Aledo ISD Empower 2025: Full Schedule

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

1:00pm CDT

Street Data vs Hard Data LIMITED

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

Utilizing street data & student data to serve students effectively; we will break down the concepts of street data, clarify the importance of both street and student data, then go into how teachers can use this data to tailor their teaching practices, build stronger relationships and foster student growth.

Speakers

Elizabeth Kuhns

Instructional Specialist, Aledo ISD

Elizabeth is an Instructional Specialist in Aledo ISD. As a classroom teacher for over twelve years, with both elementary and middle school experience, student growth is one of Elizabeth's many passions. She believes that teamwork and partnership within your professional learning... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
B114

Using Data Effectively

Audience 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th, PreK-2nd
Credit 1.5hr, CPE, ESL, FLEX, GT

10:15am CDT

Teaching in Time: The Power of Timelines to Deepen Thinking Across Texts LIMITED

Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:45am CDT

B114

Back by popular demand—but with a fresh focus—this session builds on our previous exploration of timelines as powerful classroom tools. In this next-level session, we’ll move beyond timeline basics and dive into how timeline activities can promote rigorous reading, purposeful writing, and dynamic discussion across disciplines. Participants will rotate through three interactive stations that model how timelines can support analysis, historical thinking, and argument development. You'll walk away with ready-to-use strategies and a tailored plan for integrating timelines into your instruction. Whether you joined us last time or are new to timeline thinking, this session will expand your toolkit and inspire new possibilities for helping students make meaning across time, text, and content area. Open to all, but designed for RLA and Social Studies teachers.

Speakers

Staci Hammer

RLA Curriculum Coordinator, Aledo ISD

Staci Hammer coordinates reading language arts curriculum for Aledo ISD. Her passions include developing teacher expertise and empowering students to identify as readers, writers, listeners, speakers, and thinkers.

Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:45am CDT
B114

Cross-disciplinary

Audience 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
Subject Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies
Credit 1.5hr, CPE, FLEX, ESL, GT

2:45pm CDT

Teaching in Time: The Power of Timelines to Deepen Thinking Across Texts LIMITED

Friday May 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm CDT

B114

Speakers

Staci Hammer

RLA Curriculum Coordinator, Aledo ISD

Friday May 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm CDT
B114

Cross-disciplinary

Audience 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th
Subject Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies
Credit 1.5hr, CPE, FLEX, ESL, GT