Dive into this dynamic, idea-packed session where our technology team and instructional coaches will equip Math and Science educators with strategies to transform devices into powerful learning tools. Explore techniques for managing 1:1 classrooms, blending digital and analog methods, fostering digital citizenship, and leveraging AI for personalized instruction, real-time feedback, and higher-level thinking — all while making technology management effective and enjoyable.
The session will allow participants to view examples of how individual and paired texts can be used to support writing. Selected texts will be used to highlight the unpacking of the central idea. This strategy will emphasize the use of making connections between parts of speech and its relationship to the meaning of the selected sentence. Other activities will include sentence building and short response card sorts.
**This is a 2 Hour session!** Session Cap: 50 people
Elementary: Looking for a powerful way to differentiate while challenging all learners? Depth & Complexity Frames are the answer! These dynamic tools help students showcase their learning over time while fostering deductive and inductive reasoning. In this interactive session, you’ll collaborate with fellow educators to design your own frames and discover how they can create personalized learning pathways that promote deeper thinking and growth. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies to transform differentiation in your classroom!
Session Cap: 25 people In this session, participants will learn to create and implement differentiated literacy stations that engage students in activities to develop reading, listening, speaking, thinking and writing skills. The session will allow participants to view examples of how individual and paired texts can be used to support literacy stations. Selected texts will be used to highlight social studies content while fostering critical thinking and literacy development. Through five hands-on learning stations, participants will have the opportunity to practice and apply key social studies concepts and build essential skills in literacy.
In this collaborative session, teachers will work together to design and refine district common assessments that align with TEKS, support instructional goals, and provide meaningful data. Participants will review current assessments, ensure content clarity and rigor, and make adjustments to better support student learning and instructional planning.
In this collaborative session, teachers will work together to design and refine district common assessments that align with TEKS, support instructional goals, and provide meaningful data. Participants will review current assessments, ensure content clarity and rigor, and make adjustments to better support student learning and instructional planning.
Session Cap: 100 people Elementary: Discover how to challenge and engage all learners—especially gifted students—by using Depth and Complexity thinking tools and graphic organizers. In this interactive session, we will focus on creating engaging and easily differentiated lessons that you can use immediately in your classroom. We will collaborate to build a variety of graphic organizers that support deeper thinking across all subjects. Walk away with ready-to-use templates tailored to your students' needs!
In this collaborative session, teachers will work together to design and refine district common assessments that align with TEKS, support instructional goals, and provide meaningful data. Participants will review current assessments, ensure content clarity and rigor, and make adjustments to better support student learning and instructional planning.
In this collaborative session, teachers will work together to design and refine district common assessments that align with TEKS, support instructional goals, and provide meaningful data. Participants will review current assessments, ensure content clarity and rigor, and make adjustments to better support student learning and instructional planning.
In this hands-on session, teachers will take time to closely examine their instructional materials—identifying strengths, gaps, and opportunities for alignment with standards and student needs. Participants will collaborate to evaluate how resources support instructional goals and discuss strategies for intentional planning and adaptation. Bring your curiosity and your materials—we’re diving deep! Links are attached in the flyer and will be posted in the classroom.
This collaborative session invites 8th grade advanced social studies and AP teachers to explore the learning progression across middle and high school. Participants will discuss the academic and skill-based shifts needed for students to successfully transition into a variety of AP Social Studies courses, including AP Human Geography, AP U.S. History, and others. Focus areas include vertical alignment, critical thinking skills, academic vocabulary, and strategies to build readiness for rigorous coursework.
