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Region 10 Charter School Academy for Teachers 2026
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Friday, July 24
 

8:15am CDT

Morning Team Huddle
Friday July 24, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am CDT

Friday July 24, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am CDT
Cafeteria

8:15am CDT

Strategy Session with Players
Friday July 24, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am CDT

Friday July 24, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am CDT
Cafeteria

8:45am CDT

Coach Talk - Final Preparations
Friday July 24, 2026 8:45am - 9:15am CDT

Friday July 24, 2026 8:45am - 9:15am CDT
Auditorium

9:30am CDT

Language at the Heart of Content
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Grounded in how the brain acquires language and the importance of affective support, this session will equip you with practical strategies to create a language-rich, student-centered classroom—no matter what subject you teach. You’ll explore simple yet powerful ways to make your instructional language more intentional to boost student engagement, thinking, and communication. Walk away with tools you can use right away to support all learners and elevate the learning happening in your classroom.

Speakers
avatar for Sandra Hernandez

Sandra Hernandez

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Room 306

9:30am CDT

Classroom Management (Experienced Teachers)
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available

Classroom Management and Behavior 101
Learn about the science of the relationship between the brain and behavior, gain a complete understanding of developing a classroom management plan that will work, and learn specific strategies for dealing with student misbehavior in the moment. Tools include utilizing the CHAMPs framework for structuring activities and transitions, proven strategies for reacting to dysregulated behavior, and exploring and using the resource of PBIS.
Speakers
avatar for Kate Forisha

Kate Forisha

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 304

9:30am CDT

Going for the Goal: Breaking Barriers & Building Futures in Non-Traditional Careers
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Many students overlook great careers simply because they don’t see them as options. This session helps educators guide students toward high-skill, high-wage fields where their gender is underrepresented.
This session focuses on opening doors to high-skill, high-wage futures by breaking barriers and building confidence for non-traditional students. Participants will gain practical, ready-to-use strategies to help students recognize their strengths, set meaningful goals, and pursue career pathways where they can thrive.

Speakers
avatar for Raquel Gillham

Raquel Gillham

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Breaking Barriers - NonTraditional Support
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 301

9:30am CDT

Making Differentiation Doable
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
This session simplifies differentiation by focusing on what works in real classrooms. Participants will explore the four types of differentiation and learn practical, low-lift strategies to adjust instruction for diverse learners. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use ideas and a plan to adapt an upcoming lesson with confidence
Speakers
avatar for Kindra Akridge

Kindra Akridge

Consultant, Region 10
Kindra Akridge, M.Ed. is an Inclusive Services and Practices Consultant at Region 10 ESC, where she partners with districts to create more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable systems of support. With expertise in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), specially designed instruction... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 202

9:30am CDT

TELPAS in Focus - Understanding Testing Items
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
TELPAS in Focus - Understanding Testing Items
Speakers
avatar for Paige Stricklin

Paige Stricklin

Data Solutions Consultant, Education Service Center, Region 10
With 15 years of experience in education, I have dedicated my career to supporting student success and empowering educators. I spent 10 years in the classroom before transitioning into campus administration, where I served for four years. Now, as a Data Solutions Consultant at Region... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 201

9:30am CDT

Discovery Ed Mystery
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Go on an adventure to learn how Discovery Education can help you and your students.
Speakers
avatar for Beth Dolliver

Beth Dolliver

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 205

9:30am CDT

The Right Kind of Challenge: Balancing Conceptual Understanding with Productive Struggle
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Great math learning happens when students make sense of ideas, not just follow steps. In this session, we’ll connect RBIS 1 (Balance of Conceptual and Procedural) and RBIS 4 (Productive Struggle) to explore how students learn best when they have time to reason, represent, and wrestle with challenging math in K-5th grade - all within a culture that values effort, thinking, and understanding.
Speakers
avatar for Julie Hills

Julie Hills

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Julie Hills is a K–12 Math Consultant at Region 10 ESC, where she partners with districts to strengthen mathematics instruction and implement high-quality instructional materials. With nearly two decades in education, Julie supports leaders, coaches, and teachers in aligning curriculum... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 206

9:30am CDT

One Team, One Goal: The Power of Partnerships in Pre-K
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Behind every great classroom is a strong, unified team. In this session, we’ll explore the power of partnerships—whether between teachers, paraprofessionals, or teaching assistants—and how intentional collaboration can transform the learning experience. Through real-life scenarios and practical strategies, participants will learn ways to communicate clearly, share responsibilities, and build trust. When we move together with one goal in mind—student success—there’s no limit to what we can achieve.
Speakers
FR

Faith Rodriguez

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 303

9:30am CDT

Enhance Your Elementary Classroom with PBS LearningMedia
FILLING
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity filling up
Join KERA, your PBS affiliate station, for an engaging session for K - 5 educators. Discover how PBS LearningMedia’s free TEKS-aligned digital resources can bring your lessons to life with interactive activities, videos, and games tailored to young learners. Explore strategies to integrate these high-quality materials into your classroom, support family engagement, and make learning fun and impactful for your students. Bring your charged device to experience the platform firsthand and explore its features during the session! 
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 204

9:30am CDT

Reading and Social Studies in Elementary Looking for a great way to integrate RLA and Social Studies?
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Children’s literature offers an avenue through which to teach students to be good citizens, understand the basic foundations of government, and explore historical figures. Law-Related Education uses books and complimentary activities to link social studies with reading and language arts. Teachers will receive an LRE created children’s book list aligned to the TEKS, LRE lessons that incorporate the books, and engaging resources to use in the classroom.  (K-5)
 
Electronic devices

Speakers
DK

Dodie Kasper

Consultant, Texas Law Related Education
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 203

9:30am CDT

This Just Keeps Happening: Unlocking Student Thinking in Science Using the RTCs
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Research shows that recurring themes and concepts are essential for driving effective science instruction and fostering deep student understanding. This session will demonstrate best practices for applying these themes in the classroom to create lasting scientific knowledge.
Speakers
avatar for Samantha Bradbury

Samantha Bradbury

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Samantha is a highly experienced education professional with a background in biological sciences as well as being certified in STEM teaching . Her twenty-plus-year career includes ten years of teaching high school and over a decade as a Science and STEM Lead and showcases her passion... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 9:30am - 10:25am CDT
Room 305

10:25am CDT

Mid Field Adjustments
Friday July 24, 2026 10:25am - 10:40am CDT

Friday July 24, 2026 10:25am - 10:40am CDT
Cafeteria

10:45am CDT

Classroom Management (Experienced Teachers)
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available

Classroom Management and Behavior 101
Learn about the science of the relationship between the brain and behavior, gain a complete understanding of developing a classroom management plan that will work, and learn specific strategies for dealing with student misbehavior in the moment. Tools include utilizing the CHAMPs framework for structuring activities and transitions, proven strategies for reacting to dysregulated behavior, and exploring and using the resource of PBIS.
Speakers
avatar for Kate Forisha

Kate Forisha

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 304

10:45am CDT

Going for the Goal: Breaking Barriers & Building Futures in Non-Traditional Careers
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Many students overlook great careers simply because they don’t see them as options. This session helps educators guide students toward high-skill, high-wage fields where their gender is underrepresented.
This session focuses on opening doors to high-skill, high-wage futures by breaking barriers and building confidence for non-traditional students. Participants will gain practical, ready-to-use strategies to help students recognize their strengths, set meaningful goals, and pursue career pathways where they can thrive.

Speakers
avatar for Raquel Gillham

Raquel Gillham

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Breaking Barriers - NonTraditional Support
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 301

10:45am CDT

Making Differentiation Doable
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
This session simplifies differentiation by focusing on what works in real classrooms. Participants will explore the four types of differentiation and learn practical, low-lift strategies to adjust instruction for diverse learners. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use ideas and a plan to adapt an upcoming lesson with confidence
Speakers
avatar for Kindra Akridge

Kindra Akridge

Consultant, Region 10
Kindra Akridge, M.Ed. is an Inclusive Services and Practices Consultant at Region 10 ESC, where she partners with districts to create more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable systems of support. With expertise in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), specially designed instruction... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 202

10:45am CDT

TELPAS in Focus - Understanding Testing Items
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
TELPAS in Focus - Understanding Testing Items
Speakers
avatar for Paige Stricklin

Paige Stricklin

Data Solutions Consultant, Education Service Center, Region 10
With 15 years of experience in education, I have dedicated my career to supporting student success and empowering educators. I spent 10 years in the classroom before transitioning into campus administration, where I served for four years. Now, as a Data Solutions Consultant at Region... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 201

10:45am CDT

Discovery Ed Mystery
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Go on an adventure to learn how Discovery Education can help you and your students.
Speakers
avatar for Beth Dolliver

Beth Dolliver

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 205

10:45am CDT

The Right Kind of Challenge: Balancing Conceptual Understanding with Productive Struggle
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Great math learning happens when students make sense of ideas, not just follow steps. In this session, we’ll connect RBIS 1 (Balance of Conceptual and Procedural) and RBIS 4 (Productive Struggle) to explore how students learn best when they have time to reason, represent, and wrestle with challenging math in K-5th grade - all within a culture that values effort, thinking, and understanding.
Speakers
avatar for Julie Hills

Julie Hills

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Julie Hills is a K–12 Math Consultant at Region 10 ESC, where she partners with districts to strengthen mathematics instruction and implement high-quality instructional materials. With nearly two decades in education, Julie supports leaders, coaches, and teachers in aligning curriculum... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 206

10:45am CDT

Rimas, sonidos y diversión: Explorando la conciencia fonológica en PreK
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Participa en una sesión interactiva y divertida donde descubrirás cómo apoyar a los niños de prekínder en el desarrollo de habilidades esenciales de conciencia fonológica, base fundamental para el éxito de la lectura. A través de juegos de sonidos, rimas y actividades con sílabas y palabras, aprenderás estrategias sencillas y efectivas que convertirán el inicio de la lectoescritura en una experiencia emocionante y significativa.
Crearemos juntos ideas prácticas, actividades listas para implementar y la motivación para transformar tu salón en un espacio donde el lenguaje y el juego impulsen el aprendizaje de manera divertida.

Speakers
avatar for Sandra Hernandez

Sandra Hernandez

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 306

10:45am CDT

The Why Before the Tool: Making Intentional Instructional Choices in Pre-K
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available


With so many tools and strategies available, intentional decision-making matters. In this interactive session, Pre-K teachers will learn a simple, practical lens to guide everyday instructional choices. Through real classroom scenarios, discussion, and guided practice, participants will examine how learning goals, student interaction, and instructional tools work together. Teachers will leave with a clear framework and a completed example they can immediately apply in their classrooms.
Speakers
FR

Faith Rodriguez

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 303

10:45am CDT

Learning with Manipulatives - It’s in the Cards (Secondary Social Studies)
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Join the Law-Related Education team as we explore opportunities to engage students and put learning in their hands.  Participants will explore content based manipulative resources that provide opportunities for students to make connections in history. These inquiry-based activities allow students to explore, share, and ask questions. Participants will receive access to all materials.  This session is perfect for teachers at all grade levels that work with Texas History, US History, and US Government.
 
Electronic devices

Speakers
DK

Dodie Kasper

Consultant, Texas Law Related Education
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 203

10:45am CDT

Using PBS LearningMedia to Enrich Middle and High School Lessons
FILLING
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity filling up
Join KERA, your PBS affiliate station, to explore how PBS LearningMedia can elevate your 6-12 classroom lessons. Dive into a vast collection of free, TEKS-aligned educational content, including videos, lesson plans, and interactive tools that support critical thinking and subject mastery. Learn how to seamlessly incorporate these resources into your curriculum, engage students in meaningful learning experiences, and share tools with fellow educators to enrich instruction across grades and subjects. Bring your charged device to experience the platform firsthand and explore its features during the session! 
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 204

10:45am CDT

STEM-Focused Writing: Using AI for SCR Prompts
LIMITED
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Limited Capacity seats available
This session will guide teachers through the Short Constructed Response (SCR) writing process, providing practical strategies for developing TEKS-aligned, grade-level prompts. Participants will explore effective techniques for designing prompts that assess and reveal students’ depth of thinking within the classroom setting.
Speakers
avatar for Samantha Bradbury

Samantha Bradbury

Consultant, Region 10 ESC
Samantha is a highly experienced education professional with a background in biological sciences as well as being certified in STEM teaching . Her twenty-plus-year career includes ten years of teaching high school and over a decade as a Science and STEM Lead and showcases her passion... Read More →
Friday July 24, 2026 10:45am - 11:40am CDT
Room 305

11:40am CDT

GOAL!
Friday July 24, 2026 11:40am - 11:55am CDT

Friday July 24, 2026 11:40am - 11:55am CDT
Cafeteria
 
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