Meetings

April 14 LFNTX Meeting

Region 10 colleagues are looking forward to a day of problem-solving, learning, and networking, and we can’t wait to grow with LFNTX friends! Please RSVP for the April 14th Meeting and see below for details.

Location: Region 10 ESC (Spring Valley Campus) 400 E. Spring Valley Rd, Richardson, TX 75081-5101

There are parking lot entrances on both Abrams Rd and Spring Valley. We’ll be in the Grayson/Hunt rooms (1st floor). The rooms are sometimes cold, so you may want to bring a sweater. A light breakfast and coffee will be served.

📌 Agenda:

  • 8:30 AM: Doors open for networking, breakfast, sharing 
  • 9:00-11:30 AM: Problems of Practice Collaboration and LFNTX and LFTX update
  • 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Lunch
  • 1:00-3:00 PM:
    Preview our evolving approach for designing learning experiences, and discover strategies that can be used to refine your own upcoming PL sessions and events. You’ll explore curated resources and leverage digital tools to develop a pathway that results in A+ PD.

✅ Bring a current or future project in order to refine your ideas.
We hope you’ll be willing to share your feedback and additions to our approach.

February 10th Meeting in Plano ISD

Plano ISD is looking forward to hosting LFNTx on February 10. We will start at 9:00 AM in the Plano ISD Sockwell Center located at 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd, Plano, TX 75093. A light breakfast will be provided.

At 1 PM, Plano ISD’s PL team will share about the district’s ongoing commitment to providing a tiered system of support for classroom leadership and management. At 2 PM, representatives from the Human Resources team will share about the district’s newly approved Pathways to Teacher Certification.

Please RSVP for the meeting HERE to help Plano ISD prepare for this day. See you all soon!

January 13th LFNTX Meeting in Keller ISD

We are looking forward to the first meeting of the new year on January 13th in Keller ISD! We will start at 9:00 AM in the Keller Administration Building (350 Keller Parkway). Our hosts ask us to park in the visitor parking lot and enter through the visitor entrance. The meeting will be in the Board Room, which is the rock building right when you enter the main entrance. Bagels will be provided.

Our afternoon session begins at 1:00 PM and will be a Professional Learning Standards implementation workshop. We will be working with Lisa Ham on learning more about the PL standards and setting action plans on implementing them in our district.

Please RSVP for the meeting HERE to better help Keller ISD plan. See you all soon!

Friday, November 18th, LFNTX in Arlington!

Good day! We are excited to meet together on  Friday, November 18.  We are looking forward to this day to connect and learn together. 

9:00-11:30 AM: LFNTX and LFTX updates and Problems of Practice Collaboration

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Lunch on Your Own or

Join our Professional Learning Department in our  “Comfort Food” Potluck and bring your favorite comfort food to share! 

1:00-3:00 PM: Arlington ISD Professional Learning in collaboration with Lisa Hamm will take a deep dive in a Professional Learning rubric based on Adult Learning Theory.  

Arlington ISD Professional Development Center

1111 W. Arbrook Blvd  Arlington, TX 76015

682-867-7500

As you enter the building, our secretary will greet you to direct you to our room. We will meet in room 804A/B.   We also have coffee and hot tea available all day.

October 21 Meeting in Waxahachie ISD

Our October meeting will be held in Waxahachie at the Curriculum and Instruction Building, 51 Northgate Dr. Waxahachie, TX 75165. Please enter at the main entrance.  From there, the receptionist will show you where we will be meeting. Our day will run from 9:00am-3:00pm, with lunch on your own from 11:30am-1:00pm. Coffee, drinks, and a light breakfast will be provided. If you have not already RSVP’d, please do so here.

We will spend the morning in our POP groups.

For the afternoon session, Waxahachie will share how they are adapting the traditional professional learning format to meet the needs of their teachers through job-embedded PL.  Through the use of programs to support both beginning teachers as well as teacher leaders to the design of a subscription box service for secondary teachers, the TLI team is working to support educators in new ways.

We look forward to seeing everyone in Waxahachie!

September 23 at Region 11

Welcome to our LFNTX 22-23 school year kickoff!

Region 11 is excited to host our first LFNTX meeting of the year on Friday, September 23, and can’t wait to get started! Please see below for details about the day and the opportunity to RSVP.

Region 11 is located at: 1451 S. Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX 76108. The meeting will be from 9:00 am-3:00 pm and break for lunch 11:30 am-1:00 pm. There will be some breakfast snacks provided and our hosts will have complimentary coffee and tea.

If you can join us for all or part of our day, please take a moment to complete this brief form to help Region 11 plan for our visit. The theme for the meeting is TEAMWORK.  If you do plan to attend, please feel free to wear your favorite team’s jersey or spirit shirt, and you are welcome to bring a tailgate-themed snack to share if you would like. Also, it can get chilly in the Region 11 rooms, so you may want to bring a light jacket!

We look forward to a fun day full of collaboration and learning as we cheer each other into a new year!

Happy New (School) Year!

Can you believe it’s here?! The 2022-2023 school year has arrived thanks to all of your hard work! Professional learning… our favorite love language!

A quick liaison update… I have transitioned into a new role within Frisco ISD. My new role will keep me from attending all of our Friday meetings and therefore unable to continue serving as your LFNTX liaison. The talented Mindy Blackman has agreed to step in and serve. Mindy will be posting soon regarding our first meeting of the year. If you would like to join Mindy in the liaison work please reach out to her at blackmanm@friscoisd.org.

It’s been my honor to serve you and I look forward to reconnecting with old friends and making new ones this year! This is going to be our best year yet! -Ashley

2022-2023 Meeting Dates & Locations!

It’s exciting to be posting on the heels of a wonderful Learning Forward Texas Conference! It was a great 3 days to connect with each other and welcome new members to our LFNTX family!

While our 2022-2023 meeting dates are set (see below), we are still in need of hosts. If your district is interested in hosting one of our LFNTX affiliate meetings please email me, Ashley Nelson, at nelsonas@friscoisd.org. Thank you!

2022-2023 meeting dates:

  • September 23, 2022
  • October 21, 2022
  • November 18, 2022
  • January 13, 2023
  • February 10, 2023
  • April 14, 2023
  • May 12, 2023