WLC25 - HPISD Winter Learning Conference: Full Schedule

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8:30am CST

*3rd-5th: Depth Charge Your Student's Writing LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST

Want your students to "go deeper" with their writing? In this session, you will learn strategies to have your students writing with depth tomorrow. In addition, you will leave with some naturally occuring grammar lessons to implement immediately!

Speakers

Margaret Hale

Director, Abydos Learning International

I am the Director of Professional Learning for Abydos Learning International, formerly the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas. I am also a professor at the University of Houston College of Education focusing on literacy education with both undergraduate and graduate students... Read More →

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST
NW305

ELEM/MIS, Teachers

8:30am CST

Building Math Fluency with Engaging Activities LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST

WC220

Come learn about some easy to implement math fluency games that can be used in your classroom! Please bring a worksheet/problems from an upcoming lesson and we will use them to create a bump game that you can use in your classroom. We will also talk about easy to implement games/activities that can be used to review math fluency.

Speakers

HILL, KATRINA M

Teacher, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST
WC220

ELEM/MIS, Teachers

8:30am CST

Extending your Science Lessons LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST

EC205

Do you struggle with planning for Science? Do you need help extending the resrouces that are available to you? Come ready to work as we dive into the district resources and discuss how to make them work for you!

Speakers

Bridget Myers

Teacher, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Ericca Vandagriff

ADMIN STAT MIN, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST
EC205

ELEM/MIS, Teachers

8:30am CST

Sparking Reasoning & Rich Discourse with Math Reasoning Talks LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST

WC223

Discover how to engage students in meaningful math reasoning talks that promote critical thinking. In this session, you’ll explore strategies that foster rich mathematical discourse and deepen understanding through purposeful planning of reasoning talks. Empower your students to think, reason, and articulate their ideas like mathematicians!

Speakers

Debbie Burt

ADMIN STAT MIN, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Kathleen Stowers

Teacher

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CST
WC223

ELEM/MIS, Teachers

8:30am CST

Elementary PE Update LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 10:15am CST

EN115

K-5 PE teachers will get the latest updates from Quaver's new platform.

Speakers

Colleen Johnson

Teacher, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Monday February 17, 2025 8:30am - 10:15am CST
EN115

ELEM/MIS, Teachers

9:30am CST

Beyond the Algorithm with the Three Little Pigs LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am CST

WC223

“Some students think their role in math classrooms is to memorize all the steps and methods. Other students think their role is to connect ideas. These different strategies link, unsurprisingly, to achievement, and the students who memorize are the lowest achieving in the world.”
― Jo Boaler, What's Math Got to Do with It?: How Teachers and Parents Can Transform Mathematics Learning and Inspire Success

Speakers

Aimee Hilton

Principal, Highland Park ISD

Citabra Profitt

Teacher, HPISD

Monday February 17, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am CST
WC223

ELEM/MIS, Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Special Education

10:30am CST

3-5: Science SAVVAS the Sequel - VIRTUAL SESSION LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am CST

EC204

Come hear about recent updates made to the SAVVAS textbook platform as well as have the opportunity to ask questions about using your resources from SAVVAS presenters. Session will be virtual with an in person facilitator.

Speakers

Bridget Myers

Teacher, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Ericca Vandagriff

ADMIN STAT MIN, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

SAVVAS

Monday February 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am CST
EC204

ELEM/MIS, Teachers

10:30am CST

Clocking your way to success LIMITED

Monday February 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am CST

NC219

Using this strategy and grade level TEKS, your students will learn how to revise their papers by revising and taking peer input to do so.
You will be provided with an expository writing sample to experience this technique. We will also discuss: how you can revise the criteria to suite your grade level, how to use this technique to assess beginning, middle, and end of the year student writing progress, and how to incorporate the criteria in other genres of writing.

Speakers

EPPLER, JENNIFER R

Teacher, HIGHLAND PARK ISD

Monday February 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am CST
NC219

ELEM/MIS, Teachers