ENGAGE 2024 Professional Learning Conference: Full Schedule

Make sure you stick around for lunch on Tuesday and Karaoke in the Student Union! (12:00-1:00)

10:30am CDT

Get in the Game: Using BOY data with your K-1 students to make the most of your time with engaging practice!

In this session, you will learn about engaging ways for students to set goals right at the beginning of the year. In this make and take session, you will leave with small group activities and goal setting ideas to implement at the beginning of the year.

Presenters

Mercedes Plemons

1st Grade Teacher, Northwest ISD

Kaitlyn Ehn

1st Grade

Get in the Game Using BOY data to make the most of time with students pdf

Tuesday July 23, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Instruction, Planning

CONTENT AREA ELA
Audience K-2
TOPIC Assessment

1:00pm CDT

PA All Day: How to capitalize on skills used in Heggerty to build their literacy foundations

In this session, we will learn how Heggerty transfers to other areas of literacy practices. Learn how these skills build across Pre K, K, and 1st grade and how this prepares students to do work in all areas of literacy across the day. We will share some tips and tricks to help make this an engaging and impactful part of the day.

Presenters

Rebecca Maddox

Literacy Instructional Support Teacher, Northwest ISD

PA All Day pdf

Tuesday July 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Instruction, Planning

CONTENT AREA ELA
Audience Elementary
TOPIC Literacy

2:45pm CDT

Practical Bow Repairs for the Classroom Orchestra Director

Participants will learn how to diagnose bow and instrument issues, how to fix easy issues in-house, and when it's time to send the bow to the repair shop.

Presenters

Sarah Harris

Tuesday July 23, 2024 2:45pm - 4:15pm CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Professional Practices and Responsibilities

CONTENT AREA Fine Arts
Audience Secondary
TOPIC Technology

8:30am CDT

Differentiation and Engagement in Your Math Block Through The Use of a Rotation Model

During this session we will dive into differentiating math instruction with the use of a rotation model and student choice. We will incorporate NISD instructional materials into a model that allows students to dive into several engaging activities in a math period and engage in academic discourse with peers. This ups the rigor of the lessons, provides differentiated math instruction, and meets students where they are and where they are able to go. We are so excited to share these unique math rotations with our peers and show how students can actually LOVE math class! We will plan a "mini" rotation for teachers to work through while providing teachers with everything they need to implement it with no hassle in their own classrooms.

Presenters

Abby Bunch

Lily Horak

Wednesday July 24, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Instruction

CONTENT AREA Math
Audience All Levels
TOPIC Differentiation

10:15am CDT

Not Your Typical Social Hour

Providing relevant, engaging and real time socials skills lesson that incorporates the social skills curriculum with play based activities/learning.

Presenters

Nicole Perry

Rose Gallegos

Darian Cook

Wednesday July 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Instruction, SEL

CONTENT AREA Special Education
TOPIC Leadership

1:00pm CDT

Mind Mapping our way to Discourse - Book Talk

Join us in diving into implementation of MindMapping through ELA Book Clubs. We will look into grade specific ELA TEKS, 6-12, in order to best assist with tangible strategies to take back into your classroom this fall. The end goal is getting our students to engage in discourse through the process of MindMapping the overarching ideas in their book club novels.

Presenters

Rebekah Hall

Hailey Hastings

Wednesday July 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Instruction

CONTENT AREA ELA
Audience Secondary
TOPIC Discourse

8:30am CDT

What You Need To Know About That App Your Kid Uses

The internet can be a scary place as an adult with children, but it doesn't have to be! Be informed and make decisions with your kids together as a digitally responsible family. This session will cover some of the more dangerous cell phone applications available to young people, talk about steps you can take as a parent to protect your children, and provide many resources to continue learning at home. Come learn about that app your kid uses, and what you can do about it.
tinyurl.com/AppsToKnow

Presenters

Jason Sanders

Director of Instructional Technology, Northwest ISD

tinyurl.com/Jason-DIT

Thursday July 25, 2024 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Professional Practices and Responsibilities, SEL

CONTENT AREA All Contents
TOPIC Technology

10:15am CDT

Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace

This session is a practical application of the principles and concepts of the behavioral sciences to interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Learn how to be an effective team member, leader, and investigate concepts such as your workplace image and rebranding yourself.

Presenters

Sandra Dougherty

Northwest ISD

Thursday July 25, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am CDT
BNHS AC-137 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262, USA

Professional Practices and Responsibilities, SEL

CONTENT AREA All Contents
TOPIC Leadership