NETA 2025: Full Schedule

The NETA Board is excited to welcome you to a dynamic learning experience on May 1-2, 2025, at the Younes Conference Center North in Kearney, Nebraska.

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7:15am CDT

Building Agency and Ownership Using Vivi (K-Post Secondary)

Friday May 2, 2025 7:15am - 8:00am CDT

Silver 4

How do you get students to become actively engaged in the learning and assessment process? Come see how to use Vivi’s all-in-one-solution to bring communication and collaboration that engages students and elevates educators in the K-Post Secondary classroom setting. Vivi gives educators the flexibility to move around the classroom, assess student work, and encourage student collaboration. It is designed to enhance the teacher’s ability to engage their students. Come check it out!

Speakers

Julie Patchen

Elementary Music Teacher & Building Level Technology Facilitator, Elkhorn Public Schools, Manchester Elementary

Julie Patchen is a passionate and innovative music educator with 27 years of experience, including 17 years dedicated to inspiring students in the Elkhorn Public Schools, Omaha, Nebraska. She currently teaches K-5 elementary music, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment... Read More →

Friday May 2, 2025 7:15am - 8:00am CDT
Silver 4

Concurrent Session (45 minutes where the presenter shares information)

Strands that Match Elementary, Teaching & Learning
Tags Assessment, Fine Arts, Learning Spaces, Multimedia
Grade Level All Levels
Target Audience All

11:15am CDT

Mastering School Media: Streamlining Content & Managing Students

Friday May 2, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm CDT

Silver 4

In this session, I’ll share how I’ve taken on the responsibility of facilitating the creation of and publishing all sports, extracurricular, and educational content for our school’s social media, while also creating dynamic content for our two video boards. I’ll highlight how we use ClickUp to manage projects efficiently for 25 students in multiple class periods, ensuring smooth workflows and timely content creation. Perfect for anyone looking to boost school media presence while involving students in the process!

Speakers

Crystal Hassenstab

Friday May 2, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm CDT
Silver 4

Concurrent Session (45 minutes where the presenter shares information) Mini Session

Strands that Match Teaching & Learning
Tags Classroom Management, Creation/Design Tools, Multimedia, Secondary (9th-12th)
Grade Level Secondary
Target Audience All

1:15pm CDT

Movie Magic: Building an Effective Video Production Course

Friday May 2, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT

Silver 9

This session reflects on lessons learned since Gretna High School began offering a Video Production course 14 years ago. The session will focus on: 1. Curriculum and pacing, 2. Student content creation and promotion, 3. Software and hardware used. The emphasis is on how teachers might build a course from the ground up. Samples of student products will be shown and discussed. Time will be allotted for Q&A at the end of the session.

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Speakers

Strands that Match Higher Education, Teaching & Learning
Tags Creation/Design Tools, Digital Citizenship, Multimedia
Grade Level Middle, Secondary
Target Audience All

NETA 2025

7:15am CDT

Julie Patchen

11:15am CDT

Crystal Hassenstab

1:15pm CDT

Bret Kohles

Kelly McVey

David Stastny