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| Date & Time | Title and Presenter | Description |
| Feb. 15 9:00 AM CST | KEYNOTE Resilient Teachers and Leaders: Challenging the Status Quo, with Salome Thomas-EL | A powerful message of passion, caring, and leadership to help educators focus on building positive school cultures and resilient students. |
| Feb. 15 9:45 AM CST | Visit Exhibitors | |
| Feb. 15 10:00 AM CST | MacGuyver Ed: Building Interactive Lessons for Your Students, Jenna Krambeck-Reeh | Are you creating spaces for students to “show what they know?” Together we will create 3 resources to use with your students tomorrow! |
| Feb. 15 10:00 AM CST | Silent Reading: How to Achieve Significant Student Growth, Rachel Ring, John Ferrara, Sandy Williams (Reading Plus) | Reading Plus improves comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. A NE Principal and the RP research team will discuss student success. |
| Feb. 15 10:00 AM CST | Spark to Finish: Fuel Student Creativity with Adobe Spark, Tanya Avrith | Learn how to combine apps with Adobe Spark for dynamic demonstrations of learning, unit projects, and portfolios your students will love. |
| Feb. 15 10:00 AM CST | The Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPad Can Do!, Matt Lee | From converting handwriting to multitasking, come see the 10 best tricks to get the most out of your iPad. You don’t want to miss it! |
| Feb. 15 10:30 AM CST | Visit Exhibitors | |
| Feb. 15 11:00 AM CST | 5 Things Every Educator Needs to Know about HyperDocs, Holly Clark | Time to rethink what our assessments can and should look like and unpack the information they provide about student learning and growth. |
| Feb. 15 11:00 AM CST | Best Practices in Campus Safety & Security with ESU 6, Christina Chace, Jamen Hall, Chris Nieveen (Verkada) | Jamen Hall, Director of Technology, and Chris Nieveen, Technology Support Specialist, from ESU 6 discuss hybrid cloud security for school. |
| Feb. 15 11:00 AM CST | Culturally Responsive Teaching, Ferial Pearson | Participants will learn how to be Culturally Responsive Teachers. |
| Feb. 15 11:00 AM CST | EdTech in the Elementary, K to 5., Donnie Piercey | Come learn some simple and unique tips and tricks that will enhance the learning and engagement in your elementary classroom… K-5! |
| Feb. 15 11:30 AM CST | Visit Exhibitors | |
| Feb. 15 12:00 PM CST | A Day in the Life of Mac, Presented by Apple (Live only) | Join us to experience a day in the life of secondary students as they leverage the power of Mac. |
| Feb. 15 12:00 PM CST | AR/VR for Young Learners, Jaime Donally | I’ll guide you in considering the diverse needs of younger students and share practical tips when implementing immersive technology. |
| Feb. 15 12:00 PM CST | Boundaries, Bus Routes, & More with Google Maps, Wade Gibson | Learn how to use tools like Google Earth, Maps, and more to map your district boundaries, plan bus routes, and more for your school website. |
| Feb. 15 12:00 PM CST | Engaging Families in Digital Citizenship Conversations, Kristen Mattson & LeeAnn Lindsey | Put families in the driver’s seat with these learner centered and reflective activities for adults and students to engage in together. |
| Feb. 15 12:30 PM CST | Networking | |
| Feb. 15 12:45 PM CST | Visit Exhibitors | |
| Feb. 15 1:00 PM CST | Keynote Follow-up Q & A with Salome Thomas-EL | Salome will elaborate on and answer questions from his keynote. Come ready with questions. |
| Feb. 15 1:30 PM CST | Engaging Digital Tools Lead to Powerful Learning, Mindy Romero (Mackin) | Explore the importance of teaching students how to navigate and engage with digital resources as well as the tools available to aid them. |
| Feb. 15 1:30 PM CST | Leaders and Ed Tech: Tips and Tricks to Make the Tech Click!, Cameron Hudson | This session will focus on tips, tools, and strategies to help school leaders of all capacities maximize the tech savvy world we work in! |
| Feb. 15 1:30 PM CST | Watch Party 1 | Gather your friends! You will get to vote on the session you want to watch from previously recorded content and the most votes win! |
| Feb. 15 3:00 PM CST | Increasing Engagement in Hybrid and At-Home Learning, Presented by Apple (Live only) | Learn how built-in features on iPad allow you to design creative, interactive, and compelling lessons to keep students engaged. |
| Feb. 15 4:00 PM CST | Building Literacy Skills with iPad for Primary Students, Presented by Apple (Live only) | Discover how iPad supports early learning and kindergarten readiness standards and can help close learning gaps. |
| Feb. 15 6:00 PM CST | Happy Hour Music Bingo, Heather Callihan | |
| Feb. 15 6:30 PM CST | Networking | |
| Feb. 15 7:00 PM CST | Student Agency in a Chromebook Infused Classroom, Tanya Avrith & Holly Clark | Discover how to use Chromebooks in the classroom to create meaningful learning experiences that put students at the center of their learning |
| Feb. 16 11:30 AM CST | Lunch & Learn – Virtual You!, Kristen Slechta | Join in the fun of creating a virtual presence using Unscreen, Remove Background, Giphy and Snapchat! |
| Feb. 16 4:00 PM CST | A Day in the Life of iPad, Presented by Apple (Live only) | Join us to experience a day in the life of secondary students as they harness the power of iPad. |
| Feb. 16 4:00 PM CST | Watch Party 2! | Gather your friends! You will get to vote on the session you want to watch from previously recorded content and the most votes win! |
| Feb. 16 7:00 PM CST | Watch Party 3! | Gather your friends! You will get to vote on the session you want to watch from previously recorded content and the most votes win! |
| Watch Party Selections | ||
| Canvas + Fundamental Five = Awesome! | Answer five questions to create an equitable learning experience for students, while streamlining your online/blended space in Canvas. | |
| Ignite: Our Go To Tools for Pandemic Teaching in the Library, NSLA | Members of the Nebraska School Librarians Association Board will present a variety of tools used to support learning during the pandemic. | |
| Ignite Your Learning – Series 2 | In this session, presenters will have 5 minutes and 20 slides to Ignite Your Learning and thinking about a variety of subjects and topics. | |
| Power Awesome Learning with Hāpara, Beth Still, Konni in den Bosch, Brittany Hying (Hāpara) | Does your school use Google? Learn how Hāpara increases engagement, collaboration and organization from Nebraska teachers who use Hāpara. | |
Technology for ALL Students (Special Education), Rebecca Topp | How do we leverage technology for students with special needs? Come join me for a discussion on technology usage within special education. | |
Technology Strategies for Teaching Remote, Hybrid and In Person Art!, Jody Boyer | A Nebraska art educator of the year will share insights and tools that can help you succeed if you are teaching simultaneously remote, hybrid and in person. | |
| Feb. 17 4:00 PM CST | Mid-Week Stretch (Yoga), Terry Julian | |
| Feb. 17 6:00 PM CST | Cooking with Craig, Craig Badura | Let’s make a meal together |
| Feb. 17 6:45 PM CST | Networking | |
| Feb. 19 7:15 AM CST | Coffee & Conversation – Bringing Tech into Specialist Areas, Nikki Schafer | Bring your own cup of coffee and come and join the conversation! |
| Feb. 20 9:00 AM CST | eSports Tournament | In partnership with the Nebraska Schools Esports Association, NETA will hold an online esports tournament and have coaches available for Q&A |
| Save the Dates – Mar. 25 – 27 | *Series 3 Schedule coming soon! |
*Schedule is subject to change