Ballroom A

Joe & Kristin Merrill, Featured Speaker

Description: Flipgrid is one of the fastest growing and most widely used Ed Tech tools today. Discover creative and interactive ways to integrate the power of student voice within the classroom. Join Kristin and Joe Merrill, the authors of “The InterACTIVE Class,” as they guide you through how to build relevant and engaging lessons and ways to integrate the power of student voice within the classroom.

Target Audience: All

Ballroom B

Description: Esports continues to grow in Nebraska and has grown from 8 schools to over 50 in just 3 years. See live action and watch area schools compete in SMITE and Super Smash Bros. During the matches you will experience first hand the communication, teamwork, strategy, and sportsmanship these students consistently exhibit. Matches will be streamed live on the Nebraska Esports Association’s twitch channel with students running the computers and commentating. Stroll through this in-person esports tournament, and stop by the Nebraska Esports Association's table to chat with players and coaches.

Target Audience: All

Ballroom C

Thomas C. Murray, Featured Speaker

Description: What does research say about learning space redesign? How can educators redesign their spaces even if budgets are limited or nonexistent? What is the purpose of such redesign and what role should student voice play in the process? Redesigning learning spaces is about understanding how design impacts the brain and learning; not about being pretty for Pinterest. Join Future Ready’s Thomas C. Murray, author of ASCD’s Learning Transformed, to discuss, learn, and design innovative learning spaces for today’s modern learners. Come ready to engage, discuss, and design!

Target Audience: All

Ballroom 201

Joe De Bauche, Kevin Brangers, & Juan Leon, SmartWAVE Technologies (V)

Description: There was always a digital divide. Covid 19 ripped the bandage off the lack of connectivity in communities all over the country. Schools and Cities are partnering to help solve this crisis and CBCSD is one example of how this divide was met.

Target Audience: All

Ballroom 202

Description: Experience innovation with hands-on examples. DoSpace Experts will walk participants through STEM activities that can provide critical-thinking opportunities in the classroom. Rotations will consist of Ozobots, Micro:bits, and a windtunnel.

Target Audience: Separate registration is required for this event

Ballroom 203

Justin Moore, Melissa Donohoe, & Robyn Werth, Mullen Public Schools

Description: Staff of Mullen Public Schools will share their story on the development of their MTSS system and explain how data continually guides their small school MTSS process. Tools utilized include eduClimber, FastBridge, and NWEA MAP.

Target Audience: All

Ballroom 204

Lynne Herr, ESU 6

Description: Now more than ever, teachers need short-cuts to create quality instructional resources that can be used in any teaching format. Dr. Herr will share her digital template collection build in Slides, Docs and Jamboard, provide tech tips to help you customize a template to your class needs, and you'll leave the session with at least one resource ready to use with students.

Target Audience: All

205

Brandon Wong, GoGuardian + Pear Deck + Edulastic (V)

Description: Join us for a high-level overview of the robust formative and summative assessment tools available to you in an Edulastic Free Teacher Account. During this session, you’ll get a walkthrough of the platform, which includes 50+ technology-enhanced question types and over 50,000 pre-made assessments to choose from or customize. You’ll discover how easy it is to track standards mastery and with real-time data, monitor student progress to help inform instruction and guide student learning.

Target Audience: Novice

206

Jill Johnson, Class Intercom

Description: Would you like help in telling your school’s story? Do you sometimes wish you could clone yourself and be in two places at once? This session will empower you to do this by creating and sustaining a social media team of adults and/or students. From recruitment to retainment to sustainment, learn how to select, train, and inspire The Content Generation to take ownership of telling their school’s story. Walk away with some great tips for motivating your people to create content for someone other than themselves!

Target Audience: All

Session Resource

207

Keith Ryskoski, Diamond Assets (V)

Description: Do you know that you can receive up to 30% of the value of your Apple devices when you refresh your fleets? Learn the buyback process, what to ask for in selling device RFPs, and the best tools available to support your multi-year technology planning. Diamond Assets is the largest Apple buyback company in the market; let us share lessons learned from others with you.

Target Audience: All

208

Brian Wojcik, Kim Bowen, Stacey Hauser, & Jeri Johnson, Assistive Technology Partnership Education Program

Description: The AT Playground provides a hands-on opportunity for educators to explore a variety of technologies to create universally designed environments for all students and/or individualized supports children & students (ages birth - 21) receiving Special Education services across the State. Experienced AT Specialists will be on hand to help answer any questions you might have about the assistive technology solutions. All devices on the playground are available as short-term loans to education professionals through EDUCATION.AT4ALL.COM. Come explore the possibilities!

Target Audience: All

209

Emily Salie & Michelle Boyce, Bellevue Public Schools

Description: Come grab some new and creative ways to implement Sphero Bolts, Dash Robots, and other programs with students! You will hear about a team of two teachers that design and run a summer STEM program, different challenges they pose to students, and examples/stories of their successes!

Target Audience: Intermediate

Session Resource

210

Lloyd Sommerer, Lincoln Lutheran High School & Tracy Briggs, Lakeview Community Schools

Description: Are you a technology coordinator at one of the over 200 districts/schools in Nebraska with a single technology person? We are your people! Come listen to, question, and share with a panel of others facing challenges and opportunities similar to your own.

Target Audience: All

211

Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services

Description: This session will provide training on current data security best practices for education data systems, including user privacy and security awareness, privacy, and security program development. It will address ways in which schools are vulnerable and common security failures seen in districts. This session will be tailored to IT and admin.

Target Audience: All

212

Apple Education

Description: Join us for a discussion about how Apple products can support learning and teaching in your school or district. Discover the latest iPad OS and macOS features for education. Follow along as the team showcases several hands-on demonstrations of the newest tools and educational resources available. Don’t miss this opportunity to see these features in action and connect with Apple to help you integrate iPad and Mac into learning.

Target Audience: All

213

Lindsay Zilly, Featured Speaker

Description: My classroom management system is building relationships. In this session, learn how to authentically integrate social emotional learning and focus on empathy into your every student experience. In this workshop learn various ways to focus on the whole child.

Target Audience: All

Session Resource

214

Cameron Hudson, High Plains Community Schools

Description: This session is focused on tech tips and trips that an administrator can use daily! Busy doesn't mean we can't be techy! Come check out a few of the tips and trips I've used within my administrator life to help be more efficient, productive, and save time!

Target Audience: All

215

Linda Dickeson

Description: Whether you are new or experienced with Adobe Spark, you will be inspired to new levels of creativity in the free Adobe Creative Cloud Express suite. Use as web-based (great for Chromebooks) or as individual apps on mobile iOS devices. Unleash creativity so students can show their learning in new ways. Students will use planning, sequencing and organizing skills for projects like posters, flyers, videos, slideshows or web pages and be able to share the finished works. The session supports ISTE standards: Students—4) Innovative Designer & 6) Creative Communicator; and Teachers—6) Facilitator.

Target Audience: All

216

Amanda Jones, Featured Speaker Sponsored by NSLA

Description: Let the world see how invaluable a school library can be for the school, as well as the community, and that a library involves more than just checking out books. Join us as we examine how to use social media, apps, and free website builders to your advantage to showcase your library, keep your students and parents informed, and advocate for community partnerships. It’s important to advocate for your library, but first you have to put your self(ie) out there.

Target Audience: All