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.
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Assistive Technology Playground with the ATP Education Team Step right up to the Supportive and Assistive Technology Playground! We have created a hands-on space where you can explore and play with tools that helps students access learning, communicate, and participate more fully in the classroom.
This isn’t a sit-and-listen session. It’s your chance to touch it, try it, and see it in action. Test out tools that support reading, writing, communication, access, and independence, and discover ideas you can take straight back to your classroom or IEP team.
At the playground you can: · Try tools that support reading and writing · Explore communication and AAC supports · Test switches, access tools, and alternative input · Get quick ideas for matching tools to student needs · Chat with AT specialists and ask all your “How would this work for my student?” questions
Whether you're AT-curious or AT-savvy, come wander through, try something new, and leave with ideas that can help students access, participate, and succeed.
Trade in desks for lab coats! This immersive session transforms elementary students into bioengineers through a project-based medical simulation. Discover a workflow that navigates the "Engineering Design Process," challenging young learners to solve complex anatomical problems for their stuffed animal patients using 3D printing. This approach ensures students engage in multiple areas of research and design.
This demonstration shows how to seamlessly integrate multimodal technology—including Apple Pages, Merge EDU, and Tinkercad—leading up to the final 3D fabrication of functional prosthetics, offering a true Universal Design for Learning (UDL) experience.
Participants will explore the technical scaffolding needed to move students from initial patient assessment annotations to the slicing and printing of custom-fit, bio-mechanical prototypes. Join us to receive digital "medical files" that bridge the gap between empathetic storytelling and cutting-edge classroom innovation.
Great teachers and effective technology are a powerful combination. Apple designs innovative solutions for the classroom that put the power of technology to work. Join us to learn about the latest Apple products, tools, and programs for education, including what’s new for productivity and collaboration. Apple Education
Apple is committed to supporting your vision for technology at scale. Join us to discuss the latest products and platform changes from Apple, including what’s new for Managed Apple accounts, new deployment options, and management features for macOS and iPadOS.
Grab your lunch and join us for an interactive session dedicated to the best reads of the year so far. We spend our days connecting readers with their next favorite story—this is the hour to talk about your own! This is a "show and tell" where YOU are the expert! Come prepared to share one "must-read" title that has stayed with you this year and leave with a crowdsourced list of recommendations to refresh your own collection and your readers' advisory toolkit.
Come explore the amazing NETA Makerspace, where you'll have a chance to get hands-on with coding, robotics, electronics, content creation, and paper circuitry! Showcase your creativity and problem-solving skills as you design the ultimate paper airplane. Join us for two days of fun, innovation, and a little friendly rivalry. We can't wait to see what you create!
Learn how a new era of innovation in education is here, transforming what leaders, educators, and students can do with Apple products — and what Apple products can do for them. This session is designed to help school leaders and educators navigate how Apple Intelligence fits into their school and learning environments privately and securely. Explore how Apple Intelligence seamlessly integrates into system experiences and apps used every day, and how new tools such as Writing Tools, Image Playground, and Transcripts use personal context to deliver intelligence that’s useful and relevant, enhancing productivity and creativity.
Today’s school risks rarely live in one place. Online behavior, access logs, email activity, and campus security systems often tell parts of the same story — but districts rarely see the full picture. This session explores how schools can unify digital and physical safety signals to identify risk earlier, respond faster, and protect students and staff without compromising privacy.
Assistive Technology Playground with the ATP Education Team Step right up to the Supportive and Assistive Technology Playground! We have created a hands-on space where you can explore and play with tools that helps students access learning, communicate, and participate more fully in the classroom.
This isn’t a sit-and-listen session. It’s your chance to touch it, try it, and see it in action. Test out tools that support reading, writing, communication, access, and independence, and discover ideas you can take straight back to your classroom or IEP team.
At the playground you can: · Try tools that support reading and writing · Explore communication and AAC supports · Test switches, access tools, and alternative input · Get quick ideas for matching tools to student needs · Chat with AT specialists and ask all your “How would this work for my student?” questions
Whether you're AT-curious or AT-savvy, come wander through, try something new, and leave with ideas that can help students access, participate, and succeed.
Come explore the amazing NETA Makerspace, where you'll have a chance to get hands-on with coding, robotics, electronics, content creation, and paper circuitry! Showcase your creativity and problem-solving skills as you design the ultimate paper airplane. Join us for two days of fun, innovation, and a little friendly rivalry. We can't wait to see what you create!
Learn how a new era of innovation in education is here, transforming what leaders, educators, and students can do with Apple products — and what Apple products can do for them. This session is designed to help school leaders and educators navigate how Apple Intelligence fits into their school and learning environments privately and securely. Explore how Apple Intelligence seamlessly integrates into system experiences and apps used every day, and how new tools such as Writing Tools, Image Playground, and Transcripts use personal context to deliver intelligence that’s useful and relevant, enhancing productivity and creativity.
Come and see how educators are improving daily and emergency communications with technology. At this session we will demonstrate the capabilities of AtlasIED IP Speakers and Singlewire InformaCast software. Participants in this session will learn practical ways to use technology that support the “Standard Response Protocol” and improve communications across the building, the campus and the organization.
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Creativity is critical to effective problem solving, analytical thinking, and collaboration. But it can be challenging to clearly define —much less cultivate — in the classroom. Join us to discuss best practices for integrating creativity into your school’s curriculum.
Connect with the Apple Education team at NETA at any time during the session. We’ll discuss how schools are leveraging Apple devices in the classroom and answer any questions you might have.
As drones continue to grow in popularity and functionality, businesses are rapidly expanding their uses of unmanned aerial vehicles. This session will provide an introduction to drone terminology, safety issues, legal concerns, legal requirements, faa regulations and drone options.
