Aledo ISD Empower 2025

Aledo ISD Empower 2025

Welcome to Aledo ISD’s Professional Learning Academy Empower 2025!

10:15am CDT

Big Top Instruction: When it’s planned for the circus to come to the classroom! B107Kristee Allen • Donna Bonaldi • Jordan Huemoeller Motivate to Elevate: Crafting Choice Boards with Purpose B106Linda Capps • Barb Williams Make the most of your “TIME” ⏰ B109Brandy Arnold • Courtney Upp Simple is as Simple does at the Teacher Table B104Rebekah Getz • Katie Harbour Ctrl + Alt + Teach: AI in the Elementary Classroom A111Emily Kelley • Lori Cain From Movement to Meaning A104Crystal Mehrhoff • Mimi Tarnowieckyi Leading From the Heart A103Giselle Noack

1:00pm CDT

Curious by Design: Sparking Deeper Thinking with 5 Essential Questions and Role-Based Scenarios B107Melinda Jones • Hunter Meroney Desmos in Math and Science A103Keely Hulme Tiny Thinkers-Academic Discussion A107Kendall Ferguson • Megan Hutson Beyond the Basics - The Three Es of Extensions B108Shelly Morrill • Liz Garcia Magic in Math B106Ashley Davis • Stacey Roberson The Oral Language Series: Think a Little, Talk a Little, Write a Little A104Audra Ellerbusch Writing with Checklists A101Lara Blanchard • Sherrie Griswold Street Data vs Hard Data B114Elizabeth Kuhns

2:45pm CDT

Moving Kids Up! Through Academic Discussion and HLQ A101Casi Faulk • Autumn Stephens • Anastasia Conrad Differentiation Stations: A Strategy Walkthrough A109Shelly Morrill • Liz Garcia Piecing It Together: Differentiation for Every Learner B104Ashley Swords • Kami Hilton Google Sheets for Teachers: Because Tracking Student Data on Napkins Doesn't Work B106Paula Vidaurri • Tyler Bauer • Amanda Douglas

8:30am CDT

Desmos in Math and Science A103Keely Hulme DIY Project Based Learning A105Chelsea Cook • Amanda Coomer • Tanya Sides Differentiation Stations: A Strategy Walkthrough B110Liz Garcia • Shelly Morrill Empowering Educators: Innovative Strategies and Tools for Supporting Struggling Readers A111Amber Jaime • Kelly Dyson Building Classroom Leaders: Data-based Management A107C. Alan Landrum • Skye Lindgron • Karah Dale

10:15am CDT

Building Powerful Units: Leveraging Team Strengths for Comprehensive Content Design A103Allison Dearman • Catherine Clay • Stefanie Story I have an answer, do you have a question? A104Robin Newkirk • Valerie Whitehead • Adriane Jenkins Teaching in Time: The Power of Timelines to Deepen Thinking Across Texts B114Staci Hammer Choice Boards That Work: Make, Take, and Differentiate! B107Stacey Utley • Jennifer Sarvis Simplifying Progress Tracking via Student Goal-Setting A109Loryn Windwehen Google Sheets for Teachers: Because Tracking Student Data on Napkins Doesn't Work B106Tyler Bauer • Amanda Douglas • Paula Vidaurri

1:00pm CDT

Light Up the Learning Brain B107Kelly Daves Supporting Students with Active Neuro-Minds (ADHD): Strategies for Engaging Minds & Bodies A107Axelle Brown • Amy Rankin AI’m on It: Using AI to Develop Literacy Resources B106Tyler Bauer • Thomas Mistler

2:45pm CDT

Teaching in Time: The Power of Timelines to Deepen Thinking Across Texts B114Staci Hammer Beyond the Basics - The Three Es of Extensions B108Liz Garcia • Shelly Morrill The Oral Language Series: Think a Little, Talk a Little, Write a Little A104Audra Ellerbusch Street Data vs Hard Data A109Elizabeth Kuhns