Agenda

Tuesday, June 2nd

7:30–8 a.m. — Check-in and Onsite Registration | Breakfast in the Cafeteria

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Atrium

8 a.m. — Welcome & Opening

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

8:30 a.m. — Opening Keynote

Dr. Mark Haggerott - Facing the AI Challenge

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

9:30 a.m. — Sponsor Time & Goosechase

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Atrium

10–11 a.m. — Breakout Session A

Attendees have the opportunity to choose from one of the following breakout rooms:

• AI Literacy for K-12 and Beyond: Empowering Students in the Age of Intelligence
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speaker: Harmony Richman - VCSU
• Tech Coordinator - HEARTS Generative Artificial Intelligence Framework: Faculty Perceptions and Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) 
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 203
  • Speaker: Dr. Gregory Carlson
• Elementary - Enhance learning with AI: Microsoft Learning Accelerators
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speakers: Steve Deziel - EduTech & Jessica Berke - EduTech
• JH/HS - Free Cyber Range Access for Every North Dakota Student: A Sponsored Infrastructure Model That Actually Works
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speaker: Dr. Chuck Gardner
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 208

11 a.m.–12 p.m. — Networking Lunch & Goosechase

Location: Memorial Union Cafeteria

12:15–1:15 p.m. — Lunch Keynote - Educator Panel

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

1:30–2:30 p.m. — Breakout Session B

Attendees have the opportunity to choose from one of the following breakout rooms:

• Early - Demystifying AI: Hands-On Activities for the Classroom
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speaker: Margo Bowerman - North Dakota 4-H Youth Development
• Tech Coordinator - Learn How to Measure Which Tools Help Students Learn
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 203
  • Speaker: ClassLink
• Elementary - From Practice to Possibility: What ND Schools Are Teaching Us About AI + Personalized Learning
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speaker: Tom Klapp - VCSU
• JH/HS - What’s New in the CYBER.ORG Curriculum
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speakers: Jill Baird - EduTech & Jacque Schaible - EduTech
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 208

2:45–3:45 p.m. — Breakout Session C

Attendees have the opportunity to choose from one of the following breakout rooms:

• Debugging the “I’m the Only CS Teacher” Problem
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speaker: Mackenzie Dietz - Fessenden Bowdon Public School
• Tech Coordinator - Power Up Your ClassLink Experience: ND ClassLink User Group Meetup
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 203
  • Speaker: Kristin Thompson - ClassLink
• Elementary - Code.org’s AI Curricula for Future‑Ready Learners
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speaker: Tyler Ward - EduTech
• JH/HS - EduTech - Explore Genially and Build Your Own Escape Room Part 1
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speakers: Katie Larson - EduTech & Shannon Blomker - EduTech
• Bringing the Cosmos to Your Classroom with the VCSU Planetarium
  • Breakout Room: Planetarium
  • Speaker: Professor Teather Sundstrom - VCSU
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy 208

4 p.m. — Afternoon Keynote

Dr. Chuck Gardner - Small State, Big Model.
How North Dakota can demonstrate responsible AI adoption while others opt for bans

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

5 p.m. — Closing

Wednesday, June 3rd

7:30–8 a.m. — Check-in or Onsite Registration | Coffee and Pastries

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Atrium

8 a.m. — Welcome & Opening

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

8:10 a.m. — Opening Keynote

Jerry Rostad - Become an AI Leader and Build AI Capacity in Your School

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

8:40 a.m. — Main Stage Presentation

Speaker: Ava Hauk

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Hall

9:30 a.m. — Sponsor Time & Goosechase

Location: L.J.R. Center for The Arts Atrium

10–11 a.m. — Breakout Session D

Attendees have the opportunity to choose from one of the following breakout rooms:

• Humanizing AI to Become a Better Teacher (Pre-K-12)
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speakers: Matthew Lonn & BCN Teachers (Krista Amann, Mariah Hanson, Laine Klasinski, Stacey Lija, Jenna Mairs, Mikayla Nelson, Hallie Tyler)
• Tech Coordinator - Building the BRIDGE: Project Updates
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 203
  • Speaker: Tony Ambrose
• Elementary - AI Foundations Curriculum in Minecraft EDU
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speakers: Charity Nix - EduTech & Jessica Berke - EduTech
• JH/HS - MS, HS - From Curious to Competitive: Building a Cyber Madness Team
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speakers: Callie Navarathne - Heritage Middle School & Shannon Blomker - EduTech
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 208

11 a.m.–12 p.m. — Networking Lunch & Goosechase

Location: Memorial Union Cafeteria

12 p.m. — Lunch Keynote

Dieumerci Christel - The Engagement Drop-Off: Using AI to Hear What Students Won't Say Out Loud

Location: L. J. R. Center for the Arts Hall

1–2 p.m. — Breakout Session E

• Enhance Student Thinking, Promote Academic Integrity, and Support Personalized Learning with Microsoft's Study and Learn Agent
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speaker: Charity Nix - EduTech
• Book Bytes: Computer Science Books for the Classroom
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speakers: Jill Baird & Jacqueline Schaible
• Tech Coordinator - Learning in Motion with ActiveFloor
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 203
  • Speaker: Sally Brink - Two Trees
• Elementary - StEP Forward - The Standards Solution
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speaker: Rob Schafer - EduTech
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 208

2:15–3:15 p.m. — Breakout Session F

Attendees have the opportunity to choose from one of the following breakout rooms:

• Building AI Literacy in K-12 Classrooms
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speaker: Dr. Tugba Boz - UND
• Tech Coordinator - Microsoft Intune
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 203
  • Speaker: Steven Schild - NDIT
• Elementary - Meet Amira: The AI Learning Agent for Reading Growth
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speaker: Heidi Oliver - Amira
• JH/HS - Emerging Trends in Education Technology
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speakers: Jessica Berke - EduTech & Steve Deziel - EduTech
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 208

3:30–4:30 p.m. — Breakout Session G

Attendees have the opportunity to choose from one of the following breakout rooms:

• Teachable Machine for Enhancing Student Learning with AI
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 104
  • Speaker: Professor Woei Hung - UND
• Tech Coordinator - Microsoft Copilot
  • Breakout Room: Skyler Lunsford - NDIT
  • Speaker: McCarthy Hall 203
• Elementary - Empowering Digital Literacy and Wellness in Today's Classroom
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 305
  • Speakers: Jacque Schaible - EduTech & Jill Baird - EduTech
• JH/HS - EduTech - Explore Genially and Build Your Own Escape Room Part 2
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 301
  • Speakers: Katie Larson - EduTech & Shannon Blomker - EduTech
• Help Desk
  • Breakout Room: McCarthy Hall 208

4:30–5 p.m. — Closing

Location: L. J. R. Center for the Arts Hall