LT Conference 2025: Full Schedule

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!

Please bring your device to use in sessions!
Attendance will be collected in each session.
Learner Profile
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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

Scroll down to register for the Breakout Sessions!

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8:45am CST

The Prismatic Protagonist: A Model for Character Analysis LIMITED

Friday February 14, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am CST

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We've noticed a pattern in our favorite coming-of-age protagonists and their relationships to supporting characters: the supporting characters in the narratives we find most compelling are more than merely foils or Jungian archetypes. Rather they are fully-formed metaphorical personality components of the protagonists themselves. We find this fun and fascinating and want to discuss it with other literature nerds. Oh, and also... it's spot-on TDEC commentary, exploring the depths of character motivations and author's purpose.

Speakers

Shannon Aguirre

HS Latin Teacher, 001 - Lake Travis High School

I enjoy discussing differentiation, authentic assessment, deep learning, student-centered classrooms, paperless classrooms, gamification/interactivity, and intrinsic motivation. In addition to classical Latin, I love to tinker with technology and I'm self-taught in web design, CSS... Read More →

J.D. Aguirre

HS English Teacher, 001 - Lake Travis High School

I am ever the geek. I love to read and write sci-fi stories. Star Wars is my thing, and I firmly believe that we are living in a Nerdy Golden Age. I am always interested in ways to engage my students with subjects & topics in which they are not always immediately interested. I believe... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am CST
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K-12

10:00am CST

Yep! Kami Can Do All of That and More LIMITED

Friday February 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CST

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Kami is your all in one sidekick with 40 plus tools and features to enhance your existing curriculum and resources and turn them into interactive and engaging learning experiences. And, it works great in Google Classroom.

Speakers

Sharon McMichael

MS Instructional Support/Literacy Teacher, 042 - Hudson Bend Middle School

My passion has been to help students become better readers since I was in 2nd grade. I truly love dyslexic learners and those who learn differently. * * My B.A. is from Northeastern Illinois University with an English major and minor in Computer Science. I earned my master's... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CST
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K-12

12:45pm CST

Second Science Team Time LIMITED

Friday February 14, 2025 12:45pm - 2:30pm CST

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Team Time

Moderators

Stacy Carter

Teacher on Special Assignment, 104 - Lake Pointe Elementary School

Stacy is in her third year as a TOSA in the district. She is at Lake Pointe Elementary. She previously was at Lake Travis High School where she taught Biology for nine years. She has also taught at Bay City ISD and Granbury ISD. Stacy’s college bachelor’s degree comes from Angelo... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 12:45pm - 2:30pm CST
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Team Time