Aledo ISD Empower 2026

Aledo ISD Empower 2026

Welcome to Aledo ISD’s Summer Learning Academy!

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10:15am CDT

Creating LEADers through LEAD A103Laura Patton • Jeff Crissey • Autumn Stephens • Laurie Harrison

How to Lose Your Negative Mindset About 10 Stations B109Julie Johnson • Shara Hetherington • Carrie Young • Sophie Collins

I have an answer, do you have a question? B112Robin Newkirk • Adriane Jenkins

Amplify Desmos Math (K–5): Navigating the Platform & Exploring Your New Curriculum Lecture HallDeanne Torres

Fluent and Fearless B108Hannah McConnell • Tiffany Stokes • Kaylee Jones

Writing with Checklists A107Lara Blanchard • Sherie Griswold

Glow & Grow: Making Writing Feedback Work B106Hope Tuel • Emily Kelley

Yes, you CANVA! A101Stacey Utley • Maggie Tass • Jennifer Sarvis • Ashton Adams

1:00pm CDT

Small Moves, Big Gains Part 1 B201Kayla Cope

From Surface to Synthesis: Two Power Routines for Deeper Thinking B206Hannah McConnell • Zan Banks

Amplify Desmos Math 3–5: Inside the Math Block (Model Lesson) B210Marissa Torres

Amplify Desmos Math K–2: Inside the Math Block (Model Lesson) B106Barb Williams

Stemscopes Success: Navigate, Plan, Teach B104Tammy Schank • Keely Hulme

Yes, Even If You "Don't Like Poetry": Practical Strategies for Deep Analysis B110Staci Hammer

Making Thinking Visible: Increasing Rigor Through Interactive Science Notebooking B112Haley Loftin • Elizabeth Garcia

Stage to Classroom: Strengthening Rigor, Discourse, and Literacy Across Content Areas B204Joseph Dassinger

2:45pm CDT

From Silence to Insight: Unlocking Student Thinking with Chalk Talks B203Tiffany Nakamura

Building the Culture, Designing the Work: Creating Meaningful Collaboration in Secondary Classrooms B107Rachel Grier • Sarah Zedler

Understanding EB Needs and How to Help Close the Gap A109Audrey Mann

Amplify Desmos Math (K-2): mClass and Boost Learning A103Deanne Torres

McGraw-Hill High School Math: Navigating the Platform and Exploring the Curriculum B202Keely Hulme

5 Questions for Any Text B110Staci Hammer

High Impact, Low Overwhelm: Practical RLA Moves That Strengthen Student Thinking B109Katelyn Smith

Visual Supports in the Classroom B201Dawn McNair

Leverage AI to Transform Critical Writing in Math B204Amanda Coomer