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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 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 The Coaching Toolkit: G Suite Tools for Automating Coaching Workflows Nirvana BEric Santos Coding Can Take your Teaching to Infinity and Beyond Epiphany (2nd Floor)Kirsten Innes Maker Mondays ImaginationAmanda Grudzien 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 Virtual Field Trips & Connected Educators ConnectionJulie Powell

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 Feed Your Student Leaders: Growing Leaders With Student Led Conferences, Service, & Communication Schaumburg FJana Zipfel • Erin Legendre 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 Machine Learning for Kids Epiphany (2nd Floor)James Eichmiller Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Moonshot Mindset Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan 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 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 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

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 KAIZEN & HANSEI Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Spice Up Your Google Site With The Embed Tool Schaumburg FMike Wielgus • Adam Geisen Teaching Tech Writing: STEM in the English Classroom Schaumburg EJeremy Rinkel You Got Game? Schaumburg DDerrick Swistak • Greg Reichelt Ten Questions to Support Space Design Decisions Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomRobert Dillon

1:45pm CST

Applying Best Practices for Blended Learning Prosperity (2nd Floor)Cassandra Bilyeu Creating Collaborative Spaces: The Modern Learning Environment Schaumburg HJennifer Brown D323 Library Podcast: A Librarian's quest to learn something new Schaumburg CAmy Stefanski DIY EdTech: Build Your Own App Without Code Nirvana CChristopher Hammer 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 Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Museum of Flops, Ooops, and Uh-Ohs! - Embracing and Learning from Fails to Launch Forward Schaumburg FAndy Fekete • Molly Larson Solve in Time Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan YouTube and the 21st Century School Nirvana BMaximilian Vikhter • Natalie Schoonewolff Bold Learning Spaces: Classroom Designs for Diversity, Social Good, and Social-Emotional Learning Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomJennifer Williams Student Created Virtual Reality in the Classroom InnovationShawn McCusker The Real 4Cs of the Classroom KnowledgeKim Darche

3:00pm CST

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 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 Power of Podcasting Schaumburg CStacy Reagan • Michael Doyle Teeter-Tottering Technology Integration ConnectionMichelle Anderson Using Failure and Risk-Taking to Foster Creativity Schaumburg ACarl Hooker

8:00am CST

Tuesday Keynote/Opening Session: Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good Schaumburg East/West BallroomJennifer Williams • David Chan • Carolyn Skibba • Billy Spicer

9:30am CST

Bringing Creativity to Social Emotional Learning Schaumburg BSara Kash • Dan Prorok Diving In-Learning the New OneNote App Schaumburg GColleen Kaplan I Teach YouTube to My Middle School Students... and You Can Too! Schaumburg HJennifer Leban Learning Styles: Equitable Student Centered Environments for All Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomKevin Ecarius Making your Blended Learning dreams come true: Hands on with Jen and Canvas Schaumburg DAmanda Ketay • Jennifer Waldvogel • Jim Wolf Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Student Voice & Choice in the Classroom Nirvana CRebecca Barton • Malinda Hurt • Alison Salo ⏱️✂️🍽️ #MakerKitchen Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Was it worth it? InnovationCorinne Meissner • Mary Iwanski Embracing the Real Utopia AJess Smith Global Connections- Giving students the experience of a lifetime! Schaumburg ASophia Garcia-Smith AR & VR Playground KnowledgeJaime Donally

10:45am CST

Bringing History Alive with Newsela Schaumburg HTyler Overstreet Defeat the Demogorgons: Conquering the 4Cs in your Classroom Schaumburg ECaitlin Wlezien • Caroline Matkowski • Jenna Talos Design Thinking for Educators Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Implementing the Punk Rock Mindset and PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) will disrupt the status quo. Utopia CMichael Earnshaw Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold The Big Ask Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomKim Darche Virtual Reality Activities that Engage, Enhance, and Extend Student Learning Schaumburg GJon Spike “Hacking” Google Keep for Ultimate Productivity! Nirvana A (Google)Jennifer Leban Edtech Projects for Global Impact: Digital Storytelling, Coding, and AR/VR for Social Good Utopia AJennifer Williams Future-Proofing Today's Schools Nirvana BCarl Hooker

12:30pm CST

Book Brackets - The Kids Will Eat Them Up Nirvana CKimberly McDermid • Ashley Merced • Courtney Sislow Empowering Educators with Microsoft Innovative Educators Schaumburg FTony Almaraz • Kathryn Megan Albino Facilitating Desmos Activities in Your Math Classroom ConnectionAnnie Forest Instructional Rounds #Collaboration #Relationships Schaumburg ERick McCall • Elizabeth Niemiec Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Moonshot Mindset Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan The Hidden Opportunity of Student-Generated Social Media Schaumburg H Write on Polar Bears: Using Digital Tools to Enhance Authentic Writing Calibration Schaumburg CJill Pearce • Rebecca Adams • Jenny Myers YouTube for Teachers Utopia CJennifer Leban Closing Your Classroom Door Utopia AJess Smith

1:45pm CST

10X Problem Solving Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Building a Culture of Readers Nirvana CLiz Janusz • Kim Darche • Colleen McNaughton Exploring Mindfulness through Technology Utopia CLauren Beversdorf Gaming Gold Prosperity (2nd Floor)Brock Frazier Get Moving! Using Movement to Demystify Data Schaumburg AJennifer Noncek-Eastman Going Google: Differentiating with Google Apps Nirvana A (Google)Donna S. Wakefield Microsoft Office 365 - More Than Just Email! Schaumburg GColleen Kaplan Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Supporting Language Learners with Book Creator Schaumburg ERamona Towner • Lucia Carrera Bold Learning Spaces: Classroom Designs for Diversity, Social Good, and Social-Emotional Learning Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomJennifer Williams Embracing the Real Utopia AJess Smith Manage Your Time or Time Will Manage You Nirvana BPJ Caposey

3:00pm CST

Bringing a Customizable Computer Science Platform to Your School with CodeHS SerenityJeremy Keeshin Building a School and Community Connection Through Creative and Engaging Experiences Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomRebecca Adams • Jill Pearce Creating Reflective Learners Through Metacognition and Retrieval Practice Schaumburg CTrevor Fritz Embrace E-Learning Days: strategies for coaches and teachers to make the most of online learning. Euphoria (2nd floor)Abigail Kime Getting on the Pathway to Future Readiness with the Schoolwide Needs Assessment for Personalized Learning (SNAPL) Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan How many “followers” do you have? The impact social media has on today’s student. Nirvana CRico D'Amore Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Rapid Revamps To Make You A Tip Top Educator Nirvana A (Google)Kerry Parrish • MacKenzie Shutt Strength & Conditioning Technology Integration Schaumburg DJohn Beerbower Student-Centered Learning Using Choice Boards Utopia CAshley Liss • Lauren Scheck Visualize & Organize Your Digital Teaching & Learning Schaumburg FPhilip Pulley Ed Tech Lip Sync Battle! Nirvana BCarl Hooker The Power of Building Creativity and Communication Skills in Students Utopia ANathan Lang-Raad

4:00pm CST

Introducing Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station Esports Experience Game On

8:00am CST

Wednesday Keynote/Opening Session: Personal Climate and Culture Schaumburg East/West BallroomGerry Brooks

10:00am CST

Introducing 3D Printing AND Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station Educational Equity: How Awareness Leads to Action Schaumburg HEric Patnoudes Google in Middle School Math (and not number Googol) Schaumburg CMichelle Scardino • Colleen Frei KAIZEN & HANSEI Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Learning Styles: Equitable Student Centered Environments for All Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomKevin Ecarius Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Podcasting With Your Students Nirvana BJeff Gargas • Rae Hughart Taking on Tasks Schaumburg DNoelle Horbaczewski • Amanda Graczyk • Julie Ryan The Hidden Gem: Google Tips and Tricks Utopia CKari Moulton Robotics in the Classroom Nirvana CMatthew Tombs • Agnes Palucki Social Emotional Learning in the Library Epiphany (2nd Floor)Josh Stumpenhorst

11:15am CST

Empower Student Creativity with Chrome Nirvana A (Google)Ben Sondgeroth Freaky Fast Feedback: Activating Student Voice & Increasing Engagement with Feedback Tools Nirvana CShannon Schroeder Get Hyper with “HyperDrawings” Schaumburg FTina Sabatello Huh??? Copyright Explained Schaumburg BMelissa Rosen • Caren Kimbarovsky Learning First, Technology Second -- A framework for authentic student learning Utopia CJudith Epcke • Ronit Shapiro Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold OneNote and Accessibility: Learning for ALL students Adventure ThresholdColleen Kaplan Program your own Mobile App! Learn tools to support students in STEAM and Project Based Learning Schaumburg CMelanie Marzen • Mina Marien Solve in Time Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Student Voice and Apple for Education Utopia D (Apple)Julie Ryan Sphero Edu: Beyond the Ball Schaumburg EGarrett Gross

12:00pm CST

Esports at Massac High School : Hear our story Game OnBrock Frazier

12:15pm CST

Introducing 3D Printing AND Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station

12:45pm CST

Activity: Hangman! On Surface HUB 2 Adventure ThresholdKathryn Megan Albino Creating with Chromebooks: Filling Your Toolbox with Options for Every Learner Nirvana A (Google)Andy Fekete Design Thinking for Educators Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Engaging Students Through EdTech Euphoria (2nd floor)Kaiti Burgess Going 'Full STEAM Ahead' in the Classroom Schaumburg DMatthew Tombs • Agnes Palucki Harnessing the Power of Virtual Reality to Develop Empathy Utopia B Mien Modern Learning ClassroomAndrea Trudeau Making Microsoft Work for Modern Education Schaumburg FAmy Grigsby Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Mindfulness and SEL Utopia CLauren Beversdorf No Purpose? What a Waste! Service Leadership for Students 101 Schaumburg ABryan Zwemke • Rae Hughart

1:45pm CST

Introducing Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station

2:00pm CST

Getting Started In Esports: Story from the Trenches Game OnAlene Vandermyde

2:30pm CST

Flipgrid: Sudent Voice, Student Choice Adventure ThresholdAdam Rummelhart Encouraging Math Engagement with Robots Utopia AAnnmarie Clasky • Shanna Castillo eSPECIALly useful tech for the Special Ed Classroom Epiphany (2nd Floor)Mary Iwanski Gaming Gold Schaumburg GBrock Frazier iPadOS for Education Utopia D (Apple)Apple Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Moonshot Mindset Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Using Google Forms to Create Differentiated, Personalized and Blended Learning Experiences Euphoria (2nd floor)Shawn McCusker Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Nirvana BEric Curts (Don't) Ditch that Tech! Differentiation in A Digital World Utopia CNate Ridgway • Matt Miller • Angelia Ridgway Exploring the World with ClassVR Prosperity (2nd Floor)Matthew Tombs

3:45pm CST

Adding Choice to the 4Cs -- Creating Engaging Student Work Using WeVideo Schaumburg HKaren Corsello • Beth Rihtar Assessment in the 21st Century Classroom Utopia ACarol Benson-O'Connor Bite-Size Mastery: Nibbling on Mastery Learning Schaumburg DTiffany Ott Community Support + PBL + STEM = Purposeful Learning. Why Settle when you can #TeachFurther? Schaumburg CRae Hughart Engage All Students with Formative Digital Feedback the Fun and Powerful Way Euphoria (2nd floor)Britni Vienna Getting on the Pathway to Future Readiness with the Schoolwide Needs Assessment for Personalized Learning (SNAPL) Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Marie Kondo Your Tech Nirvana CAnna Davis • Hannah Sutter Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Thinking Outside the Box with GSuite Nirvana A (Google)Mina Marien • Melanie Marzen

8:00am CST

Introducing 3D Printing AND Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station Activity: Hacking STEM: Build a Robotic Finger with Microsoft Store Adventure ThresholdKathryn Megan Albino Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Moonshot Mindset Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Oh, How I hate thee, IT: End the Battle and Build Collaboration with Teachers Schaumburg BRae Hughart

9:15am CST

Introducing Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station Getting on the Pathway to Future Readiness with the Schoolwide Needs Assessment for Personalized Learning (SNAPL) Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Rural Roadmap to Digital Convergence Schaumburg DTodd Dugan • Moriah Meisenheimer • Rebecca Wilkinson

10:15am CST

Introducing Drones to Your Classroom Amplivation Station

11:45am CST

Activity: Disney+ Trivia! Adventure ThresholdAdam Rummelhart Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold Online Teaching: Meeting the needs of all students Utopia CKathy Wonsowski • Steve Penley ⏱️✂️🍽️ #MakerKitchen Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan

1:00pm CST

Activity: Learn about FREE YouthSpark Field Trips Adventure ThresholdKathryn Megan Albino Design Thinking for Educators Exploration ThresholdChris Bell • Brendan Brennan Life After Social Media Broke The Internet Schaumburg HBen Pankonin Microsoft Playground Adventure Threshold