Aledo ISD Empower 2026

Aledo ISD Empower 2026

Welcome to Aledo ISD’s Summer Learning Academy!

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8:30am CDT

Keynote with Trevor Ragan: How to Get Better at Getting Better CafetoriumTrevor Ragan

10:15am CDT

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

Brains Before Books: From Shutdown to Success in Reading and Writing A109Ashley Swords • Jill Taloa

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

Breakout Session with Trevor Ragan: Leading Learners: How Our Mindsets and Actions Shape the Learning Environment CafetoriumTrevor Ragan

Motivation Matters: Empowering Students through authentic experiences, growth and extensions B104Becca Presnall • Olivia Ulmer • Linda Capps • Jenna Farrell • Molly Moore

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

Grow Our Own: Pathways into Specialized Student Support Roles B110Kelly Paiz • Mandy Overturff • Shannon Elliott • Jill Keith • Sarah Hall • Lynn Jameson

Get to Know Your Chromebook A105Michael Cullers • Michael Lotter • Tim Burley

MagicSchool: Setting Up Student Rooms B114Allen Schagene

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

1:00pm CDT

Small Moves, Big Gains Part 1 B201Kayla Cope

Empowered to L.E.A.D: Supporting Every Student, Every Teacher B202Joni Myres • Tyler Bauer

Connection Before Correction B208Brittany Mallory • Gini Lott

To Unit Plan or Not to Unit Plan: That Is the Question A101Andrea Reyher • Julia Hudson

Beyond the Basics: Cultivating Excellence in Early Literacy B108Grace St.John-Staver • Autumn Starks

Folk Dances for Community Building A105Olivia Ramirez

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) LibraryBarb 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

Breakout Session with Trevor Ragan: Leading Learners: How Our Mindsets and Actions Shape the Learning Environment CafetoriumTrevor Ragan

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

Supporting Students with Active Neuro-Minds (ADHD): Strategies for Engaging Minds & Bodies A103Axelle Brown • Amy Rankin

TBRI- Trust-Based Relational Intervention- Caregiver Training A107Galen Smith • Anne Navarrette

Welcome to MagicSchool: Time-Saving AI Tools B114Allen Schagene

2:45pm CDT

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

Better Together: The Art of the Teacher-Paraprofessional Partnership A107Kelli Gardner • Kaitlin Phillips

Ready for it? Empowering Young Leaders B108Ashley Caldwell • Georgi Hernandez • Madison McCutcheon • Constance Wall • Brittany Burns

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

Choice Boards That Work: Make, Take, and Differentiate! B112Stacey Utley • Jennifer Sarvis

One Classroom, Many Learners: Making Differentiation Work B106Jennifer Campbell

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

Uke Can Do It! Teaching Ukulele in the Elementary Music Room A105Olivia Ramirez

Excellence in Action: AISD Campus Teacher of the Year Panel CafetoriumTyler Bauer • Tricia Pettigrew • Elizabeth Garcia • Olivia Ulmer • Emily Lyle • Teressa Love • Emily Kelley • Anna Reed • Sara Garner • Stacey Roberson • Amber Crissey

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

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

Mistakes That Matter: Using Error Analysis to Strengthen Mathematical Thinking B104Caitlin Burton • Tonya Hardin

We Need to Talk…. About your Parent Communication! B206Hannah McConnell • Heather Street

5 Questions for Any Text B110Staci Hammer

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

Master Your Alternative Curriculum A101Chelsea Folts

Part 1 and 2 Introduction to the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) B205Amy Olson

Visual Supports in the Classroom B201Dawn McNair

Leverage AI to Transform Critical Writing in Math B204Amanda Coomer

MagicSchool: Building Custom MagicSchool Student Chatbots B114Allen Schagene