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

How to vertically Align and Implement the Use of an SPO. (157)

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

1217

Using the Single Paragraph outline from The Writing Revolution, teachers will know how to strategically implement the graphic organizer across all genres. You will also see how it can be used across K-5 and how you can vertically align as a campus to scaffold year after year to help build stronger writers.

Speakers

Rikki McPhail

Thursday July 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
1217

GT, K-2, 3-5

9:00am CDT

Shared Reading: Fostering a Love of Literacy in Grades K-2 (93)

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

1217

This session will explore the key elements of an effective Shared Reading lesson in K–2 classrooms, including intentional text selection, explicit teacher modeling of reading strategies, and structured opportunities for student discourse and engagement.

Speakers

Kellis Webb

Literacy Coach

My name is Kellis Webb and I have dedicated 23 years to education, spending 21 of those years in the kindergarten classroom. For the past two years, I have stepped into the role of literacy coach, focusing on Reading Academy and supporting the diverse literacy needs of both students... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
1217

Instructional, K-2

10:00am CDT

Heggerty PK - 1st (94)

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

1217

Fast, fun, and effective! Heggerty is a 10-minute daily lesson that delivers explicit instruction in critical phonemic awareness and early literacy skills, fitting seamlessly into your existing literacy instruction.

Speakers

Kellis Webb

Literacy Coach

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
1217

Instructional, Pre K, K-2

1:00pm CDT

Less Covering, More Learning (327)

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

1217

Move your Social Studies content from "covered" to "mastered." Participants will learn how to tighten the Talk Read Talk Write (TRTW) structure to increase student cognitive load and alignment with grade level standards. Learn how to design lessons where students do the talking, the reading, and—most importantly—the thinking.

Speakers

Megan Tumulty

Elementary Social Studies Coordinator, PISD

Liz Mejia

Dual Language Facilitator

Thursday July 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
1217

GT, 46086

2:00pm CDT

From Unit Planner to Daily Plans: Bridging the Planning Gap (431)

Thursday July 30, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

1217

Let’s be honest: it’s easy to get lost between the "big picture" unit plan and what actually needs to happen on a Tuesday morning. This session is about closing that gap so your daily instruction actually matches your unit goals. We’ll work on turning those broad plans into simple daily wins, making sure every lesson has a clear focus and a path to student success.

Speakers