NETA 2025

NETA 2025

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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Keely Schaffer

RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

7:30am CDT

Registration Lobby

8:30am CDT

The 502 Project - Community Centered Cybersecurity Education Silver 3Nathan Fisk • Felice Flake An Affordable Platform to Meet K12's Cybersecurity and Teaching Needs Bronze 2Tyler Bussmann • Justin Plumhoff My Favorite AI Tools and Why Silver 6Leslie Fisher

9:30am CDT

The Time is Now Back Gold BallroomAdam Welcome

10:30am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Front Gold Ballroom

11:30am CDT

Adventure into Project Based Learning Silver 5Hanna Borgmann Building a Cybersecurity Culture in Schools Silver 2Andy Boell Wired for Learning: Circuit Board Projects in the CS Classroom LobbyMolly Bartels • Tiffany Lothrop

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Back Gold Ballroom Makerspace Bronze 5

1:15pm CDT

Amplify Your Impact through Podcasting Silver 4ESU Coordinating Council • Evi Wusk STEM in a Minute- Aerospace Silver 9Michelle Boyce • Kayla Kill Building Digital Citizens: K-12 Objectives & Lessons for Every Grade Silver 5Joy Harvey Brisk Teaching.Discovery and Deep Dive Silver 6Leslie Fisher

2:15pm CDT

Computer Science Bronze BoardroomLisa Bohaty I’m Teaching CS, Now What? Silver 9Kimberly Ingraham-Beck Gadgets Silver 6Leslie Fisher

3:15pm CDT

Don’t Get caught between the Sheets! Silver 6Brian Gibson Beyond the Breadboard: Moving students towards Printed Circuit Boards Silver 9Travis Ray Googling the Uncharted: Otterly Fabulous Google Goodies! Silver 7Amy Storer

4:15pm CDT

3-D Printing - Is it really that Simple? Silver 2Bryan Becker Launch into CS with Code.org:CS Curriculum, Free Teacher Tools, & More Silver 1Kimberly Ingraham-Beck • Lori Goldade The Fundamentals of Networking and Code.org’s Internet Simulator Silver 9Riley Swedberg

6:30pm CDT

NETA Reception Lobby

7:15am CDT

Tools You Can Use Tomorrow Silver 6Leslie Fisher

8:30am CDT

Beyond the Whiteboard Back Gold BallroomLaurie Smith

9:00am CDT

I May Never Teach an Astronaut Back Gold BallroomScott Phillips

9:30am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Front Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Future Ready Learning with AI Silver 11Justin Bray • Crystal Ernst Active Learning with Google Tools Silver 1Eric Curts The Magic School You Might Not Know About Silver 6Leslie Fisher

11:15am CDT

Makerspaces: A Cross-Curricular Experience Silver 9Travis Ray AI Leftovers with Leslie Silver 6Leslie Fisher Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Silver 1Eric Curts

12:00pm CDT

Lunch On Your Own Lunch on Your Own

1:15pm CDT

Cybersecurity Tips for Teachers Silver 2Kimberly Ingraham-Beck friEd's Hall of F.A.M.E. - Favorite App Mashups & Extensions Silver 7Amy Storer Leftovers with Leslie Silver 6Leslie Fisher

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session - Prizes Gold Ballroom