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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.

Tina Gentrup

Guardian Angels Central Catholic

Elementary STEAM Facilitator

West Point, NE

gaccbluejays.org

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

Navigating Nebraska’s K–8 Computer Science Requirements Bronze 3 Top 10 Tech Tools for 2026 Silver 12 What’s New in Education from Apple Silver 9 Gem(ini): Truly Outrageous Silver 1 Laying the Foundation for Innovation in Education Gold Ballroom

11:00am CDT

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

11:15am CDT

Digital Storytelling in the Primary Grades Silver 8 Lights, Camera, Action: Creating a School News Show with Canva Silver 10 uBEATS 3.0: Reimagining STEM for the TikTok Generation Silver 11 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 Makerspace Bronze Boardroom

1:00pm CDT

Animating Learning: Stop Motion Projects in Canva Silver 11 Exploring Elementary Computer Science Bronze 3 No Pressure: Practical Google AI for Beginners Silver 1 Going Deeper with Google Classroom Silver 7

2:00pm CDT

Tiny Robots, Big Curriculum Impact Silver 4 I Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do That (30 mins) Silver 6 Gemini for the Win: Reclaim Your Prep Period Central Hallway What can Canva code do for you? Central Hallway

2:45pm CDT

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

3:45pm CDT

Standards + Creative Tasks = Future-Ready Silver 11 Teaching Beyond the Prompt: Authentic Learning with AI Silver 4 You Can Teach An Old Tool New Tricks Silver 5

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 Gemini in Classroom Silver 12 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

10:00am CDT

Makerspace Bronze Boardroom

10:15am CDT

AI in Education: What One Educator Uses and Why Silver 4 Byte-Sized CS: Short Computer Science Activities Bronze 3 Creating Lessons Students Will Love: Techie Tools & Ideas to Engage Silver 7 Leveraging iPad Functionality to Increase Access for Students Bronze 2 I've Got the Magic in Canva AI Silver 1

11:15am CDT

3D Printing in Elementary Bronze 3 Canva-tastic Classrooms: Ignite Creativity & Engagement Silver 7 Empower Scholars’ Modes of Communication with Google Tools Bronze 1 Lights, Camera, Lesson! Creating with Google Vids Silver 12

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Drones in the K-12 classroom Bronze 1 Less Grading, More Growing: How AI Shifted Focus to Student Ownership Silver 5 Use a Maker Approach to Engage Students in Literacy Silver 10

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom