Aledo ISD Empower 2026: Full Schedule

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10:15am CDT

Many Goals, One Classroom: The Workshop Model in a Resource Setting

Friday May 29, 2026 10:15am - 11:45am CDT

Limited Capacity filling up

This session focuses on using the workshop model in a resource setting to effectively address multiple IEP goals within a single classroom. Participants will explore how structured routines and targeted small-group instruction allow teachers to individualize instruction, provide specific skill-based interventions, and deliver immediate feedback aligned to student goals. Emphasis is placed on practical strategies for managing diverse needs, flexible grouping, and goal-driven instruction to support student progress.

Speakers

Erin Gray

Kathryn Wilson

Brandi Shackelford

Friday May 29, 2026 10:15am - 11:45am CDT
B202

Supporting Diverse Learning Needs

Audience 3rd-5th, PreK-2nd
Subject Reading/Language Arts, Math, Special Education
Credit 1.5hr., CPE, ESL, FLEX

1:00pm CDT

PLAAFP Glow-Ups: From ‘It Works’ to ‘This Drives Instruction"

LIMITED

Friday May 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

B202

Limited Capacity seats available

Writing a compliant PLAAFP is one thing—writing a high-quality PLAAFP that truly drives instruction and strong IEPs is another. This session is designed to help special education teachers move beyond “acceptable” present levels and toward clear, meaningful, and instructionally aligned PLAAFPs.

Drawing on state-recognized practices, participants will examine what separates effective PLAAFPs from those that merely meet compliance. Through clear examples and nonexamples, educators will learn how to connect student data, strengths, and needs to instruction and goal development in a way that is both defensible and usable in the classroom.

Teachers will leave with practical tools, sentence structures, and models they can immediately apply to their own caseloads—making PLAAFP writing smarter, more efficient, and more impactful for both IEP teams and students.

Speakers

Valerie Whitehead

Special Education Collaborative Teacher

With 24 years of experience in education, I’ve has the opportunity to teach students from kindergarten through 8th grade in various roles, including kindergarten teacher, 4th grade departmentalized and self-contained, physical education coach, middle school math teacher for both... Read More →

Friday May 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
B202

Special Education

Audience Special Education Teachers
Credit 1.5hr., CPE, FLEX