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8:00am CST

Monday Keynote/Opening Session: Being The Educator Your Scholars Need Schaumburg East/West BallroomDwayne Reed The Power of Curiosity Schaumburg East/West BallroomNate Butkus

9:30am CST

A Meaningful Pathway: Implementing a High School Education Intern Class for Future Educators Schaumburg HMarcy Brugger • Anne Krolicki Applying Digital Skills to "Non Digital" classes Utopia CJulie Many • Adrianne Toomey Bringing Home the Conference Euphoria (2nd floor)Mia Gutsell Design Thinking for Educators Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Digging in with Digital Natives Schaumburg BWendy Reitz • Michael Bender Engage, Enhance, Extend through Digital Production Schaumburg FSam Reisman • Elizabeth Bulley Everyone Can Create - Ignite Creativity with iPad Utopia D (Apple)Apple Getting STEAMy with Design Thinking Schaumburg EMegan Hacholski • Ryan Evans • Anu Mahajan • Katie Richards • Brian Sorich • Emily White Google Classroom 101 Nirvana Threshold (Google)Brooke Lowery • Amy Mayer How to Implement a Purposeful eLearning School Day Nirvana CJennifer Wargin • Janet Meyers • Megan Schillo Let’s Chat: Promoting Relationships & Conversations Digitally and Beyond Schaumburg CNicole Loser • Stefanie Pitzer Maria and Jen’s Green Screen Magic Show! Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomJennifer Leban Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age Schaumburg DRenee Hobbs STEAM Scholars: Building a Creative, Progressive Curriculum for your STEAM Program Schaumburg GJonathan Wolfe • Christian Ball Student Choice/Student Voice: Using Hyperdocs to Expand Student Learning Nirvana A (Google)Melissa O'Hara • Crista Goluch Technology Addiction and Surprising Solutions SerenityJoshua Ratliff The Coaching Toolkit: G Suite Tools for Automating Coaching Workflows Nirvana BEric Santos Bringing Prosthetic 3DPrinting to the Classroom KnowledgeMike Hurley • Sam Gleisten Coding Can Take your Teaching to Infinity and Beyond Epiphany (2nd Floor)Kirsten Innes Maker Mondays ImaginationAmanda Grudzien Book Bosses: Reading, Thinking, and Creating with Tech Utopia ACharlotte Van Ledjte • Cynthia Merrill The Teacher as a Scholar Activist: Disrupting the Cycle Schaumburg ADr. Sawsan Jaber PBL, Virtual Reality and Inquiry: Make Learning Immersive and Meaningful InnovationShawn McCusker Sketchnoting for YOU Prosperity (2nd Floor)Dana Ladenburger Virtual Field Trips & Connected Educators ConnectionJulie Powell Wellness Room Perfection

10:00am CST

Empowering teachers: How to create an organic Microsoft Teams rollout in your district Adventure ThresholdJoe Ignatius

10:45am CST

1:1...Now what? A Conversation Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomRyan Lambert Apple Creativity Lab Utopia Threshold (Apple)Apple Creating a Healthy Technology Balance in the Classroom and the Home Schaumburg EJeremy Rinkel Esports in Education Schaumburg HJoe McAllister Feed Your Student Leaders: Growing Leaders With Student Led Conferences, Service, & Communication Schaumburg FJana Zipfel • Erin Legendre Google Drawings for Beginners Nirvana Threshold (Google)Brooke Lowery • Amy Mayer Google Science Journal Nirvana CLisa Schwartz Google Secrets - Exploring Awesome Teaching & Learning Resources Nirvana A (Google)Steve Wick Hands on Coding with Swift Utopia D (Apple)Lisa Thomen • Kevin McCann I Don't Speak Tech - Coaching Teachers to Successful Technology Integration Nirvana BKristin Lagerquist Inquiry, Evidence-Based Writing and DBQ Online SerenityPaula Frohman Machine Learning for Kids Epiphany (2nd Floor)James Eichmiller Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Moonshot Mindset Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Pop-Up Podcast feat. Coffee with Kenobi (Scheduled/Open Interviews) TBATom Gross • Dan Zehr Reader’s Choice! Leveraging Technology to Allow Student Choice in Reading Schaumburg GJennifer Duffy • Kristen Stern • Angie Sutherland Tech + SEL: Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellness Utopia CEric Santos • Marjorie Colindres Therapy Dogs - Maine Township/Leyden Presentation Schaumburg D Through the Eyes of ELs: Visual Thinking for Your ELs Schaumburg CAmy Harder • Anna Bauer • Amy Welzenbach Using Portfolios & Student Led P/T Conferences to Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement Schaumburg BMatthew Todd Bringing Prosthetic 3DPrinting to the Classroom KnowledgeSam Gleisten • Mike Hurley Engineering in the Classroom: Problem Solvers of Today and Tomorrow ImaginationJen Gilbert • Aimee Weiss 6 Edtechies Share Favorite Tools, Tips, and Techniques for 2020 Euphoria (2nd floor)Jennifer Williams • Jenny Lehotsky • David Lockhart • Billy Spicer • Taneesha Thomas • Terence White An Intensive Field Trip: Foundations for Conversations on Justice and Equity Schaumburg ADr. Sawsan Jaber Using Design Thinking and Technology To Foster Creative Problem Solving Utopia AMichael Cohen

11:45am CST

Therapy Dogs - Maine Township/Leyden "Pop-Up" TBA

12:30pm CST

3D Social Studies: Design, Data, and Destinations Prosperity (2nd Floor)Jake Koniak A Backstage Pass into Student Thinking: Screencastify as a Formative Assessment Tool SerenityNefertiti Dukes Accessibility Is For Everybody Utopia CLisa Berghoff Apple Creativity Lab Utopia Threshold (Apple)Apple Be a DigCit Superhero! Empowering Students With Embedded Digital Citizenship Nirvana A (Google)Kristen Stern • Jennifer Duffy • Angie Sutherland Coffee with Kenobi (Live Podcast Recording) TBATom Gross • Dan Zehr Edcamp Chicago Unconference Session Schaumburg East/West BallroomShawn McCusker Empowered Learners: Social Media and Technology Intern Program Schaumburg GJoe Sornberger • Traci Johnson Empowering Your Classroom using Microsoft Office 365 ConnectionKathryn Megan Albino • Tony Almaraz Engage ELs with Developing and Expanding English Proficiency using Tech Schaumburg CJasmine Myalil • Amy Harder Innovation Across the Curve: Shifting pedagogy in every classroom Schaumburg HHeather Dowd KAIZEN & HANSEI Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Keep on Keeping with Google Keep! Nirvana Threshold (Google)Brooke Lowery • Amy Mayer Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold No Worries! I have a Slide Deck for That! Nirvana BMelissa Fierro So they asked me to teach Coding...... Euphoria (2nd floor)Heather Giles Spice Up Your Google Site With The Embed Tool Schaumburg FMike Wielgus • Adam Geisen Supercharging Student-Led Portfolios Using Digital Tools Epiphany (2nd Floor)Lauren Rivera • Megan Gryzbek • Matt Meyer • Melissa de Pau Teaching Tech Writing: STEM in the English Classroom Schaumburg EJeremy Rinkel The Nuts and Bolts of Podcasting Nirvana CMatt Weld What Story Does Your Data Tell? Schaumburg BMarjorie Baker You Got Game? Schaumburg DDerrick Swistak • Greg Reichelt #KidsCanTeachUs: Reading, Thinking, and Kid Voice Believing Schaumburg ACharlotte Van Ledjte • Cynthia Merrill Ten Questions to Support Space Design Decisions Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomRobert Dillon The Entrepreneurial Spark: Creating The Space To Promote Entrepreneurial Thinking Utopia AMichael Cohen

1:45pm CST

Apple Creativity Lab Utopia Threshold (Apple)Apple Applying Best Practices for Blended Learning Prosperity (2nd Floor)Cassandra Bilyeu Creating Collaborative Spaces: The Modern Learning Environment Schaumburg HJennifer Brown CS Principles with Code.org Schaumburg EJulie Powers D323 Library Podcast: A Librarian's quest to learn something new Schaumburg CAmy Stefanski Dive Deep into Creative Digital Storytelling! Euphoria (2nd floor)Lissa Blake DIY EdTech: Build Your Own App Without Code Nirvana CChristopher Hammer Empowering Learners through UDL and Student-Determined Assessments Schaumburg DAnne Krolicki • Katie Carruthers Facilitating leaders with 3D & AI Schaumburg BSteven Jones Gamification Made Easy With the Free Gamably App Utopia AAdam Geisen • Mike Wielgus Innovate, Create, and Flip Learning with GOOGLE CLASSROOM, Mate! Nirvana A (Google)Natasha Smith Interns at your School - Technology and Mass Comm Interns making a difference! ConnectionKelly Jenkins Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Museum of Flops, Ooops, and Uh-Ohs! - Embracing and Learning from Fails to Launch Forward Schaumburg FAndy Fekete • Molly Larson Pop-Up Podcast feat. Coffee with Kenobi (Scheduled/Open Interviews) TBATom Gross • Dan Zehr Screencastify Your Learning in G Suite Nirvana Threshold (Google)Brooke Lowery • Amy Mayer Solve in Time Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan There's a new sheriff in town: Meet smart filtering for online student safety SerenityMirna Reagan YouTube and the 21st Century School Nirvana BMaximilian Vikhter • Natalie Schoonewolff 30 Tools In 60 Minutes Utopia CLisa Berghoff Video, What's That For? Epiphany (2nd Floor)Joshua Piper • Clint Mathewson "I'll Help You Shear Your Sheep!” Examining Minecraft Stories as Narratives of Care Schaumburg GCharlotte Van Ledjte • Cynthia Merrill Bold Learning Spaces: Classroom Designs for Diversity, Social Good, and Social-Emotional Learning Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomJennifer Williams The Untold Story: Marginalization of Arab American Students Schaumburg ADr. Sawsan Jaber PD That Packs a Punch ImaginationStefanie Crawford • Jodi Gordon • Stefanie Pitzer Student Created Virtual Reality in the Classroom InnovationShawn McCusker The Real 4Cs of the Classroom KnowledgeKim Darche

3:00pm CST

An Intermediate Guide to Google Forms Nirvana Threshold (Google)Brooke Lowery • Amy Mayer Beyond Substitution: Designing EPIC and Authentic Learning Experiences With Students Euphoria (2nd floor)Jennifer LaBrie • Dana Ladenburger • Suzanne Weider Exploring Mindfulness Nirvana CNina Dulabaum, Ph.D. ~ Psychology and Education Four Weddings and a Funeral: Schoology Adaptation Schaumburg EHannah Sutter • Anna Davis GameStormEDU: Discover How Students and Educators Can Design Physical and Digital EduGames! Schaumburg DJon Spike Getting on the Pathway to Future Readiness with the Schoolwide Needs Assessment for Personalized Learning (SNAPL) Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Google "Suiteness" Nirvana BGail Stover • Leah Herold Introduction to the Hybrid Notebook Schaumburg BAlene Vandermyde iPadOS for Education Utopia D (Apple)Apple Is your district using outdated IT support strategies? (The answer is yes) SerenityR.T. Collins Knocking Down the Walls:How to Design Flexible Learning Environments in a Blended Ecosystem Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomJennifer Waldvogel • Nate Campbell • Jim Wolf Let's Team Up! Getting Started with Microsoft Teams Schaumburg HDwain Lunau • Adam Rummelhart Micro-Credentialing: Students Supporting Help Desks Nirvana A (Google)Phil Lacey • Craig Phillips • Abraham Sihweil Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Streamline the Writing Process with Google Keep Utopia CRenee Bogacz The Good Ol' Girls Club: The Case for Women in Technology, Leadership and Awesomeness Schaumburg FNatalie Perry The Power of Podcasting Schaumburg CStacy Reagan • Michael Doyle Using Deep Dive Discussions to Drive Change Schaumburg GDon Sturm Engaging Science Students with Digital Learning Epiphany (2nd Floor)Karoline Kamzic Teeter-Tottering Technology Integration ConnectionMichelle Anderson Design Sprint: Quick & Creative Moments In The Classroom Utopia AMichael Cohen Using Failure and Risk-Taking to Foster Creativity Schaumburg ACarl Hooker

5:00pm CST

IDEAcon Trivia Night Schaumburg East/West BallroomCarl Hooker