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: Traditional educational structures have benefited particular groups of students while suppressing others. With the vast disparities of inequity that have existed for centuries, school and district leaders must work tirelessly to break many patterns of the past, particularly for traditionally marginalized groups. Beginning with self-reflection and recognition of one’s own bias and mindset, leaders must collaboratively problem solve to ensure both equity in access and opportunity. “Gazing at the gaps” changes nothing. Being intentional with our actions, and being concrete and transparent in our steps forward, can help dismantle unwanted patterns of the past. Join Thomas C. Murray for this solution-oriented session.

Target Audience: All

Ballroom 201

Sherri Davis, CIC / Infinite Campus (V)

Description: Administrators, interventionists, and teachers are concerned with identifying and managing students who are behind, known as an Early Warning system. Campus Analytics uses Machine Learning algorithms to automatically calculate student scores for you every night, predicting how students will do based on over 6 million similar students around the USA. Charts, graphs, and drill-down reports are included. Take a look and learn how your staff can save time and money and focus resources on students who need help!

Target Audience: All

Session Resource

Ballroom 204

Kyleigh Lewis, Conestoga Public Schools

Description: When planning instructional growth for your district, collaboration is key. Learn how to utilize Google tools to plan and execute documents for instructional rounds, classroom walk-throughs, and professional development opportunities. The focus of this session will be on providing resources and ideas for immediate execution in your district. In an area of limited resources, come ready to bounce ideas off like-minded people in instructional coaching and leadership positions.

Target Audience: All

Session Resource

205

Stephen Mirante, Linewize Cyber Safety (V)

Description: It’s time to go BEYOND the Filter and take a Holistic approach to Filtering, Student Safety, and Classroom Management.

Linewize has become the fastest growing cyber-safety platform within K12, serving schools by providing an elite cloud filtering experience, saving lives through most comprehensive student safety monitor, and enabling engagement in the classroom for teachers.

Take advantage of our free district portal that includes the latest topics, trends, and timely articles from digital wellness and cyber safety experts specifically focused on child development for your community.

Target Audience: All

206

Dana Fontaine, Fremont High School

Description: Have you found the most perfect virtual tour yet? No? Then create it! Using Google Earth's new Google Projects, you can create your own virtual tour OR you can have students create THEIR own virtual tours and present them to the class. You can use videos, pictures, other virtual tours, etc to connect all these wonderful pieces of learning.

Target Audience: All

207

Justin Ekstein & Jon Peirson, Prime Secured (V)

Description: Join Prime Secured and their partners in reviewing the latest cybersecurity threats and what schools can do to actively protect themselves. From the latest capabilities in protecting endpoints to utilizing advanced network monitoring solutions, a layered approach doesn’t have to be out-of-reach or over-complicated. Go beyond checking the box and ensure that your controls are truly where they need to be in today’s threat landscape.

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

Victor Winter, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Description: Spatial abilities can be developed, are durable, and transferable. A major study has shown that spatial abilities are better predictors of success in the STEM disciplines than SAT scores.

This session will provide an overview of a third-person video game, called Triskelion, whose educational content centers on developing an understanding of symmetry. Gameplay is clan-based and a leaderboard shows the high-score of members in the player's clan. Teachers can create clans, configure the difficulty of educational content, challenge other clans to tournaments, and analyze player performance.

Target Audience: All

210

Brett Bieber, University of Nebraska
William Pulte, ESU 3
Ben Nelson, State of Nebraska Office of the CIO

Description: In July 2021, Nebraska became the second state in the US to bring the eduroam global wireless service to K-12 schools. ConnectEd Nebraska is a partnership between state agencies and the ESUs/ESUCC, and has the potential to simplify internet access for both urban and rural students. Learn what eduroam is, the benefits it brings to our teachers and students, the project’s current status, and how you can get involved in your community!

Target Audience: All

211

Charlee Potadle, Blair Community Schools

Description: Educators will walk away with a strong understanding of how Pear Deck can transform their classroom. Through Pear Deck they will be able to: enhance google slide presentations with a variety of interactive questions, gain quick/in-time feedback from students, see how Pear Deck can be applied for different ages and content areas.

The session will be made up of a combination of lecture, group discussion, and independent work.

Target Audience: Intermediate

Session Resource

212

Apple Education

Description: Great apps start with great ideas. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to lead your students through an Inclusive App Design activity. Learners will identify problems they care about, develop a plan, build a prototype, and share a demo of their inclusive app idea. Then learn how to go further with free curriculum from Apple that makes it easy to teach coding to students in elementary through high school. iPads will be available for use during this session.

Target Audience: All

213

Jen Schneider, Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Description: Learn how to help your students connect their career goals with project-based learning using technology!

Target Audience: All

Session Resource

214

Sandy Pearson, Stacie Hardy, & Dean Jacobs, UMÓⁿHOⁿ NATION Public School

Description: In this presentation, we will share how strategies designed for coaching executives and athletes can be modified with the use of today’s digital resources, to help create a foundation for success in any classroom. Seeing is believing—when students can visualize themselves and their dreams, they can improve their foundation for success. The UMÓⁿHOⁿ NATION team will share strategies that are authentic, strategic, and purposeful. This will include examples of digital imagery that empowers and engages students in classroom and extracurricular activities.

Target Audience: All

215

David Dampf & Jeremy Rapp, Rubrik (V)

Description: Every week, the news on ransomware attacks gets worse. As ransomware attacks become more frequent and costly, having a solid ransomware remediation plan is a critical component of your security posture. Implementing a strong data security platform is key in ensuring there are no gaps in your cybersecurity defense.

Attend this session to learn best practices for addressing ransomware threats though data security measures, the risks of legacy backup and recovery on your school district, and ways to recover from a ransomware attack—without paying the ransom.

Target Audience: All

216

Amanda Jones, Featured Speaker Sponsored by NSLA

Description: No Money? Don't Worry! Finding and Curating Open Education Resources

Target Audience: All