ITEC Fall Conference 2026

ITEC Fall Conference 2026

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7:30am CDT

Registration Foyer Area

8:30am CDT

Portrait of an AI-Infused Learner: Envisioning an AI future 302/303Matthew Winters Creating a hands-on computer science curriculum to engage elementary students 308Rachel Williams If It Happened Tomorrow: A Small Ransomware & Data Breach "Group" Tabletop 317Amy Wichman Let's Discuss the realities of AI 305Kyle Kuhlers Puppet or puppeteer? And Other Uncomfortable Questions for the AI Era 304Magdalena Galloway Tier 1 Student Opportunities through Invention Education—Access for Any and All Students 315Dawn Bowlus Your AI Policy and Guidelines are set…Now what? 307Cody Churchill • Jamie Petersen Building a Sustainable Technology Budget 306Steven Hopper Interactive Instruction: Real-Time Formative Assessment Made Easy 316Amanda Dougherty • Meredith Rumohr The Accessibility Roadmap: Where Are You, What’s Working, and How It Impacts You? 314Carrie Hillman

9:30am CDT

NotebookLM for Schools: Your Grounded Google AI Super Tool 302/303Eric Curts A Different Approach to Teaching Scratch and Scratch Jr. 308Ian Blanchard Accessible Aesthetics: Graphic Design with a Purpose 312Lynn Kleinmeyer AI and UDL: Friend or Foe? 304Patrick Donovan Beyond the Login: Screen Time Insights, Time-Saving Automation, Data Privacy, and Technology ROI 317Diane Doersch From Screentime to Screen Value: The 60-Minute Challenge 315Denise Crawford From Study Hall to STEAM Lab: Transforming Downtime into Hands-On Learning 305Daniel Stevens Who's Telling Your School's Story? Building Authentic Learning Through Student-Led Media 307Kelli Schulz Beyond the Basics: Leading the Shift in Digital Citizenship with Common Sense Media 306Lisa Newgard From Research to Reality: Effective Technology Integration in Science 316Allison Moore Optimizing 1:1 Workflows Round Table Discussion 314Jon Kruse

10:30am CDT

Vendor Time Exhibit Hall

11:00am CDT

Safety is Primary: National / International Perspectives on AI 302/303Matthew Winters Beyond Chatbots: Agentic AI for District Leaders 304Cory Houghton Building a successful Cyber program; How to get started. 315Irene Alobo • Alexander Garcia-Lorenzo • Michael Tierney Getting AI Literacy Started Across 3–12: Ready-to-Use, Aligned Units for Elementary, Middle, and High School 305Larissa Bailey • Aimee Peters If Taylor Swift Were a Computer Science Teacher 308Beth Smith UDL + You: Removing Barriers for Learners 312Lynn Kleinmeyer What's new for Google Admins 317Lance Lennon Click Less, Teach More: Tech Tools Worth Your Time 306Nicole DeGidio Lights, Camera, Collaboration! Middle School Broadcasting Beyond the Screen 316Jamie Spittler Iowa’s K-5 Screen Time Cap: Compliance, Curriculum, and Classroom Reality 314Andrew Fenstermaker • Brian Unruh • Brian Unruh

11:50am CDT

Lunch and Keynote Exhibit Hall

1:30pm CDT

Power Up for Systemwide Digital Accessibility 312Rob Carr • Cynthia Curry The "Gem in AI" - Google Gemini for Schools 302/303Eric Curts Beyond Screen Time: Using the VATT Framework to Make Technology Worth It 315Jeff Glade From Data Drab to Data Fab: Architecting Decisions with Gemini 304Andrew Fenstermaker Make It! Experience the Maker MindsetDenise Crawford • Jon Gress • Sheley Johnson Most Human to Least Human: An Interactive AI Ethics Lab 307Aaron Maurer Phones as Keys, Eliminating Fob Sharing and Lost Keys in Your District 317Phil Trimble Professional Educator K-12 Classroom Engaging Activities 308Kyle Kuhlers Bots, Books, and Bytes : Computer Science in the Elementary Library 306Lisa Newgard Interactive Learning in Minutes: Mastering Pear Deck for Engaged K-12 Classrooms 316Olivia Pasquariello

2:20pm CDT

Including Digital Accessibility in EdTech Procurement and Instructional Materials Review 312Rob Carr • Cynthia Curry

2:30pm CDT

Building a K–5 Computer Science Program from the Ground Up 304Macie Harringa • Heather Lundquist AI Profile of a Graduate 314Dr. Mona Yanacheak Creating CS Pathways for the Future 308Michelle Meier Level Up Your Data Game by Becoming a Google Sheets Master 315Patrick Donovan Teaching Inquiry Skills That Help Humans and AI Think Better Together 307Raymi Choate • Jolie Pelds • Lindy Trout Turnis Canva Code in Elementary 316Amanda Dougherty • Lori VanderLeest Maximizing Your E-Rate Return 306Steven Hopper

3:45pm CDT

Social Event Exhibit Hall