MACE: Full Schedule

12:45pm CST

Building Thinking Classrooms

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:30pm CST

Do you have students working at vertical white board space around your classroom rather than at their seats? While the basis of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) and the work of Peter Liljedahl is from math classrooms these ideas can be put in place in all content areas. During this session we will briefly discuss the pedagogy behind vertical collaboration, visibly random grouping, look at online options for pre-made resources, and then spend time collaborating and designing a lesson to take back to your classroom.

BTC Presentation

Speakers

Stacy Wall

9th Grade Math, Teacher, Seaman High School

My name is Stacy Wall. I currently teach Math 1 at Seaman High School in Topeka, KS; I have been at Seaman USD 345 since August of 2012. Prior to teaching at USD 345, I taught at Tonganoxie Middle School and Shawnee Heights High School. I graduated with my undergraduate from Emporia... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:30pm CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies

Audience All

12:45pm CST

Level Up Your Review Game!

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:30pm CST

KSU Union Flint Hills

Want to get past plain paper and pencil reviews, but don't want to just go to Kahoot? Come to this session to learn about some awesome websites I use to take my reviews to the next level! These are highly engaging and FUN for students and teachers alike. I will also talk about some "low-tech" review ways using a whiteboard, some styrofoam cups, and dice. Hope to see you there! I teach middle school now, but these gamifying strategies can be used at the elementary level as well as high school!

Presentation: bit.ly/MACE25Game

Speakers

Nick Coyan

8th Grade Math, Turner Middle School

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:30pm CST
KSU Union Flint Hills

Instructional Strategies, Classroom Games

Audience ALL

12:45pm CST

The Ed-venture Trail

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:30pm CST

KSU Union Room 207

Experience bite-sized Professional Learning stations to quickly boost your bank of instructional technology tools.

Speakers

Dr. Virginia Duncan

Associate Principal, Garden City High School

Dr. Virginia Duncan is an Associate Principal for the Arts & Communications Academy at Garden City High School in Garden City, KS. Prior to that, she was an Instructional Coach for 10 years. Before coaching teachers full time, Ginny taught English, History, and Drama in CA for 13... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:30pm CST
KSU Union Room 207

Instructional Strategies, Instructional Technology

Audience ALL

1:45pm CST

Teachers as Private Investigators: Eliciting Evidence of Learning (REPEAT)

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm CST

KSU Union Flint Hills

In this engaging and interactive session, you’ll step into the shoes of a private investigator to uncover the hidden clues of student learning. As educators, we often face the challenge of determining whether our students have truly grasped the lessons we teach. This session will equip you with a toolkit of strategies to gather meaningful evidence of student learning, ensuring you can identify who has mastered the content, who needs additional support, and how to guide all students forward in their educational journey.

Join us to explore a variety of methods for eliciting evidence, ranging from high-tech solutions to low or no-tech options. You’ll leave with practical techniques that can be immediately implemented in your classroom to enhance your assessment practices and support student success. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or prefer traditional approaches, this session has something for everyone.

Speakers

Marie Henderson

Instructional Technology Specialist, PK-12, Hays USD 489

Marie Henderson is the Instructional Technology Specialist for Hays Unified School District in Hays, KS where she serves local teachers as a technology trainer and instructional coach. She designed and continues to facilitate a flexible professional learning model for district staff... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm CST
KSU Union Flint Hills

Instructional Strategies

Audience ALL

1:45pm CST

Writing in an AI World

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm CST

KSU Union Room 227

Creating meaningful and authentic writing activities and assignments to encourage and engage students to not utilize AI alternatives.

Speakers

Wendi Terpstra

English/Language Arts Instructor, Garden City High School

I am in my 36th year of teaching, and I still passionately love my job! I continuously enjoy learning about new techniques, tips, and tools to make English more applicable for my students.

Thursday March 6, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies

3:00pm CST

You Don't Have to be a Genius!

Thursday March 6, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm CST

KSU Union Flint Hills

Instructional strategies and tips for teaching tech at any grade level. You don't have to be a genius or a tech wizard to implement engaging tech-based learning in your classroom. Use these lessons, strategies and tips for everything from multimedia presentations, audio and video projects, to squeezing the most learning from your students' netbooks and iPads. Beginners and veterans, alike, will glean interesting insights and new project ideas.

Speakers

Eric Velander

Journalism and Broadcasting Teacher, USD 457

I teach a creative, high-tech class that gives students the skills to produce and consume content in an infinitely complex media landscape. I pride myself in fostering students' skills and attitudes in a classroom that reflects the here and now of their lives and the world. In my... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm CST
KSU Union Flint Hills

Instructional Strategies

Audience ALL

4:00pm CST

Engage, Explore, Enhance: The Power of HyperDocs in Blended Learning (REPEAT)

Thursday March 6, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm CST

KSU Union Flint Hills

Join returning presenter, fresh off last year’s popular “Shifting Your Workload with AI” session, for an engaging dive into the world of HyperDocs! In this interactive session, you’ll learn what HyperDocs are by experiencing one firsthand, all within a blended learning setup. Discover how these dynamic, digital lessons can boost engagement, and enhance blended learning. Walk away with inspiration and resources transform your own teaching! This presentation is suited for anyone who teaches any topic and those who deliver PD themselves.

Speakers

Katelyn Hobby

Social Studies, Shawnee Heights High School

Hi! I'm a teacher in my 11th year of education who's just about done it all from elementary, to middle, and now high school! I'm extremely passionate about teaching, learning, and teacher advocacy; always looking for ways to improve my craft and help others do the same.

Thursday March 6, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm CST
KSU Union Flint Hills

Instructional Strategies, Hyperdocs

Audience ALL

8:00am CST

Tips to Differentiate Reading Instruction (REPEAT)

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am CST

Alumni Banquet Room C

In this session you'll walk away with tips and tricks to differentiate reading instruction for all learners. You'll learn how to harness the power of technology to support readers at all levels.

Speakers

Josh Stock

6th Grade Literacy Teacher, Santa Fe Trail Middle School

https://mrstockrocks.com. Josh loves getting great books into the hands of kids who want to read them. Over the past five years he has given away over 4000 used books and 2000 new books to kids across the district.Josh was selected as one of the National School Board Association’s... Read More →

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am CST
Alumni Banquet Room C

Instructional Strategies

Audience All

9:00am CST

Creating Personalized Game-Based Instruction Tools with SchoolAI.com

Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am CST

KSU Union Room 227

If you are a seasoned teacher you have more than likely used some form of gamification or gamified tool in your classroom. Tools like Gimkit, and Kahoot can be welcomed changes of pace for both students and teachers. These tools are wonderful motivators but often leave a gap for true evaluation of student comprehension.
Game based learning with the use of Ai chat bots can help to provide individualized conversations and knowledge validation for every student in the room. This in depth evidence can become invaluable to teachers while at the same time make Knowledge retrieval engaging for students. This process can be used at any level or difficulty and I will show you how to drop these activities into any lesson.

Speakers

Jeff First

Technology Integration / educator, Goodland Jr/Sr High School

Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies, schoolai

Audience ALL
Subject All

9:00am CST

Engage, Explore, Enhance: The Power of HyperDocs in Blended Learning (REPEAT)

Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CST

KSU Union Room 226

Speakers

Katelyn Hobby

Social Studies, Shawnee Heights High School

Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CST
KSU Union Room 226

Instructional Strategies, Hyperdocs

Audience ALL

10:00am CST

Establishing a Student Led Helpdesk

Friday March 7, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am CST

KSU Union Room 227

Learn how to set up a student led helpdesk that gives students hands-on IT experience while delivering top-notch tech support to your school. This session will break down the steps to design, launch, and keep a successful student-led helpdesk running.

Speakers

Kelli Francis

Ed Tech Coach, JCHS

I have been in education for 10 years. I have taught ELA, World History, and now CS.

Friday March 7, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies, Instructional Technology

Audience Middle School, High School
Subject Technology

11:00am CST

Growing your Classroom on Social Media

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST

Alumni Banquet Room D

Discover how to transform social media into a powerful tool for extending learning beyond the classroom walls, fostering meaningful connections, and elevating the teaching profession. In this engaging session, you’ll learn how to create a positive and professional online presence that amplifies student success stories, builds a collaborative community with fellow educators, and provides opportunities for personal growth.

Explore strategies to share classroom innovations, engage with global perspectives, and access a wealth of resources that enrich your teaching practice. Gain actionable insights into managing platforms responsibly, navigating challenges, and ensuring your social media presence reflects the integrity of our profession. Whether you’re a seasoned user or just starting, this session will equip you with the tools and inspiration to use social media to its fullest potential in education.

Speakers

Kraig Westhoff

Teacher

Born in southeast Kansas and raised in St. Paul, Kraig Westhoff has dedicated his career to education and innovating the way history is taught. A graduate of Pittsburg State University, Kraig has been an educator since 2013, inspiring countless students with his passion for learning... Read More →

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST
Alumni Banquet Room D

Instructional Strategies, Social Media

Audience All

11:00am CST

Teachers as Private Investigators: Eliciting Evidence of Learning (REPEAT)

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST

KSU Union Room 227

Speakers

Marie Henderson

Instructional Technology Specialist, PK-12, Hays USD 489

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies

Audience ALL

11:00am CST

Technology Instructional Practices Discussion

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST

KSU Union Flint Hills

You are bombarded with technology items and issues such as apps, websites, devices, screen time and device management. Digging through all of the clutter, are we able to decipher how to best use the technology available to us for instructional purposes. As a former technology director, I have my own perspectives and questions. Come have a discussion how we can maximize the usage of instructional technology. I will present some materials and models that will help us measure technology usage. I hope to see you there.

Speakers

Christopher Fletcher

Information Systems Manager, Kansas State Department of Education

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST
KSU Union Flint Hills

Instructional Strategies, Discussion

Audience ALL

11:00am CST

Tips to Differentiate Reading Instruction (REPEAT)

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST

Alumni Banquet Room C

In this session you'll walk away with tips and tricks to differentiate reading instruction for all learners. You'll learn how to harness the power of technology to support readers at all levels.

Speakers

Josh Stock

6th Grade Literacy Teacher, Santa Fe Trail Middle School

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST
Alumni Banquet Room C

Instructional Strategies

Audience All