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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.

Dianah Steinbrink

ESU 10

Teaching and Learning Coordinator

Kearney, 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

Top 10 Tech Tools for 2026 Silver 12 Laying the Foundation for Innovation in Education Gold Ballroom

11:00am CDT

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

12:00pm CDT

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

1:00pm CDT

From AI Evaluation to Implementation: Marian High School's Brisk Teaching Story Bronze 1

2:00pm CDT

I Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do That (30 mins) Silver 6

2:45pm CDT

Life Hacks: 10+ Ways to Save Time with Technology Silver 12 Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1 Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems Silver 7

3:45pm CDT

Mic Drop: The 45-Second App Smackdown Silver 12 Teaching Beyond the Prompt: Authentic Learning with AI Silver 4 Genially 101 Silver 6

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 Greatest H.I.T.S. - High Impact Teaching Strategies Silver 1

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

Bringing our Presentations to Life - Make Learning POP Silver 11 Google Docs Glow-Up: Designing Dynamic Resources Silver 8 I've Got the Magic in Canva AI Silver 1

11:15am CDT

Canva-tastic Classrooms: Ignite Creativity & Engagement Silver 7 Empower Scholars’ Modes of Communication with Google Tools Bronze 1 Real Learning with Artificial Intelligence Silver 8

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Less Grading, More Growing: How AI Shifted Focus to Student Ownership Silver 5 One Lesson, Many Learners: Differentiation with NotebookLM and Gemini Gems Silver 7

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom