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)
In many English classrooms, research instruction has become heavily focused on source credibility and compliance-based tasks rather than authentic inquiry. This session will challenge that approach by reframing research as a process of curiosity, discovery, and problem-solving. Participants will explore strategies to help students identify meaningful research gaps, develop compelling questions, and take ownership of their learning through choice-driven research pathways. Attendees will leave with practical tools, lesson structures, and student-centered frameworks that transform research from a checklist activity into an engaging and intellectually rich experience.
We will be talking about the Harkness style of student-led large group discussions where students have nearly complete ownership of the conversation, and what the teacher's role is leading up to that discussion. The focus is on collaboration, equity, and problem solving. The conversation is generally driven by the students and the readings and other sources that have been selected by the teacher.
