Four-state Regional Technology Conference
Empowering Teachers, Inspiring Students
Crossland Technology Center – Thursday/Friday November 13-14, 2025
The FSRTC is a professional development conference dedicated to helping teachers succeed in the classroom. Through hands-on workshops, engaging presentations, and collaborative opportunities, educators gain practical tools, fresh ideas, and innovative strategies to enhance student learning and classroom success.
About the FSRTC
A Tradition of Supporting Teachers
The FSRTC has a long standing tradition of supporting classroom teachers through professional development opportunities. The conference is designed to provide teachers with solutions to challenges they face in the classroom, new perspectives and ideas to improve their student's knowledge and skills.
Practical Solutions and Fresh Ideas
These solutions and ideas can include instructional techniques, organization and management applications, innovations in materials, tools and machines, instructional supplements such as textbooks, collaboration with other teachers and professors, promoting programs, how to work with administrations, state guidelines and policies, and funding as a few examples.
Conference Schedule
The conference meets the second Thursday and Friday in October. It provides workshops, presentations, tours, and social events which are all designed to improve the ability of a classroom teacher to be more successful in the classroom, improve student learning and abilities.
Topics
- Special Populations and Student Diversity
- Leadership and Professionalism
- Design, Problem Solving, & Engineering Concepts
- Manufacturing and Construction
- Graphic Communications
- Power, Energy and Transportation
Workshops and Presentations
- Thursday: Workshops are 2 – 2 ½ hours in length and are hands-on in nature.
- Friday Morning (9am–1pm): Presentations are 45–50 minutes long.
Schedule
Thursday (Day 1)
10:00 am - 12:00 Noon | Morning Workshops
12:00 Noon - 2:00 pm | Lunch (Provided) and Vendor Interactions
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Afternoon Workshops
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Social Event
Friday (Day 2)
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Registration/Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:50 am | Session One
10:00 am - 10:50 am | Session Two
11:00 am - 11:50 am | Session Three
12:00 Noon - 12:50 pm | Session Four
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch and Closing Remarks
Technology & Engineering Education Collegiate Association
"Preparing Professionals to Teach Technology & Engineering Principles"
TEECA Southwest Regional Competition
Problem Solving Competition
The problem solving competition challenges teams from TEECA chapters to develop a solution to a specific problem using provided tools and materials. Teams must also bring additional items listed in the official guide.
Robotics Competition
The robotics competition tasks teams with fabricating or modifying a robot to complete a specific challenge. Robots may be autonomous, remote-controlled, or both, and can be built on platforms like Mindstorms, Vex, Tetrix, Gears, or custom designs.
Manufacturing Competition
This live competition promotes the study of production technology. Teams must design, document, fabricate, and implement a continuous manufacturing system to produce an assigned product. Evaluation includes safety, craftsmanship, documentation, and product quality.
Communication Competition
Teams create an industry-quality video commercial promoting an assigned product, service, or organization. Work includes researching, developing a storyboard, and producing the final commercial within contest guidelines.
Technology Challenge Competitions
The Technology Challenge Contest measures knowledge of core concepts in technology education, including curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Teaching Lesson
The Teaching Lesson Contest evaluates a student or team’s ability to plan and deliver an engaging lesson on a provided technological topic.
Purpose of TEECA
TEECA promotes leadership, fellowship, and professionalism for future technology and engineering educators. Members develop skills through hands-on projects, scholarship, and participation in TSA, ITEEA, and TEECA events.
Why TEECA at FSRTC?
TEECA students are pre-service educators preparing to teach CTE, STEM, and Technology & Engineering Education. FSRTC gives them valuable opportunities to grow professionally, connect with educators and vendors, and contribute fresh ideas—while also assisting with conference operations.
TEECA Advisor
Southwest Regional Coordinator: Dr. Byron McKay
📧 bmckay@pittstate.edu
Accommodations
Pittsburg has many different options for overnight stays.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
4011 Parkview Dr, Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 231-1177
Hampton Inn & Suites at Kansas Crossing Casino
1285 US-69, Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 231-3100
Comfort Inn and Suites
4009 Parkview Dr, Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 670-4202
Lamplighter Inn
4020 Parkview Dr, Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 231-8700
La Quinta Inn and Suites by Wyndham
2410 S Broadway St, Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 670-5614
Conference Registration
Registration cost includes admission to all Conference Sessions and Presentations, and access to Exhibitor booths throughout the conference. On Thursday and Friday, donuts, coffee, and juice will be provided in the morning. Lunch is also provided - Mall Deli sandwiches on Thursday and fried chicken on Friday.
Attendees and Exhibitors
Conference Attendees: $40 per attendee
Exhibitors: $100 per exhibitor
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Exhibitors
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