Prosper Connects '25: Full Schedule

🚀 Prosper Connects 25: Your Ultimate Professional Learning Adventure! 🌟
Get Ready for the Most Incredible Day of Learning in Prosper ISD!July 31st at Rock Hill 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 food trucks, this isn’t just another professional development day – it’s a celebration of education!
✨ Highlights:

🥁 Epic Drumline Kick-Off
☕ Speedy Bean Morning Coffee
🌮 Gourmet Food Truck Lunch
🧠 GT Credit Sessions Available
📚 Up to 6 Professional Learning Hours

8:00am MDT

Using AI to plan - All Grades

Thursday July 31, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am MDT

1124

Participants will explore practical applications of AI, from generating differentiated learning activities and creating personalized assessments to automating resource curation and analyzing student data. Discover how AI can alleviate planning burdens, freeing up valuable time for impactful instruction and meaningful student connections. Walk away with actionable strategies and hands-on experience to seamlessly integrate AI into your planning process, transforming your approach to teaching and learning.

Speakers

Kass Jagers

Social Studies Teacher, Hays Middle School

Cindy Neel

6th grade Social Studies

Teacher with 15 years experience publicly and over 20 private and public combined. Have taught electives and core classes. World traveler and explorer. Avid technology advocate and life long learner.

Thursday July 31, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am MDT
1124

GT, PK-12

9:00am MDT

Coping Strategies for the Classroom

Thursday July 31, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am MDT

1124

This session will help teachers identify students that are in need of coping strategies and learn how to teach students to recognize those signs in themselves. We will provide a variety of coping strategies that are easy to implement and applicable for a classroom setting.

Speakers

Amber Burke

Ashleigh Verstuyft

Thursday July 31, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
1124

Classroom Management, 3-12

10:00am MDT

Squad Success: Pro Tips for Hope Squad Advisors

Thursday July 31, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am MDT

1124

Hope Squad Advisors collaborate to ensure consistency, share best practices, and provide mutual support as they guide their student squads.

Speakers

Connor Galloway

Teacher, Rock Hill HS

Supporting students and ourselves :)

Caroline Stockdale

Thursday July 31, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
1124

District Program, 3-12

1:00pm MDT

Factoring the PISD Way: Strategies for Student Success

Thursday July 31, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT

1124

Participants will learn how students in PISD multiply, divide, and factor by using area models and grouping.

Speakers

Devon Mize

Instructional Coach, Prosper ISD

Secondary Instructional Coach in Prosper ISD

Thursday July 31, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
1124

Instructional, 9-12

2:00pm MDT

Building Algebraic Thinking: Unlocking the Power of Algebra Tiles

Thursday July 31, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT

1124

This professional development session will equip educators with effective strategies for using algebra tiles to deepen students' conceptual understanding of algebraic operations. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to model expressions, solve equations, and and explore polynomial operations. By the end of the session, educators will feel confident in integrating algebra tiles into their instruction to enhance student engagement and mastery.

Speakers

Devon Mize

Instructional Coach, Prosper ISD

Secondary Instructional Coach in Prosper ISD

Thursday July 31, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
1124

Instructional, 6-12

Prosper Connects '25