ITEC Fall Conference 2026

ITEC Fall Conference 2026

8:30am CDT

Creating a hands-on computer science curriculum to engage elementary students 308Rachel Williams 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 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

11:00am CDT

If Taylor Swift Were a Computer Science Teacher 308Beth Smith UDL + You: Removing Barriers for Learners 312Lynn Kleinmeyer Click Less, Teach More: Tech Tools Worth Your Time 306Nicole DeGidio Iowa’s K-5 Screen Time Cap: Compliance, Curriculum, and Classroom Reality 314Andrew Fenstermaker • Brian Unruh • Brian Unruh

1:30pm CDT

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 Make It! Experience the Maker MindsetDenise Crawford • Jon Gress • Sheley Johnson Most Human to Least Human: An Interactive AI Ethics Lab 307Aaron Maurer Bots, Books, and Bytes : Computer Science in the Elementary Library 306Lisa Newgard

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 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

8:30am CDT

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility: Creating Digital Documents for All Students 312Rob Carr • Cynthia Curry CSTA Membership: Heads Up as to What You Get as a Member 308Henry Ramirez Gemini in Action: Streamlining Workflows & Elevating Productivity in Google Workspace 307Hanna Hollamby Leveling Up Leadership: 5 Engaging Protocols to Elevate Your Professional Practice 314Dr. Mona Yanacheak Literacy & CS in the Elementary Classroom: Connect, Explore, Integrate 315Sabrina Edsen Qweebi 305Liz Sisler The "Vibe Coding" Shift: Automating Google Tools with AI 316Kim Kult

9:30am CDT

A Sea of Choices: Considering data privacy, human in the loop, and research in AI use 302/303Matthew Winters Web Accessibility Takes a Village 312Rob Carr CS Elementary Integration & Application 308Shawna Harris The Output Is Not the Learning 305Aaron Maurer

11:00am CDT

As Good as It Gets: Navigating the Laws and Best Practices of Digital Accessibility 312Jamie Petersen • Carrie Hillman Chuck Norris’ Secret Sauce to Sanity→ Productivity Smackdown 302/303Andrew Fenstermaker Helping Schools Make Sense of AI 305Alex Glade Stop Doing That Manually (There's a Script for That) 315Celeste Scott Your Chatbot Is an App Builder 304Tony Vincent The intersectionality of Digital Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning 311Dr. Ann Knettler

1:30pm CDT

Screen Time: A Practical Workshop 307Amy Wichman Tech Tools to Support all Learners 302/303Eric Curts Knocking It Out of the Park: What Really Works When Implementing Canvas in K-5 315Jamie Bratvold • John Casotti • Mike Crawford Take Your Tech Integration to New Heights 308Beth Smith Hands-On Digital Accessibility: Build, Fix, and Apply in Real Time Workshop 312Rob Carr • Carrie Hillman • Cynthia Curry

2:30pm CDT

Sound Learning: Creating and Curating Podcasts for Students 302/303Matthew Winters From AI Tools to AI Workflows 305Aaron Maurer Tech Alone? Tech Together! Join the Iowa EdTech Collaborative 304Hanna Hollamby • Celeste Scott