SPRING NINTH-GRADE CENTER
19640 LOCKRIDGE DR
HOUSTON, TX 77373
*New teachers to SISD without Eduphoria log-in credentials will still attend sessions. Remember to sign-in on the paper sign-in sheets at each session room that is attended. Presenters will register and award credit in Eduphoria to new teachers without Eduphoria log-in credentials at a later date.
Teachers explore tools for calculations and computations, learn why using those tools facilitates learning, and consider how each tool may improve learning.
Presenter: Monica Martin
Room 2121
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Ilce Perot/Roxanne Farrar
Room 1103
Curriculum Lab: English III-IV
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Elyssa Wilson
Room 1109
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Charday Grays
Room 2120
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Jalanta Smith
Room 2104
Curriculum Lab: Social Studies
Participants will take a deep dive into the curriculum documents for US History, Spring semester and practice At-Batting those lessons.
Presenter: Tammy Tracy
Room 1115
Differentiating for the Gifted and Talented Learner: Supporting the G/T Service Design - HS
Participants will learn how to effectively implement the High School School G/T Service Design. The session will focus on the instructional components of the service design including Curriculum Unit Guides, Advanced Course Instructional Models. Shmoop, Depth and Complexity.
Presenter: Dominique Brown and Benjamin Fox
Room Cafeteria
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Dione Kirkpatrick
Room 1112
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Nicole Richardson
Room 2122
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Brenda Edwards
Room 2113
Engaging Strategies: Social Studies
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Kaci Van Horn
Room 1121
Job Alike: Curriculum Lab ESOL English and ELDA teachers
Only teachers who will instruct the ELDA (English Language Development Acquisition) and ESOL English courses at DHS, WHS, or SHS and campus contacts, ESL Specialists, ESL paraprofessionals, and administrators wanting to gain insight in this curriculum implementation should enroll for this course. This course will provide you with professional development for the textbook "World English" and "EDGE" being used in these courses as well as the curriculum that has been created.
Presenter: Brenda Peak
Room 1119
Job Alike: High School Math Interactive Notebooks
Maximize the use of interactive notebooks to engage students in learning.
Presenter: Nicole Capondagli
Room 2123
Job Alike: High School Social Studies Teaching with Primary Sources
Participants will experience engaging strategies using Primary and Secondary Sources that make their lessons come to life.
Presenter: Shannon Gonzalez
Room 1127
Job Alike (High School) SpringWay Instructional Processes-Literacy Matters
Participants will understand and engage in the SISD comprehensive literacy plan of action that is strategically designed to promote a strong literacy foundation for our students and expand our literacy reach across all disciplines. Participants will obtain a deeper understanding of Habits of Discussion, Marzano's 6 Steps to Vocabulary and Talk, Read, Talk, Write. This plan provides educators and stakeholders a clearly-articulated guide to expectations for student growth, roles and responsibilities aligned to our literacy goals, and a central theme of ensuring innovation and equity. In Spring ISD, all teachers have the opportunity to learn about reading behaviors that support increasing our students’ overall academic performance.
Presenter: Michele Shampoe
Room 1222
Job Alike: SpringWay Systems and Routines - Foundational
In this session participants will learn how to maximize critical instructional strategies and strong classroom routines and procedures to increase student academic achievement. The session will focus on the management & instructional components: What to Do, Strong Voice, Cold Call, and No Opt Out.
Presenter: Cherry Wilcots
Room 2117
Job Alike: SpringWay Systems and Routines - Level 2
Participants will learn how to effectively implement the Level 2 -SpringWay Systems and Routines. The session will focus on the Rigor Trajectory and will include instructional components of how to implement the following: Monitoring Aggressively (Independent Practice System; Exemplars; Name the Lap; Work the Clock; Monitoring Pathways; Pen In Hand Feedback.
Presenter: Heather Woolford
Room 2128
Participants learn safety rules and instructional strategies to ensure the embedding of safety measures in classroom practices. (This session will include the practical application of putting out fires in laboratory settings.)
Presenter: Mark Rouse
Room 2109
STAAR 2.0: English (TEA's Overhaul)
Participants analyze new tested standards and discover how STAAR 2.0 changes assessment expectations and how they impact instruction and student practice. As a result of this session, participants draft new question types for student practice while increasing engagement.
Presenter: Jessica Cunningham
Room 1108
Participants discover how STAAR 2.0 changes assessment expectations and how they impact instruction and student practice. As a result of this session, participants draft new question types for student practice while increasing engagement.
Presenter: Celisa Boron
Room 2110
Participants learn how STAAR 2.0 changes expectations for assessments and how those changes impact instruction and student practice. As a result of this session, participants create and utilize assessments using multiple assessment types to provide students with practice and increase their engagement during assessments.
Presenter: George Wood
Room 1120
Teachers explore tools for calculations and computations, learn why using those tools facilitates learning, and consider how each tool may improve learning.
Presenter: Monica Martin
Room 2121
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Ilce Perot/Roxanne Farrar
Room 1103
Curriculum Lab: English III-IV
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Elyssa Wilson
Room 1109
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Charday Grays
Room 2120
Participants dive into the updated curriculum to ensure the successful implementation of the new assessment type and expectations.
Presenter: Jalanta Smith
Room 2104
Curriculum Lab: Social Studies
Participants will take a deep dive into the curriculum documents for US History, Spring semester and practice At-Batting those lessons.
Presenter: Tammy Tracy
Room 1115
Differentiating for the Gifted and Talented Learner: Supporting the G/T Service Design - HS
Participants will learn how to effectively implement the High School School G/T Service Design. The session will focus on the instructional components of the service design including Curriculum Unit Guides, Advanced Course Instructional Models. Shmoop, Depth and Complexity.
Presenter: Dominique Brown and Benjamin Fox
Room Cafeteria
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Dione Kirkpatrick
Room 1112
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Nicole Richardson
Room 2122
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Brenda Edwards
Room 2113
Engaging Strategies: Social Studies
Participants experience engaging strategies to embed in lessons. This fun, activity-driven professional development will help participants breathe new life into lessons.
Presenter: Kaci Van Horn
Room 1121
Job Alike: High School Math Interactive Notebooks
Maximize the use of interactive notebooks to engage students in learning.
Presenter: Nicole Capondagli
Room 2123
Job Alike: High School Social Studies Teaching with Primary Sources
Participants will experience engaging strategies using Primary and Secondary Sources that make their lessons come to life.
Presenter: Shannon Gonzalez
Room 1127
Job Alike (High School) SpringWay Instructional Processes-Literacy Matters
Participants will understand and engage in the SISD comprehensive literacy plan of action that is strategically designed to promote a strong literacy foundation for our students and expand our literacy reach across all disciplines. Participants will obtain a deeper understanding of Habits of Discussion, Marzano's 6 Steps to Vocabulary and Talk, Read, Talk, Write. This plan provides educators and stakeholders a clearly-articulated guide to expectations for student growth, roles and responsibilities aligned to our literacy goals, and a central theme of ensuring innovation and equity. In Spring ISD, all teachers have the opportunity to learn about reading behaviors that support increasing our students’ overall academic performance.
Presenter: Michele Shampoe
Room 1222
Job Alike: SpringWay Systems and Routines - Foundational
In this session participants will learn how to maximize critical instructional strategies and strong classroom routines and procedures to increase student academic achievement. The session will focus on the management & instructional components: What to Do, Strong Voice, Cold Call, and No Opt Out.
Presenter: Cherry Wilcots
Room 2117
Job Alike: SpringWay Systems and Routines - Level 2
Participants will learn how to effectively implement the Level 2 -SpringWay Systems and Routines. The session will focus on the Rigor Trajectory and will include instructional components of how to implement the following: Monitoring Aggressively (Independent Practice System; Exemplars; Name the Lap; Work the Clock; Monitoring Pathways; Pen In Hand Feedback.
Presenter: Heather Woolford
Room 2128
Participants learn safety rules and instructional strategies to ensure the embedding of safety measures in classroom practices. (This session will include the practical application of putting out fires in laboratory settings.)
Presenter: Mark Rouse
Room 2109
STAAR 2.0: English (TEA's Overhaul)
Participants analyze new tested standards and discover how STAAR 2.0 changes assessment expectations and how they impact instruction and student practice. As a result of this session, participants draft new question types for student practice while increasing engagement.
Presenter: Jessica Cunningham
Room 1108
Participants learn how STAAR 2.0 changes expectations for assessments and how those changes impact instruction and student practice. As a result of this session, participants create and utilize assessments using multiple assessment types to provide students with practice and increase their engagement during assessments.
Presenter: Celisa Boron
Room 2110
Participants learn how STAAR 2.0 changes expectations for assessments and how those changes impact instruction and student practice. As a result of this session, participants create and utilize assessments using multiple assessment types to provide students with practice and increase their engagement during assessments.
Presenter: George Wood
Room 1120