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Wednesday, August 19
 

7:45am CDT

Be the DJ of Your Day
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
Do you ever feel like your day is a soundtrack but you didn't get to choose it?  In this session learn a few practical skills to stay focused, balanced and productive leading to regaining the position of DJ to your day.
Speakers
avatar for Meg Frideres

Meg Frideres

HS Instructional Guide, Nevada Community Schools
Meg has taught social studies at Nevada High School for 24 years and has been an instructional guide for 10 years. She also coaches students, teachers and sports teams in mindfulness.
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
  Classroom Management

7:45am CDT

Building a Winning Culture In & Out of the Classroom
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
Great teachers, coaches and activity sponsors do more than teach skills — they build culture, relationships, accountability, and purpose. Our session will look at strategies used by successful educators & coaches and translate them into practical ideas to improve engagement, strengthen team & classroom culture, increase buy-in, and create lasting impact for secondary teachers, coaches, and extracurricular sponsors.
Speakers
avatar for Andy Kleeman

Andy Kleeman

HS Social Studies
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Tyler Struck

HS PE Teacher
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students

7:45am CDT

Clear & Connected: Creating ADA-Friendly Newsletters and Flyers
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
When we send out weekly newsletters, permission slip updates, or classroom announcements, we want 100% of our families to receive the message. But did you know that standard practices, like emailing a screenshot of a flyer or pasting giant website links, accidentally lock out parents who rely on translation apps, screen magnifiers, or smartphones to read school updates?
In this practical, 45-minute session, we will shift our focus to parent and student communication. You will learn how a few tiny, effortless tweaks to your emails and newsletters can ensure your messages are perfectly readable for every family, every time.
This is a hands-on session. Bring a template or draft of a communication you send home often (a weekly update, a syllabus, or a field trip flyer). We will give it an "accessibility makeover" together so you can start the upcoming school year communicating with total confidence!
Speakers
avatar for Carrie Hillman

Carrie Hillman

Technology Integrationist, Nevada Community Schools
Carrie is an educator who has always had a passion for using and integrating technology in meaningful and powerful ways. Carrie is the Technology Integration Specialist for the Nevada Community School District. She assists teachers and students with infusing technology into the curriculum while inspiring them to think and learn in new ways. Carrie also is an assistant teaching professor at Iowa State University, in which she works with pre-service teachers on designing effective courses... Read More →
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
  Technology Use

7:45am CDT

Detecting AI in Student Work
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
Join us to learn how we work to prevent/detect student AI use in our HS English classrooms. We will focus on non-English content areas: what tools/techniques you can use (and shouldn't use!) and talking with students about AI use.
Speakers
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Kirsten Weber

HS Mentor/English Teacher
avatar for Abby McLoud
Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
  Technology Use

8:45am CDT

Data to Decisions: Making Math Intervention Count
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
In this session, teachers will learn how to turn math data into actionable next steps. We’ll focus on identifying skill gaps, forming purposeful groups, and matching targeted interventions to student needs. Participants will leave with simple routines and ready-to-use strategies to make data-driven decisions that lead to real student growth.
Speakers
avatar for Kedra Hamilton

Kedra Hamilton

Instructional Guide, Nevada Community Schools
I have taught all grades K -4 since 2002 at Central Elementary School in Nevada, Iowa. My mission is to empower and excite those around me to confidently use their voice, take risks in order to grow, and make positive choices. I strive to nurture and inspire health, kindness, and... Read More →
avatar for Jill Adams

Jill Adams

K-4 Extension & Enrichment Teacher, Elementary Math Curriculum Lead, Nevada Community Schools
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
  Content Specific

8:45am CDT

Arts Integration in Non-Art Subjects
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
Want to trick your students into analyzing and thinking critically and creatively? In this workshop, you will get a speed lesson on many different dramatic process tactics:
Hot-Seating, Mantle of the Expert, Curriculum-Based Reader’s Theatre, Tableau, and Re-Enactments. Great for all subjects!!
Speakers
SK
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students

8:45am CDT

Hold Back the Flood! Create & Design Instruction for Success Before Struggle
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
What if we approached unit planning more like flood prevention? We would anticipate pressure points before problems arise, and put supports in place beforehand. This session will give you (K-12, any content) a practical diagnostic framework to prepare for the academic, social, and executive demands of a unit before it trickles over. We will build support proactively and make instruction more efficient for both students and teachers. You will be given time to listen, then time to work.
Speakers
avatar for Hailee Bentley

Hailee Bentley

MS Instructional Guide, Nevada Middle School
Hailee is an educator and Instructional Guide for the Nevada Community School District. She has taught all grade levels 5-12 (literacy-focused) and currently serves as an Instructional Guide implementing job-embedded professional learning for her colleagues. She assists teachers in using strong instructional strategies and improving their craft by implementing new... Read More →
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students

8:45am CDT

Strategic Collaboration in Special Education
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
This session will provide special education teachers with time to collaborate to discuss the needs of students and strategies that have been used successfully. We will also be looking at how to write goals that will transition easily as students move to the next grade level or building.
Speakers
avatar for Sam Thompson
avatar for Nicole Galliart

Nicole Galliart

HS Special Education, Nevada Community School District
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students

8:45am CDT

Clean Design, Clear Minds: Universal Design (UDL) Made Easy in Canvas
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
Have you ever looked at a Canvas page and felt your eyes cross from the sheer amount of text, links, and embedded videos? Imagine how our students feel! When digital pages suffer from visual clutter, working memory shuts down, creating a massive learning barrier, especially for students with processing differences or executive dysfunction.
The good news? With DesignPLUS (by Cidi Labs), you hold the key to defeating digital clutter.

In this immersive, 90-minute hands-on lab, we will blend the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with practical ADA accessibility. You’ll learn how to launch the DesignPLUS sidebar to magically transform overwhelming "walls of text" into beautifully organized, interactive content pages using clean tabs, drop-down accordions, and stylized modules, all with zero coding required.

This is a workshop session. Bring a laptop and your ugliest, most crowded Canvas page. Together, we will give it a total UDL makeover so it is visually calming, incredibly easy to navigate, and 100% ADA-compliant!
Speakers
avatar for Carrie Hillman

Carrie Hillman

Technology Integrationist, Nevada Community Schools
Carrie is an educator who has always had a passion for using and integrating technology in meaningful and powerful ways. Carrie is the Technology Integration Specialist for the Nevada Community School District. She assists teachers and students with infusing technology into the curriculum while inspiring them to think and learn in new ways. Carrie also is an assistant teaching professor at Iowa State University, in which she works with pre-service teachers on designing effective courses... Read More →
Wednesday August 19, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
  Technology Use

10:30am CDT

Collaboration Station
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
HS Room ? (Kane)
This engaging session explores how purposeful collaboration can transform learning both inside and outside the classroom. Participants will dive into effective strategies for strengthening teacher–teacher and teacher–para partnerships, while also cultivating meaningful peer-to-peer and student–teacher collaboration. We’ll highlight our work with Building Thinking Classrooms and showcase the development of an Algebra 1 Learning Lab designed to promote both collaboration and independence. Through targeted reteaching and structured, repetitive practice, this model empowers students to take ownership of their learning while working productively with others.
Speakers
avatar for Mallory Kane
JC

Jennifer Cornelius

HS Special Ed.
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
HS Room ? (Kane)
  Classroom Management

10:30am CDT

Depth and Complexity Icons for Advanced Learners
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Cover the Depth and Complexity Icons to be utilzed in General Ed class as a differentiation tool 
Speakers
avatar for Joseph Richards
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students

10:30am CDT

Ensemble Building In The Classroom
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
When students feel safe, secure, and confident in the classroom, they are more inclined to take risks, chances, and ask questions. This session will bring together participants through classic theatre games and support tactics to build connection and community. Great for the first few days of school! 
Speakers
SK
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students

10:30am CDT

Supporting students through honest family dialogue
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
This session is designed to strengthen teachers’ skills in building effective and consistent communication with families. We will focus on how and when to have honest and caring conversations with families.  Teachers will also engage in scenarios to practice navigating conversations with empathy, professionalism, and clarity.
Speakers
CD

Chris deNeui

Elementary Principal
avatar for Emily Kruse

Emily Kruse

Elementary Counselor and District SEL Consultant, Nevada Community School District
RD

Randi Davis

3/4 MA Elementary Teacher
Wednesday August 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
  Meeting the Needs of All Students
 

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