Become a Professional Learning MVP! Welcome to Plano ISD’s Trade Learning Saturday! All sessions qualify for 2024-2025 trade hours. Stay for both sessions, and you’ll take home 3 hours of credit.
Please bring your district device as some of the sessions may require the use of technology.
Participants will explore various communication methods, including phone calls, emails, and parent-teacher conferences, and learn how to tailor their approach for different family dynamics and cultures. The workshop will cover techniques for proactive communication, dealing with difficult conversations, and how to deliver constructive feedback while maintaining positive relationships. We will also discuss how to involve parents as allies in their child's academic journey, even when addressing challenging issues like behavior or performance concerns. Please bring a fully charged device.
Do your students struggle with time management, task initiation, organization, and other Executive Functions? Increase your knowledge of Executive Functions, the air traffic controller of the brain. Leave with practical, implementable strategies across classroom settings to promote development of students’ executive functions for academic, social, and behavioral success!
Unleash the power of three-dimensional learning! Educators will discover how to transform abstract concepts into tangible, hands-on experiences in this session. Encourage comparison, collaboration, and a deeper understanding of complex ideas by guiding students to create their own three-dimensional cubes representing these concepts. This session is designed to cater to visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing learners, and the instructor is ready to help customize the lesson to fit your specific content. Bring your creativity, be prepared to collaborate, and get ready to bring abstract ideas to life in 3D!
This session will give teachers the opportunity to explore different organizational options for their classrooms (all grade levels are welcome). We will also present ways to create an exciting and welcoming classroom environment for all students regardless of their learning styles or cognitive abilities. These techniques will promote the highest levels of classroom engagement by making students feel safe, comfortable, willing to take risks, and excited to learn!
Do your students struggle with time management, task initiation, organization, and other Executive Functions? Increase your knowledge of Executive Functions, the air traffic controller of the brain. Leave with practical, implementable strategies across classroom settings to promote development of students’ executive functions for academic, social, and behavioral success!
