Name: Building Intentional Learning Progressions: Designing with the End in Mind Through Backwards Planning (2 hours session) (136)
Start: 2026-07-30T10:00:00-0500
End: 2026-07-30T10:50:00-0500

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)
📚 Up to 6 Professional Learning Hours

Building Intentional Learning Progressions: Designing with the End in Mind Through Backwards Planning (2 hours session) (136)

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT

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In this focused ppart one session (part two offered in the afternoon), secondary educators explore how backward design transforms rigorous assessments into clear, teachable learning progressions. Using a real classroom example, participants analyze the skills students need for success and examine how those skills are intentionally scaffolded across a unit.
Educators will challenge the myth of “teaching to the test” and instead learn how strong assessments drive meaningful, transferable learning.

Speakers

Maureen Lancaster

9th Grade ELAR Instructor, Prosper ISD

I am a secondary ELA teacher with nine years of classroom experience and a background in curriculum design, instructional planning, and meaningful assessment practices. I am passionate about creating rigorous, relevant learning experiences that help students build practical, real-world... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
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GT, 6-8, 9-12

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