K-12 Professional learning Workshops for Teachers & Students

RTI at Work™ Institute

A three-day institute on response to intervention and multitiered systems of support. Learn how to build a collaborative school culture, unpack standards into learning targets, design common assessments, plan embedded intervention time, target Tier 1–3 supports, and utilize leadership teams to monitor progress and revise interventions. Connect RTI at Work with the PLC at Work process to create effective academic and behavioral interventions.

Yes We Can! An Unprecedented Opportunity to Improve Special Education Outcomes

A two-day hands-on training for school or districtwide teams of general and special educators. Discover how to use PLC best practices to build a culture where all students succeed, develop collaborative structures, design a guaranteed and viable curriculum, create balanced assessments, scaffold instruction, align IEP goals to priority standards, and connect RTI, PLCs, and special education into a continuum of service.

High Reliability Schools—Level 1: An Effective Climate and Collaborative Culture Focused on Student Success

A full-day workshop exploring Level 1 of the High Reliability Schools framework through the lens of school culture and climate. Examine how intentional leadership actions shape the experience of students, staff, and families; engage with the eight Level 1 leading indicators; and analyze current school or district practices to identify strengths and gaps. Includes a copy of Leading a High Reliability School and an event journal.

Win the Classroom (Longview, TX)

If your classroom isn't running the way you hoped, it's not too late to reset with practical classroom systems that work—starting tomorrow. This two-day intensive is designed to help struggling educators take back their classrooms quickly and effectively through practical strategies, hands-on practice, and real-world solutions. Leave with the confidence and tools needed to create a structured, engaging, and well-managed learning environment.

Improving Teacher Development Through Instructional Coaching Workshop

A two-day workshop on building a coaching culture and mindset in schools and districts, including those without designated coaches. Participants explore deliberate practice, set teacher growth goals, distinguish coaching from evaluation, and practise a three-phase feedback protocol using classroom video.

Purposeful Play in Kindergarten

A full-day workshop on the research behind play, connecting play to standards and report cards, and managing and assessing play with confidence. Participants leave with an action plan to bring more purposeful play into the classroom right away. Lunch on your own. Presented by Trisha Sellars-Kamp.

LIFT New Revised Math RBIS 0-4

An in-person deep dive into the revised Math Research-Based Instructional Strategies: science of learning, depth and coherence, conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, explicit instruction and effective practice. The schedule lists November 2 and 3, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM on both days, but the overview calls Day 2 a half day; confirm the second-day finish with the organizer. 9.25 CPE hours.

Do the math. You won’t want to miss this.

Come ready to take home practical math strategies you can use with students right away.

Big-picture thinking, next-day impact

Take home math instruction strategies you can use immediately —and a renewed sense of what's possible.

Communicating in Mathematics: Empowering Students to Speak and Write Their Way to Math Mastery

An interactive in-person workshop for K–12 math educators, instructional coaches and curriculum specialists. Explore sentence frames, mathematical discourse routines and low-stakes writing prompts to help students justify answers, critique reasoning and use precise mathematical vocabulary. 3 CPE hours.

Humanities Council

The CREC Humanities Council brings together K–12 Language Arts and Social Studies educators, instructional coaches, and district leaders to engage in professional dialogue and shared learning around literacy and social studies instruction. Meetings feature timely updates and guest speakers from the CSDE and other partners, alongside opportunities for cross-district collaboration and reflection. Participants connect with colleagues, explore emerging initiatives and resources, and strengthen instructional practices in the humanities. NOTE: Two morning sessions are offered; the content is identical in both.

2026-2027 TSDS: Fix Your Fatals – November 2026

An interactive in-person workshop for PEIMS coordinators, staff, TSDS data managers and school data-reporting personnel. Learn to identify and resolve fatal submission errors, use Texas Education Data Standards and improve PEIMS and Core Collection accuracy. All levels. 2.5 clock hours.

Introduction to Responsive Classroom: Foundational Strategies for Creating a Safe, Joyful Classroom

Strategies to Stop Disruptive Behavior

Classroom Management That Works

Regenerate: Stronger Together, Across Generations with Dr. Karah Sprouse

A highly interactive, full-day experience with TEDx speaker and author Dr. Karah Sprouse exploring generational perspectives, communication across differences, trust, strengths, and collaboration. Through research, reflection, meaningful conversation, and team-based challenges, participants develop practical tools to work more effectively together and support students and communities. For PK–12 teachers, leadership personnel, school counselors, instructional coaches, media specialists, and technology personnel. Restricted to CSRA RESA regional members; not offered to non-members.

Behavior Interventions that Work: Keys to Having a Successful Classroom with Amie Dean

Learn practical, easy-to-implement classroom behavior strategies with Amie Dean, drawing on nearly 30 years of teaching and coaching experience. This course shares proven approaches designed to make an immediate impact on student success. For grades 1–12 teachers and instructional coaches. Participants receive a complimentary copy of the presenter’s book. Restricted to CSRA RESA regional members; not offered to non-members.