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All Staff: Youth Mental Health First Aid
All Staff: Youth Mental Health First Aid
Various Dates; 8:30am - 4:30pm, Note: Time is from 8:30-4:30 with an hour lunch
This session will be provided by our Local Mental Health Authority, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services. As required by §153.1015, School district employees who regularly interact with students are employees working on a school campus, including, but not limited to, teachers, coaches, librarians, instructional coaches, counselors, nurses, administration, administrative support personnel, student support personnel, paraprofessionals, substitutes, custodians, cafeteria staff, bus drivers, crossing guards, and district special programs liaisons. This session is available to ALL staff. All staff who interact with students must be trained by 2028-2029 school year. Staff must take this training only once to meet statutory requirements.
If an employee has previously completed the YMHFA course provided by a local mental health authority, they are not required to retake it. Staff are required to upload the certificate upon completion of the course. If earned outside of Bastrop ISD, please choose the LINK TO UPLOAD CERTIFICATE below.
Math Sessions
Math Sessions
C&I/Secondary Math/Level Up with Carnegie: Beyond the First Year
C&I/Secondary Math/Level Up with Carnegie: Beyond the First Year
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Congratulations on reaching this milestone! Whether you’ve just wrapped up your first full year or your first semester of Carnegie Math, you’ve done the heavy lifting—now let’s refine the craft. This session shifts the focus from simply "doing the math" to truly internalizing the curriculum. We’ll dive into mastering lesson pacing, crafting high-level questions, and designing the kind of engaging experiences that stick with students. Note: This session is only offered in June.
C&I/Secondary Math/Instructional Nudges: Small Shifts, Big Results
C&I/Secondary Math/Instructional Nudges: Small Shifts, Big Results
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Enhance your teaching toolkit with Instructional Nudges—brief, high-leverage strategies designed specifically for the secondary math classroom. These "small but mighty" adjustments provide low-intensity, high-impact support to elevate your daily practice. Join us and walk away with over 20 ready-to-use strategies that integrate seamlessly with your current curriculum for instant results.
C&I/Secondary Math/The Assessment Connection:
C&I/Secondary Math/The Assessment Connection:
1 PM - 4 PM
Let’s deconstruct assessment questions to better drive student success. In this session, we’ll categorize question types by their DOK levels and bridge the gap between TEKS standards and high-stakes testing. We will also look at data across multiple types of tests and evaluate how these affect our teaching strategies. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how the way we test should reshape the way we teach.
C&I/Secondary Math/Math Therapy: Breaking the Cycle of Math Anxiety
C&I/Secondary Math/Math Therapy: Breaking the Cycle of Math Anxiety
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
"I’m not a math person" is a phrase that limits potential before the lesson even begins. This session is dedicated to helping teachers identify and heal math trauma in the classroom. We will walk through five essential steps to help students build a positive, healthy relationship with mathematics. You’ll learn how to foster math resilience, repair student relationships with the subject, and turn "I can't" into "I can't yet.”
C&I/Secondary Math/Instructional Nudges: Small Shifts, Big Results
C&I/Secondary Math/Instructional Nudges: Small Shifts, Big Results
1 PM - 4 PM
Enhance your teaching toolkit with Instructional Nudges—brief, high-leverage strategies designed specifically for the secondary math classroom. These "small but mighty" adjustments provide low-intensity, high-impact support to elevate your daily practice. Join us and walk away with over 20 ready-to-use strategies that integrate seamlessly with your current curriculum for instant results.
C&I/Secondary Math/The Assessment Connection
C&I/Secondary Math/The Assessment Connection
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Let’s deconstruct assessment questions to better drive student success. In this session, we’ll categorize question types by their DOK levels and bridge the gap between TEKS standards and high-stakes testing. We will also look at data across multiple types of tests and evaluate how these affect our teaching strategies. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how the way we test should reshape the way we teach.
Building Responsive Classrooms
Building Responsive Classrooms
If you are looking for sessions to enhance digital learning in your classroom, visit this page to see additional course offerings.
If you are looking for sessions to enhance systems and supports for your students, visit this page to see additional course offerings.
If you are looking for sessions on supporting emergent bilingual students, visit this page to see additional course offerings. Also included on this page are sessions required for ESL and Bilingual staff.
If you are looking for sessions on students receiving special education services, visit this page to see additional course offerings. Also included on this page are sessions required for special education staff.
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