ENGAGE 2026 Professional Learning Conference

ENGAGE 2026 Professional Learning Conference

Lunch Options or Bring Lunch for Game Show theme Party happening in the Student Union!

8:30am CDT

Dominating the Number Line Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School Revising Skills for the Win! Rm. 806 - Northwest High School Saban's Winning Strategy- How to get 4s and 5s on AP Tests Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School Got Your Six: House Bill 6 and Student Discipline Rm. 1109 - Northwest High School Trauma Informed Teaching Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School Introduction to ADI for Science Teachers Rm. 803 - Northwest High School Gifted Kids in Today’s Classrooms (GT Update) Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Off the Bench and Into the Game: Active Grammar Strategies Rm. 1105 - Northwest High School Reflecting Print Knowledge Through Play (PreK) Rm. 801 - Northwest High School ParentSquare Basics - NISD’s Communication Tool Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School Spreadsheet Magic Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School Be a Team Player! Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Test Out Portion) Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School ESL Trivia Bowl: Game Plan for Passing the TExES ESL Supplemental Exam Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Expediting Improvements in Student Outcomes for Elementary School Leaders Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School For the Love of Learning (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School Orchestrating Your Orchestra Class Rm. 110 - Orchestra -Northwest High School SAVVAS Implementation Training for 3-5 Math Rm. 1206 - Northwest High School District Mentors & Buddies Training Rm. 1126 - Northwest High School Youth Mental Health First Aid Rm. 1001 - Northwest High School

Engage - Specially Designed - ECSE Day 1 at Perrin Elementary PK/ESCE Rm. 205/206 - ALAN & ANDRA PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Engage - Specially Designed - Secondary Day 1 at Truett Wilson Middle School SOAR Rm. B121/B122 - Truett Wilson Middle School Engage - Specially Designed - Elementary Day 1 at Perrin Elementary PACEE/SLC Rm.201/202 - ALAN & ANDRA PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEAC Systems & Strategies SOAR RMs. 1404, 1406, 1408 - Northwest High School

10:15am CDT

Boosting STAAR Success with Class Companion Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School Finding the Hidden Playmaker: Cuisenaire Rods That Score in Math Rm. 1212 - Northwest High School From Note-Takers to Thinkers: Strategies That Spark Active Learning Rm. 804 - Northwest High School Math Plays for a Winning Game! Increasing the Impact of your Graphing Calculator Tools Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School No Benchwarmer! Getting Every Student in The Game With Thinking Classrooms Rm. 1204 - Northwest High School Score a Touchdown with Authentic Text Interaction! - Elementary Rm. 806 - Northwest High School Stronger Together: Teaming Up with Your Campus Librarian Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Brain + Belief = Breakthrough: Guiding Students Toward Purposeful Success (GT Update) Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Calling an Audible: Using Improv to Adapt and Energize the Classroom Rm. 1217 - Northwest High School Twice-Exceptional Learners 101 (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School Rookie of the Year (your first 3 years as a teacher) Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School TFAR: Using Cambium's Formative System Rm. 1205 - Northwest High School PK Critical and Creative Thinking in Centers Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School Tools That Make a Difference: A Classroom System for Progress Monitoring and Personalized Learning Rm. 1105 - Northwest High School Using AI to Support Planning in the K-1 World Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School Teacher Access Center: Time-Saving Shortcuts & Insights Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Test Out Portion) Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School Expediting Improvements in Student Outcomes for Secondary School Leaders Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School Magnifying Teacher Excellence through National Board Certification Rm. 1104 - Northwest High School

11:45am CDT

Lunch - Day 1 Student Union Rm. 300 - Northwest High School

1:00pm CDT

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Literacy K-12 Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School Game Plan for Rigor: Executing the TEKS Every Play for ELA/SLA/SCI Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School Pages with Purpose: Rigorous & Responsive Journals in ELA Rm. 1303- Northwest High School Score a Touchdown with Authentic Text Interaction! - Secondary Rm. 806 - Northwest High School The Starting Lineup: Tier 1 Strategies for Constructed Responses That Score Rm. 1217 - Northwest High School Writing from Scratch: Whip up Delicious Writing Lessons Your Students Will Eat Up! (GT Update) Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School From Sources to Students: Planning Smarter with NotebookLM and Gemini Rm. 804 - Northwest High School Math Detectives: Investigating Acceleration & Enrichment Needs and How to Support Students Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School What is your play? Integrating Tech Apps into K-5 content areas. Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Winning the Project Game: Organize Student Teams with Microsoft Teams & Planner Rm. 1205 - Northwest High School Red Zone Results: Strengthening Tier 3 with Really Great Reading Rm. 1105 - Northwest High School Patterns of Wonder (PK-K): Tips, Tricks, and Implementation Rm. 1207 - Northwest High School USING YOUR NEW MATH RESOURCE: Huddle Up - Calling the Right Plays for Small Group Success Rm. 1212 - Northwest High School Google Power Tools: Gemini & Notebook LM Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School I didn't know Padlet and Padlet Sandbox could do that! Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School From Monitoring to Management: Making Lightspeed Work for Your Classroom Rm. 1208 - Northwest High School CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Test Out Portion) Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School Maximizing "Face Time" while Minimizing "Headaches": Proven systems to help administrators focus on conversations instead of calendaring in Outlook or getting bogged down in Edugence evidence notes Rm. 1204 - Northwest High School From Textures to Temperature: Supporting Sensory Needs in Neurodivergent Students (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School Gameplan for the Future Rm. 1104 - Northwest High School SAVVAS Implementation Training for K-2 Math Rm. 1206 - Northwest High School Campus Mentor Coordinator Training Rm. 1126 - Northwest High School

2:45pm CDT

Beyond the Red Pen: Empowering Writers Through Micro-Conferences Rm. 1303- Northwest High School ECSE and PreK Partnerships to Support ALL learners Rm. 1207 - Northwest High School Total Communication - It's a Game Changer Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Bossy Pants, Perfectionists, and Slackers, Oh My! (GT Update) Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Read, Race, ENGAGE! Rm. 1001 - Northwest High School Championship Meal Planning: Using AI to Score with your Team Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School Money Ball- How to Truly Dominate with Data Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School Differentiation Strategies for Gifted Learners (3-5 Math/Science) Rm. 806 - Northwest High School Interactive Read Aloud: Where Every Student Gets Off the Bench Rm. 1205 - Northwest High School The Long Game: Strategies for Vertical Algebraic Growth Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Draft Day Decisions: Scouting the Pillars of Student Support Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School Two-a-Days: Training Your Brain with Paired Texts Rm. 1217 - Northwest High School USING YOUR NEW MATH RESOURCE: Game Clock & Check-Ins - Timely Math Assessments That Matter Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School Canvas Creation Camp Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School Create, Design, and Share with Canva Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School Teachers Are Just Houseplants… With Anxiety and a Schedule Rm. 1208 - Northwest High School CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Test Out Portion) Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School Ted Lasso & Educator Ethics Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School

8:30am CDT

Art to Soothe the Soul Rm. ART 711 -Northwest High School Getting Students to Write with Clarity and Strength 3-12 in ALL Contents Rm. 1109 - Northwest High School Score a Touchdown with Authentic Text Interaction! - Secondary Rm. 806 - Northwest High School The Argument Arena: Where Claims Compete Rm. 1305- Northwest High School Power Up Vocab! Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School Adult to Adult: Using Transactional Analysis to Reach Avoiders, Disrupters, and Anxious Students Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Hearts & Minds: Integrating Emotional Development in Education (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School Throw out the playbook- how to engage with everyday procedures Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School Read. Talk. Swap Rm. 1202 - Northwest High School Small Groups in the Secondary Classroom Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School Stop Using Chat GPT/Claude/Gemini like Google. Do This Instead Rm. 1308 - Northwest High School Tier 2 READING instruction shouldn't be hard! Come learn how to intervene and close achievement gaps. (Elementary) Rm. 1105 - Northwest High School USING YOUR NEW MATH RESOURCE: Game Day Math - Routines That Move the Chains in Problem Solving and Discourse Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School Building Critical Thinking Classrooms Part 1 (GT Update) Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Differentiation Strategies for Gifted Learners (K-2) Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School Hands-On ADI Exploration: Unveiling 6th Grade Science Labs! Rm. 801 - Northwest High School Not Just Cute How Powerful Play Drives Development in Early Childhood Book Study Rm. 1116 - Northwest High School Canvas Makeover: Course Design That Work Rm. 1113 - Northwest High School Delivering Effective Behavior Accommodations Rm. 803 - Northwest High School The PLC Protocol Playbook Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Game Plan for Great Collections Rm. 1115 - Northwest High School SAVVAS Implementation Training for Secondary Math Grades 9-12 Rm. 1208 - Northwest High School Heartsaver CPR, AED, First Aid Rm. 1001 - Northwest High School Youth Mental Health First Aid Rm. 1120 - Northwest High School

Engage - Specially Designed - ECSE Day 2 at Perrin Elementary PK/ESCE Rm. 205/206 - ALAN & ANDRA PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Engage - Specially Designed - Secondary Day 2 at Wilson Middle School SOAR Rm. B121/B122 - Truett Wilson Middle School Engage - Specially Designed - Elementary Day 2 at Perrin Elementary PACEE/SLC Rm.201/202 - ALAN & ANDRA PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The SEAC Response Toolkit: Advanced De-escalation and Safety Strategies SOAR RMs. 1404, 1406, 1408 - Northwest High School

10:15am CDT

Brain-Based Strategies to Kick Off Engagement Rm. 1104 - Northwest High School Deepen Historical Thinking for Every Student, Every Day! Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School From Transcript to Podcast: Using NotebookLM for Audio Storytelling Rm. 1207 - Northwest High School Giving students ownership through student Discourse Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Level Up Your Lesson: Epic Adventures with the Tools You Already Love Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School Revising Skills for the Win! Rm. 806 - Northwest High School Through Their Eyes: Experiencing School as an Emergent Bilingual Rm. 1205 - Northwest High School Read, Write, and Accommodate with Mote Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School Coloring Outside the Lines: The Magic is in the Mess! (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School Notice and Note: Fiction Signposts Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Helping Anxious Kids: Powerful Approaches for the Classroom Rm. 1122 - Northwest High School The Neural Playbook: Understanding the 'Why' Behind Every Student's Move Rm. 1307- Northwest High School Draft Day: Picking Your Lead4ward Power Plays Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School Engagement through Academic Discourse and Gradual Release K-12 Rm. 1109 - Northwest High School Stop Using Chat GPT/Claude/Gemini like Google. Do This Instead Rm. 1308 - Northwest High School Tier 2 MATH instruction shouldn't be hard! Come learn how to intervene and close achievement gaps. (Elementary) Rm. 804 - Northwest High School Differentiation Strategies for Gifted Learners (3-5 ELA) Rm. 803 - Northwest High School Establishing the New Basics of Guided Reading in Kindergarten Rm. 1113 - Northwest High School Hands-On ADI Exploration: Unveiling 7th Grade Science Labs! Rm. 801 - Northwest High School Promoting Visual Literacy in the Science Classroom Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Visual Playbook: Leveraging Visual Supports for EB Success Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Test Out Portion) Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School

11:45am CDT

Lunch Day 2 Student Union Rm. 300 - Northwest High School

1:00pm CDT

Blitz the Boredom: Whole Brain Teaching That Keeps Students in the Game Rm. 1116 - Northwest High School DAEP All the Things! Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School Game Plan for Success: Understanding the Emergent Tree Daily Behavior Report Card Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School Level Up Language: Making Academic Vocabulary Stick Rm. 1118 - Northwest High School Monopoly for SCR Sucess Rm. 803 - Northwest High School Predictive Essays for Student Engagement Rm. 1117 - Northwest High School Read It Like a Scientist: Teaching Students to Break Down Complex Text Rm. 1115 - Northwest High School Recording with Annotate Rm. 1113 - Northwest High School Score a Touchdown with Authentic Text Interaction! - Elementary Rm. 806 - Northwest High School Sparkle & Shine: Differentiation that Dazzles (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School Hooked on Handmade: The 90-Minute Crochet Coaster Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School Discourse is the Winning Play Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Coaching Powerful Math Talk in the Elementary Classroom Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School ParentSquare Basics - NISD’s Communication Tool Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School Building Critical Thinking Classrooms Part 2 (GT Update) Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Hands-On ADI Exploration: Unveiling 8th Grade Science Labs! Rm. 801 - Northwest High School Making Your Resource (Savvas) Work for You! Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Canvas Creation Camp Rm. 1207 - Northwest High School Google Power Tools: Gemini & Notebook LM Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School All Star Medical Emergency Response Team Rm. 1001 - Northwest High School Game Plan for BIPs Rm. 1104 - Northwest High School Summer Garage Library: No Offseason for Reading! Rm. 1121 - Northwest High School At the Movies: Encanto (GT Update) Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School SAVVAS Implementation Training for Secondary Math Grades 6-8 Rm. 1208 - Northwest High School

2:45pm CDT

Hit the Bench- Relaxation and Resetting the Mind Through Art Rm. ART 711 -Northwest High School Playmakers in the Classroom: Monitoring Tool That Changes the Game Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Thunderstruck: Power Plays for Engaging GT Learners Rm. 1104 - Northwest High School Unpacking Thinking: Depth + Complexity in Action Rm. 1121 - Northwest High School The Student-Led Playbook: Scoring Big with Learning Rotations Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School CAN YOU SURVIVE THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL? Rm. 1205 - Northwest High School Culture that Clicks: Building a Classroom Students Love Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Elevating Language Supports in the Secondary Classroom Rm. 1113 - Northwest High School Introduction to MTSS intervention resources: “STAIRS” documents (Elementary K-5) Rm. 1206 - Northwest High School Meaningful Formative Assessments Rm. 1115 - Northwest High School Patterns of Power in the 1st grade Classroom Rm. 1109 - Northwest High School Chalk Talk: Discourse that Delivers Rm. 804 - Northwest High School ParentSquare - Beyond the Basics Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School Hands-On ADI Exploration: Unveiling Biology and Chemistry Science Labs! Rm. 801 - Northwest High School Speaking of Science: Promoting Academic Conversation Rm. 1314 - Northwest High School Smarter Feedback with Snorkl & Class Companion Rm. 1103 - Northwest High School CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute (Test Out Portion) Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School Special Education Foundations: Module 3 - Data Collection Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School Teacher Tune Up (GT Update) Lecture Hall Rm. 2604 - Northwest High School

8:30am CDT

Bringing the STAR Program to the field! Rm. 1115 - Northwest High School Huddle Up for Higher level Discussion: Philosophical Chairs in Action Rm. 1202 - Northwest High School NoodleTools: Your Research Game Plan Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School Not Theory—Teaching: Practical Wisdom from the Classroom Rm. 1217 - Northwest High School Born A Crime by Trevor Noah Book Study Rm. 1113 - Northwest High School Sack the Boredom: Elementary Writing Engagement ELA Rm. 1203 - Northwest High School Student Services Support (Sped, 504, behavior intervention) Rm. 1207 - Northwest High School BOOK STUDY DEBRIEF: Grades K-2: Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School Estabilishing the New Basics of Guided Reading in 1st grade Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School USING YOUR NEW MATH RESOURCE: Speed to the Goal Line - Building Fluency Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School ✨These are a Few of My Favorite Things ✨ Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School Keeping your Head in the Game Rm. 1105 - Northwest High School Ready, Set, Relax said Frankie: The 3 R's to Calm Rm. 1107 - Northwest High School High-Leverage Classroom Management Strategies Rm. 803 - Northwest High School Set the Stage: Teacher Moves and Student Skills for Success Rm. 1104 - Northwest High School At the Movies: Rain Man (GT Update) Rm. 1106 - Northwest High School Youth Mental Health First Aid Rm. 1109 - Northwest High School

10:15am CDT

Connecting Word Problems Vertically in K-5 Rm. 1206 - Northwest High School TI-84 Calculator strategies and activities for MS Rm. 1101 - Northwest High School More Than Words: Using Love Language Strategies to Strengthen Learning Rm. 1217 - Northwest High School Power Struggles in View: Practical Tips for a Peaceful Crew Rm. 1115 - Northwest High School Winning Strategies: Tier 1 Classroom Supports with Emergent Tree Rm. 1207 - Northwest High School Ambitious Science Teaching: Book Study Collaboration Rm. 1116 - Northwest High School BOOK STUDY DEBRIEF: Grades 3-5: Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom Rm. 1216 - Northwest High School Book Study Debrief: The Unstoppable Writing Teacher - Championship Season: Building Unstoppable Writers from the Ground Up Rm. 804 - Northwest High School Book Study Debrief: To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff Rm. 1105 - Northwest High School Drawing Up the Playbook: Winning with Unified Data Rm. 1108 - Northwest High School Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature: Secondary ELA Professional Book Study Rm. 1201 - Northwest High School I'm Not Getting Them Ready for Kindergarten Book Study Rm. 803 - Northwest High School ParentSquare - Beyond the Basics Rm. 1205 - Northwest High School Delivering Effective Behavior Accommodations Rm. 1110 - Northwest High School Stronger Together: A SPED & General Education Team Approach Rm. 1214 - Northwest High School