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Claire Skierski

Grand Prairie ISD

English Department Chair

Grand Prairie, Texas

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Claire Skierski is an enthusiastic English teacher in her thirtieth year in education. Formerly a gifted specialist, she currently serves as the English department chair and teaches AP English Language and Composition, OnRamps Rhetoric (dual enrollment), and English III at Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie, Texas. She is passionate about empowering her students to be critical thinkers and giving them the vocabulary to communicate their ideas more effectively.

4:00pm CST

Conference Map Marriott Rivercenter 2nd & 3rd Floor Registration Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

8:00am CST

Kiss Kahoot Goodbye: Building Better Review Games Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Michael Matera

9:00am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

9:30am CST

giftED Kickoff More Than a Match: Creating Lasting Educational Connections Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • Brian Housand • Andi McNair

11:00am CST

Harnessing the Power of AI: Transforming Secondary ELA Lesson Planning and Instruction to Engage All Learners, Including Advanced Students [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Halo Rogers

11:45am CST

🍴 Lunch on Your Own Visit the Riverwalk or a local restaurant or use a food delivery service, the choice is yours!

1:30pm CST

MasterMind Session: When An At-Risk Summer Becomes A Worthwhile Life Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

2:45pm CST

Meet-up: Secondary Teachers Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Mechelle Galyon • Margaret McKinney • Claire Skierski • Leny Philipose • Javetta Jones Roberson

4:30pm CST

G/Ting my AP [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Kristin Shively-Taylor

7:30am CST

Marketplace Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

8:00am CST

Coordinator Coffee Sponsored by Knowsys Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor) Empowering Writing Skills to Impact Research [Secondary Focus] Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Jennifer Seaton

9:15am CST

MasterMind Session: How an Adventurous Spirit Can Unlock Greatness Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Michael Matera

10:30am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

11:00am CST

Ready to Use Vocabulary Activities [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Claire Skierski • Sheila Griffith

11:45am CST

🍴Lunch on Your Own Visit the Riverwalk or a local restaurant or use a food delivery service, the choice is yours!

2:30pm CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

3:15pm CST

Using SAT Concepts and Skills to Build Intellectual Flexibility Across Disciplines Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Alana Morris • Sheila Griffith • Tracy Scholz Teaching Gifted Students How to Gather Information for Research Projects Using Discipline-Based Methods Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Tricia Filippini • Susan Johnsen

4:30pm CST

Gifted/Talented Updated Rules and State Plan Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Meredith Austin • Monica Brewer

8:00am CST

Distracted: Why G/T Students Can't Concentrate (And What We Can Do About It) [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Matt Wells

9:30am CST

Using College Board Programs to Support CCMR Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Lana Sveda

10:45am CST

MasterMind Session: Real Self-Care: It’s Not About Bubble Baths or Juice Cleanses Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Pooja Lakshmin, MD