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 The 502 Project - Community Centered Cybersecurity Education Silver 3Nathan Fisk • Felice Flake The Case for Personal Device-Free Schools Silver 1Adam Vinter 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 Building a Cybersecurity Culture in Schools Silver 2Rance Hall Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks -- My Journey with AI Silver 10Ken Furstenau • Kay Meysenberg You have the Tools, now What? Silver 11Kay Meysenburg Effortless Google Slides in 1 Minute – For Everyone! HallwayLindsay Kellams Khanmigo: A Tech Tool that Works for Math Teachers HallwayAaron Blersch Teaching Math is Tough: Tech Tools to Help HallwayColton Gronewold Tech-Savvy Agenda: 5 Tech Tools to Engage Students from the Start HallwayJames Myers WeWillWrite: A Free Program to Ignite Student Writing and Engagement HallwayKaylen Rodrigues

1:15pm CDT

Amplify Your Impact through Podcasting Silver 4ESU Coordinating Council - Andrew Easton • Evi Wusk 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

Content Crushers: Students Creating for Your School’s Social Media Silver 12Heather Callihan • Noah Journey Immersive Innovation: VR as a Gateway to Global Education Silver 10Kim Henry • Melissa Kapustka I’m Teaching CS, Now What? Silver 9Kimberly Ingraham-Beck Teaching Writing with AI: Painting the Gray Silver 7ESU Coordinating Council - Andrew Easton • Crystal Ernst • Sarah Essay • Katrina Gotschall The Great Escape: Designing Digital Escape Rooms to Boost Engagement Bronze 1Trina Popple

3:15pm CDT

Building the Future Layer by Layer with 3D Printing Silver 3Adam Bauman • Chris Keller • Susan Riddle Student Facing AI Tools Silver 11Jen Schneider Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad AI? Not You Anymore! Bronze 1Dr. Melissa Pilakowski Beyond the Breadboard: Moving students towards Printed Circuit Boards Silver 9Travis Ray KCAV Ed-Tech Solutions on a Budget Bronze 3KCAV - Amy Hunt

4:15pm CDT

Leveling Up Nebraska: The Rise of Esports in the Cornhusker State Silver 10Matt Hinkel • Nate Simons Movie Magic: Building an Effective Video Production Course Silver 4Bret Kohles • Kelly McVey • David Stastny The Fundamentals of Networking and Code.org’s Internet Simulator Silver 9Riley Swedberg

7:15am CDT

Learning Adventures with Canva SilverJennifer Davis PD Crate - Learning Outside the Box Silver 11Trina Popple

10:15am CDT

Tech Tools to Assist and Enhance the Secondary ELA Classroom Silver 10Trysta Asche Unlocking Purpose and Creativity: The Power of 'Why' Silver 4Liliana Macken • Dan Sanborn • Abigail Young

11:15am CDT

Digital Well-Being: Tackling Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health Bronze 1Adam Vinter “That’s Me in the Spotlight”—Creating Audience for Students Silver 10Melissa Pilakowski Mastering School Media: Streamlining Content & Managing Students Silver 4Crystal Hassenstab Digital Curation for Year Round Library Success Silver 5Betsy Thomas

1:15pm CDT

Authentic Dig Cit: Building a Team of Social Media Content Creators Silver 4Jill Johnson • Mitchell Roush Education is Elevation—Teaching Media Literacy & Argument Using TikTok Silver 10Karie Cobb Modern Digital Literacy Skills for Students & Staff Silver 11Stefanie Green The Need for Password Management Tools in Schools Silver 3Dan Ellsworth Parent Power Up: Creative Ways to Communicate with Families Silver 5Betsy Thomas