LT Conference 2025

LT Conference 2025

Celebrating ten years of passionate educators shaping minds, touching hearts, and inspiring the future!

Welcome to the Lake Travis ISD Learning Together Conference 2025!

WHO: All Instructional Staff

WHEN: Thursday & Friday February 13th and 14th

LOCATION: LTHS Annex Building

START TIME: 8:00am both days!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and this year is extra special as we mark our 10th anniversary! We are thrilled to bring everyone together for 2 days of learning, collaboration, and celebration. For a full decade, we’ve poured our hearts and souls into fostering educational excellence, and now it’s time to honor that journey together.

Check out additional details below!

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Attendance will be collected in each session.
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G eneral map of our venue
Mother’s room - Annex Main Office
Lost and Found - Annex Main Office
Dress: Thursday - Campus Spirit Wear ; Friday - Festive Valentine’s Attire

Daily Schedule

Thursday, February 13, 2025

8:00 - 8:45 KICK-OFF in PAC
8:45 - 9:15 Transition & Breakfast
9:15 - 10:15 SESSION 1
10:15 - 10:30 Transition
10:30 - 11:30 SESSION 2
11:30 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15 SESSION 3
2:15 - 2:30 Transition
2:30 - 3:30 SESSION 4

Friday, February 14, 2025

8:00 - 8:45 Morning Meet-ups & Breakfast
8:45 - 9:45 SESSION 5
9:45 - 10:00 Transition
10:00 - 11:00 SESSION 6
11:00 - 12:30 LUNCH
12:45 - 2:30 Team Time (1 hour, 45 minutes)
2:30 - 2:45 Transition
2:45 - 3:30 CLOSING in PAC

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8:45am CST

Authentic Learning in Elementary M109 ANNEXStacy Carter • Julianne Jenkerson Digging into Amplify M208 ANNEXBridgette DeLong Engaging Minds: Hands-On Learning in Math M117 ANNEXLindsy Trapani • Amy Puga HOT TO GO! Literacy: Resources to Ignite your Instruction M114 ANNEXWendy Gorfain • Diana Jackson Inside the Mind of a Struggling Reader (Simulation) M325 ANNEX CAFETERIADiane Tilley • Colea Podoloff • Erin Modde • LuAnne Ainsworth • Alice Johnson • Sally Hernandez • Amy Ledbetter • Claudia Carpenter Reading Comprehension: Coding isn't just for technology M108 ANNEXLauren Bryan • Sebastian Espinoza • Stacey Brown Mono Printmaking with Gelli Plates M218 (ART) ANNEXKayla Koslow Sound Walls & Science of Reading Strategies: Fun & Engaging Ideas for K-2! M211 ANNEXJennifer Lyssy • Laura Staal Mentors Matter high school M210 ANNEXWill Davis EduHero Science Safety Lesson M119 ANNEXAnnie Powers Google Classroom Campus Leaders M104 ANNEXAnna Catherine Alvis • Lisa Johnson Google Classroom: Migration Prep D206 Computer Lab MAINSandy Surdy Google Classroom: Migration Prep D205 Computer Lab MAINSandy Surdy Hike the High School 2.0 Into the Wilderness! M201 ANNEXDebbie Garinger • Rebecca Hudson Increasing Student Engagement in the Classroom M120 ANNEXMelanie Beninga • Brandace Sandoval Lab strategies and solutions H220 MAINMitch Coslet Language Matters: Building Confidence and Competence in EBs M212 ANNEXYvett Galvan • Josie Phan • Kim Pradhan LTHS Bird Walk M202 ANNEXKimberly Kight Making Connections from the Roots M121 ANNEXKim Kellner • Ashley Nauta • Rida Ortego Novel Talk M103 ANNEXAmanda Prehn • Lauren Feist Old School vs. New School: Assessment M310 (THEATER) ANNEXLyndsae Benton, Ed.D. • Clare Birdsall Parent Communications: Supporting teachers in building best parent communication practices M107 ANNEXStuart Foreman • Dr. Fela Mathy The Power of Words: Affirming Neurodiversity in Education M205 ANNEXAriel Dennis The Prismatic Protagonist: A Model for Character Analysis M113 ANNEXShannon Aguirre • J.D. Aguirre What Happens When We Say No? Special Education Law 101 M312 (Sci Lab) ANNEXSiiri Marquardt • Kelsey Theis ❤ Fall in Love... with Formative! ❤ M111 ANNEXArielle Ties 🪄Classroom Wizardry: Powerful Applications from Hogwarts🪄 M118 ANNEXDana Schrader PE TEACHERS ONLY: PE games you know and games you don't (Part 1 of 2) Lakeway Elementary GymEric Rodriguez Formative Foundations M112 ANNEXDavid Taylor Formatting Google Classroom M311 (Sci Lab) ANNEXKim Waugh • Catherine Halvorson Mastering Mat Cutting for TAEA VASE Art Competitions L135 (ART)Diane Wrinkle • Jennifer Nowzaradan • Bohye Na Unpuzzle Edpuzzle M207 ANNEXAlyssa Goldman Using AI to Build Tangible Learning Targets M105 ANNEXLauren Taylor Emergent Tree: How to Use Emergent Tree to do progress, data and write goals. M215 ANNEXFrank Assorgi From FIE to IEP! Using Evaluation Scores to Inform IEPs M116 ANNEXAshley Allison • Lyndsey Prosceno STAAR Alternate 2 M106 ANNEXKathy Burbank 2 Day Para Institute/Title 1 Certification Only M403 ANNEXMegan Butler • Meagan McGarrity

10:00am CST

LTISD Assessment Staff M312 (Sci Lab) ANNEXKelsey Theis Digging into Amplify M208 ANNEXBridgette DeLong Engaging Minds: Hands-On Learning in Science M117 ANNEXLindsy Trapani • Amy Puga Enrichment for All (Bring Your Laptop) M205 ANNEXKim Fromberg • Nicole Taylor • Angela Page Guided Grouping- Cross Curricular (Humanities & STEM) M110 ANNEXSouvany Jennings • Kennedy King • Karla Trevino • Blair DaGian HOT TO GO! Literacy: Resources to Ignite your Instruction M114 ANNEXWendy Gorfain • Diana Jackson Inside the Mind of a Struggling Reader (Simulation) M325 ANNEX CAFETERIADiane Tilley • Colea Podoloff • Erin Modde • LuAnne Ainsworth • Alice Johnson • Sally Hernandez • Amy Ledbetter • Claudia Carpenter Building a Foundation for Learning: Self-Awareness, Relationships, and Readiness M108 ANNEXMelissa Calderon Achieving Success at TAEA VASE: Tips, Strategies, and Updates L135 (ART)Diane Wrinkle • Jennifer Nowzaradan • Bohye Na Art: Mark Making Paper Cuts M218 (ART) ANNEXKayla Koslow Secondary Dance Educator Session M505 (GYM 4) OFFICEMichelle Webb Sound Walls & Science of Reading Strategies: Fun & Engaging Ideas for K-2! M211 ANNEXJennifer Lyssy • Laura Staal CAVS Challenge - Staff Edition M505 (GYM 4)Mason Whitfield • Cavs Challenge Students Creating Online Tests in Eduphoria M106 ANNEXKathy Burbank DoubleTree: The simple secret to super classroom management success by combining Solution Tree (PLCs) and Emergent Tree (Safe, Respectful, Responsible). M118 ANNEXClark Fredrickson EduHero Science Safety Lesson M119 ANNEXJessica Barr Eduprotocols- Teaching Smarter, Not Harder! M111 ANNEXLeslie Perez • Tracie Weisinger • Jodi Gosnell Engaging Difficult Parents: Proactive Strategies to Prevent Grievances M120 ANNEXChad Crowson Essential Pear Deck & Google Slides Skills- Teaching is hard, let technology help! M109 ANNEXKatelyn McCoy From Chaos to Clarity: Helping Students with Executive Function Challenges M103 ANNEXSummer Miller • Jessica Pulaski Google Classroom: Migration Prep D205 Computer Lab MAINLisa Johnson Google Classroom: Migration Prep D206 Computer Lab MAINLisa Johnson HALO Workshop Principal Conference Room (MAIN)Sandy Surdy • Julie Haney Old School vs. New School: Behavior M310 (THEATER) ANNEXLauren Feist • Clare Birdsall Parent Communications: Supporting teachers in building best parent communication practices M107 ANNEXStuart Foreman • Dr. Fela Mathy Support your Emergent Bilingual Students Every Day! M212 ANNEXAlex Lomeo Team Dynamics and Making the Most of your PLCs! M206 ANNEXLori Foster • Alex Stanley • Laura Annabelli • Natalie Zanot • Katelin Hunt • Suzanne Pankonien Tech to Empower: Unlocking Potential with Assistive Tools M202 ANNEXSarah Ingram • John Cox The Secret Sauce (to team success) M207 ANNEXKeegan Luedecke • Karen Reich Top Awesome Canva Tips you can use ASAP! M105 ANNEXMary Carnes We Will Write with lots of laughter M121 ANNEXAmy Russ • Nikki Cornell Yep! Kami Can Do All of That and More M113 ANNEXSharon McMichael Librarians Team Time M116 ANNEXAmanda Prehn PE TEACHERS ONLY: PE games you know and games you don't (Part 2 of 2) Lakeway Elementary GymEric Rodriguez Computer Science 101: Essential Skills for Educators D204 Computer Lab MAINAnna Sargsyan • Preesha Geetha Formative Foundations M112 ANNEXDavid Taylor Formatting Google Classroom M311 (Sci Lab) ANNEXKim Waugh • Catherine Halvorson Integrating Desmos into Our Classes and Assessments M210 ANNEXRobert Huffaker It's Not You, It's Me: Learning more about behavior and meeting the needs of students M215 ANNEXAraceli Giles • Frank Assorgi LOTE Instructional Resource Committee M104 ANNEXLauren Feist • Tara Banton • Dana Schrader • Amanda Prehn • Anna Catherine Alvis Creating Paraprofessional Buy In: A How To for Cultivating a Positive Classroom M201 ANNEXErin Russo

11:00am CST

12:45pm CST

18+ Teachers & 18 +Paras & Project Search Team Time H217 MAINAngela Hrapchak 6th Grade World Cultures Team Time M201 ANNEXRebecca Hudson 6th Math / 6th Math Honors / 5th GT Math Team Time M209 ANNEXBrandace Sandoval 6th RLA Team Time M207 ANNEXLaura Keogh 6th Science Team Time M402 ANNEXCody Redfern 7th Grade Texas History Team Time M202 ANNEXChad Ouellette 7th Math Team Time M210 ANNEXTatiana Chavez • Tana Wheeler 7th RLA Team Time M206 ANNEXMelanie Beninga 7th Science Team Time M404 ANNEXBrian Gill 8th Grade US History Team Time M205 ANNEXClark Fredrickson 8th Math / 7th Math Honors Team Time M211 ANNEXCristy Kierdorf 8th RLA Team Time M208 ANNEXLauren Feist 8th Science Team Time M401 ANNEXKeitha St. Clair Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster Health Science Career Cluster Cavalier 101, 201, 301, 401 Team Time D204 Computer Lab MAINPerry White Algebra I, PAP, & Honors Team Time H214 MAINRaquel Lloreda • Ruby Hamblin Algebra II (Incl. Honors) Team Time H205 MAINKarla Green ALL Dyslexia Teachers Team Time M312 (Sci Lab) ANNEXDiane Tilley AP Teachers Team Time (If you teach an On-Level Course please go there) K214 MAINRobert Huffaker APE Team Time M316 ANNEX Aquatic Sci Team Time H308 MAINKandace Mitchell ARD Facilitators Team Time D111 MAIN CAFETERIA ART Elementary Teachers & Paras Team Time L133 (ART)Shannon Gill ART High School Team Time L136 (ART)Shannon Gill ART Middle School Team Time L135 (ART)Shannon Gill Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Career Cluster MS Engineering I, MS Engineering II, MS Tech Apps I, MS Tech Apps II, MS Fund of CS, MS Prin of Arts, Comm & AV Team Time D202 Computer Lab MAINLana Stone Behavior Specialists Team Time D111 MAIN CAFETERIA Bilingual Interventionist Team Time M212 ANNEXChristina Shoemate Biology (incl. PAP teachers) Team Time H309 MAINKim Waugh Bus, Mkt, Finance Career Cluster Law & Public Service Career Cluster Education & Training Career Cluster Hospitality & Tourism Career Cluster Team Time D205 Computer Lab MAINChristina Propes Chemistry (incl. PAP teachers) Team Time H310 MAINLes Vaughan CMC Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team Counselors / Social Workers Team Time M215 ANNEXJennifer Garrigan Diagnosticians Team Time D111 MAIN CAFETERIA Economics Team Time K106 MAINJulia Rizzuti ECSE (Teachers and Paras) Team Time M311 (Sci Lab) ANNEX Elem PE Team Time M316 ANNEXMolly Freeman • Cari Cadorette English 1 (incl. PAP teachers) Team Time K207 MAINJody Foye English 2 (incl. PAP teachers) Team Time K209 MAINKathryn Knox English 3 Team Time K210 MAINJ.D. Aguirre English 4 Team Time (incl. Shakespeare, Lat/AfrAm Lit, Lit Crit, College Prep, Tech Writing) K211 MAINJohanna Clark Environmental Sci / APES Team Time H303 MAINEric Capalupo ESL Team Time M212 ANNEXChristina Shoemate Fifth Math Team Time M319 ANNEXJosie Sellers Fifth RLA Team Time M318 ANNEXKeegan Luedecke Fifth Science Team Time M321 ANNEXCecilia Fierro Fifth Social Studies Team Time M320 ANNEXAnnie Powers Financial Math Team Time H213 MAINLeroy Waterman First Math Team Time M116 ANNEXAshley Nauta First RLA Team Time M118 ANNEXWendy Gorfain First Science Team Time M117 ANNEXJulianne Jenkerson First Social Studies Team Time M115 ANNEXCandice Shrout Fourth Math Team Time M103 ANNEXSebastian Espinoza Fourth RLA Team Time M104 ANNEXStacey Brown Fourth Science Team Time M105 ANNEXLauren Bryan Fourth Social Studies Team Time M106 ANNEXLinda Rawlings G3 Teachers and Paras Team Time (All Levels) Join Grade Level Content Team Geometry Team Time (Incl. PAP & Honors) H210 MAINDonna Peterson • Kevin Halfmann • Dylan Weeth Government Team Time K103 MAINFrank Shoemaker HS PE / Athletics Team Time Round Gym OfficeBrandace Boren Interventionists Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team Kinder Math Team Time M121 ANNEXRida Ortego Kinder RLA Team Time M120 ANNEXKaren Reich Kinder Science Team Time M122 ANNEXAngela Page Kinder Social Studies Team Time M119 ANNEXNicole Taylor Level 1 Paras (Elementary, Middle School & High School) Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team Librarians Training & Team Time Off Campus Life Skills Teachers Team Time (All Levels) H302 MAIN Life Skils Paras Team Time (All Levels) H302 MAIN LOTE MS & HS Team Time F204 MAINPaulette Moczygemba Manufacturing Career Cluster Engineering Career Cluster Architecture Career Cluster Information Technology Career Cluster Team Time D203 Computer Lab MAINPreesha Geetha Middle School GT Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team MS / HS Dance Team Time M505 (GYM 4) OFFICEMichelle Webb MS PE Team Time LIBRARY MAIN MUSIC Elementary Paras Team Time L133 (ART)Shannon Gill Nurses Team Time EDC SAGE Orchestra Middle/High Team Time M407 (ORCHESTRA) ANNEXShannon Gill OT / PT Team Time D111 MAIN CAFETERIA Physics / IPC Team Time H311 MAINMelanie Carlton Precal Honors Team Time H211 MAINTed Beck PreK Team Time M218 (ART) ANNEXAmy Anderson Psychology Team Time K214 MAIN Resource / Inclusion Elementary Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team Resource / Inclusion High School Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team Resource / Inclusion Middle School Team Time Join Grade Level Content Team School Psychologist Team Time D111 MAIN CAFETERIA SDC Team Time Teachers and Paras (All Levels) Join Grade Level Content Team Second Math Team Time M112 ANNEXLorraine LeBlanc Second RLA Team Time M114 ANNEXKim Fromberg Second Science Team Time M113 ANNEXStacy Carter Second Social Studies Team Time M111 ANNEXAmy Russ SLP Team Time D111 MAIN CAFETERIAJane Tragesser Statistics for Business Decision Making Team Time H212 MAINPatricia Gonzalez Third Math Team Time M108 ANNEXChareese Hatfield Third RLA Team Time M107 ANNEXKara Reeh Third Science Team Time M109 ANNEXKim Kellner Third Social Studies Team Time M110 ANNEXBridgette DeLong US History Team Time K102 MAINWhitney Farmer VI and O&M specialists D111 MAIN CAFETERIA World Geo (Incl. PAP) K107 MAINScott Rust World History K105 MAINAnna Gamm

1:30pm CST

6-12 HUMANITIES Vertical Collaboration M511 (GYM 3) 6-12 STEM Vertical Collaboration M307 (RECITAL HALL) ANNEX K-5 HUMANITIES Vertical Collaboration M505 (GYM 4) K-5 STEM Vertical Collaboration M325 ANNEX CAFETERIA

2:45pm CST

Closing Session Performing Arts Center (PAC)