IETA 2026

IETA 2026

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8:00am MST

Google Admin Best Practices 200Jack Cupples • Danielle Pinta Creating to Learn: Using Canva to Empower Student Mastery 410BRandy Hawkins Making Future Ready Tech Professionals – Learn about online resources to teach your students tech skills and industry certifications to validate their skills 410AJason Majors Multiply Your Impact: Using Canva’s Bulk Create + AI to Automate Classroom Materials 120BRobert Kinchelo • Tate L. Swensen Using fun tech toys for k-5 to enhance learning 420ALora Evanouski • Rachael Lowe Apple Session 420B PowerSchool 120C Beyond the Chocolate River: Leveling Up Your Esports Program 410CDalton Hawkins Connecting Classrooms to Careers: Engaging Students in Real-World Learning Through Technology 430BLauren Duris • Debbie Meisner The Dark Web: What You Didn't Want to Know 110ATrey Jager AI Unleashed: Rewiring the Future of Education and Technology 110CJoseph Skeen Advancing AI Integration in Education 120AHunter Helfgott Design. Deliver. Discover. Exploring Cross-Curricular Learning with Harvest Hauler 110BBryan Kind Strengthening Accessibility with AI 110DTara Nattrass A Fool's Errand: Predicting the Future of Education with AI 440Mark Vetter Building Better RFP's & Leveraging Co-ops in Idaho 430ACathy Wright STEM Ecosystem Level 2 LobbyReBekha Lulu

9:00am MST

10:00am MST

Exhibit Break 100ABCDE

10:45am MST

Idaho Digital Literacy: Preparing Students for the Future 120AKatie Bosch-Wilson • Carrie Morrison Tech to the Rescue: Tools to Support Executive Functioning in Students 440Christy Butler • Gaye Keith Apple Session 420B PowerSchool 120C Tabletop Cyber Scenarios - Are you a cyber sleuth? Come test your skills! 410BCharlene Cooper Fact-Checking the Golden Ticket: Protecting your E-Rate funding 110DDaniel Vogt • Jon Steele Lessons Learned - the Tech Version 110BDan Smith Pain Points of Working in a Small District 430BTom Horrace Building the Connected Future: How Optical LAN Empowers the Schools of Tomorrow 110CAustin Howell • Dave Lawes Making Thinking Visible: Real-Time Formative Assessment with Interactive Technologies 430ADr. Alex Hofeldt The Leader's Edge: Using Generative AI Tools to Support Your Work 120BDarren Hudgins • Nancy Mangum Unpacking the AI in Education Journey 410ATara Nattrass MBA plugins to enhance your PowerSchool experience 410CChip Kling CyberSense: Strengthening Cyber Vigilance via Systematic Training 110AJennifer Marshall • Katie Prebula

12:00pm MST

Exhibit Break - Lunch 100ABCDE Lunch 400

1:15pm MST

What's New with Google for Edu 2025 200Jack Cupples • Danielle Pinta Own it! Engage & Empower Your Students Using Data Notebooks 440Nancy Mangum What can Industry Certifications do for your students? 420AJason Majors Apple Session 420B Copilot in the Classroom: Prompt, Polish, Empower 410BLisa Bray PowerSchool 120C Configuring Google Workspace to Improve IDLA Student Experience 110CLew Huskey Protecting What Matters Most: Student Data Privacy and the 1EdTech TAMS Dashboard 430BAshlee Kolar Being a New Leader in Education 110DPaul Zimmerman Accessible Reading Apps for Students 410ALeAnn Gelskey • Marina Rose Ask, Analyze, Act: Designing Surveys and Dashboards That Drive Action 120BMegan Dembi • Julie Patterson The Dark Web: What You Didn’t Want to Know 110ADaniel Warren Spreadsheet Magic Using the Power Tools GSheets Extension 110BClayton Trehal Student Repair Program 430AHeather Balaam - IT Help Desk Coordinator • Sarah Thompson Vision in Action: How One Superintendent Transformed a District’s Future 410CCindi Jensen

2:00pm MST

Exhibit Break 100ABCDE

2:45pm MST

Gemini and Beyond: Google's Generative AI in Learning 200Jack Cupples • Danielle Pinta Superintendents are Facing a Challenging Paradox 110ABeau McCoy • Suzanne Wright Teaching Digital Literacy in Idaho with CodeHop 430BLauren Vander Pluym The Basics of Prompt Engineering for AI in Education 430AWilliam Tai Apple Session 420B Coding for Mastery: Empowering Students to Create, Solve, and Showcase Learning Through Code 410BRandy Hawkins PowerSchool 120C Access for All: Simple Shifts to Create More Inclusive Learning Environments 410ANiki Smith Want to receive Microsoft or Adobe Certifications to validate your students skills along with online curriculum to use in your class? 120BJason Majors Mastering Today's K-12 Digital Safety Challenges with Idaho Falls School District 91 110DTerrisa Reeves • Bryan Shigihara Scale Computing: The industry leading alternative to VMware and other legacy Hypervisors. 440Kenny Belmont Being a New Leader in Education 3 110BPaul Zimmerman Building Your Brand 410CCassy Crowell • Ashlee Kolar Designing a Future-Proof Classroom in West Ada: Empowering Teachers, Engaging Students, and Simplifying Tech 120AJuliana Finegan • Aaron Hubler Doing Identity Security on a Budget 110CThomas Richards The Business of Cybercrime and Protecting the Classroom 420AKyle Thompson • Paul Zindell

8:30am MST

Project Based Learning 110CJohn Stegmaier micro:bit Unplugged: Hands-On Tech for Every Classroom 110DDr. Gina Kwid • Nicole Sarty Slides, Students, and Success: The Power of Choice 420ANiki Smith Tools, Tips, and Tricks of AI for Teachers 430AAmanda Gravette Validating Student's AI, Cloud Computing and Data Science Skills with Microsoft Fundamentals Certifications. 430BJason Majors Apparel Technologies: Design, Develop, Create 410ALori Wahl Apple Session 420B CYBER.ORG Range Activities 410BCharlene Cooper PowerSchool 120C Updates on Microsoft in Education, including using AI agents to improve teaching efficiency and learning outcomes. 110BDale Perrigo Removed - Bridging the Gap: Clear A.I. Policies for a Future-Ready School CommunityOlivia Allen Empowering Students for a Future of Success in an AI-Driven World 120AZach Feingold Reimagining STEM: How Mixed Reality Brings Whole Classrooms to Life 440Jonathan Teske Spreadsheet Magic Using Google Macros and Apps Scripts 120BClayton Trehal CoSN CETL (Certified Education Technology Leader) Roundtable 200Jim Bayer • Kristine Cathey • Dan Smith Understanding USB and USB-C In AV 2025 110AWill Salazar STEM Ecosystem Level 2 LobbyReBekha Lulu Google Workspace for Education ADMIN Level 1 Bootcamp 410CJoe Smysor • Danielle Pinta • Rusty Richards

9:30am MST

10:30am MST

Exhibit Break 100ABCDE

11:15am MST

Teaching Multiple Technologies in a Small Rural Setting —or— How One Old Dog Learned Enough Tricks to Survive (and Thrive) in Today’s Tech-Driven World 110DJeff Martin Esports Facility Building: Hardware for Gaming and Streaming 110ABrycen Just AI Brainstorm 410BLisa Bray Apple Session 420B PowerSchool 120C Breaking the Chains of Limiting Beliefs 110BClay Robinson Keep it Byte-Sized and Unwrap Your Golden Ticket to a Manageable Tech Year 430ACarlotta McCarthy • Courtney Watts Microsoft Teams Calling for Education 410AScott McComb The Self-Monitored Network: Moving Beyond Break-Fix in K-12 with Cloud Management 110CJimmy Taylor Using StarWind & Hyper-V for Affordable HCI 120AKeegan Cox Lessons Learned - the Leadership version 120BDan Smith • Butch Fealy • Shawn Tiegs Authentic Connections in a Digital Age: Supporting Teachers and School Culture 440Jessica Whittaker • Drew Williams AI Roundtable 200Ryan Gravette From Vision to Victory: A Blueprint for successful SaaS Implementation 430BCyLynn Braswell Ed.D. • Jessica Stevenson

12:00pm MST

Exhibit Break - Lunch 100ABCDE Awards Luncheon 400

1:15pm MST

AI-Driven Simulations: Teaching Critical Thinking Through Real-World Scenarios 120BByron Heath Coding Connections: DataBots for Every Learner 110BStacie Knight • Rick Stoddard Digital Literacy Without Devices: Teaching Tech Skills in an Analog World 110CErin Downey Think. Draw. Learn: Transforming Classrooms with Digital Sketchnoting 440Manuel S. Herrera Think. Talk. Create. Using Digital Tools to Bring Academic Discourse to Life. 410AKristen Goodfellow • Jacqueline Ramstack The Data Factory: Your Golden Ticket to Insightful Analytics 430AMarsha Baker • Zach Grammon Apple Session 420B PowerSchool 120C Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making with AI: From Data Analysis to Student Success 410BMin Sun An introduction to the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) Certification 430BRyan Gravette Safeguard Your Systems, Strengthen Your Budget: ClassLink for Idaho Tech Teams 420AGordon Howard • Anu Jokinen • Michael Stevens Balancing Care and Candor: Feedback That Makes a Difference 200Nancy Mangum Normalizing Assistive Technology - Round Table Discussion 110DTheresa McSweeney, CETL

2:45pm MST

Exhibit Break 100ABCDE

3:30pm MST

More to 3D Printing: Integrating Common Materials for Real-World 3D Printing Projects. 430ADaniel Leavitt • Scott Wood Apple Session 420B PowerSchool 120C There is a Party Goin' On': PD THAT celebrates, Educates, & Honors 410BPaige Somoza • Katie Mason Esports 101 200Dalton Hawkins Step Inside the Innovation Factory of STEM, CTE, and Career Exploration 110AThessa Monaco Webex Calling, Lessons Learned with WASD 120APatrick Carlton • Carla Shields Securing School Networks With Automated Policy Control & Segmentation: Protecting Students, Staff, and Data 110CMaya Clark • Matthew Helm Ask, Analyze, Act: Designing Surveys and Dashboards That Drive Action 410AMegan Dembi • Julie Patterson Crush Lesson Prep with NotebookLM 110BAndi Arnold AI 101: Stakeholder Drivers Training 110DJason Dunn-Potter AI EmpowerED: Building the Next-Generation AI-Ready Workforce 120BDr. Darren Pulsipher From Stressed to Centered: Simple Ways to Reset Your Mind and Boost Your Energy 440Jolene Del Re • Amanda Swanson Wearable Alert ensures Rapid Response and Saves Lives 430BLarry Hausner, Ed.D.

8:00am MST

Building Your Instructional Toolbox with Canva 410AMeg Bell • Cassie Luna Sketch Your Thinking 430AManuel S. Herrera Apple Session 420B From Lesson Design to Feedback: Teacher Tools in Colleague AI 410BMin Sun From Literacy to Fluency: Scaffolding Generative AI Skills in Grades 6–12 110CDarren Hudgins Automating processes with N8N 120CRyan Gravette Outnumbered, Not Outmatched: Smarter Cybersecurity by Following Compliance Frameworks 110APaul Whittier From Awareness to Action: Building a Cyber Resilience Program in Your District 420AIan Martin From Application to Activation: A B.I.I.G. Panel Discussion 120BDevan Delashmutt • Brett Keller • Joe Christensen • Russ Miles • Daniel Vogt • Jon Steele Managing and Deploying Gemini in Google Workspace 110DJohnny Guerrero Engagement in an Online Classroom 200Merrie Rampy Idaho Drone League (iDrone) to promote STEM pipelines across Idaho and beyond 110BJae Ryu STEM Ecosystem Level 2 LobbyReBekha Lulu Slow Your Scroll: Using Podcasting to Explore How We Know What We Know 430BErin Downey Google Workspace for Education ADMIN Level 2 Bootcamp 410CJoe Smysor • Danielle Pinta • Rusty Richards

9:45am MST

Digital Interactive Planner Design and Template 120BMichelle Coley • Shayna Kennedy Making the Most of your Smartboard for Student Engagement 410ABrianna Burkgart Apple Session 420B CYBER.ORG Range Activities 410BCharlene Cooper BSU Graduate Certificate Teaching Endorsement 110AKathryn Rodgers Everlasting Gobstoppers: Building Sustainable Esports Programs 110CDalton Hawkins AI in Education: The Right Tool for the Right Task 420ANiki Smith Kid's These Days: REACHing Today's Students 120CDeb Bradburn Ethical AI Foundations for K-12 Inservice Teachers 110DWilliam Tai Getting Started with AI in Education: Lessons Learned and Building Your District’s First Steps 120AAshlee Kolar

10:45am MST

Running a SWEET Afterschool Program 430ACarrie Landerman Don't get $pwned!: A Practical Guide to AI Misdirection Prevention and Spotting Prompt Injection Attacks 120AWilliam Tai Apple Session 420B Bulding Cross-Curricular Skills through Computer Science LEGO EDUCATION 410BSally Bouvia A Tour of What's New: E-Rate Changes 410AJon Steele • Daniel Vogt Crush Lesson Prep with NotebookLM 420AAndi Arnold Idaho Google Educator Group 110DTheresa McSweeney, CETL There's a Party Goin' On: PD that Celebrates, Educates, & Honors 110AKatie Mason • Paige Somoza When Parents Partner: The Missing Piece That Transforms Learning 120BAngelica Manthei Automating Student Grade Progress Insights at iSucceed for Students, Parents, Instructors, and Administrators 120CMichael Magalsky • Clayton Trehal Strengthening Incident Response in the Age of AI-Driven Threats 110CPatrick Declusin • Jeremy Wherle

11:30am MST

12:30pm MST

AI-Driven Simulations: Teaching Critical Thinking Through Real-World Scenarios 110BByron Heath Creating Student Vector Illustrations in Google Drawing! 200Manuel S. Herrera Apple 420B MagicSchool AI: Create More, Stress Less... 410BJennifer Marshall • Aaron Hubler • Katie Prebula • Jacqueline Ramstack • Kristen Goodfellow Fact-Checking the Golden Ticket: Protecting your E-Rate funding 110DDaniel Vogt • Jon Steele Lessons Learned - the Tech Version 420ADan Smith Securing Your Network in the AI Era 120CKeith Adams Empowering Tomorrow's Cyber Defenders: Building a Student-Run SOC to Bridge K-12 Education, Higher Ed Internships, and Real-World Cybersecurity 430ADr. Michael Saylor Outnumbered, Not Outmatched: Smarter Cybersecurity by Following Compliance Frameworks 410APaul Whittier Cyber security on a budget. Tools and Apps to Manage Endpoints, Servers and, Networking. 120BSpencer Cook Building Foundational Literacy and AI Awareness for younger students (Grades K-5) 110ADarren Hudgins • Nancy Mangum

2:15pm MST

Growing Up with AI 200Amanda Gravette Real Money, Real World: Using Banzai to Build Financial Literacy and Independence 430AMegan Beals Apple Session 420B Lego Education 410BSally Bouvia Inbox Under Attack: 13 Email Threats Targeting Schools (and How to Stop Them) 110DJack Hendrickson Securing School Networks With Automated Policy Control & Segmentation: Protecting Students, Staff, and Data 110AMaya Clark • Matthew Helm Devices, Displays, and Dynamic Engagement: Your Free Toolkit! 410ANiki Smith Generative AI Secrets Revealed: What the Algorithm Taught Me to Watch Out For 110BDarren Hudgins Normalizing Assistive Technology - Round Table Discussion 120BTheresa McSweeney, CETL Strategic Implementation of AI at IDLA 110CJeff Farden • Jeff Simmons Google Admin in 2026: Adapting to the Latest Changes 120AJohnny Guerrero

3:15pm MST

Bringing Technology to Life: Student Print Shops in Action 120AKelsey Wright Idaho Department of Education presents Adobe: Creative Cloud 110DKatie Bosch-Wilson • Sydney Hansen Apple Session 420B NCCE 410B Building a High-Impact K–12 Coding Pathway with CodeHop and CodeHS: Tools, Curriculum, and Strategies. 200Lauren Vander Pluym Decentralized Learning - Hacking Education 420ASarah LaMarche • Amanda Moore The Grade-Level ROI of Attendance Interventions 410ADr. Shana Hawkins • Melissa Shotts Mapping Your Future: Exploring Career Paths in STEM and Beyond 110BCarina S. Minardi, PhD "Who Doesn't Use AI?" Bridging the Gap Between Student Practice and Educator Pedagogy 110CKaywin Cottle Make Your Makerspace Matter: Building a Creativity Culture 120CRebecca Ricks Collaborative Leadership in EdTech: Lessons from the Field 120BAutumn Brackley • Brian N. Fariss • Javier Gomez Garcia • Kari Meyers Navigating the EdTech Waters: Key Considerations in Selecting Web Filtering Solutions 110AAmanda Lyles