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NETA 2026

The NETA Board is excited to welcome you to a dynamic learning experience on April 30-May 1,2026, at the Younes Conference Center North in Kearney, Nebraska.

Andrea Ripp

Amherst Public School

School Librarian

Amherst, NE

5:00pm CDT

Check in/Registration Begins Lobby

6:45am CDT

Registration Lobby

8:30am CDT

Keynote George Couros: Embracing Innovation to Help Every Learner Find Success in Their Own Way Gold Ballroom

9:45am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

At the Heart of It All: Library Fun for the Whole School Silver 10 Navigating Nebraska’s K–8 Computer Science Requirements Bronze 3 Laying the Foundation for Innovation in Education Gold Ballroom Surviving on Coffee, Chrome Tabs, and Cool Classroom Tech. Silver 8

11:00am CDT

Class Intercom Social Media Contest North Pre-function Area (Lobby)

11:15am CDT

Lights, Camera, Action: Creating a School News Show with Canva Silver 10 A.I. Image Generating Silver 6 Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Silver 7 No Strings Attached with Low-Prep, High-Impact Bellringers Silver 1

12:00pm CDT

Live Esports Tournament Gold Ballroom Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Breaking Barriers with Tech-Driven UDL Solutions Bronze 2 Exploring Elementary Computer Science Bronze 3 No Pressure: Practical Google AI for Beginners Silver 1

2:00pm CDT

Birds of a Feather- High Ability Learners Bronze 1 Work Smarter, Not Harder: Using ChatGPT to Streamline Your Teaching Central Hallway

2:45pm CDT

Girls Who Code Bronze 3 Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1

3:45pm CDT

Book Clubs: GAME ON! Silver 10

4:30pm CDT

NETA Reception Lobby

5:30pm CDT

Game Night with Eric Curts! Silver 1

7:00am CDT

Registration Lobby

7:15am CDT

AI, AI Captain! Be a Captain of Innovation Using AI at Your Building! Silver 7

8:15am CDT

General Session/Keynote- Laughter in the Lesson Gold Ballroom

9:30am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Byte-Sized CS: Short Computer Science Activities Bronze 3 Interactive by Design: Blending Tech, Apps and AI Silver 10

11:15am CDT

3D Printing in Elementary Bronze 3

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Use a Maker Approach to Engage Students in Literacy Silver 10 Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom