Along: Mentoring with a Purpose
Teachers, Administrators & Paraprofessionals
Named by Common Sense Education in 2022 as a "Best Tool for Back to School", Along is an online tool that adds efficiency and power to mentoring in schools. This digital tool builds teacher-student connections that impact students' emotional, academic and social growth. This session will provide an introduction, as well as tools and strategies to help educators reach every student.  

Breaking the Misconceptions of Coaching
Teachers & Administrators
Dispelling common misconceptions of what instructional coaches do and what it means to be coached. 

Building a Culture of Reading
Teachers
Students who read independently build reading habits that directly contribute to academic achievement.  In this session, we will explore the research behind this correlation and provide participants with tools to cultivate a culture of reading in their classrooms. 

Building Thinking Classrooms
Teachers
Creating a student-centered learning environment the encourage student thinking, using strategies from  Building thinking Classroom book.  Participates will experience the strategies to increase thinking and student to student discourse.

Creating Innovative Thinkers through the Portrait of Graduate
Teachers, Campus Coaches & Administrators
Join us as we dig deep into the PISD Portrait of a Graduate attributes to identify key behaviors and actions that develop innovative thinking.  Explore the connections between the work that you do and the Portrait of a Graduate student progressions in order to take innovation to the next level. 

Depth and Complexity and Digital Choice Boards
Librarians, Teachers & Campus Coaches
Learn about the Depth & Complexity Framework and the different ways to use it in order to help students practice and improve their critical thinking skills. You will also learn about implementing D&C with digital choice boards to help students be self-directed learners. Get ready to create a digital choice board during this session, or at least get started on one. Bring your device and get Future Ready!

Designing Blended Modules
Librarians & Teachers
Participants will learn how to deign hybrid modules in Schoology and complete a final product that helps them begin to design their own hybrid modules.

Designing Hybrid Modules
Teachers
Participants will learn how to deign hybrid modules in Schoology and complete a final product that helps them begin to design their own hybrid modules.

Differentiation in Practice
Teachers & Campus Coaches
Are you overwhelmed with the idea of providing Differentiated Instruction in your classroom? Come and Learn how to differentiate instruction for your students in a flash!

Digital Content Word Walls for ALL
Teachers & Campus Coaches
Digital Content Word Walls for ALL

Educator Greatness with Canva
Librarians, Teachers, Specialists, Administrators & Paraprofessionals
In our social media driven world, creating a recognizable brand is a key component to promoting your programs. Canva for Educators - a free design program for all current educators - has all the tools you need to not only create a brand but to promote it as well. In this session, you will learn about creating a brand in Canva, connecting it to your social media accounts, scheduling social media posts in Canva and creating a basic social media plan to help push your brand and program.

Effective Collaboration Drives the Work of a PLC
Teachers, Campus Coaches & Administrators
When we are overwhelmed with the process of answering the PLC questions, we don't allow ourselves time to authentically explore how to ensure high levels of learning for all students.  In this session, we will identify essential learning targets, explore ways to gather evidence of student learning and effective instructional practices. It is through intentional planning that we are able to take a closer look at how we respond to student needs. 

Empowering Student Agency: Exploring Student Choice Boards, Checklists and Playlists
Teachers
In this engaging training session, we will dive into the innovative strategies of student choice boards, checklists, and playlists, designed to foster student agency and personalized learning experiences. Join us as we explore the power of these tools in creating a student-centered classroom environment that promotes ownership, autonomy, and active engagement. During the session, participants will gain practical insights and hands-on experience in creating and implementing student choice boards, checklists, and playlists across various grade levels and subject areas. By the end of the session, educators will be equipped with the knowledge and resources to revolutionize their instructional practices and empower students to take control of their learning journey.

Engage Learners Using Canva
Teachers
Participants will use Canva to add tools to their classroom resources to engage learners in a fun way and communicate with parents. We will design activities for any subject using pre- made templates. Participants will  have the opportunity to create a product they can bring back and use immediately.

Engage or Enrage: Unveiling the Power of AI
Teachers, Librarians, Campus Coaches & Administrators
We interact with AI (artificial intelligence) every day in our lives. It has many benefits to education, but also brings about many new challenges for teaching and learning. During this session, we will discuss some of the considerations that might be needed with this new revolution in technology.

Engaging Students through Hands On Learning and Collaboration
Teachers
Participants will engage in an array of hands on learning activities designed to boost engagement and extend learning. Activities will feature strategies that will be applied in the session as participants collaborate with their peers to plan implementation of a lesson for their own content. 

Engaging Students through Inquiry-Based Blended Learning
Teachers
Using the 5Es instructional model, learn how to engage students in meaningful inquiry using the blended learning model.  Participants will learn strategies to engage learners at each stage of the inquiry cycle and will leave with a blended learning plan for a content-specific unit of study.  

Escape Room- Grammar Edition
Teachers & Librarians
Do you have what it takes to escape?  Join us in this interactive session as we take part in an escape room focusing on grammar skills! 

Gale Force Research - Using Gale Databases to Enhance Student Research and Inquiry
Teachers & Administrators
Teachers will learn about the Gale - Staff icon that recently showed up in their Classlink and how to use it to help students research and dive deeper into learning. The session will focus on the databases that are available on the website at different levels and some "cool" features that they didn't know they needed. 

Giving Instant Feedback with Classkick
Teachers
In this dynamic teacher training session, we will explore the power of Classkick as a versatile tool to promote student engagement, intervention, and feedback across various subjects. Specifically designed for math and science, but other examples will be available for other core contents. Time will be given for make and take.  This session will equip you with practical strategies to optimize student learning outcomes. Explore the power of real-time feedback and formative assessment using Classkick. Learn how to identify students' learning gaps, provide timely interventions, and differentiate instruction to meet individual needs.

High-yield Gaming in the Classroom
Teachers
Teachers can be prepared to learn about various gamification tools that can be utilized in the classroom. They will learn regarding the various applications on how they can be used effectively and be able to leave with a creation of their own game that they created using one of the tool presented. 

I Wish ________________
Teachers, Campus Coaches, Administrators, Librarians & Paraprofessionals
I am sure that sometime during the year you have thought " I Wish there was a better way to _________".  You have identified a problem of practice where the way forward is unknown. This session will help identify possible solutions that may exist to resolve your wish or at the minimum shine a spotlight on a desired solution. 

Navigating Ambiguity: Practical Tools
Campus Coaches, Counselors & Administrators
Ambiguity and uncertainty are inevitable components of work and life. Leaders are challenged with cultivating organizational cultures that support professional growth and student outcomes while facing the unknown. In this session, participants will explore practical tools and ideas for building trust, developing emotional resilience, and embracing the gifts of ambiguity.

Personalizing Google Forms for More Accurate Data
Teachers & Administrators
Participants will learn how to use Google Forms and Excel to make personalized links to forms that will accurately capture data to minimize user errors.

PowerSchool: Using Schoology to Build Mastery Based Assessments & Question Banks
Teachers & Administrators
1. Building an assessment
2. Showcase a unit, then a class organized by Unit and TEKS
3. Research and present how the stakeholders are benefited by the data collected from question banks and automatic grading
4. Provide time and help for teachers to build their own assessments, add the TEKS to each question, and save banks to resources

Reflective Teaching
Teachers
In this session teachers will discuss the importance of self-reflection and how to implement self-reflection strategies using tools such as recordings, video editing, and reflection journals to improve classroom instruction.

Revolutionizing Learning: Unleashing the Power of Quizlet and Canva AI Tools in the Classroom
Teachers
In this exciting session, participants will dive into the dynamic world of education technology and explore the transformative potential of Quizlet and Canva AI tools in the classroom. By harnessing the power of these innovative platforms, educators can revolutionize their teaching practices and enhance student engagement, creativity, and learning outcomes. Through hands-on activities and demonstrations, participants will discover how Quizlet's intelligent study features and Canva's AI-driven design capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into their instructional strategies. From personalized study sets to visually stunning presentations, attendees will learn how to leverage these tools to create immersive learning experiences that cater to diverse student needs.

Structuring Classroom Discussion with Quizizz Lessons
Teachers
Participate in a Quizizz Lesson from the perspective of a student. Learn how to embed checks for understanding within your lesson and structure classroom discussion to include wait time, randomized calling, embedded language supports, and increased participation and accountability. Participants will be provided with resources to guide them in the independent creation of their own structured classroom discussion using the Quizizz Lesson feature. 

Technology Tools to Maximize Classroom Learning Experiences
Teachers, Librarians, Campus Coaches & Administrators
Participants will engage in creating classroom tools through creating products to use for routines and classroom activities. 

The Shift to Student-Led:  Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning
Teachers & Campus Coaches
We will use The Shift to Student Led by Catlin R. Tucker and Katie Novak to reimagine time-consuming teacher-led workflows in education.  Participants will walk away with three strategies to decrease their workflow and increase student discovery. 

Using Technology to Make Small Groups Possible
Teachers
The logistics of pulling small groups during instruction can be difficult.  Technology can help!  Learn ways technology can keep your students working independently so that you can pull small groups.  We will discuss the challenges of introducing this new style to students, using data for grouping purposes, and how to pre-plan for this lesson style.

Writing to Learn
Teachers
Participants will explore practical tools for processing and internalizing information. This session is designed for teachers of all contents.