ITEC Fall Conference 2026

ITEC Fall Conference 2026

8:30am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

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 Beyond the Basics: Leading the Shift in Digital Citizenship with Common Sense Media 306Lisa Newgard

11:00am CDT

UDL + You: Removing Barriers for Learners 312Lynn Kleinmeyer Iowa’s K-5 Screen Time Cap: Compliance, Curriculum, and Classroom Reality 314Andrew Fenstermaker • Brian Unruh • Brian Unruh

1:30pm CDT

Beyond Screen Time: Using the VATT Framework to Make Technology Worth It 315Jeff Glade Most Human to Least Human: An Interactive AI Ethics Lab 307Aaron Maurer

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 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

8:30am CDT

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility: Creating Digital Documents for All Students 312Rob Carr • Cynthia Curry Leveling Up Leadership: 5 Engaging Protocols to Elevate Your Professional Practice 314Dr. Mona Yanacheak The Wins and Woes of Teaching AI: An Upper Elementary Library Case Study 306Lisa Newgard

9:30am CDT

Humanizing Education in the Age of Reactive Technology 315Keanon Lewis SAMR Model: Let's Get Back to Meaningful Technology Uses in the Classroom 307Brittany Maassen The Output Is Not the Learning 305Aaron Maurer The Coaching Huddle: Wins, Hurdles, and Open-Mic Solutions 314Jamie Petersen

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 Make it real- the impact of Authentic Learning/ Problem-based Learning in the middle levels. 307Andy Beland

1:30pm CDT

Screen Time: A Practical Workshop 307Amy Wichman Knocking It Out of the Park: What Really Works When Implementing Canvas in K-5 315Jamie Bratvold • John Casotti • Mike Crawford