Aledo ISD Empower 2025

Aledo ISD Empower 2025

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

10:15am CDT

All Things Studies Weekly B110Danny Hulshult Big Top Instruction: When it’s planned for the circus to come to the classroom! B107Kristee Allen • Donna Bonaldi • Jordan Huemoeller

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 XOXO, Hexagonal Thinking A109Hannah McConnell • Georgi Hernandez

2:45pm CDT

All Things Studies Weekly B110Danny Hulshult Building Literacy in Social Studies A111Cathy Williams Creating Student Opportunities Outside the Classroom LibraryTim Rogers • Chris Tondre • Angie Wilkinson Moving Kids Up! Through Academic Discussion and HLQ A101Casi Faulk • Autumn Stephens • Anastasia Conrad

8:30am CDT

Building Literacy in Social Studies B112Cathy Williams Connecting the Dots: Applying Classroom Lessons to Real Life A104Heather Cortez • Heather Ling 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

10:15am CDT

Building Powerful Units: Leveraging Team Strengths for Comprehensive Content Design A103Allison Dearman • Catherine Clay • Stefanie Story 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

1:00pm CDT

Clueless About Clauses? As If! A109Hannah McConnell Focusing on Results: Celebrating Success in the Secondary Classroom A101John Collins

2:45pm CDT

Teaching in Time: The Power of Timelines to Deepen Thinking Across Texts B114Staci Hammer