Name: The Mobile Maestro: Untethered Teaching Workflows
Start: 2026-05-28T13:00:00-0500
End: 2026-05-28T14:20:00-0500

Get ready to refresh, refine, and remix your learning at Summer Inspire on May 27-28 from 8:30–4:00! This year, we’re building on what works, exploring new strategies, and amplifying the impact we have on students. Please bring a charged device to all sessions.

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
Sockwell Center: 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd, Plano, TX 75093

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There are 80-minute (earn 1.5 hours of credit), three-hour, and full day (earning 6 hours of credit) session options for each day. Participants are invited to attend as many as they wish each day.

All sessions qualify for 26-27 Trade Hours.

Have additional questions? Contact Kyle Fritsche at [email protected].

The Mobile Maestro: Untethered Teaching Workflows

Thursday May 28, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT

Shepton High School

Limited Capacity seats available

Ready to move beyond the teacher’s desk? Untethered teaching embraces flexibility through the use of digital tools, mobile technologies, and innovative pedagogies, allowing teachers to interact with students in a more dynamic, real-time, and adaptable manner. This session focuses on using the iPad, Apple TV, and BenQ boards to make student thinking visible in real-time. By unbinding yourself from the podium, you will learn to provide immediate differentiation and personalized instruction at the student’s side. Exactly where it’s needed most. We will explore how to integrate the Pear Suite, Explain Everything, and GoGuardian to maintain high engagement and instructional oversight while navigating a fluid, modern classroom. Please bring a charged device to this session.

Speakers

Fern Johnson

Digital Learning Specialist, Digital Learning

I'm currently a Digital Learning Specialist in Plano ISD and a former math teacher and technology auditor. My formal education includes an M.Ed. in Learning and Technology and BS in Accounting. Teacher certs: EC - 8 Generalist; EC-12 Special Education; 4-8 Math; and EC-12 ESL I can... Read More →

Thursday May 28, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Shepton High School 5580 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093

All Levels, Technology

PISD Summer Inspire 2026

Fern Johnson

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PISD Summer Inspire 2026

Fern Johnson

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