APS Rising Educator Summit 2026: Full Schedule

10:00am MDT

PD for Using Amplify Classroom - (previously Desmos Classroom)

Tuesday August 4, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am MDT

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session, Teachers will be the students and experience Amplify Classroom. Amplify Math is a structured, problem-based approach and builds on students’ curiosity while strategically developing math fluency and lasting grade-level understanding.

Speakers

Anthony Orton

Teacher, APS

Tuesday August 4, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
27 Picuris 401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

☀️ High School (9-12), MATH

Session Type Workshop (50 min)
PD Focus Area Educational Technology (AI/Canva/Google)
Area WEST Building - Lower Level 1

11:00am MDT

Read&Write

LIMITED

Tuesday August 4, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am MDT

27 Picuris

Limited Capacity seats available

All APS students and staff have access to Read&Write, come and explore this toolbar with me on how to provide this INCLUSIVE PRACTICE while implementing the most powerful technology tool for supporting diverse learners. Read&Write has a wide variety of accessibility features including text to speech, translations, vocabulary support, study tools, word prediction, speech recognition, topic dictionaries and so much more. Learn how to support various learners discreetly while providing accessibility and removing barriers for all.

Speakers

Delana Robles

Resource Teacher, APS

Tuesday August 4, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
27 Picuris 401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

⭐ All Grades or Staff, DIGITAL TOOLS

Session Type Workshop (50 min)
PD Focus Area Educational Technology (AI/Canva/Google)
Area WEST Building - Lower Level 1

12:00pm MDT

Using Skills, Habits & Mindsets and Community Circles to Strengthen School and Classroom Culture

LIMITED

Tuesday August 4, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT

27 Picuris

Limited Capacity seats available

What if classroom culture became your strongest instructional strategy? This interactive session will focus on intentionally teaching Skills, Habits, and Mindsets (SHM) alongside academic content while using Community Building Circles as a structure to deepen student engagement, voice, and accountability. Participants will explore how explicitly naming and reinforcing skills such as perseverance, self-efficacy, self-regulation, and social awareness transforms school and classroom expectations into lived behaviors. Attendees will experience a modeled Community Circle, unpack practical SHM integration strategies, and leave with ready-to-use prompts, structures, and implementation tools. Whether you are looking to strengthen relationships, increase student ownership, or reduce behavioral disruptions, this session provides a clear, actionable framework to build a culture where students thrive academically and socially.

Speakers

Anna De Herrera

Teacher, APS

I am an educator with 23 years of experience serving as an elementary teacher, UNM cooperating teacher, reading interventionist, and instructional coach. I currently hold an administrative license in New Mexico and am passionate about creating inclusive learning environments where... Read More →

Desiree Springer

Principal, APS

Brandi Raimondi

Teacher, APS

Tuesday August 4, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm MDT
27 Picuris 401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

⭐ All Grades or Staff, SEL

Session Type Collaborative Learning Session (50 min)
PD Focus Area Skills Habits & Mindsets (SEL)
Area WEST Building - Lower Level 1

1:00pm MDT

Growth Mindset in Mathematics: Activities for Your Classroom

LIMITED

Tuesday August 4, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT

27 Picuris

Limited Capacity seats available

Cultivate a growth mindset in your mathematics classrooms! Explore research-based strategies and leave with ready-to-use activities that promote productive struggle and a positive attitude toward learning math.

Speakers

Lauren Butcher

Tuesday August 4, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
27 Picuris 401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

🌞 Intermediate Grades (2-8), MATH

Session Type Workshop (50 min)
PD Focus Area Skills Habits & Mindsets (SEL)
Area WEST Building - Lower Level 1

2:00pm MDT

Awareness in Action: Simple Mindfulness Tools to Strengthen Student Self-Regulation & Perseverance

LIMITED

Tuesday August 4, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT

27 Picuris

Limited Capacity seats available

This workshop is designed for the messy, in-the-moment realities of the classroom. Michelle DuVal, MA, Director of The Mindful Center, begins with experiential mindfulness and meditation practices while inviting participants to share the real challenges they face: What situations arise in your classroom? How can mindfulness help in those moments? Drawing on more than 25 years of experience teaching mindfulness, Michelle works directly with the situations participants identify, offering practical ways to respond to challenging behaviors using awareness, steadiness, and presence. Educators will experience short guided practices and learn how these tools can support both their own regulation and their students’ ability to pause, reset, and persevere. Participants will also explore the Life on Mindfulness platform, view youth-focused meditations, and receive a post-workshop strategy sheet with practical tools tailored to the classroom scenarios discussed during the session.

Speakers

Becky MacGregor

Coordinator, APS

I am the APS Employee Wellness Coordinator and love what I get to do! My mission is to help people live healthy, well, and connected lives, doing so with grace, kindness, integrity, and wisdom.

I have over 30 years of experience in wellness, marketing/promotion, and business management. I am a certified wellness practitioner, behavior change specialist, correctional exercise specialist, personal trainer, weight management and fitness nutrition specialist. AND hold a national... Read More →

Michelle DuVal

Director, The Mindful Center

Hi! I'm Michelle DuVal, founder of The Mindful Center and a mindfulness teacher who's spent more than 25 years helping people find a little more calm in the middle of real life. I'm also a runner, a mom of teenage boys, and someone who believes mindfulness isn't about escaping life—it's... Read More →

Tuesday August 4, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
27 Picuris 401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

⭐ All Grades or Staff, SEL

Session Type Workshop (50 min)
PD Focus Area Classroom Culture & Behavior Strategies (PBIS/Classroom Management/Culture of Care)
Area WEST Building - Upper Level 3

10:00am MDT

11:00am MDT

12:00pm MDT

1:00pm MDT

2:00pm MDT

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