Solutions Borderplex addresses how work, skills, and talent pipelines continue to change across industries.
The conference theme, The Future of Work and Emerging Technologies, drives purpose and direction. Every session aligns to how emerging technologies reshape job roles, skill expectations, and career pathways. Instruction ties directly to workforce demand, regional labor data, and Texas CTE programs of study.
This conference is built on our DNA.
Create
Design instruction aligned to real careers. Build learning experiences grounded in industry needs, future skills, and workforce expectations.
Transcend
Advance beyond traditional instruction. Integrate emerging technologies to increase rigor, relevance, and engagement across CTE classrooms and programs.
Empower
Prepare students for sustained career success. Strengthen durable skills such as adaptability, problem solving, digital fluency, and workforce readiness.
Participants engage in strategic mainstage sessions and targeted breakouts led by educators, industry leaders, and workforce experts. Sessions focus on future skills, emerging technologies, workforce alignment, and program design tied to evolving industries.
You will leave with clear strategies, practical tools, and decisive next steps to strengthen CTE programs and career pipelines built for the future of work.
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