Name: Use a Maker Approach to Engage Students in Literacy
Start: 2026-05-01T13:00:00-0500
End: 2026-05-01T13:45:00-0500

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.

Use a Maker Approach to Engage Students in Literacy

Friday May 1, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm CDT

Silver 10

Come and get making with your favorite books! Come explore ways to get students actively playing with ideas and characters in their favorite stories like Ten Black Dots, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, and more.. Learn how to scaffold and coach them as they cut, glue, build, and create in real life and expand with digital tools.

Speakers

Valerie Chmelka

Media Specialist, Grand Island Public Schools, Dodge Elementary

Melinda Kolk

Editor, Creative Educator magazine

Melinda is the Editor of Creative Educator magazine. For the past 25 years, Melinda has led workshops at schools around the world and presentations at education conferences, such as CUE, ASCD and ISTE, on the topics of creativity, project-based learning, and open-ended technologies... Read More →

Friday May 1, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm CDT
Silver 10

Concurrent Session

Company Elementary, Teaching & Learning
Audience Creation/Design Tools, Language Arts, Maker/Makerspace, Multimedia
Subject Elementary
Area Novice

NETA 2026

Valerie Chmelka

Melinda Kolk

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NETA 2026

Valerie Chmelka

Melinda Kolk

Attendees (30)

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