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

The Ian Malcolm Method: Scientific Theories of Jurassic Park applied to the Early Childhood Classroom (135)

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

2220

From Chaos Theory to The Butterfly Effect, Dr. Ian Malcolm demonstrates that complex systems cannot be contained by rigid fences. The same is true for the early childhood classroom. In this session, we will explore how letting go of the "control room" allows for a classroom where imagination and learning truly "finds a way."

Speakers

Heather Brown

Teacher, Prosper ISD

Heather Brown is an educator who knows exactly what it is to be in a classroom that feels a little like you're in Jurassic Park when the fences go down. I am a self-taught play-activated learning enthusiast who has read and tested the science and theories of early childhood learning... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
2220

Instructional, Pre K

9:00am CDT

LIttle Voices Big Talk (89)

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

2220

Little voices, big talk focuses on academic language development in the workshop through the use of structured conversations, sentence stems, and language first centers

Speakers

Faby Vidal

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
2220

Emergent Bilingual, Pre K, K-2

10:00am CDT

LIttle Voices Big Talk (90)

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

2220

Little voices, big talk focuses on academic language development in the workshop through the use of structured conversations, sentence stems, and language first centers

Speakers

Faby Vidal

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
2220

Emergent Bilingual, Pre K, K-2

1:00pm CDT

LIttle Voices Big Talk (91)

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

2220

Little voices, big talk focuses on academic language development in the workshop through the use of structured conversations, sentence stems, and language first centers

Speakers

Faby Vidal

Consultant, Region 10 ESC

Thursday July 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
2220

Emergent Bilingual, Pre K, K-2

2:00pm CDT

LIttle Voices Big Talk (92)

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

2220

Little voices, big talk focuses on academic language development in the workshop through the use of structured conversations, sentence stems, and language first centers

Speakers