This session will guide new secondary Social Studies and ELA teachers in creating effective, interactive anchor charts to support your content. Learn strategies for designing content-rich charts that are student-led, encouraging collaboration and ownership of learning.
Do you struggle to ensure all students are engaged and learning appropriately during group work? Group work can be the hardest method of instruction to implement effectively, but it doesn't have to be! Come find out some methods to help with student behavior, engagement, and critical thinking skills to maximize student achievement."
New to our school? Join this session to learn what makes our campus unique, get helpful tips for navigating our school culture, and connect with veteran staff members. Bring any questions you may have about what it means to join our BHS campus.
Lauren Wallis is a secondary instructional coach with a background in science education. Passionate about supporting new teachers, Lauren is dedicated to helping educators grow and succeed in creating engaging student-centered classrooms. With experience in mentoring and professional... Read More →
Join Mrs. Hudson and Ms. Bush as they share how they implement stations in their classrooms across different grade levels and subjects. Learn practical tips for setting up a strong foundation, explore flexible strategies to make stations successful, and hear a few tried-and-true ideas that make the process smoother. Participants will also have dedicated time to begin designing their own station framework tailored to their classroom needs.
Get ready to bring Math to life--literally! In this session, we'll explore how to make Math moveable by using physical movement and hands-on strategies centered around number lines. Discover how movement can deepen number sense, support conceptual understanding, and make abstract ideas more accessible, and fun for all learners. Walk away with practical, ready-to-use activities that get students thinking, talking, and moving with math!
...because silence isn’t golden when it comes to learning. Let’s practice some strategies to boost participation, spark curiosity, and engage your students!
Do you struggle to ensure all students are engaged and learning appropriately during group work? Group work can be the hardest method of instruction to implement effectively, but it doesn't have to be! Come find out some methods to help with student behavior, engagement, and critical thinking skills to maximize student achievement."
New to our school? Join this session to learn what makes our campus unique, get helpful tips for navigating our school culture, and connect with veteran staff members. Bring any questions you may have about what it means to join our BMS campus.
Dawn Collins is a Secondary Math Instructional Coach with a strong foundation in mathematics education. She is passionate about empowering educators, growing student thinking, and making math meaningful. With a commitment to collaborative growth and innovative instruction, Dawn supports... Read More →
These aren't just notebooks - they're student-made treasure chests full of learning gold - including Thinking Maps, anchor charts, vocabulary, and MORE! -All organized in one place to help students shine! In this session, teachers will learn how to use journals in effective ways to help students stay engaged, think critically, and take ownership of their learning.
Take a Bit out of FFA is an interactive workshop designed to introduce teachers to the world of FFA and its powerful connection to agricultural education. In this session, educators will have the opportunity to learn about the FFA Organization and its impactful benefits to the members of Brewer FFA. Please join us for a fun, interactive learning experience! Snacks are included!
This PD is designed to create classroom structures for productive struggle. This class will give the tools to help teachers guide their students to agree/disagree respectfully while keeping high engagement and rigor.
This session will guide new secondary Social Studies and ELA teachers in creating effective, interactive anchor charts to support your content. Learn strategies for designing content-rich charts that are student-led, encouraging collaboration and ownership of learning.
Want to get ahead in your instruction and feel more prepared for what’s coming next? Join me for this hands-on session where we’ll dive into your upcoming scope/lesson. We’ll explore the key components and set you up for a successful week of math instruction—one step ahead!
Let’s make planning easier and teaching more impactful, together!
*Requirements: Bring Scope/Unit 1 to continue working through or your next unit to get a jumpstart on.
Dawn Collins is a Secondary Math Instructional Coach with a strong foundation in mathematics education. She is passionate about empowering educators, growing student thinking, and making math meaningful. With a commitment to collaborative growth and innovative instruction, Dawn supports... Read More →
These aren't just notebooks - they're student-made treasure chests full of learning gold - including Thinking Maps, anchor charts, vocabulary, and MORE! -All organized in one place to help students shine! In this session, teachers will learn how to use journals in effective ways to help students stay engaged, think critically, and take ownership of their learning.
Secondary District Teacher of the Year Danielle Flores along with Coach Jazmine Lumbrera, both teachers at BMS will demonstrate ways to build relationships with students using a variety of methods including Capturing Kids Hearts. This class will focus through the lenses of current and former WSISD students, teachers as well as WSISD parents in order to best demonstrate how important it is to build relationships in the classroom and how by doing so, can positively impact the students' performance in the classroom.
Turning Data into Student-Driven Progress Want students to take ownership of their learning? Join us to explore how data tracking folders and student-led conferences can build motivation and accountability. You'll leave with practical ideas to help students understand their progress—and talk about it with confidence.
Looking to increase student writing without overwhelming your lesson plans? This session explores practical strategies for embedding short, purposeful writing tasks into your daily instruction. Discover how consistent, low-stakes writing can build student confidence, deepen content understanding, and improve overall writing stamina. Whether it’s bell ringers, reflections, quick writes, or creative responses—learn how “a little” writing each day adds up to big gains in your secondary classroom.
Secondary District Teacher of the Year Danielle Flores along with Coach Jazmine Lumbrera, both teachers at BMS will demonstrate ways to build relationships with students using a variety of methods including Capturing Kids Hearts. This class will focus through the lenses of current and former WSISD students, teachers as well as WSISD parents in order to best demonstrate how important it is to build relationships in the classroom and how by doing so, can positively impact the students' performance in the classroom.
Turning Data into Student-Driven Progress Want students to take ownership of their learning? Join us to explore how data tracking folders and student-led conferences can build motivation and accountability. You'll leave with practical ideas to help students understand their progress—and talk about it with confidence.
...because silence isn’t golden when it comes to learning. Let’s practice some strategies to boost participation, spark curiosity, and engage your students!
Do you struggle to keep your students engaged from bell to bell? How about getting through an entire lesson from opening to closing in a single class period? This session will give you some helpful tips to keep your students engaged through an entire class period and lesson.
Looking to increase student writing without overwhelming your lesson plans? This session explores practical strategies for embedding short, purposeful writing tasks into your daily instruction. Discover how consistent, low-stakes writing can build student confidence, deepen content understanding, and improve overall writing stamina. Whether it’s bell ringers, reflections, quick writes, or creative responses—learn how “a little” writing each day adds up to big gains in your secondary classroom.
This training focuses on integrating real-life skills into any subject, ensuring that students acquire practical knowledge that extends beyond a textbook or STAAR. We will focus on the value of teaching soft skills that students will use long after they graduate.
In this session, participants will engage in a gamified approach to Socratic Seminars that enhances student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Teachers will learn how to implement this structured discussion game to encourage deeper reasoning in any subject area. We will experience both Math and Reading examples.
This training focuses on integrating real-life skills into any subject, ensuring that students acquire practical knowledge that extends beyond a textbook or STAAR. We will focus on the value of teaching soft skills that students will use long after they graduate.
Discover how Brewer High School is strategically implementing Advanced Academics courses to increase college access, enhance career readiness, and advance key district performance indicators. This session will highlight:
The benefits of Advanced Academics participation for students The options and differences between the types of Advanced Academics courses offered at Brewer How Advanced Academics is related to College, Career, & Military Readiness
Lauren Wallis is a secondary instructional coach with a background in science education. Passionate about supporting new teachers, Lauren is dedicated to helping educators grow and succeed in creating engaging student-centered classrooms. With experience in mentoring and professional... Read More →
In this session, participants will engage in a gamified approach to Socratic Seminars that enhances student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Teachers will learn how to implement this structured discussion game to encourage deeper reasoning in any subject area. We will experience both Math and Reading examples.
