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

8:00am CDT

DBQ in a Day: Quick Writes, Engagement, and Analysis Strategies for Stronger Student Thinking (166)

Thursday July 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT

1114

Looking for ways to incorporate high-quality DBQ materials into your daily lessons without dedicating multiple class periods to the full DBQ process? This session will introduce you to practical, flexible strategies that bring DBQ instruction into any social studies classroom on any given day. Participants will explore quick write techniques, student engagement strategies, and document analysis approaches that make historical thinking both accessible and meaningful. Learn how to leverage DBQ Project resources in time-efficient ways while strengthening students’ CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) writing skills and deepening their ability to analyze and interpret sources.
Walk away with ready-to-use tools that increase student engagement, support critical thinking, and build stronger analytical writing habits—without sacrificing valuable instructional time.

Speakers

Shelby Mooney

7th Texas History Teacher, Reynolds

Secondary Social Studies Teacher

Katie Lumpkin

8th grade US History Teacher, Reynolds Middle School

Secondary Social Studies Teacher leading sessions related to responsive instruction and social studies instructional strategies.

Thursday July 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
1114

Instructional, 6-8, 9-12

9:00am CDT

Designing Effective Math Lesson Plans with Stemscopes (69)

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

1114

In this interactive professional development session, participants will explore how to effectively use the STEMscopes Math curriculum to design purposeful, engaging, and standards-aligned lesson plans. We will break down the structure of a STEMscopes “scope,” examine its key components, and identify how each part supports conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and real-world application.

Speakers

Lindsay Yeamans

8th Grade Math and Algebra I Teacher

Hi!
I have been a teacher for four year, three of those in Prosper ISD. My heart is all things curriculum. I have a precious (not-so-baby), 2.5 year old daughter, Hunter Leigh and a 3 year old German Shorthaired Pointer, Ranger. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Noah f... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
1114

Instructional, 46181

10:00am CDT

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

1114

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
1114

GT, 6-8, 9-12

1:00pm CDT

Building Intentional Learning Progressions: Designing with the End in Mind Through Backwards Planning (2 hours session) (137)

Thursday July 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

1114

In this focused part two session, teachers will receive a summary of part one and then dive into guided work time. This part 2 session participants will design or refine their own unit by aligning assessments, identifying key skill-building steps, and mapping purposeful instructional activities.
Participants leave with a ready-to-use learning progression and practical strategies to ensure every lesson builds toward authentic student mastery.

Speakers