Prosper Connects 26: Your Ultimate Professional Learning Adventure! Get Ready for the most incredible day of learning in Prosper ISD! July 30th at Walnut Grove High School | Over 300 Sessions Await!
Calling all educators! Prepare for a day packed with inspiration, innovation, and incredible learning opportunities. From the electrifying drumline welcome to the delicious indoor lunch options from the Walnut Grove cafeteria serving up a variety of food, this isn’t just another professional development day – it’s a celebration of education! ✨ Highlights:
👕Attire: Favorite Team Jersey, jeans, and comfortable shoes
🚍Grab the Shuttle from Rock Hill HS (16061 N Coit Rd, Frisco, TX 750) for easy parking (runs every 20 min)
🥁 Epic Drumline Kick-Off
☕Breakfast Options: Union Coffee and Baked Goods & Sonic
🌮 INSIDE Lunch options provided by Aramark and Hardy’s Cafe: Union Coffee, Cane’s, Chick-fil-A, Jimmy John’s, Sonic, Pizza Hut, Greens & Grains, Sushi, Taco Line, & Hardy’s Cafe
🧠 GT Credit Sessions Available (sessions that are orange = GT)
This professional learning session focuses on practical ways Pre-K teachers can cultivate strong thinking skills in young learners by intentionally using open-ended questioning, problem-solving opportunities, and visible learning strategies. Inspired by the work of Peter Liljedahl and the principles of Building Thinking Classrooms, the session explores how these ideas can be adapted for developmentally appropriate early childhood classrooms. Participants will learn how simple teacher moves such as asking thoughtful questions, encouraging student-to-student talk, and capturing children’s ideas, can transform everyday classroom moments into opportunities for deeper thinking. Through modeling, discussion, and hands-on exploration with manipulatives, teachers will experience strategies that help students explain their thinking, test ideas, and learn collaboratively. By the end of the session, educators will leave with practical tools and strategies to create learning environments where curiosity, exploration, and student voice are central to instruction.
