2025 All Systems Go: A Teaching and Learning Conference

Join a journey of step-by-step transformation, showcasing how a fragmented RTI/MTSS process can evolve into a powerful, data-driven system that supports students, empowers educators, and drives measurable success. In this dynamic session, we’ll explore how International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas) revolutionized their approach to identifying and supporting students in need.

This session is packed with insights you can take back to your district, including proven methods to reduce failure rates, improve teacher retention, and provide administrators with clear, actionable data. Whether you’re building an RTI/MTSS process from the ground up or optimizing your current system, this session will equip you with resources and solutions to drive meaningful change.

Join us for an engaging and interactive session designed to transform your classroom into a vibrant space for critical thinking and problem-solving! This session will explore the power of manipulatives in fostering a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and enhancing student engagement. Participants will engage in a thinking task and use manipulatives to deepen their mathematical understanding within the task.

Unlock the full potential of emergent bilingual students during phonics instruction by leveraging phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and crosslinguistic connections. This session will provide practical strategies to enhance decoding and meaning-making while honoring students’ linguistic resources. Teachers will explore ways to make phonics instruction more accessible, engaging, and effective for multilingual learners.

This professional development session delves into the critical role of decodable text in teaching early reading skills, based on the principles of the Science of Reading. Educators will learn why decodable text is essential for beginning readers and gain practical strategies for effectively incorporating decodable text into their reading instruction.

This session explores innovative, research-based strategies for fostering future-ready skills in early childhood and elementary education. Participants will explore promoting independence, self-advocacy, self-determination, career exploration, and functional skill development to support learners with IEPs to build critical skills for meaningful adult lives.  Through hands-on activities and case studies, educators will gain practical tools to promote future-readiness. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to create dynamic, forward-thinking learning environments and IEPs that prepare students with disabilities for life-long success.