Aledo ISD Empower 2025

Aledo ISD Empower 2025

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

8:30am CDT

Keynote with Jack Berckemeyer - Optimism and Opportunity CafetoriumJack Berckemeyer

10:15am CDT

Big Top Instruction: When it’s planned for the circus to come to the classroom! B107Kristee Allen • Donna Bonaldi • Jordan Huemoeller Crucial Conversations: Strengthening Teacher-Parent Communication Lecture HallAmanda Sudderth • Jake Bean • Jennifer Schull • Nancy Kocurek • Catherine Clay • Jennifer Grimm • Stephanie Smith Student Engagement and Motivation with Jack Berckemeyer CafetoriumJack Berckemeyer Modified Curriculum for Students with Disabilities LibraryLisa Cole Ctrl + Alt + Teach: AI in the Elementary Classroom A111Emily Kelley • Lori Cain Leading From the Heart A103Giselle Noack Level Up! Get More From Your Game A107Amber Wheeler

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 XOXO, Hexagonal Thinking A109Hannah McConnell • Georgi Hernandez Beyond the Basics - The Three Es of Extensions B108Shelly Morrill • Liz Garcia All About Data! A111Kaitlin Phillips All About That Base(line): Data-Driven IEPs Start Here A105Jessica Cadis Classroom Confidence: Behavior Solutions for Effective Management Lecture HallKaren May • Cheryl Jones • Gina Henze • Jennifer Lawler • Stacy Donalson • Kim Raymond • Katie Griffin • Galen Storey • Chris White Unlocking Potential: Supporting Multilingual Learners with Diverse Needs B109Kayla Cope • Nicki Dover • Catalina Rossi Fresh Canva AI Features! Zero Effort, All Results B112Thien Huynh Street Data vs Hard Data B114Elizabeth Kuhns Time Well Spent: Streamlining Your Day with Smart Strategies and Student Support B104Michelle Yates

2:45pm CDT

Building Literacy in Social Studies A111Cathy Williams Creating Student Opportunities Outside the Classroom LibraryTim Rogers • Chris Tondre • Angie Wilkinson Differentiation Stations: A Strategy Walkthrough A109Shelly Morrill • Liz Garcia Piecing It Together: Differentiation for Every Learner B104Ashley Swords • Kami Hilton Secondary Math Fluency A103Keely Hulme Language for Learning: Strategies to Support K-12 Language Acquisition and Growth B107Axelle Brown • Shannon Elliott Google Sheets for Teachers: Because Tracking Student Data on Napkins Doesn't Work B106Paula Vidaurri • Tyler Bauer • Amanda Douglas Think Outside The Bot! Growing AI Thinkers in the Classroom B112Thien Huynh Taking care of YOU! Lecture HallTricia Hackfeld • Annie Walker • Mandy Fernihough • Lindsay Fuller • Maggie Alexander

8:30am CDT

Building Literacy in Social Studies B112Cathy Williams Creating Student Opportunities Outside the Classroom LibraryAngie Wilkinson • Chris Tondre • Tim Rogers Desmos in Math and Science A103Keely Hulme DIY Project Based Learning A105Chelsea Cook • Amanda Coomer • Tanya Sides Love for Learning: Cultivating Curiosity through Discussion and Questioning B107Jennifer Lawler Differentiation Stations: A Strategy Walkthrough B110Liz Garcia • Shelly Morrill Question Stacks: The Worksheet Glow-Up B106Emily Lyle • Kaitlyn Winn Excellence in Action: AISD Campus Teacher of the Year Panel CafetoriumAnastasia Conrad • Carrie Young • Paula Boldt • Shannon Matuni • Rod Arnold • Nicki Dover • Amanda Douglas • Nissa Flores • Amber Crissey 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 Building Emotional Bridges: Supporting Students in Emotional Poverty B108Marissa Torres

10:15am CDT

Clueless About Clauses? As If! A107Hannah McConnell 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 Simplifying Progress Tracking via Student Goal-Setting A109Loryn Windwehen From Bells to Big Decisions: One Teacher’s Slightly Chaotic Leap into Leadership A101Melinda Jones Math Manipulatives: Encouraging Student Exploration A105Tammy Schank ESL is "Spillin' the Tea" on Our Best Resource: Summit K-12! B104Kayla Cope • Audrey Mann • Catalina Rossi Fresh Canva AI Features! Zero Effort, All Results B112Thien Huynh Google Sheets for Teachers: Because Tracking Student Data on Napkins Doesn't Work B106Tyler Bauer • Amanda Douglas • Paula Vidaurri Building Emotional Bridges: Supporting Students in Emotional Poverty B108Marissa Torres Level Up! Get More From Your Game B110Amber Wheeler

1:00pm CDT

Light Up the Learning Brain B107Kelly Daves TBRI- Trust-Based Relational Intervention A105Galen Storey • Anne Navarrette Clueless About Clauses? As If! A109Hannah McConnell Lead with Impact: Unlocking Extraordinary Results Through the Right Mindset LibrarySusan Bohn • Amber Crissey Secondary Math Fluency A103Keely Hulme Annotating Digital Texts for Critical Reading and Writing B104Shea Douglas 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 Wellness in the Classroom A104Nancy Kocurek

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 Math Manipulatives: Encouraging Student Exploration A105Tammy Schank Think Outside The Bot! Growing AI Thinkers in the Classroom B112Thien Huynh Street Data vs Hard Data A109Elizabeth Kuhns Time Well Spent: Streamlining Your Day with Smart Strategies and Student Support B104Michelle Yates