Buckle up for an exciting journey in professional learning at Summer Inspire: Destination Excellence on May 28-29 from 8:30 to 4:00! This summer, we’re hitting the road toward innovation, impact, and instructional excellence. Please note: Our main location will be Shepton High School, but some sessions may be at the Plano ISD Sockwell Center.
Shepton High School: 5505 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093
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In this interactive session, educators will explore high-impact strategies to build background knowledge and make content accessible for emerging bilingual students. With a focus on comprehensible input, culturally relevant teaching, and academic vocabulary development, participants will learn how to design lessons that connect new content to students’ lived experiences and prior knowledge. Educators will leave with practical tools to create inclusive, linguistically rich classrooms that support both language development and content mastery
