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.

8:30am CDT

All Write, All Write, All Write: Writing across the Curriculum Silver 10Melissa Legate • Adam Sparks Practical Tech to Help MLL Success with Side-by-Side Text Silver 12Theren Hayes Train Your Own AI: A Hands-On Guide to Teachable Machine Silver 9Kimberly Ingraham-Beck

11:30am CDT

Adventure into Project Based Learning Silver 5Hanna Borgmann Beyond the Basics of Magic School AI for Elementary Teachers HallwayBrittany Carroll Boosting Math Fluency: Three Engaging Apps for Math Fact Practice HallwayLaurie Stine Effortless Google Slides in 1 Minute – For Everyone! HallwayLindsay Kellams Instant Quiz Magic: Supercharging Blooket in Minutes HallwayMelissa Stewart Lesson Plans to Lifesavers: Using AI tools in the Elementary HallwayGwen Schultz Teaching Math is Tough: Tech Tools to Help HallwayColton Gronewold Tech-Savvy Agenda: 5 Tech Tools to Engage Students from the Start HallwayJames Myers Unleashing Creativity and Engagement with Curipod HallwayMikaela Boss • Madalynn Fousek WeWillWrite: A Free Program to Ignite Student Writing and Engagement HallwayKaylen Rodrigues Wired for Learning: Circuit Board Projects in the CS Classroom HallwayMolly Bartels • Tiffany Lothrop

1:15pm CDT

Inspiring Tech Integration for Young Learners Silver 10Meryl Brown • Dawn Johnson • Jeremy Mahoney • Carey Smith Building Digital Citizens: K-12 Objectives & Lessons for Every Grade Silver 5Joy Harvey Transform Student Learning in STEM, CTE, and Careers with AR/VR and AI Bronze 3Dee Dickson What Could it Look Like if all Students were Engaged Readers? Bronze 2Renaissance - Mark Kessler • Tiyi Smith

2:15pm CDT

Immersive Innovation: VR as a Gateway to Global Education Silver 10Kim Henry • Melissa Kapustka So Much to Do, so Little Time Silver 5Valerie Chmelka

3:15pm CDT

Making Your One Book One School a Success Silver 5Leia Rumsey KCAV Ed-Tech Solutions on a Budget Bronze 3KCAV - Amy Hunt

4:15pm CDT

3-D Printing - Is it really that Simple? Silver 2Bryan Becker

7:15am CDT

Artificial Intelligence and Imagination: DAP for Early Childhood Silver 10Emma Bonacci Learning Adventures with Canva SilverJennifer Davis

10:15am CDT

Science/Math/EdTech Integration for a Sustainable World Silver 9Amanda Steiner Lesson-Palooza: Over 264 Ways to Rock Your Elementary Library Silver 5Betsy Thomas

11:15am CDT

“That’s Me in the Spotlight”—Creating Audience for Students Silver 10Melissa Pilakowski An Interactive Gym for All? Yoga, Mental Health, Group Activities Bronze 3Frédéric Morin-Beland • Maggie Mintken • Brooke Wentzlaff • Grecia SanRoman Digital Curation for Year Round Library Success Silver 5Betsy Thomas

1:15pm CDT

Parent Power Up: Creative Ways to Communicate with Families Silver 5Betsy Thomas