Step into the future of teaching with Adobe Express and Generative AI. Explore how to harness the power of AI across all content areas—from social studies, science, literature and math. In this session, you'll seamlessly integrate Generative AI into your curriculum and transform the way your students show their learning.
You might think Desmos is just for graphing—but think again. In this hands-on session, you’ll experience Desmos Activity Builder as an instructional tool for creating rich, student-centered learning experiences across content areas. We’ll walk through interactive examples involving reflection, matching, sorting, and student response that build voice, curiosity, and real-time feedback—without grading a single paper. Whether you teach math, science, ELA, or social studies, Desmos can help you design activities that are easy to create, easy to differentiate, and engaging for learners of all levels. You’ll explore student view, the powers of the teacher dashboard, pre-built templates, and a chance to create or modify your own activity!
🎨 Crafting with Confidence in Canva 👋 New to Canva or feeling a little rusty? This beginner-friendly session is your creative launchpad! 🛠️ We’ll explore essential tools, time-saving templates, and simple design tricks that make a big impact. 🚀 You'll walk away with the skills (and confidence!) to dive into the rest of the conference like a true Canva creator!
Given the range of learning styles and abilities of students today, educators need technology and resources to accommodate and personalize learning. Apple builds accessibility features into every product, so everyone can use them in ways that work best for them. Join us for an interactive learning session experiencing built-in accessibility features on iPad.
Explore practical strategies for maintaining academic integrity while designing high-quality courses in an AI-enhanced learning environment. This session highlights proactive design principles, assessment adaptations, and ethical AI integration to support authentic learning and uphold standards in today's evolving educational landscape.
Ready to take your classroom assignments to the next level? Join us for a lively session where we'll dive into using everyday digital tools like Docs, PowerPoint, Canva, and Canvas to create super fun and engaging activities. We'll explore creative ways to add multimedia elements, interactive features, and collaborative projects that will get your students excited about learning. You'll walk away with practical tips to turn ordinary assignments into extraordinary adventures that promote active learning.
Joshua Ehret isn't your typical tech support—he's a dynamic instructional specialist dedicated to empowering educators and students across Kansas and beyond as a consultant. With experience teaching various subjects at both elementary and secondary levels, Josh understands the classroom... Read More →
Ready to set the stage for a healthy, thriving digital classroom? Join us for an energizing session where we’ll jumpstart your school year with smart strategies for digital well-being! Together, we’ll build a back-to-school checklist designed to support students (and teachers!) in creating positive digital habits from day one.
Participants will learn how to support any instructional format and style, how to strengthen existing classroom routines, and provide visibility into student thinking and learning with Seesaw’s Learning Experience Platform.
What if you could help every student achieve their full potential by using cutting-edge tools that adapt to their unique needs? Artificial Intelligence is reshaping education, and this session will show you how SchoolAI can be a powerful ally in creating personalized, engaging, and effective learning experiences for K-12 students. This is more than a technology showcase—it’s a movement toward student-centered education that empowers learners to succeed in an evolving world. Whether you’re new to AI or looking for advanced strategies, this session will provide you with the insights and tools to make a real impact on student learning outcomes.
What if your next review day felt more like a game night? In this hands-on session, we’ll explore how you can use AI tools to help design classroom games (digital and non-digital) that are fun, interactive, and tied directly to your curriculum. From trivia battles to choose-your-own-adventure challenges, you'll see how easy it is to bring your lessons to life—with a little help from some smart tech. Walk away with ready-to-use examples, time-saving tips, and the confidence to start building your own custom games. Let’s play, create, and reimagine what learning can look like!
What do you expect learning to look like for your youngest students? And how can technology play a role? Join us for hands on learning around how the use of technology should be intentional and natural, as well as age appropriate to meet the abilities of each learner. We’ll also explore how iPad can help your youngest students communicate, create, and learn at their own pace.
When all members of the Learning Loop are empowered to engage, students can thrive! Participants will explore creating conversations with families centered around learning, building relationships, and inviting families to celebrate student learning.
Learn the basics of Canva for Education including how to navigate the Canva homepage, locate templates, create folders, share activities, and provide real-time feedback. We will engage in collaborative creation and brainstorm how you can use Canva for meaningful student projects. Through design practice, participants will gain a better understanding of how intuitive Canva is and will feel confident getting started
Janice Wintermyer spent 15 years in the classroom as an ELA teacher and an Instructional Coach for Technology. She loves helping teachers discover how to meaningfully integrate educational technology tools into their classrooms. Janice is passionate about empowering students to shift... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT 233 Rhatigan Student Center1845 Fairmount St #56, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
Unlock the hidden potential of Microsoft's most innovative tools! Join us for an exciting session where we'll explore Clipchamp, Loop, Whiteboard, and other excellent Microsoft Tips and Tricks. Discover how these tools can transform your assignments and boost your productivity.
Joshua Ehret isn't your typical tech support—he's a dynamic instructional specialist dedicated to empowering educators and students across Kansas and beyond as a consultant. With experience teaching various subjects at both elementary and secondary levels, Josh understands the classroom... Read More →
This session demystifies AI Large Language Models such as ChatGPT. What are they? How do they work. Should we call it SALAMI vs AI? How do they enhance my job without taking over the world. If you're curious, skeptical, or just looking to expand the foundational knowledge of AI, this session is for you. We will explore a lot of different tools out there to enhance your work time, your creativity, & more!
What if you could help every student achieve their full potential by using cutting-edge tools that adapt to their unique needs? Artificial Intelligence is reshaping education, and this session will show you how SchoolAI can be a powerful ally in creating personalized, engaging, and effective learning experiences for K-12 students. This is more than a technology showcase—it’s a movement toward student-centered education that empowers learners to succeed in an evolving world. Whether you’re new to AI or looking for advanced strategies, this session will provide you with the insights and tools to make a real impact on student learning outcomes.
This interactive session explores how to use AI and microlearning to build habits that improve student focus, engagement, and behavior. Learn simple strategies and tools to create quick, meaningful coaching moments that stick. You'll walk away with plug-and-play tactics to apply immediately in any classroom.
In this session, we’ll dive into the basics of artificial intelligence — how AI is trained, who’s behind the screen, and why bias matters. Rather than debating whether to use AI, we’ll focus on how to have meaningful conversations with students about AI’s ethical implications, data privacy concerns, and academic integrity.
Join us for a lively session where we explore IF AI image creators should be used. wat bianess do they have? Then explore the creative synergy between AI and the arts. These tools not only generate captivating images, but can transform learning concepts. But just because we can, we'll explore should we?
Unlock the power of Adobe Express’s Animate from Audio! Turn your voice into animated characters, add auto captions, and translate content easily. Perfect for videos, projects, or announcements—learn to boost engagement and accessibility with simple, creative tools designed for multilingual and inclusive storytelling.
In the 60 minute sessions educators will learn how to use Google's Teachable machine to train an AI to regonize happy faces and sad faces by making one themselves. This session includes a lesson plan differentiation suggestiosn for all age groups that introduces the concept of proggramming bias.
Together, we’ll dive into expert, research-backed tips for family outreach, explore ready-to-go agendas for Family Engagement Nights, and experience activities you can easily replicate at your own school. You’ll leave with flexible strategies for weaving digital well-being into parent communications, events, and casual conversations — making it easier than ever to build strong school-home partnerships around healthy tech use.
Unleash student voice through video storytelling with Adobe Express! Learn how to guide students in crafting meaningful narratives using easy-to-use tools for scripting, visuals, music, and voiceovers. Discover strategies to support polished, creative stories that foster communication and critical thinking. No video experience needed—just a passion for storytelling!
Come learn foundational skills in prompt engineering for AI applications, with a focus on creating effective, educationally relevant AI interactions. We will practice the basics of standard prompt engineering techniques and practical tips to help educators integrate these new skills into their use of AI.
Together, we’ll dive into expert, research-backed tips for family outreach, explore ready-to-go agendas for Family Engagement Nights, and experience activities you can easily replicate at your own school. You’ll leave with flexible strategies for weaving digital well-being into parent communications, events, and casual conversations — making it easier than ever to build strong school-home partnerships around healthy tech use.
We'll explore how to create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. This session will feature a variety of activities that cater to different learning styles, ensuring that every participant can engage, express, and succeed in their own unique way.
Joshua Ehret isn't your typical tech support—he's a dynamic instructional specialist dedicated to empowering educators and students across Kansas and beyond as a consultant. With experience teaching various subjects at both elementary and secondary levels, Josh understands the classroom... Read More →
Engage learners with podcasting! This session shows how Adobe Express can help students plan, produce, and publish podcasts that demonstrate understanding and build communication skills—no editing experience needed.
Imagine being able to effortlessly brainstorm creative activities, new assessment ideas, and save time while creating unit plans from start to finish in one space. With Canva's new Visual Suite 2.0, Magic Write, and other AI tools, you can! Streamline your workflow, use data to drive instruction, differentiate, and create engaging materials and activities all in one place.
Janice Wintermyer spent 15 years in the classroom as an ELA teacher and an Instructional Coach for Technology. She loves helping teachers discover how to meaningfully integrate educational technology tools into their classrooms. Janice is passionate about empowering students to shift... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CDT 233 Rhatigan Student Center1845 Fairmount St #56, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
In this session, we’ll dive into the basics of artificial intelligence — how AI is trained, who’s behind the screen, and why bias matters. Rather than debating whether to use AI, we’ll focus on how to have meaningful conversations with students about AI’s ethical implications, data privacy concerns, and academic integrity.
Join us for live demos and hands-on activities to streamline your daily tasks and enhance your use of Google tools. We'll also explore new features and improvements in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more!
Joshua Ehret isn't your typical tech support—he's a dynamic instructional specialist dedicated to empowering educators and students across Kansas and beyond as a consultant. With experience teaching various subjects at both elementary and secondary levels, Josh understands the classroom... Read More →
Join us for a hands-on session that merges digital storytelling with AI tools. In this session you’ll be challenged to create a compelling classroom story from a photo using Canva’s advanced tools and features. We will explore ways you can create content to showcase classroom activities and also how students can create and share content to demonstrate their learning using Canva.
Janice Wintermyer spent 15 years in the classroom as an ELA teacher and an Instructional Coach for Technology. She loves helping teachers discover how to meaningfully integrate educational technology tools into their classrooms. Janice is passionate about empowering students to shift... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT 233 Rhatigan Student Center1845 Fairmount St #56, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
Explore practical strategies for maintaining academic integrity while designing high-quality courses in an AI-enhanced learning environment. This session highlights proactive design principles, assessment adaptations, and ethical AI integration to support authentic learning and uphold standards in today's evolving educational landscape.
In today’s classrooms, assessments are no longer limited to traditional quizzes and tests. With Canva for Education’s newest tools, educators have an opportunity to transform how they approach all types of assessments—from formative snapshots and summative evaluations to interactive, gamified challenges and project-based learning showcases.
Janice Wintermyer spent 15 years in the classroom as an ELA teacher and an Instructional Coach for Technology. She loves helping teachers discover how to meaningfully integrate educational technology tools into their classrooms. Janice is passionate about empowering students to shift... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT 233 Rhatigan Student Center1845 Fairmount St #56, Wichita, KS 67260, USA
This interactive session explores how to use AI and microlearning to build habits that improve student focus, engagement, and behavior. Learn simple strategies and tools to create quick, meaningful coaching moments that stick. You'll walk away with plug-and-play tactics to apply immediately in any classroom.
In this fast-paced, hands-on session, participants will actively engage with artificial intelligence through the lens of social-emotional learning. First, they’ll interact with a live chatbot to experience firsthand how AI can support SEL skills like emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and goal setting. Participants will also take time to reflect on and discuss important ethical considerations — including transparency with families, protecting student privacy, and ensuring AI is used to enhance, not replace, human connection.
What if your next review day felt more like a game night? In this hands-on session, we’ll explore how you can use AI tools to help design classroom games (digital and non-digital) that are fun, interactive, and tied directly to your curriculum. From trivia battles to choose-your-own-adventure challenges, you'll see how easy it is to bring your lessons to life—with a little help from some smart tech. Walk away with ready-to-use examples, time-saving tips, and the confidence to start building your own custom games. Let’s play, create, and reimagine what learning can look like!
Ready to set the stage for a healthy, thriving digital classroom? Join us for an energizing session where we’ll jumpstart your school year with smart strategies for digital well-being! Together, we’ll build a back-to-school checklist designed to support students (and teachers!) in creating positive digital habits from day one.
Unlock the power of Adobe Express’s Animate from Audio! Turn your voice into animated characters, add auto captions, and translate content easily. Perfect for videos, projects, or announcements—learn to boost engagement and accessibility with simple, creative tools designed for multilingual and inclusive storytelling.
