Name: "See the Student, Not the Deficit: A PLC Framework for Asset-Based Decision Making" (288)
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

"See the Student, Not the Deficit: A PLC Framework for Asset-Based Decision Making" (288)

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

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This professional development session will equip general and special education teachers with practical, asset-based strategies for student growth. Participants will engage in self-reflection, collaborative dialogue, scenario-based learning, and role-play to explore the impact of their language and thinking on student outcomes. The core focus is differentiating between asset-based and deficit-based mindsets. Participants will leave with tools to ensure their Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) consistently center on student strengths, possibilities, and development.
Together, we will explore three core ideas:
1. Your achievement lens shapes their ceiling.
2. Language is a lever for change.
3. Bias-checking is a team habit, not a one-time event.

Speakers

Dr. Andrea Pickens

7th Science Teacher & Team Lead

Dr. Andrea Pickens has served in various education and instructional leadership roles such as educator, math and science instructional coach, and director of professional learning since accepting the call to education over a decade ago. She currently serves as the 7th grade science... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
1104

Instructional, 9-12, 6-8

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