CSAT 2025: Full Schedule

8:15am CDT

Coffee and Pastries - Meet Vendors - Start Your Engines!

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am CDT

Cafeteria

Time to get ready for the day - network with colleagues - meet colleagues at different schools - meet our sponsors.

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am CDT
Cafeteria

Break/Network

8:15am CDT

Information and Registration - Owner's Manual

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am CDT

Cafeteria

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am CDT
Cafeteria

Information

9:00am CDT

How to "Fuel" Your "Engine" - Take Care of You, So You Can Take Care of Students

Thursday July 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

Auditorium

Back by popular demand Dr. Pethick's talk will focus on taking care of ourselves.

When it comes to helping others, especially children, we must learn to take care of ourselves first. This session will look understanding your own self-care and provide research and information on things you can do to help yourself and fuel your drive in life! Enjoy this interactive session and help find ways to help yourself!

Speakers

Dr. Layne Pethick

Master Consultant, ESC 10

Hi, I’m Layne Pethick—a guy who loves all things regarding the human brain and has spent a lifetime trying to figure out why we humans do what we do. By day, I’m a Neuro-Cognitive and Neuro-Behavioral Coach and a Behavior and Autism Spectrum Disorders Master Consultant for the... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Auditorium

Keynote

10:00am CDT

Coffee Break - Tune up and Fuel Up!

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CDT

Cafeteria

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CDT
Cafeteria

Break/Network

10:15am CDT

Make Thinking a Classroom Routine

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT

Room 303

Want to get students thinking deeper and more visibly? Experience a variety of questions and practices designed to make students’ thinking a routine part of the learning process. Spend time exploring the Project Zero Thinking Routines Toolkit to discover additional thinking routines to use in your classroom and develop a plan to embed thinking as a routine part of your class! (Recommended for grades 3-12)

Speakers

Laura Kile

Learning Innovation Consultant, Region 10 Education Service Center

Laura (she/her) is excited to be in her eighth year as a Learning Innovation Consultant at Region 10 Education Service Center and her eighteenth year as an educator. She loves learning, connecting with others, and working to empower educators to empower students. Laura previously... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT
Room 303

Instructional Strategies

10:15am CDT

Science in Elementary Classroom LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT

Room 305

We will dig into the new Science TEKS to uncover the changes and have discussions on how these changes will impact our classrooms. GRADE K-5 ONLY

Speakers

Jennifer Culver

Consultant, Region 10

Jennifer Culver is the newest Science Consultant at Region 10 with 24 years of public educational experience specializing in creating and implementing science and STEM experiences for all learners. This University of Texas graduate started her career as a classroom teacher at Plano... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT
Room 305

Instructional Strategies

10:15am CDT

How to "Fuel" Student's "Engines" - Helping Achieve Better Academic and Behavior Outcomes LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT

Room 204

This session will talk about the latest brain research and it’s impact on instructional practices, behavior practices, and overall outcomes of our students. Participants are encouraged to have fun, laugh, and enjoy the learning!!

Speakers

Dr. Layne Pethick

Master Consultant, ESC 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT
Room 204

SEL - Teachers and Students

10:15am CDT

Trauma-Informed Strategies and Self-Care Practices LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT

Room 202

Join our professional development session focusing on trauma-informed practices for the classroom and essential self-care strategies for educators. Learn practical approaches and engage in discussions on creating supportive environments within the school. Discover the importance of educator self-care, develop personalized plans, and share insights within a collaborative community. This session aims to equip educators with actionable tools for a positive learning atmosphere while also prioritizing educator well-being.

Speakers

Nickisha Fowler

Consultant, ESC Region 10

With 26 years of experience in education, I currently serve as a Counseling Consultant at Region 10 Education Service Center. My passion lies in supporting school counselors across the region to positively impact student success, focusing on personal, social, and academic development... Read More →

Amanda Knight

Consultant, ESC Region 10

With 18 years of experience in education, I serve as a Counseling Consultant at Region 10 Education Service Center, guiding over 130 schools in north Texas. I specialize in coaching and professional development, helping school counselors and administrators improve student outcomes... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:10am CDT
Room 202

SEL - Teachers and Students

10:15am CDT

Language Acquisition or Academic Struggle? LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:20am CDT

Room 301

Differentiating between language acquisition struggles and difficulty in content-area mastery for Emergent Bilinguals is an ongoing struggle for teachers and administrators. Join Region 10 for a session that will help you focus on various strategies and resources you can use to recognize the differences, identify quality interventions, and develop a plan for student success.

Speakers

Dr. Jennifer Burr

Consultant, Region 10

Dr. Jennifer Burr currently works for Region 10 Education Service Center in the Operations and Certification Department as a Data Solutions Consultant. She is working with English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education programs across the state of Texas. Her 22 years of experience... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:20am CDT
Room 301

Instructional Strategies

10:15am CDT

Sound Foundations: Building Early Phonological Awareness Skills LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:20am CDT

Room 203

Sound Foundations: Building Early Phonological Awareness Skills is an engaging, hands-on session to developing phonological awareness in pre-K learners. Through playful activities like rhyming games, syllable clapping, sound sorting, and word-building challenges, young children strengthen their ability to recognize and manipulate sounds—essential skills for future reading success. With a focus on interactive and multi-sensory learning, this program helps little learners "lay the foundation" for strong literacy skills in a fun and meaningful way!

Speakers

Christine A. Collins

Early Childhood Consultant, Region 10

Christine A. Collins is beginning her fourth year as an Early Childhood Consultant with Region 10. She is originally from Detroit Michigan, where for many years she taught children in Kindergarten through 4th grade. Upon coming to Texas, Christine provided instruction to Dallas ISD... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:20am CDT
Room 203

Instructional Strategies

10:15am CDT

Classroom Management (Teachers 0-3 Years Experience) FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 12:10pm CDT

Room 304

Classroom Management and Behavior 101
Learn about the science of the relationship between the brain and behavior, gain a complete understanding of developing a classroom management plan that will work, and learn specific strategies for dealing with student misbehavior in the moment. Tools include utilizing the CHAMPs framework for structuring activities and transitions, proven strategies for reacting to dysregulated behavior, and exploring and using the resource of PBIS World

THIS IS A DOUBE SESSION - DO NOT SIGN UP FOR AN 11:20 SESSION - Thank you.

Designed as an extended session - reserved for beginning teachers with 0 to 3 years experience.

Speakers

Kate Forisha

MTSS Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 12:10pm CDT
Room 304

Classroom Management

11:20am CDT

TELPAS in Focus: Understanding Testing Items FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT

Room 201

Dive into the world of TELPAS with an engaging, hands-on session where you'll explore the different types of testing questions and uncover what they really tell you about the way we plan for instruction. Through conversations with fellow educators, you’ll walk away with new knowledge to level up your instructional planning and delivery.

Speakers

Faby Vidal

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 201

11:20am CDT

From Data to Design: Bridging the gap between Telpas and Formative Assessments LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT

Room 301

DescriptionJoin us to explore how to unlock the power of TELPAS data to drive more effective formative assessments. In this interactive session, educators will explore leveraging Eduphoria's Aware to align classroom assessments with English language proficiency standards. Participants will learn how to design targeted assessments that address the unique needs of Emergent Bilinguals across listening, speaking, reading, and writing domains and monitor student progress with Assessment Portfolios.

Speakers

Paige Strickland

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 301

Instructional Strategies

11:20am CDT

Make Thinking a Classroom Routine LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT

Room 303

Speakers

Laura Kile

Learning Innovation Consultant, Region 10 Education Service Center

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 303

Instructional Strategies

11:20am CDT

NEW - Building a Positive Culture and Climate in Classrooms for Educators and Support Staff FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT

Room 306

A positive classroom culture and climate are the foundation for fostering student achievement and teacher effectiveness. This session is designed to equip educators and support staff with the knowledge and strategies needed to create and sustain a healthy, inclusive, and engaging environment for students. Participants will explore the importance of building strong relationships, promoting equity, and fostering a benefit mindset to ensure that every student thrives both academically and socially.

Speakers

Natalia Panicker

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 306

Instructional Strategies

11:20am CDT

Revving Up Inclusion: Supporting Diverse Learners in the Fast Lane of General Education FULL

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT

Room 206

Rev your engines and gear up for an engaging session focused on equipping educators to effectively support diverse learners in the general education classroom. With the right tools, strategies, and mindset, you can drive all students toward success, regardless of their unique challenges or learning differences.

Speakers

Cheri Mouden

Region 10

Cheri Mouden is a consultant at Region 10, specializing in Inclusive Services and Practices. With a background of more than two decades in special education, she is dedicated to educating teachers and paraprofessionals in the growth of inclusive classrooms and fostering co-teaching... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 206

Instructional Strategies

11:20am CDT

Sound Foundations: Building Early Phonological Awareness Skills LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT

Room 203

Speakers

Christine A. Collins

Early Childhood Consultant, Region 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 11:20am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 203

Instructional Strategies

12:15pm CDT

Lunch - Network - Assemble Your Pit Crew LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT

Cafeteria

Thursday July 24, 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Cafeteria

Break/Network

1:20pm CDT

TELPAS - Best Practices

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 201

Coming Soon!

Speakers

Faby Vidal

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 201

1:20pm CDT

Classroom Management (Experienced Teachers) FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 304

Speakers

Kate Forisha

MTSS Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 304

Classroom Management

1:20pm CDT

Design Solutions with Design Thinking FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 303

Design solutions for common classroom roadblocks through the design thinking & problem solving protocol “Solve in Time!” Experience a protocol structure that challenges learners to think critically and engage in meaningful discourse to solve real world problems together, then explore ways to use the protocol with students! (Suggested for K-12)

Speakers

Laura Kile

Learning Innovation Consultant, Region 10 Education Service Center

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 303

Instructional Strategies

1:20pm CDT

NEW - Building a Positive Culture and Climate in Classrooms for Educators and Support Staff LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 306

Speakers

Natalia Panicker

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 306

Instructional Strategies

1:20pm CDT

Teaching Science Through Phenomena LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 305

Research shows us that students learn best through experiences. During this session, we will discuss how we can use phenomena to prompt student questioning and thinking to learn content. We will look at best practices of student engagement and participants will have an opportunity to implement their thinking with regards to what role these practices will play in their individual classrooms.

Speakers

Samantha Bradbury

Science/STEM Consultant, ESC, Region 10

Samantha is a highly experienced education professional with a background in biological sciences as well as being certified in STEM teaching . Her twenty-plus-year career includes ten years of teaching high school and over a decade as a Science and STEM Lead and showcases her passion... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 305

Instructional Strategies

1:20pm CDT

Trauma-Informed Strategies and Self-Care Practices LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 202

Speakers

Nickisha Fowler

Consultant, ESC Region 10

Amanda Knight

Consultant, ESC Region 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 202

SEL - Teachers and Students

1:20pm CDT

Looks Who Talking - Math 6-12 LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 205

When students are allowed to communicate their mathematical ideas and thought process, a teacher can better judge how things are going for each student. Participants will experience different tools to provide opportunities for communication. The process standards for math explicitly state to communicate mathematical ideas and use precise mathematical language

Speakers

Darcie Midkiff

Curriculum Support Consultant, Math K-12 TCMPC-TCR/Bluebonnet/TEKS RS, Region 10

I have been in education for 34 years. I taught 8th Math for 17 years, then became campus administrator, district administrator and for the last 8 years have served as a Math Curriculum Support Consultant for Region 10.

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 205

Skill Development

1:20pm CDT

Revving Up Inclusion: Supporting Diverse Learners in the Fast Lane of General Education LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT

Room 206

Speakers

Cheri Mouden

Region 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 1:20pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 206

Skill Development

2:15pm CDT

Final Pitstop for Day 1 - Dessert LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:15pm - 2:30pm CDT

Cafeteria

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
Cafeteria

Break/Network

2:30pm CDT

Classroom Management (Experienced Teachers)

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT

Room 304

Speakers

Kate Forisha

MTSS Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT
Room 304

Classroom Management

2:30pm CDT

From Data to Design: Bridging the Gap between TELPAS and Formative Assessment LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT

Room 301

Speakers

Paige Strickland

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT
Room 301

Instructional Strategies

2:30pm CDT

NEW - Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT

Room 306

Artificial intelligence is here to stay. How can classroom teachers use the technology - within the policy of their LEA - to enrich the classroom experience and create efficiencies so that teachers can spend more time on the tasks and skills needed to grow our students.

Speakers

Natalia Panicker

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT
Room 306

Instructional Strategies

2:30pm CDT

Revving Up Inclusion: Supporting Diverse Learners in the Fast Lane of General Education LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT

Room 206

Speakers

Cheri Mouden

Region 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT
Room 206

Instructional Strategies

2:30pm CDT

Teaching Science Through Phenomena LIMITED

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT

Room 305

Speakers

Samantha Bradbury

Science/STEM Consultant, ESC, Region 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT
Room 305

Instructional Strategies

2:30pm CDT

Looks Who Talking - Math K-5 FILLING

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT

Room 205

Speakers

Darcie Midkiff

Curriculum Support Consultant, Math K-12 TCMPC-TCR/Bluebonnet/TEKS RS, Region 10

Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:25pm CDT
Room 205

Skill Development

8:15am CDT

Morning Vehicle Check - Coffee and Pastries FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am CDT

Cafeteria

Friday July 25, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am CDT
Cafeteria

Break/Network

8:15am CDT

Information and Registration - Owner's Manual

Friday July 25, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am CDT

Cafeteria

Friday July 25, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am CDT
Cafeteria

Information

8:45am CDT

Message from the Pit Crew

Friday July 25, 2025 8:45am - 9:15am CDT

Auditorium

Speakers

Tony Palagonia

Program Coordinator, Region 10 ESC

Finishing my 2t7h year in education and my second year as a program coordinator at Region 10. Began my educational career as a high school government, law and economics teacher, mock trial coach, law internship coordinator and AP GoPo reader, table leader and question leader. Had... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 8:45am - 9:15am CDT
Auditorium

Keynote

9:30am CDT

Classroom Management (Experienced Teachers)

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 304

Speakers

Kate Forisha

MTSS Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 304

Classroom Management

9:30am CDT

Elevating Historical Thinking: Crafting Evidence Based Short Responses LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 206

Elevate your students’ historical thinking skills with strategies that enhance their ability to write evidence-based short responses. This session will focus on integrating best practices for teaching historical thinking, claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) frameworks, and crafting concise, well-supported answers. Designed for secondary social studies teachers, the session aligns with Texas TEKS and prepares students for success on the 8th and 11th grade STAAR exams. Participants will leave with practical tools and resources to strengthen writing instruction and deepen student understanding of historical content.

Speakers

Kelly Bellar

Consultant, Region 10

Hello. I am the K-12 Social Studies Consultant for the Region 10 Education Service Center. Prior to joining Region 10, I spent 18 years in the classroom. During that time I taught 6th grade World Cultures, 7th grade Texas History, 8th grade US History and then spent two years at the... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 206

Instructional Strategies

9:30am CDT

Pre-K EC: Stop, Shift, and Learn: Making Transitions Work for You LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 305

Stop, Shift, and Learn: Making Transitions Work for You
Transitions can make or break a Pre-K classroom, impacting learning time and behavior. This session will explore best practices for seamless transitions, with a focus on cognitive transitions that help young learners shift attention smoothly. Participants will discover engaging strategies to minimize disruptions and keep students on track. Through hands-on activities and discussion, educators will build a Transition Toolbox filled with practical techniques to implement immediately. Join us to turn transitions into meaningful learning moments and create a smoother, more engaging classroom experience!

Speakers

Faith Rodriguez

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 305

Instructional Strategies

9:30am CDT

Sparking Student Engagement Without Overheating Your Engine FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 201

Igniting and maintaining student behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement is crucial for student growth, but with so many competing priorities on your plate, how do you plan to spark the interest of the diverse students in your class? Let's start our engines with high-quality strategies that will maximize student growth. Together we will explore a formula for differentiating for all students, apply it to a lesson you bring, and share our ideas with each other.

Attendee Needs: Please bring your electronic devices, a lesson to apply what you learn, and your own brilliance!

Speakers

Monica Simonds

Product Strategist, Riverside Insights

MONICA SIMONDS, M.Ed., was the Director of Advanced Learning Programs and Services in Richardson ISD. After receiving her Master’s in Gifted Education, Monica taught gifted children in all grades and provided professional learning opportunities for the districts. She is a member... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 201

Instructional Strategies

9:30am CDT

Enhance Your Elementary Classroom with PBS LearningMedia LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 202

Join KERA, your PBS affiliate station, for an engaging session for K - 5 educators. Discover how PBS LearningMedia’s free TEKS-aligned digital resources can bring your lessons to life with interactive activities, videos, and games tailored to young learners. Explore strategies to integrate these high-quality materials into your classroom, support family engagement, and make learning fun and impactful for your students. Bring your charged device to experience the platform firsthand and explore its features during the session!

Speakers

Valeria Hernandez

Family Engagement Specialist, KERA

Valeria Hernandez is a Family Engagement Specialist at KERA. With over a decade of experience as a Dallas ISD bilingual educator, reading interventionist, and curriculum writer, she is passionate about collaborating closely with educators, community organizations, and families to... Read More →

Erica Campos

Education Manager, KERA

Erica Campos is an Education Manager at KERA, a PBS affiliate station in North Texas. Since 2022, she has spearheaded initiatives to establish partnerships, offering PBS resources to benefit families, children, and educators.Previously, Erica served as a Library Media Specialist for... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 202

Resources

9:30am CDT

Reading and Social Studies in Elementary Looking for a great way to integrate RLA and Social Studies? LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 204

Children’s literature offers an avenue through which to teach students to be good citizens, understand the basic foundations of government, and explore historical figures. Law-Related Education uses books and complimentary activities to link social studies with reading and language arts. Teachers will receive an LRE created children’s book list aligned to the TEKS, LRE lessons that incorporate the books, and engaging resources to use in the classroom. (K-5)

Electronic devices

Speakers

Dodie Kasper

Coordinator, SBOT - Law Related Education

Dodie Kasper currently serves as the Coordinator of Law-Related Education. Dodie spent 25 years as a classroom educator with extensive experience teaching U.S. History and Government. Ms. Kasper has participated in the U.S. Supreme Court Institute and served as the Master Teacher... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 204

Resources

9:30am CDT

AI - Differentiation/Accomodations LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT

Room 301

Coming Soon!

Speakers

Gina Salgado

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Friday July 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 301

Skill Development

10:25am CDT

Prepare for the Final Lap - Refreshments LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:25am - 10:40am CDT

Cafeteria

Friday July 25, 2025 10:25am - 10:40am CDT
Cafeteria

Break/Network

10:45am CDT

Elevating Historical Thinking: Crafting Evidence Based Short Responses

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT

Room 206

Speakers

Kelly Bellar

Consultant, Region 10

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 206

Instructional Strategies

10:45am CDT

PreK - EC: Stop, Shift, and Learn: Making Transitions Work for You LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT

Room 305

Transitions can make or break a Pre-K classroom, impacting learning time and behavior. This session will explore best practices for seamless transitions, with a focus on cognitive transitions that help young learners shift attention smoothly. Participants will discover engaging strategies to minimize disruptions and keep students on track. Through hands-on activities and discussion, educators will build a Transition Toolbox filled with practical techniques to implement immediately. Join us to turn transitions into meaningful learning moments and create a smoother, more engaging classroom experience!

Speakers

Faith Rodriguez

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 305

Instructional Strategies

10:45am CDT

Sparking Student Engagement Without Overheating Your Engine FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT

Room 201

Attendee Needs: Please bring your electronic devices, a lesson to apply what you learn, and your own brilliance!

Speakers

Monica Simonds

Product Strategist, Riverside Insights

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 201

Instructional Strategies

10:45am CDT

Understanding and Implementing the Region 10 Career and College Explorations Curriculum LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT

Room 303

This session will focus on building understanding of how to use the free Career and College Explorations curriculum provided by Region 10. This session will include how to access the curriculum, how to use the Understanding by Design Framework, how to plan using the UbD framework, and best practices around teaching and guiding students on their career navigation journey.

Speakers

Rachell Lucas

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 303

Instructional Strategies

10:45am CDT

Learning with Manipulatives - It’s in the Cards (Secondary Social Studies) LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT

Room 204

Join the Law-Related Education team as we explore opportunities to engage students and put learning in their hands. Participants will explore content based manipulative resources that provide opportunities for students to make connections in history. These inquiry-based activities allow students to explore, share, and ask questions. Participants will receive access to all materials. This session is perfect for teachers at all grade levels that work with Texas History, US History, and US Government.

Electronic devices

Speakers

Dodie Kasper

Coordinator, SBOT - Law Related Education

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 204

Resources

10:45am CDT

Using PBS LearningMedia to Enrich Middle and High School Lessons LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:45am - 11:40am CDT

Room 202

Join KERA, your PBS affiliate station, to explore how PBS LearningMedia can elevate your 6-12 classroom lessons. Dive into a vast collection of free, TEKS-aligned educational content, including videos, lesson plans, and interactive tools that support critical thinking and subject mastery. Learn how to seamlessly incorporate these resources into your curriculum, engage students in meaningful learning experiences, and share tools with fellow educators to enrich instruction across grades and subjects. Bring your charged device to experience the platform firsthand and explore its features during the session!

Speakers