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Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Behavioral Threat Assessment provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and for providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. This course introduces the concept of threat assessment and outlines how a threat assessment program functions in a school setting. An effective, functioning threat assessment team is a critical component of keeping your school safe and preventing violence. You will learn the process of how a threat assessment team identifies, assesses, and manages threats. The course also includes guidance for forming and implementing a team in your school or district. Fulfills requirements for this training under SB 11, 86th Texas Legislature and HB 3, 88 Texas Legislature. Free to Region 15 school districts.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Conference Room #4
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors with entering requests in WBSCM.
Max Participants:
4
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Course
During this February session of Level Up Leadership, we will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and will also cover some of the "may dos" for administrators, program directors, CTE administrators, aspiring administrators, and others in leadership roles. Did you know, February is CTE month?! ESC Region 15 CTE Specialist Traci Terrill will present the most recent information regarding CTE and how to successfully support your students, your teachers, and your program. We will discuss the public comment period for IBCs, ensuring accuracy of the master schedule and PEIMS to maximize funding, and the process of identifying essential components of CTE programs. It is extremely difficult to wrap up one school year while simultaneously trying to prepare for the next school year, and we are here to help.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors with entering requests in WBSCM.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 3:15 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: San Angelo ISD - Bradford El
Many of our Emergent Bilingual students struggle with the different language domains because the expectations are vague. In this training, we will discuss strategies that will help them focus on the essential but will also catapult them into being successful in the expressive language domains: speaking and writing. These strategies are snippets of opportunity in the classroom and lesson plans that will help them show progress on the TELPAS.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
10
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: San Felipe-Del Rio CISD - Other
Facilitating the dissemination of program-related information to the LEAs. Provide training and technical assistance on the steps in Continuous Improvement Cycle (CIC) to include the Statewide Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA)/Service Delivery Plan (SDP) and Program Evaluation. In addition, training technical assistance on Project SMART.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
In this ½ day morning workshop, administrators will go through the onboarding process, claim their workspace and learn how to populate it. Additionally, participants will take a closer look at the components, the calendars and the assessments of the TCMPC.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
In this ½ day afternoon workshop, administrators will take a deeper look at the academic and the course calendars, how to develop an assessment and how to share it, and discover what it means to be “Pinned”.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Section 4110, requires that funds made available under Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1 shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this subpart. This three hour webinar will discuss intent and purpose, allowable use criteria, supplement not supplant, frequently asked questions and provide scenarios and resources to help guide your future TIVPA planning as well as include plenty of time for Q&A!
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/10/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Understand why your district was identified with an ESSA Equity Gap and create Equity Gap plan for the 2025-2026 School Year
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
CSEP day 4 - The best practices in contemporary report writing involve moving away from a test-by-test approach and instead, communicating results to parents and teachers in an integrated theme-based style. According to TEA Guidance, reports should not simply consist of standard scores or definitions of processing skills and scores. This session will demonstrate how to use learning theory, such as the Reading Rope, Simple View of Reading, and Building Blocks, to write reports that explain to parents why their child is struggling with reading and what steps will be taken to address it. The focus will be on clear communication and readability.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/11/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Cutting and other forms of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can be perplexing and downright terrifying. Fear not! We’ll talk about what you can do to support students as they explore new, healthier means of coping.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Inn of Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX
REGION 15'S MCKINNEY-VENTO EDUCATION PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH REGION 13, INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR BETTER TOGETHER: BUILDING CAPACITY WORKSHOP. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO LIAISONS TO LEARN TOGETHER AND DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY. PRESENTATIONS DURING THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING MCKINNEY-VENTO BEST PRACTICIES STRATEGIES AND SELF CARE TIPS. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT BUILDING OUR NARRATIVES AROUND CLARITY, PERSPECTIVE, HOPE, AND AFFIRMATIVE METHODS DESIGNED TO BUILD SKILLS EVERYONE NEEDS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEAVE WITH PRACTICAL STRATEGIES. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN FREDERICKSBURG, LOCATED IN THE LOVELY HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS FREE. TRAVEL AND HOTEL EXPENSES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTICIPANT. LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICT HOMELESS LIAISONS TO COVER TRAVEL/HOTEL ARE AVAILABLE BASED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS. COME JOIN US FOR LEARNING AND NETWORKING!
Max Participants:
47
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you tired of low parent turnout at your annual Title I meetings? Frustrated by the lack of parent feedback on your evaluations? Join us for a lively and interactive session where you'll discover fresh, effective strategies to enhance your meetings and significantly increase parent participation. Learn how to make your evaluations more engaging and insightful, ensuring you get the valuable feedback you need. Don't miss this chance to revamp your school's PFE efforts!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Region 15 ESC Specialists will be presenting 30 minutes on each of the following programs: PEIMS, Special Ed, Dyslexia, 504, EB/LPACs/TELPAS, Title I, CTE, Counseling, Mental Health, HQIM/RBIS, GT, McKinney Vento, and Migrant. Due to the large variety of programs being represented, this session’s purpose is to give a broad overview of each of these programs as well as provide the most current updates. All educators are welcome, but this will be geared more towards campus administrators and the role they play in each area.
Max Participants:
150
Min Participants:
15
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
The Biology STAAR EOC Review designed to support teachers utilizing engaging hands-on activities and best practices that you can take back to your class immediately. Join in this training as we focus on the transition year science crossover standards. We will focus on historically low performing, high impact TEKS from all strands. This session includes: • Developing your 10-day plan for review based on your campus data and student needs. • Experience activities as a student to gain perspective on possible misconceptions. • Discuss strategies for transferring knowledge from manipulatives and activities to standardized assessments. • Leaving with activities to take back to your class for immediate use as review or teaching tools.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/13/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours of training for all teachers delivering services to identified G/T learners. Participants will analyze the historical, legal and conceptual understandings of gifted education. They will examine the characteristics and behaviors of gifted learners, which are the basis for developing programs that meet their needs. Participants will consider the social and emotional needs of these learners and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of programs for gifted learners. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 1 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/13/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #3
Stacy Virtual Workshop
Max Participants:
2
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: This session will cover strategies for collecting and interpreting data when evaluating students who speak languages in addition to English. SLPs will learn strategies for what to do before, during, and after the eval. Among the topics covered, we will discuss testing with therapy in mind so evaluation data can inform both the disability and linguistic supports needed during intervention. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: San Felipe-Del Rio CISD - Administration
In this workshop, we will dive into the different English proficiency levels in the four language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We will align strategies to help our EB students to progress at least one level of proficiency.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 3: Considerations for Emergent Bilingual Students is the third of six training opportunities developed to assist school districts and charter schools regarding dyslexia and related disorders. In this course, participants will receive a general overview of the unique needs of emergent bilingual students within the dyslexia evaluation process. The objectives for this course are: · Understand how The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 Update addresses emergent bilingual students · Understand the process of second language acquisition · Learn about the benefits of bilingualism · Explore the various types of alphabetic systems that exist around the world · Understand data gathering and formal evaluation · Explore instructional programming for emergent bilingual students
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
You have the TIVPA funds, how are you going to use them? This three hour webinar will discuss Identifying needs, writing high quality objectives, and measurable outcome statements, monitoring your progress towards OMOs, public reporting, frequently asked questions and provide resources to help guide your future TIVPA planning as well as include plenty of time for Q&A!
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/17/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 2/18/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 3/24/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 3/31/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/1/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:15 AM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/28/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/28/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 5/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:45 PM
Location: Online Course
This is a 40.5-hour virtual workshop. Attendance is required for all sessions. The workshop will be broken down into 11 different sessions according to the list of topics. This training program is intended for new and aspiring school nutrition program managers and directors with five years or less experience. Lessons provide an overview of school nutrition programs, define the role and responsibilities of a manager or director, and review the relationship between local policies and State/Federal regulations. The course has been developed to encourage open-group discussion so participants can be actively involved in learning the skills and knowledge needed for the daily operation of school nutrition programs.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Like the words of Farris Bueller… don’t miss the good. Progress Monitoring is an active part in ensuring behavior change happens. Without data, then progress can’t be noted as improved or regressed. In this session of Behavior Bites, you will learn how to collect data through easy methods of monitoring. Don’t over do it, live relaxed knowing your interventions are working.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course will cover handbook sections 4200 and 4310: participant eligibility and enrollment requirements for free and reduced-price meals when operating the CACFP.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
WTFSC members are invited to join Dorothy Glenn (WTFSC) and Alfred Garcia (Labatt). They will be helping members with their ProcessorLink/K12 pre-orders. Please bring your login information (ProcessorLink/K12, WBSCM), your laptops (to be able to work on your pre-orders), your SY25-26 menus and any other forecasting information you may need. You will also be entering your information into the WBSCM system. ``` Note: If you do not have a laptop, please let me know so I can have some on hand for your use during this session.
Max Participants:
35
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Llano Room
Did you complete Youth Mental Health First Aid 3+ years ago? Want to meet your HB3 requirements in just 2 hours? Register for the in-person YMHFA Recertification Course. Take advantage of this new program, offered by few Texas instructors. Participants must provide previous YMHFA certificate from National Council for Wellbeing as proof of completed course. Previous ESC session attendance only will not count as course completion.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 2/22/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL MISSION TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND CARING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF TEXAS. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED TO DRIVE A BUS. AFTER SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CARD CERTIFYING THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE. IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $140. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $240. LOCATION: ESC 15....612 S. IRENE, SAN ANGELO,TX..CONFERENCE CENTER DATE/TIME: (MESQUITE ROOM) FEBRUARY 19, 2025 5PM - 9PM (MESQUITE ROOM) FEBRUARY 20, 2025 5PM - 9PM (MESQUITE ROOM) FEBRUARY 21, 2025 5PM - 9PM (MESQUITE ROOM) SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2025 8AM - 5PM IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDAE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS ONLINE.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Trainer of Trainers session so you can take information back and train your district/campus. TEA-approved best practice training for staff wellness and trauma sensitivity! We begin with a focus on maintaining educator wellness in session one, followed in the afternoon by a focus on crafting trauma-sensitive classrooms and campuses.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the CEP, originating from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The course is structured into modules that cover the basics, financial responsibilities, application processes, and daily activities of CEP campuses. Additionally, attendees will learn about the CEP cycle, record-keeping, and the importance of offering free meals in high poverty Local Education Agencies. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to effectively implement and manage the CEP in your institution.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Transform your classroom into a learning powerhouse! This workshop will show you how to utilize strategic monitoring during student independent practice to boost engagement, amplify rigor, and supercharge learning. By strategically monitoring student progress from daily objective to exit ticket, teachers can minimize their grading load and drastically reduce disruptive behavior while creating an environment in which every student thrives!
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
This is our 1st meeting to get to know each other, ask questions, collaborate and learn about readily avaliable resources.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Texas Dyslexia Academy 2: The Dyslexia Handbook is the second of six training opportunities developed to assist school districts and charter schools in understanding The Dyslexia Handbook 2024 Update: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders. In this course, participants will explore the handbook and learn about updates. The objectives for this course are: · Explore The Dyslexia Handbook, 2024 Update · Define dyslexia, its characteristics, and common risk factors · Understand universal screening and data review for reading risk · Understand the evaluation and identification process, and provision of services for students with dyslexia · Explore critical, evidence-based components of dyslexia instruction · Understand the evaluation and identification process, and provision of services for students with dysgraphia
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Participants at ESC Region 15 will learn how to determine staffing needs early in the spring based upon student choice requests and student PGP's. Once staffing needs are determined, participants will work through the process of how to build a master schedule of classes based upon the needs of the students and ensure they can go into hiring season knowing whom they need to hire! Presented by David Hamilton.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
In this ½ day morning workshop, administrators will go through the onboarding process, claim their workspace and learn how to populate it. Additionally, participants will take a closer look at the components, the calendars and the assessments of the TCMPC.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
In this ½ day afternoon workshop, administrators will take a deeper look at the academic and the course calendars, how to develop an assessment and how to share it, and discover what it means to be “Pinned”.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Introduction to Token Systems: Positive Reinforcement Made Easy - In this session, you will learn how token economies can be used to motivate and reinforce positive behavior in a variety of settings. We’ll explore the key principles behind token systems and how to implement them effectively. Participants will be able to clearly define the purpose of token systems and their role in behavior reinforcement. Participants will be able to explain the key components of token systems (target behaviors, tokens, and rewards) and their role in promoting positive behavior.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
SEMIANNUAL SCHOOL SAFETY MEETING WITH TOM GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. In accordance with Local Government Code, Chapter 85.024, the sheriff of a Texas county with a total population of less than 350,000 in which a public school is located shall call and conduct semiannual school safety meetings.
Max Participants:
95
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will examine the process of referring, screening, selecting, and placing students in gifted programs. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 2 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Step Toward IEP Quality And Rigor: A Rubric to Guide Development of Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFPs), Goals/Objectives, and Progress Monitoring Methods of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. This training was developed by the Texas Education Agency's Texas Complex Access Network, or TX CAN. As part of this training, a Quality and Rigor Rubric has been created to guide you in the development process. Educators will: Understand critical components of the IEP including: PLAAFP, Goals/Objectives and Progress Monitoring Methods. Apply the Quality & Rigor Rubric to the IEP’s PLAAFP, Goals/Objectives, and Progress Monitoring sections. Create PLAAFPs, Goals/Objectives, and Progress Monitoring Methods that are rigorous and of the highest quality.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Embark on a journey through the cosmos of the RLA STAAR assessment! This workshop is designed specifically for secondary Reading Language Arts teachers who want to equip their students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the challenges of this exam. We will explore the vast expanse of the STAAR landscape, including its format, question types, and scoring rubrics. Participants will discover the key reading, writing, and language skills that are essential for intergalactic success. We will equip you with effective test-taking strategies and guide you on how to seamlessly integrate STAAR preparation into your existing curriculum, ensuring a smooth and successful mission. Leave the workshop with actionable strategies and resources to empower your students to boldly go where they may have never gone before: RLA STAAR mastery!
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
The Middle School Science STAAR Review administered in Grade 8 is designed to support teachers utilizing engaging hands-on activities and best practices that you can take back to your class immediately. Join in this training as we focus on the transition year science crossover standards. We will focus on historically low performing, high impact TEKS from all 4 strands. This session includes: • Developing your 10-day plan for review based on your campus data and student needs. • Experience activities as a student to gain perspective on possible misconceptions. • Discuss strategies for transferring knowledge from manipulatives and activities to standardized assessments. • Leaving with activities to take back to your class for immediate use as review or teaching tools.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
This six-hour workshop is a part of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will be introduced to differentiated instruction as a way to meet the needs of gifted/talented learners in the regular classroom. They will examine models of differentiation including anchor activities, tiered instruction and menus along with a variety of low-preparation strategies. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 3 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 8:45 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Transform your classroom into a learning powerhouse! This workshop will show you how to utilize strategic monitoring during student independent practice to boost engagement, amplify rigor, and supercharge learning. By strategically monitoring student progress from daily objective to exit ticket, teachers can minimize their grading load and drastically reduce disruptive behavior while creating an environment in which every student thrives!
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors with entering requests in WBSCM.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Are you ready to think about 2025-2026?? Now is the time to start working on next year schedules for secondary students! The ASCENDER scheduling application will make the process easy and smooth. We will cover how to do the preliminary steps, scheduling students using the combination method and reviewing to make sure its perfect.
Max Participants:
300
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Join us for an engaging and informative event focused on the review and adoption of instructional materials in alignment with Texas Education Agency (TEA) guidelines. This event is designed to provide educators, administrators, and curriculum specialists with the tools and knowledge to evaluate and select high-quality instructional resources that meet state standards and support student success.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Vaping, alcohol, marijuana, and worse – what can we do to connect with students to understand the “why?” behind their use and help them redirect to healthier coping strategies? We all have something we’re addicted to; how can we harness our innate understanding of addiction to support students when they need us the most?
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #4
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors with entering requests in WBSCM.
Max Participants:
4
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 4 is designed to build background knowledge about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and special education from Child Find through the ARD committee process. It provides information about core special education concepts such as Child Find, Full Individual and Initial Evaluations (FIIE), Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committees, and Individual Education Program (IEP) development. Participants will gain an understanding of: · Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) · Child Find requirements · The referral process for an initial evaluation when a specific learning disability (SLD)/dyslexia is suspected · Notice of Action-Prior Written Notice (PWN) and Notice of Procedural Safeguards · Full individual and initial evaluation (FIIE) · Admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee meeting and components of the individualized education program (IEP)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. CTE Program Evaluation provides essential knowledge for CTE leaders to expand their CTE programs to align with high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand occupations. In this module, participants will learn about conducting program evaluations to spearhead program improvement practices while anchoring the work to T-TESS and T-PESS evaluation ratings. Program evaluations build upon the strengths, needs, and priorities identified in the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) and provide guidance for improving and increasing the capacity of program activity.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
In this ½ day morning workshop, administrators will go through the onboarding process, claim their workspace and learn how to populate it. Additionally, participants will take a closer look at the components, the calendars and the assessments of the TCMPC.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/3/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
In this ½ day afternoon workshop, administrators will take a deeper look at the academic and the course calendars, how to develop an assessment and how to share it, and discover what it means to be “Pinned”.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
The Elementary School Science STAAR Review administered in Grade 5 is designed to support teachers utilizing engaging hands-on activities and best practices that you can take back to your class immediately. Join in this training as we focus on the transition year science crossover standards. We will focus on historically low performing, high impact TEKS from all 4 reporting categories. This session includes: • Developing your 10-day plan for review based on your campus data and student needs. • Experience activities as a student to gain perspective on possible misconceptions. • Discuss strategies for transferring knowledge from manipulatives and activities to standardized assessments. • Leaving with activities to take back to your class for immediate use as review or teaching tools.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
The Walsh Gallegos Toolbox 4.2 provides the next level of practical strategies for dealing with disruptive, dangerous or violent students in compliance with Special Education laws. Toolbox 4.2 is designed to simplify the complex area of law so that educators can serve students appropriately while maintaining safety. Join Jim Walsh for this one day interactive workshop. Jim provides a framework and common vocabulary to better equip school personnel to deal with difficult situations. The Toolbox includes legal parameters for short term removals and long term changes of placement. Special rules for "special circumstances" will be shared. The Toolbox 4.2 book, included in the first 40 registered participants, provides sample language for codes of conduct, behavior plans and forms to document the decisions made by campus administrators and ARD Committees. The emphasis is on practical application with plenty of time for Q and A.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
THIS TRAINING COVERS FAMILY CODE CONSENT TO TREATMENT, TRUANCY, DISCIPLINE, WEBSITE, AND RESOURCES RELATED TO THE MCKINNEY-VENT0 ACT. TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT AND PROGAM IMPLEMENTATION.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and many "may dos" that principals and assistant principals need to know and be able to do. During this session, we will be reviewing best practices at this point in the year, and all the to-do items needing to be checked off your list. We will review special programs and ensure you have the tools and resources necessary. Prioritizing people before to-do lists while still accomplishing "all the things" is not easy, and we are here to help you be successful.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Hunger Summit
Max Participants:
1000
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will be introduced to select teaching models and instructional strategies that promote cognitive and affective growth for gifted students. The focus of the session will take an in-depth look at Sandra Kaplan’s icons of depth and complexity. (Part 5 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
JOIN ESC 13 TRANSITION COORDINATOR, CHRIS NELSON, AS HE PRESENTS THE "GREATEST HITS TRAINING," A DEEP DIVE INTO THE ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR PLANNING & IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE TRANSITION SERVICES. THE SESSION HIGHLIGHTS KEY INSIGHTS FROM THE THREE TEA TRANSITION SERVICES COURSES. AND, THAT'S NOT ALL! CHRIS WILL ALSO PROVIDE CLARITY ON GETTING GRADUATION AND LEAVING A CLEAR TRAIL.
Max Participants:
70
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Its time to think about scheduling already! Join us as we go over how to do elementary scheduling! We will go over how to do elementary scheduling before rollover (ASDR) and after rollover (ASDR). This will give the staff the choice of when to do it and make sure scheduling as easy as possible.
Max Participants:
300
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
School Nurse day will be filled with updates for School Nurses. Including, Human Traffic Training (2.25CNE'S for Nurses) provided by Michelle Douthitt. **Lunch will be provided**
Max Participants:
95
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/11/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join Jessica Flores, BCBA, LPC and Alex Robles, LPC for the "Inclusive Minds" virtual series, to gain insights and practical strategies to better support students with special needs in their educational journeys, ensuring their emotional and psychological well-being is prioritized alongside academic growth.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop designed specifically for elementary school counselors working with students affected by ADD/ADHD. This session will explore the unique challenges and opportunities of supporting individuals with attention-related difficulties. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of ADHD, including its various presentations, the latest research, and effective counseling strategies. We will cover key topics such as fostering self-advocacy, implementing behavioral interventions, and creating personalized treatment plans catering to students' needs.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/13/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Come spend some time making things you can use in guidance, small groups, or individual counseling! We will have a variety of options for you to choose from. This workshop is geared for the elementary level. Bring a copy of your favorite small group or guidance lesson to share!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/20/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/20/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Come join our PLC so we can work better as one to create change for our students who are served in self contained settings. We will spend each meeting digging into the needs -picked by teachers- of the classroom. We will use research, experiences, and each other to leave each meeting with a resource or system that is ready to be put in place.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
This course highlights best practices to facilitate learning for students with the most complex access needs and are aligned with the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities and the Administrator Companion Document to the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
5
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Disrespectful, entitled, bratty…or are they simply missing some vital skill sets? We’ll take a look at what educators can do to help students de-escalate, anticipate consequences, and better regulate their emotions and behaviors.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
The 4-hour, in person event will be fully facilitated by a cybersecurity expert team from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Sponsored in part by TxSSC.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
The Texas School Safety Center is proud to offer a new curriculum developed in partnership with Safe and Sound Schools and Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) that teaches students and staff their very own age and ability options to school safety during an active event. Based upon Safe and Sound Schools' curriculum and ALERRT's Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE), this curriculum will be offered as a six-hour train-the-trainer session for all regional Education Service Centers (ESC). Due to the sensitive nature of the training, the district’s School Safety and Security Committee will need to approve district staff attending the training. The TX Staying Safe: School Safety Response training is an adapted version of ALERRT’s Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training. This ToT will be a full-day training, with different sessions in the morning and afternoon. Those interested in attending can register through this webpage: https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/staying-safe/
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course covers essential financial management principles, procurement procedures and guidelines on allowable costs. Participants will learn to identify, document and justify program expenditures, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and fostering effective financial oversight.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course provides comprehensive guidance on the procurement process for CACFP participants. It covers essential procurement standards, the development of procurement plans, and the requirements for cost comparisons, quotes, bids, and RFPs. Participants will learn to manage contracts effectively, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and promoting ethical procurement practices.
Max Participants:
85
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
ESC 15 Education Specialist, Mandy Hoelscher, presents on 504 processes for school counselors. Bring your burning questions! In addition to your questions, this session will explore eligibility determination, the legal documents that need to be sent to parents, data needed for meetings, Manifestation Determination meetings, and specific scenarios that impact your districts.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This in-person meeting is for district G/T coordinators and administrators who are responsible for G/T services and programs. Monica Brewer, Gifted/Talented Statewide Coordinator, will join via Zoom for a portion of the session and will answer questions from the field (see Special Instructions). Additionally, participants will have an opportunity to collaborate with other G/T coordinators and are encouraged to bring their current district GT policy and their Procedure Manual for Gifted/Talented services.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 5: Screening for Dyslexia focuses on the universal screening process for dyslexia and reading development. The objectives for this course are: · Understand the importance of early screening · Understand the state screening requirements · Define universal screening for dyslexia and related disorders · Become familiar with guidelines for the administration of screening instruments · Explore interpretation of screening results · Understand the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) requirements related to screening · Understand best practices for ongoing progress monitoring
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
This session will cover an introduction to the RLA Research Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) and how they work collectively to build a solid foundation for reading instruction based on the Science of Reading. This training begins the exploration of High-Quality Instructional Materials. · RBIS 1: Foundation Skills Explicit, systematic practice with Literacy Foundational Skills. · RBIS 2: Text Complexity Regular practice with grade-level, complex text, and its academic language. · RBIS 3: Knowledge Coherence Building knowledge and vocabulary through text in all content areas. · RBIS 4: Text Based Responses Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/1/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: San Felipe-Del Rio CISD - Administration
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/2/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. This session is geared towards administrators, more specifically principals and assistant principals. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and will cover some of the "may dos." It is extremely difficult to wrap up one school year while simultaneously trying to prepare for the next school year, and we are here to help! We will cover topics including, but not limited to, using backwards planning to determine back-to-school professional development, how to differentiate professional development for all staff/teachers, T-TESS and T-PESS overview, and other special program reminders.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/3/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Come Join Dr. Janet Sanchez from Region 14 to learn more about Pseudoscience.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
The Foster Care Consortium will meet on topics of relevance to foster care liaisons, local agencies, and others interested in topics related to foster care.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for all teachers delivering services to identified Gifted/Talented students. Participants will be introduced to select teaching models and instructional strategies that promote cognitive and affective growth for gifted students. Specific topics for this day of the training include: Bloom’s Taxonomy; Creativity; ways to engage Convergent and Divergent thinking. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 4 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 6: Dysgraphia provides educators with foundational information about dysgraphia, which is a related disorder to dyslexia. In this course, participants explore how students acquire writing skills, what dysgraphia is, the identification process, and provision of services for students with dysgraphia as outlined in the Dyslexia Handbook. The objectives for this course are: · Understand the simple view of writing and the stages of handwriting development · Understand the definition and characteristics of dysgraphia · Understand the procedures for the identification of dysgraphia · Explore instruction for students with dysgraphia · Explore instructional accommodations and technology tools
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
One Day refresher, must have gone through initial to attend this training. Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Participants are require to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
Note: This is NOT similar content to Youth Mental Health First Aid! Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic incident. PFA was developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD, with contributions from individuals involved in disaster research and response. PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 4/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Day 1: Prevention, de-escalation, and physical safety Day 2: physical management, and post-incident procedure Participants are required to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 4/16/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Want to think like a cognitive-behavioral therapist? CBT is absolutely foundational for understanding and addressing human behavior, and you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic for your students! This session will take CBT basics and adapt them for educator use. In all things, we will remain inside your scope of practice as we learn to address depression, motivation issues, anger, anxiety, and making good choices in one tools-focused hour! Includes many tools for future use.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/17/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #3
Paint Rock Administration team will be meeting.
Max Participants:
1000
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop designed specifically for secondary school counselors working with students affected by ADD/ADHD. This session will explore the unique challenges and opportunities of supporting individuals with attention-related difficulties. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of ADHD, including its various presentations, the latest research, and effective counseling strategies. We will cover key topics such as fostering self-advocacy, implementing behavioral interventions, and creating personalized treatment plans catering to students' needs.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/22/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Come spend some time making things you can use in guidance, small groups, or individual counseling! We will have a variety of options for you to choose from. This workshop is geared for the secondary level. Bring your favorite small group or guidance lesson to share!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/23/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/24/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: In this session, participants will discuss a range of intervention designs including in-direct, direct, and collaborative approaches to most appropriately serve students who speak languages in addition to English. Intervention design will take both disability and linguistic needs of students into account. The ARD/LPAC collaboration process will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/3/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER RECERTIFICATION 8-HOUR STATE-MANDATED TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS EVERY THREE YEARS. THE IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $60. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $160. LOCATION: ESC REGION 15, 612 S. IRENE ST., SAN ANGELO TX. DATE/TIME: SATURDAY MAY 3,2025 8AM - 5PM. IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/5/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Parent Advisory Council meeting to inform parents regarding: • Help identify goals and steps involved in meeting goals. • Discuss use of MEP funds and other resources. • Discuss timelines logistics and strategies. • Help establish, implement or support programs. • Support ongoing efforts. • Help conduct parent events and activities. • Help evaluate the program. • Provide suggestions to improve the program. • Identify barriers and best practices
Max Participants:
80
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/5/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Challenging behavior is communication, but we have to look at the barriers that our students face to communicate their wants and needs. We will look beyond the behavior, beyond the communication, and try to identify where our students might be struggling in different areas: skills, performance, and motivation.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
There is a lot to do as districts prepare to close out the 2024-25 school year and make plans to launch 2025-26! Be sure to take time to receive key updates that will ensure your LEA is on the right track. Participants of this session will receive the latest news regarding ESSA and ESSER programs.
Max Participants:
500
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Come join our PLC so we can work better as one to create change for our students who are served in self contained settings. We will spend each meeting digging into the needs -picked by teachers- of the classroom. We will use research, experiences, and each other to leave each meeting with a resource or system that is ready to be put in place.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you ready to create a family-school partnership where students and parents feel connected, and educators feel supported? Join us for an engaging half-day workshop that offers a quick overview of ESSA Section 1116 Building Capacity requirements. This session is packed with practical tips and creative ideas to strengthen your school's connections and support network. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a lasting impact! Register now!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/8/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Wrapping up the 24-25 Perkins Grant year. SSA members will meet twice a grant year in the fall and spring. Each LEA must send a representative(s) to meetings during the grant year, as stated in the Perkins contract. Meetings will be conducted via zoom and will be brief. Review of SSA expenditures will be discussed including summer professional development opportunties for counselors, administrators, and teachers. Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Bliss tactile symbols are a new generation of tactile symbols that are brought together through the use of 3D-printing and the use of the established symbol system, Blissymbolics. These tactile symbols are easy to print and consistent. They are beneficial to support communication with non-speaking individuals who are blind, deaf/blind, or visually impaired, as well as students with complex communication needs. This session will introduce the Bliss tactile symbols, provide a brief history, describe the benefits, and provide implementation strategies. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/12/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/5/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER RECERTIFICATION 8-HOUR STATE-MANDATED TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS EVERY THREE YEARS. THE IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $60. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $160. LOCATION: ESC REGION 15, 612 S. IRENE ST., SAN ANGELO TX. DATE/TIME: FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2025 8AM - 5PM. (LIVE OAK ROOM) IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.
Max Participants:
35
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
These modules are geared toward experienced elementary, middle, and high school counselors who seek to learn more about collaborating with their counterparts across grade levels to develop a plan to implement a comprehensive K-12 career advising program that provides all students with career exploration opportunities and supports student access to career and technical education. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs – An Infrastructure for College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) allows school counselors to examine how strong CTE programs can support all students as they prepare for postsecondary success. Participants will explore the components of approved CTE Programs of Study, including coursework, work-based learning opportunities, and industry-based certifications, and understand how these relate to the individual planning components of a comprehensive counseling program. Participants will review the relationship between CTE and programs of study to federal and state legislation (including Perkins V, HB5 - Endorsements, HB3 - Outcomes Bonus Funding, and SB179 - Counseling Duties) and other initiatives. After this module, participants will have a deeper understanding of the value of CTE programs and be better equipped to work with administrators to create the local infrastructure for CCMR driven by data.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
This session is designed for educators being appraised by T-TESS, as well as administrators who have already had the 3-day required appraisal training and would like a quick calibration. It will be a refresher of the 4 domains of T-TESS, while focusing primarily domains 2 (instruction) and 3 (classroom environment).
Max Participants:
150
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
One Day refresher, must have gone through initial to attend this training. Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Participants are require to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Workshop 1: Strategic Planning for High-Quality Instructional Materials Implementation Description: This workshop will equip administrators and instructional coaches with the tools and strategies to plan the successful implementation of HQIM in their reading and math programs. Key Topics: • Understanding HQIM: o What makes instructional materials "high quality"? o The role of HQIM in improving literacy and math outcomes. • Needs Assessment: o Analyzing current instructional practices and materials. o Identifying gaps and areas for improvement. • Implementation Planning: o Setting clear goals and objectives. o Creating a timeline for roll-out. o Resource allocation and budgeting. • Stakeholder Engagement: o Communicating the importance of HQIM to teachers, parents, and the community. o Building a coalition of support. Activities: • Case study analysis of successful HQIM implementation. • Group work on creating a needs assessment for participants' schools or districts
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
3 hour course for unlicensed personnel covering the basics of diabetes
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
To teach school personnel basic knowledge of medication administration at school. This is a 3 hour class
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho Room
The focus of this six-hour GT update is the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), which includes “a set of performance standards, curricula, and assessments for differentiating instruction and deepening academic learning” (Texas Education Agency). During this session, teachers will learn about the TPSP, its various components, and how the projects align to state standards.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Embark on a thrilling safari through the untamed world of digital notebooks! This summer, we'll guide you through the wilderness of Google Slides, where every page is a new discovery. Transform your teaching with vibrant, interactive, and student-friendly digital notebooks that can adapt to any classroom. Along the way, you'll learn how to create visually captivating designs, organize content with ease, and empower your students to roam free in their learning adventures. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or a tech newbie, this safari is for everyone ready to unlock the power of Google Slides! Please Note: This is a rethemed version on 2024’s Digital Throwback Trapper Keeper Digital Notebook workshop.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
The 6th Annual School Safety Summit will include a variety of sessions hosted by subject matter experts. You will hear best practices, case studies, and evidence- based practices related to both physical security and emotional safety. The Summit also provides an opportunity for diverse public safety, mental health, safety & security experts, vendors and community leaders to network and build relationships that will help them improve safety and security practices in their school communities.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Date: 6/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
In the Mathematics Achievement Academy for grade 4, participants will: • Examine the grade 4 TEKS based on learning progressions and critical checkpoints for understanding; • Experience classroom ready activities, including formative assessment and follow up activities that account for learner variability; and • Build a toolkit of strategies and key questions through analysis of activities for students with disabilities, learners who seek to be bilingual and biliterate, students struggling to learn mathematics, and learners identified for gifted services. Participants will receive a $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade 4 math teachers. This is a repeat of the 2023 session.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Is essay writing turning your students (and you!) into mindless zombies? Let us treat you to exciting and innovative writing tricks that will bring your classroom back to life! This workshop is filled with frightfully fun strategies and activities that you can adapt to any grade level and implement immediately. We’ll explore lo-tech and high-tech options that will keep your students spellbound and motivated while developing their writing skills. *Please bring your laptop/chromebook. **Repeat content from Fall 2024 session.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL MISSION TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND CARING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF TEXAS. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED TO DRIVE A BUS. AFTER SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CARD CERTIFYING THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE. IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $140. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $240. LOCATION: ESC 15....612 S. IRENE, SAN ANGELO,TX..CONFERENCE CENTER DATE/TIME: (MESQUITE ROOM) JUNE 16,2025 8AM - 5PM, (RIO GRANDE ROOM) JUNE 17, 2025 8AM - 5PM (RIO GRANDE ROOM) JUNE 18,2025 8AM - 12PM IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDAE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS ONLINE.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. Program Expansion will equip CTE leaders with resources and best practices to inform CTE program growth, including expanding CTE programs in middle and high schools and introducing new Programs of Study. This module provides strategies for messaging and communication, balancing industry demand and student interest, and addressing the challenges of expanding CTE programs in rural, suburban, and urban LEAs.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Is your district a Teacher Incentive Allotment district? Or is your district going to be in the near future? If so, this workshop is for you! TTESS and TIA go hand and hand and having a strong understanding of the TTESS Rubric is critical in your success. Join us for a half day workshop which will cover the TTESS Rubric in depth, specifically Domain 2 which is ALL about instruction - how you execute your lesson and Domain 3 - classroom culture and routines. We will "unpack" the rubric, dive in to the meaning behind the descriptors and how you, as the teacher, can apply what you have learned to your lesson plans and to how you execute your lessons. A win/win for everyone!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Is your district a Teacher Incentive Allotment district? Or is your district going to be in the near future? If so, this workshop is for you! TTESS and TIA go hand and hand and having a strong understanding of the TTESS Rubric is critical in your success. Join us for a half day workshop which will cover the TTESS Rubric in depth, specifically Domain 2 which is ALL about instruction - how you execute your lesson and Domain 3 - classroom culture and routines. We will "unpack" the rubric, dive in to the meaning behind the descriptors and how you, as the teacher, can apply what you have learned to your lesson plans and to how you execute your lessons. A win/win for everyone!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Workshop 2: Effective Implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials Description: This workshop provide practical strategies and tools to administrators and instructional coaches for the effective implementation of HQIM in reading and math programs, ensuring that materials are used to their fullest potential. Key Topics: • Training and Professional Development: o Developing a comprehensive PD plan for teachers. o Ensuring ongoing support and coaching. • Instructional Leadership: o The role of administrators and coaches in guiding implementation. o Monitoring and supporting teachers. • Integrating HQIM into Daily Instruction: o Aligning HQIM with curriculum standards. o Differentiating instruction using HQIM. • Data-Driven Instruction: o Using data to inform instructional decisions. o Tracking progress and making adjustments. Activities: • Role-playing scenarios for coaching teachers. • Interactive session on designing effective PD sessions. • Workshop on data analysis and application in instruction.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Ready to infuse your classroom with a touch of digital magic? Join us for Micro:bit Magic, your introductory guide to the world of coding and creative learning. Discover how these tiny but mighty devices can spark curiosity, ignite problem-solving skills, and make learning fun and engaging for students of all ages. In this workshop, you'll learn the basics of Micro:bit programming, create simple projects, and explore cross-curricular applications that can enhance your teaching in exciting new ways. Whether you're a coding novice or simply looking to add a fresh perspective to your classroom, Micro:bit Magic is the perfect starting point! The Why: The new Texas Technology Applications TEKS are a crucial component of the state's education standards, emphasizing the importance of equipping students with essential digital literacy and computational thinking skills. By engaging with Micro:bit technology, you can create engaging and hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed in a technology-driven world. NOTE: This is a REPEAT session of 2024 Unlocking STEM Potential: A Cross-Curricular Micro:bit Adventure
Max Participants:
28
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
3 hour course for unlicensed personnel covering the basics of diabetes
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos Room
Administrators and counselors new to CTE are encouraged to select modules from the Fundamentals path to support their development as leaders. These modules provide important knowledge of the fundamental components of Career and Technical Education (CTE), which are essential to the implementation of high-quality CTE programs. Using a CTE lens while maintaining relevance to the overall success of students, Data-Driven Decision Making guides leaders to use facts, metrics, and data to guide strategic instructional decisions that align with campus and district goals, objectives, and initiatives. Participants will learn how to analyze multiple data sources, including College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicators, labor market information (LMI), and Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Summary and Supplemental Reports. At the end of this module, participants will be prepared to integrate CTE into the overall environment of a data-driven organization while engaging various stakeholders in the decision-making process.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
To teach school personnel basic knowledge of medication administration at school. This is a 3 hour class
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Are you ready to take your Micro:bit skills to the next level? Join us for Micro:bit Mastery, where you'll delve into advanced coding techniques, complex project design, and innovative applications that will challenge and inspire your students. In this workshop, you'll learn how to create interactive games, build sophisticated sensors, and explore real-world applications of coding and technology. Whether you're a seasoned coder or simply looking to push your students' boundaries, Micro:bit Mastery is the workshop for you. The Why: The new Texas Technology Applications TEKS are a crucial component of the state's education standards, emphasizing the importance of equipping students with essential digital literacy and computational thinking skills. By engaging with Micro:bit technology, you can create engaging and hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed in a technology-driven world. Note: Micro:bit Magic 1.0 is not a prerequisite but is highly recommended if you need the basics of Micro:bits.
Max Participants:
28
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 6/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Through hands-on activities focusing on whole number operations and fraction concepts, these academies are designed to strengthen participants' knowledge of mathematics' concepts and processes, improve overall mathematics instruction and lead to student success on statewide assessments and post-secondary readiness. Participants will receive $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade 2 classroom teachers. This is a repeat of the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 sessions.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. Planning for a Comprehensive K-12 College and Career Readiness Program allows participants to learn how to develop CTE programs that prepare students to be competitive in a global economy. Attendees will learn how to engage stakeholders in advising, preparing, and challenging students throughout a K-12 system to develop career-related skills that connect to workforce expectations. Through this module, participants will gain strategies and skills to strengthen their practice as career readiness advocates and discover new ways to connect with K-12 instructional leaders.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
During the simulation our participants will role-play one month in poverty and experience low-income families’ lives. This will give you a better understanding of what it is like to live in poverty and currently right above the poverty level. After the simulation, we will discuss your observations, what you have learned, and how we can help our community. By working together and understanding how life can be tougher for some in our community, we can begin to build a stronger support system for our students, friends, and neighbors.
Max Participants:
108
Min Participants:
30
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Writing, beyond handwriting, is a complex communication process that is learned and shaped over time. It involves the use of text and allows for improved self-expression, increased independence, and active participation in the community. It is an expected outcome of our current educational system yet many students with disabilities, especially those with complex communication needs, have limited access to writing tools, writing opportunities, and writing expectations. This session will highlight the importance of including access to the letters of the alphabet in combination with other symbol sets when developing communication systems, highlight alternative writing tools, and it will provide simple strategies that can be applied early and across settings to promote long-term writing expectations and writing habits to support communication. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
These modules are geared toward experienced elementary, middle, and high school counselors who seek to learn more about collaborating with their counterparts across grade levels to develop a plan to implement a comprehensive K-12 career advising program that provides all students with career exploration opportunities and supports student access to career and technical education. Effective Advising for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs will help prepare counselors for their crucial roles in supporting students’ postsecondary success. Participants will identify potential barriers that limit access to CTE programs and review advising strategies and resources to ensure accessible and equitable CTE programs. Participants will review the Perkins V definitions for special populations and explore success outcomes from strong CTE programs, such as college and career readiness, employability skills, and mental health wellness. At the end of this module, participants will recognize potential barriers to accessible and equitable CTE programs and devise plans to eliminate existing barriers.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/23/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. These modules help administrators and counselors understand each other’s roles when administering effective CTE programs. This collaborative approach fosters a supportive environment where students can thrive and make informed decisions about their futures. Experienced School Counselor Module 1: Informed and Ongoing CTE Advising for Middle School and High School Counselors provides school counselors with strategies for supporting individual student planning that aligns with the Effective Advising Framework. The training includes a clear vision for planning, implementing, and evaluating an advising program that supports students’ academic and career development goals. Participants will learn how to support postsecondary success for all students by leveraging internal and external partners and providing high-quality advising materials and assessments that support students in postsecondary planning and preparation.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/23/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Embark on a coding adventure that will empower you to ignite the spark of creativity and curiosity in your students. Using the innovative tools of Vex123, Bee Bots, Scratch Jr, and more., we'll explore interactive ways to introduce coding concepts and build creative projects that inspire and foster curiosity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Get ready to embark on a coding quest that will equip you with the tools and inspiration to unlock the potential of young minds. The Why: The new Texas Technology Applications TEKS are a crucial component of the state's education standards, emphasizing the importance of equipping students with essential digital literacy and computational thinking skills. By engaging with coding technology for young students, you can create engaging and hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed in a technology-driven world. Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/24/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Inn of Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX
Date: 6/24/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Inn of Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX
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Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. These modules help administrators and counselors understand each other’s roles when administering effective CTE programs. This collaborative approach fosters a supportive environment where students can thrive and make informed decisions about their futures. Experienced School Counselor Module 2: Planning for Comprehensive K-12 College and Career Readiness Advising is geared toward the important work of school counselors who are advising students from elementary to high school to prepare for an ever-changing workforce. Participants will learn how to advise and guide students with decision making and planning for postsecondary success. Attendees will also learn how to establish a robust individual student planning system that informs students of workforce trends. Participants will gain strategies to enhance their practice as career readiness advocates and to support their stakeholder collaboration to advise students in preparing for high-wage, high-skill, in-demand occupations.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Workshop 3: Sustaining and Scaling High-Quality Instructional Practices Description: The worshop will focus on sustaining the effective use of HQIM over time and scaling successful practices across schools or districts. Key Topics: • Continuous Improvement: o Creating feedback loops for ongoing refinement of instructional practices. o Leveraging data for continuous improvement. • Sustaining High-Quality Instruction: o Building a culture of excellence in literacy and math instruction. o Encouraging innovation and flexibility. • Scaling Best Practices: o Identifying and replicating successful strategies. o Supporting collaboration across schools or districts. • Addressing Challenges: o Overcoming resistance to change. o Managing resources effectively. Activities: • Group discussion on potential challenges and solutions. • Designing a plan for scaling HQIM practices district-wide.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Feeling overwhelmed by the new Texas Technology Applications TEKS? Needing to show the district your competency to teach the new standards? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Join our interactive workshop and transform coding chaos into classroom confidence. We'll delve into a variety of beginner-friendly block coding tools like VexCode, Sphero, Scratch, and more, empowering you to integrate engaging coding activities across your 3-5 curriculum. Learn how to create exciting projects that meet the TEKS requirements, while fostering creativity, problem-solving, and computational thinking in your students. This workshop equips you with the skills and resources to unlock a world of digital learning, ensuring you're a coding champion in your classroom! Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Ready to take your students' coding journey to the next level? Join us for Blockbusters to Codemasters, where we'll guide you through the transition from block-based to text-based coding in grades 6-8. Get ready to break free from the blocks and unleash your students' full coding potential. We'll equip you with essential strategies, resources, and support to ensure a smooth transition and foster your students' confidence and creativity. So, grab your controllers, and let's transform your classroom into a coding powerhouse! The Why: The new Texas Technology Applications TEKS are a crucial component of the state's education standards, emphasizing the importance of equipping students with essential digital literacy and computational thinking skills. By engaging with coding technology for young students, you can create engaging and hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed in a technology-driven world. *Please note this is for non-coders who need a game plan to address new tech apps TEKS. Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Date: 6/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Date: 6/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Through activities that reveal the depth included within the grade 5 student expectations for whole number, decimal, and fraction operations, this training is designed to strengthen participants’ knowledge of mathematics concepts and procedures; improve overall mathematics instruction; lead to student success on statewide assessments; and lay a foundation for post-secondary readiness. In the Mathematics Achievement Academy for grade 5, participants will: • Identify key understandings and skills within the grade 5 TEKS that lay a foundation for success in Algebra I, contributing to coherence through alignment with content and instructional strategies from the Mathematics Achievement Academies, Kindergarten-Grade 4. • Experience classroom–ready activities that promote reasoning and problem solving; and • Acquire skills and resources that support instruction for students with disabilities, emergent bilingual students, students struggling to learn mathematics, and learners identified for gifted/talent services. Participants will receive $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade 5 math teachers.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
Date: 6/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
Project TAPP is a FREE training that is tailored for the unique needs tailored for the unique needs of educators who work with students diagnosed with ASD (including: general education teachers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, specials teachers, administrators, and support staff). Across this two day training, the Project TAPP team from Texas A&M University will deliver training covering the following topics: Intro to Autism, Understanding and Responding to Problem Behaviors Proactive Strategies to Promote Positive Behaviors Strategies for Instruction Promoting Independence This work was supported in whole or in part by a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The opinions and conclusions expressed in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policy of the THECB
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Date: 6/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 6/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
2025 DYSLEXIA ON THE CONCHO
Max Participants:
150
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Administrators and counselors new to CTE are encouraged to select modules from the Fundamentals path to support their development as leaders. These modules provide important knowledge of the fundamental components of Career and Technical Education (CTE), which are essential to the implementation of high-quality CTE programs. Partnerships are a key component of successful CTE programs. In this module, participants will explore a variety of internal and external partnerships, how each one plays a role within a CTE department, and the overall importance and potential impacts of nurturing and sustaining these relationships. Additionally, participants will review their local education agency’s current CTE partnerships and develop a strategic plan to cultivate new partnerships and strengthen existing relationships.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/30/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms
Date: 7/1/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms
Date: 7/2/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms
Through hands-on activities focusing on whole number operations and fraction concepts, these academies are designed to strengthen participants' knowledge of mathematics' concepts and processes, improve overall mathematics instruction and lead to student success on statewide assessments and post-secondary readiness. Participants will receive $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade K and 1 classroom teachers. This is a repeat of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 sessions.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
This session is specially designed to meet the needs of teachers who are implementing Reading High Quality Instructional Materials (Tier 1 Core Curriculum). Come work in a collaborative group as we explore modules, topics, and the models used across grade levels. Participants will leave this workshop with their first Unit planned and a deep understanding of Lesson Internalization!
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/8/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
To certify as a vision screener, certification is valid for five (5) years
Max Participants:
18
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/8/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Date: 7/8/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #3
ZOOM ONLY: Get ready for a fun, high-energy face-off between AI and your teacher creativity in this interactive Zoom workshop! In a world where AI tools are rapidly changing the way we plan lessons, how can you harness the power of these bots while maintaining your unique teaching touch and ensuring alignment with the specific standards your students need? We’ll break down AI’s role in lesson planning with exciting challenges, creative activities, and a little friendly competition. Are you ready to prove that your creativity can outsmart the bots? Join us for a day of problem-solving, hands-on tech demos, and brainstorming, as we pit AI against the ultimate resource—YOU!
Max Participants:
80
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
To certify as a hearing screener, certification is valid for five (5) years ***PLEASE BRING YOUR AUDIOMETER***
Max Participants:
18
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #3
Ready to turn your classroom into a dynamic publishing house? In this foundational workshop, you’ll learn how to transform your students into creative digital authors using Book Creator! This session is packed with hands-on activities and practical ideas to help you master the basics and inspire students to craft multimedia books across all subject areas. What you’ll do: * Discover the basics of Book Creator and how to use it in your classroom. * Create your own book and explore real-world examples for ELA, math, science, and social studies, while addressing technology TEKS! * Design a content-specific project you can take back and use immediately with your students. This is the perfect session for beginners or anyone looking to unlock the creative power of Book Creator! Pro Tip: Don’t stop here! Workshop 2 (SAME DAY PM SESSION #) dives deeper into advanced tools, collaboration, and differentiation strategies.
Max Participants:
80
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/9/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Are you new to TexQuest or ready to take a fresh look at all of the resources? With TEKS-aligned articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books, as well as images, videos, and full-eBooks to support your curriculum, TexQuest has instructional resources for every classroom and library. Join us for exploration of ways TEKS aligned resources in TexQuest support student inquiry, as well as classroom presentations and projects.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/9/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #3
Take your Book Creator skills to the next level! In this advanced workshop, you’ll explore powerful features like multimedia integration, real-time collaboration, and strategies for differentiation to empower your students as creators. Build on what you learned in Workshop 1 (Session #) or join fresh to supercharge your teaching with Book Creator! What you’ll do: * Dive into advanced tools, including multimedia and collaborative features. * Explore strategies to differentiate for all learners, from GT students to those needing extra support. * Design interactive books or digital portfolios to showcase your students’ work in innovative ways. By the end, you’ll have classroom-ready projects and the confidence to take digital publishing to new heights! Bonus: Signing up for both workshops gives you a complete guide to using Book Creator from basics to brilliance. Don’t miss out! (AM Session #)
Max Participants:
80
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
This session is specially designed to meet the needs of teachers who are implementing Mathematics High Quality Instructional Materials (Tier 1 Core Curriculum). Come work in a collaborative group as we explore modules, topics, and the models used across grade levels. Participants will leave this workshop with their first Unit planned and a deep understanding of Lesson Internalization!
Max Participants:
60
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Discover the art of integrating the new technology applications TEKS with core content areas in grades 3-5! This innovative workshop will show you how to connect the dots between standards, technology, and student success. Join us for an enlightening experience where you'll learn to weave together math, science, social studies, and language arts with cutting-edge tech ideas and tools. See how each strand of the tech apps TEKS can enhance your core curriculum, creating a rich tapestry of learning experiences for your students. Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session.
Max Participants:
22
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Nueces Room
3 hour course for unlicensed personnel covering the basics of diabetes
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
To re-certify as a vision and/or hearing screener, certification is valid for (5) years. Must have a certification dated 2020 and expires 2025, otherwise the basic classes must be taken.
Max Participants:
16
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/10/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Nueces Room
LICENSED SCHOOL NURSE OR AN UNLICENSE INDIVIDUAL THAT ASSISTS OR ACTS AS THE SCHOOL NURSE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Kathy Brewington, M.S; CCC-SLP Description: Providing safe and adequate nutrition during the school day falls under the purview of the license of a speech-language pathologist or occupational therapist as we provide a free and appropriate public education to the students we serve. This presentation will address the ethical issues associated with and the need for assessment and management of feeding and swallowing disorders in the school setting. Identification of key elements in performing a feeding and swallowing assessment in the school setting and creating a school-based feeding plan will be discussed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
This session is specially designed to meet the needs of teachers who are implementing Reading High Quality Instructional Materials (Tier 1 Core Curriculum). Come work in a collaborative group as we explore modules, topics, and the models used across grade levels. Participants will leave this workshop with their first Unit planned and a deep understanding of Lesson Internalization!
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/14/2025
Start Time: 7:45 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
(Ballinger and San Angelo ISD SCG Teams Only). This training will focus on navigating Tier II and Tier III processes within the MTSS framework to ensure interventions are appropriately aligned to meet student needs through the Student Support Framework (SSF). Participants will receive tools and strategies for successful implementation while fostering district- and campus-wide collaboration
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/14/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 7/15/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 7/16/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) is the corequisite for T-TESS. Administrators and prospective administrators must complete AEL and T-TESS in order to be a certified teacher appraiser and fulfill responsibilities associated with the position of principal/assistant principal. All participants must pay the $125 certificate fee. Out of region participants will pay $400 for cost of session plus the $125 certificate fee. See Special Instructions for more details.
Max Participants:
65
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The K-8 Texas Technology Apps TEKS are here, and we want to equip you to navigate them. By completing the Academy, you will meet the Texas requirements to show competency in teaching tech apps. This is a two-day K-5 Tech Apps TEKS Academy. You will be required to attend 2 face-to-face days. Day 1 - K-5 This workshop Day 2 - K-2 Academy Day 2 - 3-5 Academy Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session. *Please note: repeat of last summer's tech apps TEKS academy.
Max Participants:
28
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/15/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER RECERTIFICATION 8-HOUR STATE-MANDATED TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS EVERY THREE YEARS. THE IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $60. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $160. LOCATION: ESC REGION 15, 612 S. IRENE ST., SAN ANGELO TX. DATE/TIME: TUESDAY JULY 15, 2025 8AM - 5PM. (LLANO ROOM) IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.
Max Participants:
35
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
: Welcome to RLA High Quality Instructional Materials Deep Dive Workshop, where seasoned and new educators come together to explore a HQIM literacy program tailored specifically for Texas classrooms. In this immersive session, participants will collaborate with experienced educators to deepen their understanding and proficiency in leveraging a HQIM Reading program to elevate literacy achievement among Texas students.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
Administrators and counselors new to CTE are encouraged to select modules from the Fundamentals path to support their development as leaders. These modules provide important knowledge of the fundamental components of Career and Technical Education (CTE), which are essential to the implementation of high-quality CTE programs. The CTE Resources module provides an overview of many key components of CTE programs—time, finances, human resources, facilities, instructional resources and supplies, transportation, and professional learning. Participants will identify, review, and develop resources to build foundational knowledge to assist them in being successful in the varied roles they serve as programmatic and instructional leaders in CTE.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The K-8 Texas Technology Apps TEKS are here, and we want to equip you to navigate them. By completing the Academy, you will meet the Texas requirements to show competency in teaching tech apps. This is a three-day K-5 Tech Apps TEKS Academy. You will be required to attend 2 face-to-face days. Day 1 - K-5 Academy Intro Day 2 - K-2 Academy Day 2 - 3-5 Academy Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session. *Please note: repeat of last summer's tech apps TEKS academy.
Max Participants:
28
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 1:15 PM
Location: Fredericksburg Inn and Suites
Save the Date
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande/Concho Rooms
Welcome to Math High Quality Instructional Materials Deep Dive Workshop, where seasoned and new educators come together to explore an HQIM Mathematics program tailored specifically for Texas classrooms. In this immersive session, participants will collaborate with experienced educators to deepen their understanding and proficiency in leveraging an HQIM Math Program to elevate Mathematics achievement among Texas students.
Max Participants:
60
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Nueces Rooms
Join Law-Related Education in this institute with a focus on the development of colonial self-government by exploring the importance of religion, documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and traditions with strategies that increase student engagement. Our workshop aims to equip teachers with a deeper understanding of the events, ideas, and societal shifts that put the colonies on a path to becoming an independent nation. Content is explored with the aid of a scholar and strategy implementation will be aided by facilitators with classroom experience Engage in hands-on activities, collaborative discussions, and explore a wealth of curated educational resources to enhance your teaching toolkit. Participants will leave with practical strategies to make history come alive in their classrooms. ? Middle school breakout sessions will focus on lessons to support active engagement in the Colonization and Revolution units of study. ? High School breakout sessions will help develop foundational connections with interactive activities and resources and adaptable strategies for all contents and support AP US History and Government.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The K-8 Texas Technology Apps TEKS are here, and we want to equip you to navigate them. By completing the Academy, you will meet the Texas requirements to show competency in teaching tech apps. This is a three-day K-5 Tech Apps TEKS Academy. You will be required to attend 2 face-to-face days. Day 1 - K-5 Academy Intro Day 2 - K-2 Academy Day 2 - 3-5 Academy Please bring your own laptop/chromebook to the session. *Please note: repeat of last summer's tech apps TEKS academy.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Nueces Rooms
Join Law-Related Education to examine the foundational documents and actions of the founders to better understand Article I as a foundation for the modern Congress. This session will include a study of the Articles of Confederation and the compromises at the Constitutional Convention, how redistricting and voter behavior has influenced Congressional elections, and the notion of legislative supremacy. Participants will enjoy both scholarly instruction and hands-on lessons and strategies that allow learners to engage with the content. Middle school breakout sessions will focus on lessons to support teaching the Constitutional Convention and exploring the Constitution. High school breakout sessions will focus on strategies to teach about Article I, in U.S. History and Government classes, including congressional acts such as the New Deal legislation, lobbying, and amendments related to Congress.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. Supporting CTE Teachers provides an overview of strategies used in the recruitment and retention of CTE teachers. Participants will engage in opportunities to problem solve, review available resources, and develop content to assist with retaining and supporting one of our most valuable resources—CTE instructors.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: McNease Convention Center
Join us for an electrifying conference packed with dynamic speakers, inspiring breakouts, and practical strategies to ignite your classroom! Our opening keynote speaker, the legendary Thomas C. Murray, will set the stage with a high-energy performance that will leave you inspired and motivated. We’ll close the day with an encore performance by the hilarious and insightful Melanie Mayer. She’ll share her practical tips and tricks to rock your classroom and your life. In between, we will offer a setlist of elementary and secondary RLA breakout sessions that will revolutionize your teaching and equip you to make a lasting impact on your students. Get ready to pump up the volume on literacy learning at Literacy on the Concho 2025!
Max Participants:
450
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/21/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Pecos Room
Date: 7/22/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Pecos Room
Date: 7/23/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Pecos Room
AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL MISSION TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND CARING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF TEXAS. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED TO DRIVE A BUS. AFTER SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CARD CERTIFYING THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE. IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $140. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $240. LOCATION: ESC 15....612 S. IRENE, SAN ANGELO,TX..CONFERENCE CENTER (PECOS ROOM) DATE/TIME: JULY 21 & 22, 2025 8:00AM - 5:00PM, and JULY 23,2025 8:00AM - 12:00PM IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDAE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS ONLINE.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/22/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 7/23/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 7/24/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Appraisal training for Administrators. AEL Is a required co-requisite for those attending T-TESS unless formally trained in ILD and who have an ILD certificate for verification. All participants must pay the $125 certificate fee. Out of region participants will pay $400 for cost of session plus the $125 certificate fee. See Special Instructions for more information.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
: Welcome to the RLA High Quality Instructional Materials Make and Take Workday, an interactive workshop designed to empower educators with the tools and resources they need to prepare instructional materials within a high-quality literacy program. In this hands-on session, participants will focus on grade-level specifics, collaborating with peers to develop targeted instructional materials that meet the unique needs of their students. Join us for a day of collaboration, creativity, and empowerment as we work together to make literacy instruction come alive.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/23/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Getting your own classroom is exciting but may also seem overwhelming. Designed with new teachers in mind, this professional day of collaborative learning will include practical information to help you thrive and not just survive! From the day-to-day routines and procedures needed to make your class run smoothly, to effective classroom practices and instructional strategies to encourage student engagement and manage student behavior, and a little of everything in between, this session will help you feel more confident and prepared as you step into your new role as classroom teacher!
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/23/2025
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms
Date: 7/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms
Date: 7/28/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms
Through hands-on activities focusing on whole number operations and fraction concepts, these academies are designed to strengthen participants' knowledge of mathematics' concepts and processes, improve overall mathematics instruction and lead to student success on statewide assessments and post-secondary readiness. Participants will receive a $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade 3 classroom teachers. This is a repeat of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 sessions.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Ready to level up your tech toolkit? This enhanced interactive workshop will push your "this or that" dilemmas even further, empowering you to confidently choose the right AI tools for your classroom. Building on previous sessions, we’ll explore new and updated AI applications while offering more in-depth, practical experiences. Say goodbye to tech indecision—walk away with fresh strategies and advanced skills to seamlessly integrate AI into your teaching practice. Perfect for educators ready to take their tech game to the next level! (This was 100% generated with AI.) *Please bring your laptop/chromebook with you. **Participants will have to sign up for some of the AI applications to participate.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/28/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 7/29/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 7/30/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 7/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 8/1/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Participants will learn the fundamentals of dyslexia intervention through a review of Texas dyslexia laws and current research, as well as best practices in dyslexia instruction. We will delve into evidence-based components of instruction and explore continuums for developing reading ability in students with dyslexia. Participants will learn how to deliver daily intervention utilizing Reading by Design, a systematic, explicit, and intensive reading program. Participants will receive the entire Reading by Design program with supplemental resources necessary for small group instruction. This course requires attendance for 5 full days of training.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/28/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Is your district a Teacher Incentive Allotment district? Or is your district going to be in the near future? If so, this workshop is for you! TTESS and TIA go hand and hand and having a strong understanding of the TTESS Rubric is critical to your teacher's success. Join us for a half day workshop, which will cover the TTESS Rubric in depth, specifically Domain 2, which is ALL about instruction - how your teachers execute the lesson and Domain 3 - classroom culture and routines. We will "unpack" the rubric, dive in to the meaning behind the descriptors and how you, as the administrator, can help your teachers apply what the rubric is asking. Giving feedback is critical, which will bring depth to lessons and the execution of the lesson. Lastly, understanding that the feedback from walk throughs is critical to teacher success - giving feedback, then follow through to ensure implementation and execution is happening. It is a win/win for all involved!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/28/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
6 CPE HOURS- SCHOOL NURSE Day Monday, July 28 - School Nurse Day Agenda (more information to come)
Max Participants:
95
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/28/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Is your district a Teacher Incentive Allotment district? Or is your district going to be in the near future? If so, this workshop is for you! TTESS and TIA go hand and hand and having a strong understanding of the TTESS Rubric is critical to your teacher's success. Join us for a half day workshop, which will cover the TTESS Rubric in depth, specifically Domain 2, which is ALL about instruction - how your teachers execute the lesson and Domain 3 - classroom culture and routines. We will "unpack" the rubric, dive in to the meaning behind the descriptors and how you, as the administrator, can help your teachers apply what the rubric is asking. Giving feedback is critical, which will bring depth to lessons and the execution of the lesson. Lastly, understanding that the feedback from walk throughs is critical to teacher success - giving feedback, then follow through to ensure implementation and execution is happening. It is a win/win for all involved!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/29/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
Local Assessments & Online Testing in DMAC Learn how to create quality online assessments aligned to STAAR standards using the TAG test item bank and collect data in TEKScore. We’ll focus on how to create, score and report on assessment items with the new interactive item types (e.g., hot spot, inline choice, multi-select, etc.). Bring your curriculum to build your online assessments for the 1st 6 weeks so that you're ready to administer the assessment when you leave. Be sure to have your laptop/chromebook and DMAC login information to participate.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/29/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho Room
In accordance with requirements from Texas Administrative Code Chapter 321, Educator Certification, this session will satisfy requirements for all CTE and SPED educators assigned to Career Preparation and Practicum courses. Principals and couselors will also gain insight on the requirements of offering a Career Prep/Practicum. All school districts are responsible for ensuring assinged teachers have completed appropriate training in state and federal requirements regarding work-based learning and safety. This session will also provide resources for the creation of a WBL manual and discuss areas evaluated in a Methods of Administration audit.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/31/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
TTESS FOR SAISD ONLY
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
One Day refresher, must have gone through initial to attend this training. Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Participants are require to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 7/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
Assessments & Online Testing in Eduphoria Learn how to create quality online assessments aligned to STAAR standards using the TEKSbank test item bank and collect data in Aware. We’ll focus on how to create, score and report on assessment items with the new interactive item types (e.g., hot spot, inline choice, multi-select, etc.). We will also explore the updated version of Aware. Bring your curriculum to build your online assessments for the 1st 6 weeks so that you're ready to administer the assessment when you leave. Be sure to have your laptop/chromebook and Eduphoria login information to participate.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 8/1/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER RECERTIFICATION 8-HOUR STATE-MANDATED TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS EVERY THREE YEARS. THE IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $60. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $160. LOCATION: ESC REGION 15, 612 S. IRENE ST., SAN ANGELO TX. CONFERENCE CENTER DATE/TIME: FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2025 8AM - 5PM. (RIO GRANDE ROOM) IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Course
During this February session of Level Up Leadership, we will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and will also cover some of the "may dos" for administrators, program directors, CTE administrators, aspiring administrators, and others in leadership roles. Did you know, February is CTE month?! ESC Region 15 CTE Specialist Traci Terrill will present the most recent information regarding CTE and how to successfully support your students, your teachers, and your program. We will discuss the public comment period for IBCs, ensuring accuracy of the master schedule and PEIMS to maximize funding, and the process of identifying essential components of CTE programs. It is extremely difficult to wrap up one school year while simultaneously trying to prepare for the next school year, and we are here to help.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors with entering requests in WBSCM.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/6/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/11/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Cutting and other forms of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can be perplexing and downright terrifying. Fear not! We’ll talk about what you can do to support students as they explore new, healthier means of coping.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you tired of low parent turnout at your annual Title I meetings? Frustrated by the lack of parent feedback on your evaluations? Join us for a lively and interactive session where you'll discover fresh, effective strategies to enhance your meetings and significantly increase parent participation. Learn how to make your evaluations more engaging and insightful, ensuring you get the valuable feedback you need. Don't miss this chance to revamp your school's PFE efforts!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/13/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/13/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: This session will cover strategies for collecting and interpreting data when evaluating students who speak languages in addition to English. SLPs will learn strategies for what to do before, during, and after the eval. Among the topics covered, we will discuss testing with therapy in mind so evaluation data can inform both the disability and linguistic supports needed during intervention. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/17/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 2/18/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 3/24/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 3/31/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/1/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:15 AM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/28/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Online Course
Date: 4/28/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Date: 5/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:45 PM
Location: Online Course
This is a 40.5-hour virtual workshop. Attendance is required for all sessions. The workshop will be broken down into 11 different sessions according to the list of topics. This training program is intended for new and aspiring school nutrition program managers and directors with five years or less experience. Lessons provide an overview of school nutrition programs, define the role and responsibilities of a manager or director, and review the relationship between local policies and State/Federal regulations. The course has been developed to encourage open-group discussion so participants can be actively involved in learning the skills and knowledge needed for the daily operation of school nutrition programs.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Like the words of Farris Bueller… don’t miss the good. Progress Monitoring is an active part in ensuring behavior change happens. Without data, then progress can’t be noted as improved or regressed. In this session of Behavior Bites, you will learn how to collect data through easy methods of monitoring. Don’t over do it, live relaxed knowing your interventions are working.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course will cover handbook sections 4200 and 4310: participant eligibility and enrollment requirements for free and reduced-price meals when operating the CACFP.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
This is our 1st meeting to get to know each other, ask questions, collaborate and learn about readily avaliable resources.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Introduction to Token Systems: Positive Reinforcement Made Easy - In this session, you will learn how token economies can be used to motivate and reinforce positive behavior in a variety of settings. We’ll explore the key principles behind token systems and how to implement them effectively. Participants will be able to clearly define the purpose of token systems and their role in behavior reinforcement. Participants will be able to explain the key components of token systems (target behaviors, tokens, and rewards) and their role in promoting positive behavior.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors with entering requests in WBSCM.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Vaping, alcohol, marijuana, and worse – what can we do to connect with students to understand the “why?” behind their use and help them redirect to healthier coping strategies? We all have something we’re addicted to; how can we harness our innate understanding of addiction to support students when they need us the most?
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/11/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join Jessica Flores, BCBA, LPC and Alex Robles, LPC for the "Inclusive Minds" virtual series, to gain insights and practical strategies to better support students with special needs in their educational journeys, ensuring their emotional and psychological well-being is prioritized alongside academic growth.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/20/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/20/2025
Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
A book study for all educators that delves into how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied using Robyn Gobbel's Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work. Books available via the ESC. Contact lesley.casarez@esc15.net and anne.hardegree@esc15.net for details.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Disrespectful, entitled, bratty…or are they simply missing some vital skill sets? We’ll take a look at what educators can do to help students de-escalate, anticipate consequences, and better regulate their emotions and behaviors.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course covers essential financial management principles, procurement procedures and guidelines on allowable costs. Participants will learn to identify, document and justify program expenditures, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and fostering effective financial oversight.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course provides comprehensive guidance on the procurement process for CACFP participants. It covers essential procurement standards, the development of procurement plans, and the requirements for cost comparisons, quotes, bids, and RFPs. Participants will learn to manage contracts effectively, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and promoting ethical procurement practices.
Max Participants:
85
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/3/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Come Join Dr. Janet Sanchez from Region 14 to learn more about Pseudoscience.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This training will focus on the duties of the LPAC at the end of the school year. We will explore the following: 2024-2025 exit/reclassification criteria, LPAC documentation, LPAC parent notification/approval, and a plan of action for all LPACs being held before the last day of school.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/16/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Want to think like a cognitive-behavioral therapist? CBT is absolutely foundational for understanding and addressing human behavior, and you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic for your students! This session will take CBT basics and adapt them for educator use. In all things, we will remain inside your scope of practice as we learn to address depression, motivation issues, anger, anxiety, and making good choices in one tools-focused hour! Includes many tools for future use.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/23/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/24/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: In this session, participants will discuss a range of intervention designs including in-direct, direct, and collaborative approaches to most appropriately serve students who speak languages in addition to English. Intervention design will take both disability and linguistic needs of students into account. The ARD/LPAC collaboration process will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/5/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Challenging behavior is communication, but we have to look at the barriers that our students face to communicate their wants and needs. We will look beyond the behavior, beyond the communication, and try to identify where our students might be struggling in different areas: skills, performance, and motivation.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you ready to create a family-school partnership where students and parents feel connected, and educators feel supported? Join us for an engaging half-day workshop that offers a quick overview of ESSA Section 1116 Building Capacity requirements. This session is packed with practical tips and creative ideas to strengthen your school's connections and support network. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a lasting impact! Register now!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Bliss tactile symbols are a new generation of tactile symbols that are brought together through the use of 3D-printing and the use of the established symbol system, Blissymbolics. These tactile symbols are easy to print and consistent. They are beneficial to support communication with non-speaking individuals who are blind, deaf/blind, or visually impaired, as well as students with complex communication needs. This session will introduce the Bliss tactile symbols, provide a brief history, describe the benefits, and provide implementation strategies. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/12/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/5/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Writing, beyond handwriting, is a complex communication process that is learned and shaped over time. It involves the use of text and allows for improved self-expression, increased independence, and active participation in the community. It is an expected outcome of our current educational system yet many students with disabilities, especially those with complex communication needs, have limited access to writing tools, writing opportunities, and writing expectations. This session will highlight the importance of including access to the letters of the alphabet in combination with other symbol sets when developing communication systems, highlight alternative writing tools, and it will provide simple strategies that can be applied early and across settings to promote long-term writing expectations and writing habits to support communication. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Kathy Brewington, M.S; CCC-SLP Description: Providing safe and adequate nutrition during the school day falls under the purview of the license of a speech-language pathologist or occupational therapist as we provide a free and appropriate public education to the students we serve. This presentation will address the ethical issues associated with and the need for assessment and management of feeding and swallowing disorders in the school setting. Identification of key elements in performing a feeding and swallowing assessment in the school setting and creating a school-based feeding plan will be discussed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 7/23/2025
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
