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)
Tired of students getting "stuck" on multi-step problems or staring at blank pages during writing? In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to adapt the "Roving Paragraph" strategy into a high-engagement, collaborative rotation. We will explore how to use this movement-based technique to tackle the 6-Step Problem Solving Framework in Math and paragraph construction in ELAR. Leave with a "plug-and-play" strategy that turns individual struggle into collective success!
In early childhood classrooms, reading happens every day—but not all reading experiences are created equal. This session helps Pre-K teachers clearly understand the difference between read aloud and shared reading, and why both are essential for developing strong, confident early readers. Participants will explore how to move beyond simply reading to students and instead engage them as active participants in the reading process. Through modeling, discussion, and hands-on planning, teachers will learn how to design and deliver intentional shared reading experiences that build foundational literacy skills such as print awareness, vocabulary, and comprehension. By the end of the session, teachers will walk away with practical strategies, clear “look-fors,” and a simple structure they can immediately implement to make shared reading a powerful and consistent part of their daily instruction.
Transform your ELAR block into an interactive and collaborative space through the use of vertical boards. Walk away with practical ideas for reading, writing, and grammar that promote open-ended thinking and work for all students.
Kick off your math workshop with powerful routines that build students’ number sense and mathematical thinking. In this session, teachers will explore Number Talks and other short numeracy routines that engage students in reasoning, strategy sharing, and meaningful math discourse. Participants will leave with practical routines that are quick to implement and help create a strong mathematical start to every math block.
Tired of students getting "stuck" on multi-step problems or staring at blank pages during writing? In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to adapt the "Roving Paragraph" strategy into a high-engagement, collaborative rotation. We will explore how to use this movement-based technique to tackle the 6-Step Problem Solving Framework in Math and paragraph construction in ELAR. Leave with a "plug-and-play" strategy that turns individual struggle into collective success!
