Prosper Connects '26: Full Schedule

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

9:00am CDT

Enhancing your ELAR Planning with TeachingBooks (23)

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT

1215

See how the district resource TEACHINGBOOKS can enhance your ELAR planning by curating reading lists by topic or theme, finding quality literature ideas that support specific phonetic skills, accessing author interviews to enhance Author Studies, and exploring Ready-to-use book activities for enrichment.

Speakers

D'Anne Mosby

Librarian, Propser ISD

D'Anne Dwight Mosby is a Texas Certified School Librarian, Teacher, Google for Education Certified Trainer, Pear Deck Coach, reader, leader, and lover of all things #edTech! She is a promoter of reading, learning, research, critical thinking, and digital literacy among students and... Read More →

Ann Busbee

Librarian, Baker Elementary

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
1215

GT, Pre K, K-2, 3-5

9:00am CDT

Inclusion in the Art Room. (245)

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT

1235

This interactive session equips art teachers with practical, classroom-ready strategies to make art learning inclusive, culturally responsive, and accessible to students of diverse backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs. Participants will examine bias in curriculum and assessment and develop techniques for culturally sustaining pedagogy that honors students’ identities and creative voices. The session balances research-based principles with hands-on activities and ready-to-use lesson adaptations.

Speakers

Natasha Millard

Fine Arts Instructor, Prosper ISD

My name is Natasha Millard, and I have been an art educator for 16 years. I have had the joy of teaching artists of all ages, from 1 to 96 years old. My journey in teaching began at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, where I worked as an art instructor and curator intern, but I quickly... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
1235

GT, K-2, 3-5, Pre K