Welcome to the Innovate. Lead. Excel. Conference at Texarkana ISD! We are glad to welcome all of our Tigers back to for an amazing year of learning and growing.
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This fast-paced training equips K-12 educators with the essential tools to recognize and support students with dyslexia and reading struggles across the academic spectrum. Participants will dive into the specific "red flags" and learn to use different forms of assessments to collect data that drive instruction.
The session will then bridge the gap into the secondary level by introducing the monitoring process and the high school dyslexia ambassadors model. This training provides a cohesive, K-12 vision for dyslexia support and advocacy.
This hands-on session is designed to help elementary teachers confidently implement Science Lab Material Kits with efficiency and purpose while using simple, effective systems. Participants will learn how to access printable lab resources, navigate kit components, and use McGraw Hill videos for setup support. The session also covers practical organization strategies—such as sorting consumables and reusable items, creating ready-to-go lab tubs, and suggestions for effortless weekly prep—along with grade-level lab models to show clear, manageable implementation in the classroom.
The session will give teachers ideas on how to motivate their students to write, the importance of writing accross content areas and ways to make connections to what they are learning in a fun and engaging way.
Prekindergarten centers that are structured, play-based learning areas designed to promote independence, creativity, and skill development in young learners. Each center provides intentional, hands-on activities that support key developmental domains including syllables, rhyming, math, abc, writing, and reading.
Strip Diagrams are HUGE in our mathematics classrooms, but how do we effectively use this model and connect it to what our students already know? In this session, we will learn how to draw connections and effectively use strip diagrams in various grade levels.
In this session, participants will gain a foundational understanding of emotional disabilities, including common characteristics, underlying causes, and how these needs may present as challenging behaviors in the classroom. The session will explore the connection between behavior and regulation, practical intervention strategies, classroom supports, and effective response techniques that promote student success while maintaining a positive learning environment. Staff will also learn about available school-based services, referral processes, and resources to strengthen collaboration and consistency across settings.
You had the perfect lesson, they could answer your questions, their grades were good, but it seems as though they lost it once you moved on. It happens year after year. Over my 20 years of teaching I have found that if I am very purposeful about a few things in my math classroom my student achievment goes up. In this session we will talk about what you can do to help your kids retain the math and set them up for success throughout their years.
Number lines are models that we often don't use, but how could effectively incorporate number lines to grow our student's knowledge in mathematics? We will learn how to incorporate and use both vertical and horizontal number lines and how those connect to other concepts.
We will review the TEA STAAR Rubric and work on writing ECRs. New teachers will walk away with an understanding of what is expected of students when writing an ECR. If you are not a new teacher but want a refresher, come join us.
Emergent bilingual students bring powerful linguistic resources to the classroom. In this session, teachers will explore how to intentionally leverage connections between Spanish and English to strengthen vocabulary development, comprehension, and biliteracy. Participants will learn practical strategies for teaching cognates, highlighting word patterns, using morphology across languages, and facilitating language bridges that help students transfer knowledge from one language to another.
This session will be about how to teach students to think like a scientist. This is a versatile problem-solving skill set that is important not only for scientists, but also for firefighters, forensic investigators, medical professionals, and all functional adults who live on their own. I'll show teachers how to walk students through different kinds of real-life-problem-solving exercises, like what to do if you or a loved one gets injured or sick (especially a serious diagnosis like cancer or a rare disease), what to do if you hear a strange noise alone at night, how to find the answer to a question you're wondering about, or how to investigate a novel scientific question.
This hands-on workshop is designed for teachers to explore effective strategies for guiding young writers. Participants will learn how to incorporate sight words and color words, lead directed drawing activities, and support sentence development in kindergarten journals. Teachers will leave with practical ideas, ready-to-use examples, and confidence in helping students create engaging, meaningful writing experiences.
Come learn how to support your students in writing short, constructed responses in the K-2 classroom. We will look at Bluebonnet resources to help support your students in answering and citing text evidence to provide a correct response.
This session provides a clear, streamlined approach to factoring polynomials that builds coherence from middle school foundations to high school Algebra. The focus is on factoring trinomials with a leading coefficient other than 1 using one consistent method: splitting the middle term and factoring by grouping — no shortcuts, no “magic tricks,” and no memorized gimmicks. Participants will explore how this structured approach strengthens conceptual understanding of the distributive property, area models, and polynomial structure. The session emphasizes vertical alignment, helping teachers create a common mathematical language and process that supports long-term retention and student confidence. Attendees will leave with classroom-ready examples, scaffolded practice structures, and strategies to make factoring fluid, predictable, and accessible for all learners.
This professional development session is designed to equip educators with a practical, research-based framework for understanding and responding to student behavior in the classroom. Participants will begin by developing a clear and shared definition of behavior, recognizing that all behavior serves a purpose and communicates a need. The session will explore the functions of behavior, helping staff identify the “why” behind student actions, including attention-seeking, escape/avoidance, access to tangible items, and sensory needs. Building on this foundation, participants will learn how to apply the ABC model (Antecedent–Behavior–Consequence) to analyze behavior patterns and make informed instructional and intervention decisions. A strong emphasis will be placed on proactive strategies to prevent problem behaviors before they occur. Educators will learn how to structure their classrooms, set clear expectations, and use environmental supports to promote positive behavior. The session will also highlight the critical role of relationship building, reinforcing that connection is often the most powerful behavior intervention. Participants will gain practical tools for implementing positive reinforcement, including how to effectively recognize and strengthen desired behaviors in a way that is meaningful and sustainable. In addition, the training will provide actionable de-escalation strategies to safely and effectively respond to challenging behaviors while maintaining student dignity and classroom stability. By the end of the session, participants will leave with a toolkit of strategies that can be immediately implemented to improve classroom climate, increase student engagement, and reduce disruptive behavior—because when behavior improves, everything else follows.
