Professional Development
Sample Presentations
Past Professional Development Presentations
2022 - 2023 Academic School Year
Harmony Science Academy Professional Development
August 3, 2022
Teach Like a Champion - What To Do Cycle
What to Do Directions & Keys to Effective Delivery
Radar/Be Seen Looking
Positive Narration
Least Invasive Intervention
August 5, 2022
Teach Like a Champion - Systems and Routines
3 Types (Academic, Procedural, & Cultural) & Keys to Effective Design
Campus Policies & Procedures and Employee Expectations
Safety & Reporting Procedures
Classroom Management, Discipline, & Dress Code
September 26, 2022
New Teacher Training
Discipline Management for New Teachers
October 5, 2022
Access Protocol
January 2, 2023
Campus & Classroom Expectations
Student Code of Conduct & Discipline Procedures
Safety & Reporting Procedures
February 20, 2023
Harmony V - Emotional Wellbeing 101
School of Character - 11 Principles
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) Teacher Workshops (2021 - 2022)
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator (11/6, 11/13, 6/21, 6/22, 6/23)
2021- 2022 Academic School Year
Harmony Science Academy Faculty Presentations
November 10, 2021
Performance Matters - Creating groups & entering data
December 13, 2021
HPS Mentoring Program Guidebook
Classroom Procedures Checklist & Self-Reflection Activity
How will you Assess your Objective?
January 3, 2022
Performance Matters - Reading & analyzing data reports
February 23, 2022
Gr. 3-8 Performance Matters - Data entry & updates
Gr. 3-5 Math curriculum update & action plan
February 13-15, 2021
Infosys Foundation USA - Pathfinders Winter Institute 2021
Lights! Camera! Action! Mouse's Video Creator Course Facilitator
Fall 2020
Google CS First Workshops
My Virtual One Hour Sessions: (presenting on behalf of Mouse.org)
10/5, 10/7, 10/14, 12/10
October 2020
Infosys Google PD & New York City Dept. of Education Division of Instruction & Informational Technology Google PD
My Virtual One Hour Sessions: (presenting on behalf of Mouse.org)
Intro to Google Drive, Docs & Jamboard (10/12)
Intermediate Google Drive: Forms, Quizzes & Sheets (10/23, 10/30)
Google Slides & Sites for Student Portfolios (9/30, 10/6, 10/21, 10/28)
Intro to Google Classroom (10/14, 10/26)
Google CS First (10/1, 10/13, 10/21)
2020 - 2021 Academic School Year
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) Virtual Workshops
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator (6/10, 7/9, 8/28, 11/14, 3/27, 5/1)
2019 - 2020 Academic School Year
Harmony Public Schools Houston North District Professional Development
March 2, 2020
Visual Literacy
Science STAAR Review Escape Rooms
February 17, 2020
My Favorite Stations! (differentiating by bumping them up and breaking them down)
January 17, 2020
Parade of Best Practices for Special Populations (GT, ELL, SPED)
November 15, 2019
DonorsChoose.org
Anchor Charts
Teaching with Technology
October 14, 2019
STEMscopes Scavenger Hunt
Google Forms
October 12, 2019
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) at La Joya ISD
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator
September 14, 2019
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) at La Feria ISD
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator
August 8, 2019
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) at Donna ISD
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator
August 6, 2019
2nd Annual Gifted &Talented Institute for the Harmony Houston North District
My Break-Out Session:
Google CS First for Teachers (presenting on behalf of Mouse.org)
June 17-19, 2019
We Teach CS Summit
My Break-Out Sessions:
Code.org CS Fundamentals
Google CS First
100Kin10 Listening Session
May 27- 31, 2019
La Feria ISD Teacher In-service
My Sessions:
Science Streamlined TEKS (All non-GT Teachers K-4), May 27th all day
Science Checkpoints/Coding (All non-ELA Teachers Grades 5 & 6), May 28th all day
April 26, 2019
Mouse.org 4th Quarter Update at Mission CISD
Scratch Coding Program Facilitator for 3rd & 4th Grade Teachers
April 23, 2019
Mouse.org 4th Quarter Update at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator for K-2 Teachers
April 6, 2019
Rio Grande Valley Science Association Presents: Escape Room STAAR Review
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
March 23, 2019
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) (Regional workshop hosted at La Feria ISD)
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator
February 16, 2019
Rio Grande Valley Science Association Presents: Get Ozo Awesome with Ozobots with Jill Lewis
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Facility & Set up
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
February 12, 2019
Mouse.org 3rd Quarter Update at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator for K-2 Teachers
February 8-9, 2019
2nd Annual Rio Grande Valley STEM Education Conference
My Break-Out Sessions:
Google CS First
100Kin10 Listening Session
November 6, 2018
Mouse.org 2nd Quarter Update at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator
for K-2 Teachers
October 30 - Nov. 3rd, 2018
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2018: Fort Worth, Exploring New Frontiers
Executive Committee
October 27, 2018
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) at La Joya ISD
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator
October 6, 2018
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 31st Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
My Break-Out Sessions:
2 Hour Code.org CS Fundamentals
Google CS First
September 22, 2018
Code.Org CS Fundamentals (K-5) (Regional workshop hosted at La Feria ISD)
Code.Org CS Fundamentals Facilitator
September 18, 2018
Mouse.org 1st Quarter Update at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator for K-2 Teachers
September 14, 2018
Mouse.org at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator for School Librarians
August 15, 2018
Mouse.org at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator for School Counselors
June 26-28, 2018
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science & Mathematics 24th Annual Meeting
My Break-Out Sessions:
2 Hour Code.org CS Fundamentals
Google CS First
June 18-20, 2018
We Teach CS Summit
My Break-Out Sessions:
Code.org CS Fundamentals
Google CS First
June 11-14, 2018
Logo Summer Institute
Scratch Coding Program Facilitator
May 29 - June 1, 2018
Code/Interactive (now Mouse.org) at Mission CISD
Scratch & Scratch Jr. Coding Program Facilitator for K-2 Teachers
February 15, 2018
Noemi Dominguez Elementary's Parent Technology Night (La Feria ISD)
Presented “Educational Websites”
January 30, 2018
Noemi Dominguez Elementary's 5th Grade STAAR Parent Meeting (La Feria ISD)
Presented “Educational Websites”
December 12, 2017
La Feria ISD District Technology Committee Meeting
Presented “2017 Hour of Code”
September 2016 - Nov. 12, 2017
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2017: Houston, We Have A Solution
CAST 2017 Planning Committee , Workshops & Short Courses Chair
October 7, 2017
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 30th Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
August 23, 2017
Dominguez Elementary's Back to School Professional Development (La Feria ISD)
My Session: Departmental Technology Resources
June - August, 2017
"What's Your Evidence?" Twitter Book Study
#WhatsYourCER Co-Facilitator
July 24-27, 2017
Logo Summer Institute
Scratch Coding Program Facilitator
Jan. 31, 2017
Region One ESC’s Best Practices for Student Success Conference
My BreakOut Session: From Simple Circuits to Introductory Robotics
September 2015 - Nov. 12, 2016
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2016: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
CAST 2016 Planning Committee, Workshops & Short Courses Chair
October 20, 2016
La Feria ISD’s 3rd Annual Parental Mini-Conference
My BreakOut Session: iPad Tips & Tricks
October 1, 2016
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 29th Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
August 17, 2016
La Feria ISD’s 3rd Annual Mini-Conference
My BreakOut Session: iPads 102
June 22, 2016
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science & Mathematics 22nd Annual Meeting
My Break-Out Sessions:
Coding 101
Transform your Science Classroom with Augmented Reality
May 18, 2016
Region One ESC’s Technology Conference
My Break-Out Sessions:
Coding 101
Transform your Science Classroom with Augmented Reality
January 16, 2016
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas Presents:
Cuttin’ Up Science with Rosemary Martin
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Facility
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
December 5, 2015
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas Presents:
Interactive Science Word Walls with Dr. Julie Jackson
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
October 3, 2015
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 28th Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
September 14, 2015
Dominguez Elementary’s Professional Development (La Feria ISD)
AfterSchool Session: iPads 102
January 31, 2015
Univ. of Texas Pan American’s High School 1st Annual Science Conference
Treasurer Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
November 20, 2014
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2014: Creating STEM Inquiry
Presented with the Texas Council on Elem. Science’s STEM Spectacular-
My Breakout Session: Augmented Reality Apps for Middle School Science
October 4, 2014
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 27th Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Registration
Accts Payable & Receivables
My Break-Out Sessions:
Augmented Reality Apps for Middle School Science
Make Your Classroom STEMcentric (Gr. 3-5) on behalf of Accelerate Learning, Inc. (twice)
September 16, 2014
C.E. Vail’s STEMScopes Training on behalf of Accelerate Learning, Inc. (La Feria ISD)
Two sessions: one for 4th grade & one for 3rd grade
June 17, 2014
Texas Regional Collaborative (TRC)’s 20th Annual Meeting
Assisted & presented with the Region One Gallery Showcase
April 5, 2014
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)’s Annual Conference
My Break-Out Session: From Simple Circuits to Introductory Robotics
April 4, 2014
National Middle Level Science Teachers Association’s Annual Conference
My Breakout Session at the Share-a-thon: Elements Make the Name
January 17, 2014
Dominguez Elementary’s Professional Development (La Feria ISD)
My Break-Out Session: iPads 102
November 8, 2013
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2012: Get Your Geek On
Assisted with the Texas Council on Elem. Science’s CAST Presentation - Elementary STEM Spectacular
October 5, 2013
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 26th Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member Responsibilities:
Volunteers
Accts Payable & Receivables
My Short Course: iPads 101
August 21, 2013
Dominguez Elementary’s Professional Development (La Feria ISD)
My Break-Out Session: iPads 101
April 13, 2013
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)’s Annual Conference
My Break-Out Session: From Simple Circuits to Introductory Robotics
November 10, 2012
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2012: Get Your Geek On
My Break-Out Session: From Simple Circuits to Introductory Robotics
October 6, 2012
Rio Grande Valley Science Association of Texas’ 25th Annual Fall Conference
Planning Committee Member
My Break-Out Sessions:
Effective Use of the iPad in the Classroom
Science Night
My Break-Out Session: From Simple Circuits to Introductory Robotics
June 27, 2012
Texas Regional Collaborative (TRC)’s 18th Annual Meeting
Assisted & presented with the Region One Gallery Showcase
November 19, 2011
Science Teachers Association of Texas Presents the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) 2011: The Art of Science
My Break-Out Session: 3-5 Gr. Force, Motion, & Energy
December 8, 2010
La Feria K-5 Science Cross Grade Level Meeting
Dominguez Elementary Presents: Force, Motion & Energy (K-5.6)
Organized Event & Presented Science Journaling
October16, 2010
The UTPA Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science Teaching Presents: Making Science Fun & Meaningful, Part 2
My Break-Out Session: Mad Science Mania (Science Night)
September 18, 2010
The UTPA Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science Teaching Presents: Making Science Fun & Meaningful, Part 1
My Break-Out Session: Adaptations (K-5.10): Structures & Function