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8:00am CST

Conference Registration Alumni Center Front Entrance

9:00am CST

All Write, All Write, All Write: Saving Writin' in an AI Infused World Alumni Lecture RoomAdam Sparks- Short Answer Amplify Success: The Impact of Instructional Audio on Education KSU Union Room 227Bonnie Meyer, LightSpeed Technologies Building Industry-Education Partnerships: Energy is Electrifying Through STEM! KSU Union Room 207Christie Fouts • Dan Whisler Elevating Your Device Lifecycle Experience in K12 Alumni Banquet Room CMegan Peterson, CDW Exploring AI Solutions with Vurbo.ai Alumni Banquet Room BIPEVO, a KCAV Partner Fresh Feature, Familiar Program: What's New for TAs in ClassLink KSU Union Big 12 RoomClassLink Join as We Explore How LearnPlatform Can Help Your District Manage Educational Technology While Prioritizing Student Data Privacy KSU Union BluemontKirk Kezel- Instructure, Inc. The Next Frontier: Integrating SchoolAI for Enhanced Learning in K-12 KSU Union CottonwoodTrevor Goertzen Utilizing Classroom Technology to Safely Engage with Families Today KSU Union Room 206Laura Trimble- ParentSquare Apple At the Core: Driving Success Through In-House Coaching with Apple Technology Alumni Tadtman Board RoomAmy Hiebert and Eileen Vlamis, Apple Distinguished Educators

10:00am CST

KEYNOTE- A Struggle to Learn KSU Union Forum HallLeslie Fisher

11:30am CST

Lunch KSU Union Ballroom

12:45pm CST

The Sound of Safety: Enhancing School-Wide Communication Alumni Banquet Room BAtlas IED, a KCAV Partner Unlocking the Power of AI: An Introduction to How Gemini Can Support K-12 Educators and Administrators Alumni Banquet Room CMichelle Tindle, CDW - Amplified for Education AI As a Companion in the Language Learner Classroom KSU Union Big 12 RoomCrystal Buck The AI Revolution: Progress, Pitfalls and the Path Forward KSU Union CottonwoodDr. Michael Oetken Building Thinking Classrooms KSU Union Room 227Stacy Wall Level Up Your Review Game! KSU Union Flint HillsNick Coyan The Ed-venture Trail KSU Union Room 207Dr. Virginia Duncan A Few of My Favorite Things (REPEAT) KSU Union Room 206Megan Nussbaum Digital Well-Being: Tackling Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health Alumni Lecture RoomAdam Vinter Empowering Student Voices: Leveraging Kialo-EDU for Engaging Debates and Critical Thinking KSU Union Room 226Cinnemon Buie Harnessing Your iPad: Tips & Tricks for Everyday Use Alumni Tadtman Board RoomDoug and Julie Jensen, Apple Distinguished Educators Ignite Creativity: Empower Students to Create, Not Just Consume on iPads KSU Union BluemontNichole Gurwell KEYNOTE BREAKOUT- Tools you Can Use Tomorrow KSU Union Forum HallLeslie Fisher

1:45pm CST

Elevating Your Teacher & Student Experience with Acer Alumni Banquet Room CTrey Payne, Acer - CDW Partner Transform Your Teaching with Lumio: Web-Based Learning for Any Classroom Alumni Banquet Room BKansas City Audio Visual AI Spark Hacks: Igniting Classroom Innovation (REPEAT) KSU Union Big 12 RoomElizabeth Burke Using AI To Help Make Your Job Easier KSU Union CottonwoodMelissa Modig Teacher Tech Tips (REPEAT) KSU Union BluemontJenica Stock Teachers as Private Investigators: Eliciting Evidence of Learning (REPEAT) KSU Union Flint HillsMarie Henderson Writing in an AI World KSU Union Room 227Wendi Terpstra Let's Have Fun with FigJam! KSU Union Room 226Gail Ramirez Apple Tools for Teachers: Transforming the Classroom with Apple Schoolwork and Classroom Alumni Tadtman Board RoomAmy Hiebert and Eileen Vlamis, Apple Distinguished Educators KEYNOTE BREAKOUT- Content Creation and Storytelling- The Best Apps and Sites for Teachers and Students KSU Union Forum HallLeslie Fisher Building Media Literacy in the Age of AI Alumni Lecture RoomAdam Vinter The Magic of Marketing KSU Union Room 207Dr. Virginia Duncan Not just Drones, a STEM Technology Playground KSU Union Room 206Laura Leis

2:30pm CST

Conference Break & Vendor Booths Alumni Banquet Room A

3:00pm CST

Self-Serve Smart Lockers: Solving Daily Student Chromebook Problems with No Staff Involvement Alumni Banquet Room CEric Blumthal, LocknCharge - CDW Partner Supercharge Your Productivity with AI: Gemini & NotebookLM Alumni Banquet Room DNathan Johnson, Heartland Business Systems USDA Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grant Roundtable: Planning, Partnerships & Maximizing Impact Alumni Banquet Room BKansas City Audio Visual Build Your AI Toolkit KSU Union Big 12 RoomElizabeth Tackett Hands on Exploration of AI Tools KSU Union CottonwoodTravis True • Lydia Huninghake • Lori Rice You Don't Have to be a Genius! KSU Union Flint HillsEric Velander Connecting Classroom Management Tools (REPEAT) KSU Union BluemontMegan Klozenbucher Extended Reality and AI: Social Skills Are Hard to Teach, But We’ve Made It Fun! KSU Union Room 227Amber Rowland Interactive Teaching Made Easy: Using Pear Deck and EdPuzzle for Engaging Lessons KSU Union Room 206Tuanua Swartz Micro Marvels: Unleashing Creativity Through Engineering and Coding KSU Union Room 226Jess Blouvan Apple Intelligence for Education: A New Era of Innovation Alumni Tadtman Board RoomKyle Pace Rethinking Smartphones in School: Discovering Device-Free Strategies Alumni Lecture RoomAdam Vinter Things That Just Make Sense in My Middle School Library KSU Union Room 207Melanie Borror SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER- Sparking Positive Disruption (REPEAT) KSU Union Forum HallRachel Meenen Sunderland Foundation Innovation Lab Tour at Hale Library Alumni Center Front EntranceLindsay Mazouch

4:00pm CST

Exploring AI Solutions with Vurbo.ai Alumni Banquet Room BIPEVO, a KCAV Partner From Chaos to Cohesion: Streamlining Your District’s Tech Stack Alumni Banquet Room CJake Timberlake, Incident IQ - CDW Partner Supercharge Your Productivity with AI: Gemini & NotebookLM Alumni Banquet Room DNathan Johnson, Heartland Business Systems AI in the Upper Elementary Classroom: Simple Strategies for Seamless Integration KSU Union Room 207Megan Mallon Prompt Engineering: Unlocking the Potential of AI in Education KSU Union Room 226Tom Vontz Spark Up Your Prompts! Tips For Better AI Prompt Engineering (REPEAT) KSU Union Big 12 RoomJeff Yearout Mastering Google Sites: Empowering Teachers to Create Engaging Classroom Websites (REPEAT) KSU Union CottonwoodErin Lewis Engage, Explore, Enhance: The Power of HyperDocs in Blended Learning (REPEAT) KSU Union Flint HillsKatelyn Hobby 20 Techy Tidbits from a High School Math Teacher Alumni Lecture RoomMarkie Dinkel Empowering Students Through Video Creation and Integration KSU Union BluemontMichelle McDaniel Equitable Access in the Classroom: Strategies for Engaging Multilingual Learners with Technology Alumni Tadtman Board RoomKyle Pace Adaptive Professional Learning Model and Online Platform: Free PD Support for Evidence-Based Practice KSU Union Room 227Amber Rowland AI Coaching Cohorts: Building Confidence in Classroom AI KSU Union Room 206Lindsay Fritz SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER- Sparking Positive Disruption (REPEAT) KSU Union Forum HallRachel Meenen

5:00pm CST

Social Hour Alumni Center

8:00am CST

AI Literacy: Classroom-Ready Strategies that Address Instruction, Assessment, and Standards KSU Union Flint HillsDr. Scott Gregory AI Resources for Spanish-Speaking ESL, Dual Language, and Newcomer Students KSU Union Big 12 RoomCharlotte Munoz Giving Your Staff a Room Full of Teacher Assistants KSU Union Room 227Jeff First Leveraging AI for Chemistry Review Alumni Banquet Room DAaron Vajnar Using Canva AI to Enhance Instruction KSU Union CottonwoodZach Burns • Kristi Satter Tips to Differentiate Reading Instruction (REPEAT) Alumni Banquet Room CJosh Stock Increase Student Engagement by Using Technology KSU Union BluemontKristina Castillo Supercharge Your Classroom and Revolutionize Your Feedback Loop Alumni Lecture RoomCinnemon Buie Digital Explorers: Introducing Students to Coding with Modern Tech Alumni Tadtman Board RoomBrittany Horning Growing a Makerspace – Successes and Challenges Alumni Purple Pride Conference RoomJenny Karr Python Programming Made Easy with CMU KSU Union Room 226Jason Maisog Synergize! Maximizing Your Collaboration Opportunities Alumni Banquet Room AAmy Allen

9:00am CST

Spark Up Your Prompts! Tips For Better AI Prompt Engineering (REPEAT) KSU Union Big 12 RoomJeff Yearout Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: Using AI to Improve Teacher Efficiency KSU Union CottonwoodLotta Larson The 45-Minute Shortcut AI Teaching Tools Alumni Banquet Room BLydia Huninghake Google Looker Studio: Personalized Data Dashboards Alumni Banquet Room CJason Crist Creating Personalized Game-Based Instruction Tools with SchoolAI.com KSU Union Room 227Jeff First A Different Look - Engage and Excite Students KSU Union BluemontNatasha Roseberry Bubbles & Bots: Virtual Assistants for Career Readiness & SEL Alumni Banquet Room DHanna Kemble Mick Mastering Efficiency: Automate Communication with Autocrat Alumni Banquet Room AAriel Jankord Energy is Electrifying Through STEM! Alumni Tadtman Board RoomChristie Fouts Reading, Math, and Robots! Oh My! Alumni Lecture RoomMelissa Love Tinkering with Tinkercad- Using 3D Modeling in the Classroom Alumni Purple Pride Conference RoomJessica Buchanan Deep Fakes, Data Theft, Plagiarism, & the End of Humanity as We Know It: Ed Law in the Age of AI KSU Union Flint HillsDr. Scott Gregory Engage, Explore, Enhance: The Power of HyperDocs in Blended Learning (REPEAT) KSU Union Room 226Katelyn Hobby

10:00am CST

AI in ELA? Never Heard of Her! KSU Union CottonwoodMeghan Mace AI Spark Hacks: Igniting Classroom Innovation (REPEAT) KSU Union Big 12 RoomElizabeth Burke Google’s Best-Kept Secrets: Tools You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner Alumni Banquet Room BTravis True Mastering Google Sites: Empowering Teachers to Create Engaging Classroom Websites (REPEAT) KSU Union Flint HillsErin Lewis Unleash and Explore with Google Arts and Culture Alumni Banquet Room CLori Rice Establishing a Student Led Helpdesk KSU Union Room 227Kelli Francis Book Taco! A New Way to Read! Alumni Lecture RoomPamela Curtis Connecting Classroom Management Tools (REPEAT) Alumni Banquet Room DMegan Klozenbucher Integrating Seesaw Into Your Daily Classroom KSU Union Room 226Leah Yancey Moving Mathematics Courses to a Free Homework Software KSU Union BluemontJillian Kimzey Blown Away by Data: How 4th Graders and High Schoolers Use Technology to Capture the Power of Wind Alumni Purple Pride Conference RoomJennifer Tillberg How I Snuck Teaching Coding to My Students Alumni Tadtman Board RoomDavid Maneth STEM Adventure: Build, Code, and Conquer the Challenges! Alumni Banquet Room AJess Blouvan • Gail Ramirez

11:00am CST

AI in the Upper Elementary Classroom: Simple Strategies for Seamless Integration KSU Union CottonwoodMegan Mallon Teacher Tech Tips (REPEAT) Alumni Lecture RoomJenica Stock Growing your Classroom on Social Media Alumni Banquet Room DKraig Westhoff Teachers as Private Investigators: Eliciting Evidence of Learning (REPEAT) KSU Union Room 227Marie Henderson Technology Instructional Practices Discussion KSU Union Flint HillsChristopher Fletcher Tips to Differentiate Reading Instruction (REPEAT) Alumni Banquet Room CJosh Stock A Few of My Favorite Things (REPEAT) KSU Union BluemontMegan Nussbaum Get SWANKy: Using SWANK Streaming Media to Add Film to the Learning Environment KSU Union Big 12 RoomLucas Loughmiller Growths and Challenges: A First-Year Principal's Leadership Reflection KSU Union Room 226Mary Mellen Bridging STEM and Literacy: Makerspaces as Hubs for Cross-Disciplinary Learning Alumni Tadtman Board RoomErica Minton Custom AI Chatbots Alumni Banquet Room BTravis True Empowering Students Through Real-World Energy Efficiency: The K-12 Energy Benchmarking Project Alumni Purple Pride Conference RoomMandy Putnam