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10 Moves to Energize Your Most Difficult Students
1:1 and Device Management - Roundtable Discussion
3:17 A.M. Who’s Watching Your Network?
A Better Way to Keep Students On Task With Real-Time AI Filtering
A School-Wide Approach: Empowering Instruction and PLCs with Mastery
AI + Data with Matt Miller
AI + Google Apps Scripts + Google Sheets = Streamlined Tasks
AI Cybersecurity: Policy Elements for Safe & Productive AI Use
AI Driven Coaching
AI Filtering and App Analytics: How Indiana Districts Stay Ahead
AI Guidelines and Policies - Roundtable Discussion
AI Roundtable: Sharing Strategies, Tools, and Workflows
AI Tools for the Classroom - Roundtable Discussion
AI for IT/Coding - Roundtable Discussion
AI in the K–12 Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know Now
AI report/AI Indiana Landscape
AI tips & ideas for Google Admins
Access for Subs, Student Teachers, etc. - Roundtable Discussion
Adaptable AI Governance Development Research
All The Magic
An Integrated Approach to School Safety: A Superintendent's Perspective
Apple Intelligence for Education: Powerful, Private, Purposeful
Apple Lab: Content Caching
Apple Lab: Identity Management
Approve or Deny? K-12 Data and Apps
Automating Document Review with AI Tools
Back to the Future: Teacher Tools That Save Real Time
Balancing Expertise and Partnership in Technology Coaching
Before The Walls Go Up
Better Together: How ManagedMethods Helps Secure Your Google Workspace
Beyond AI Detectors: Students on AI Responsibility, Trust, and Protecting Their Own Thinking
Beyond Accessibility: Inclusive Learning with BenQ
Beyond Compliance: Building Accessible Digital Materials and Web Content
Beyond Orientation: Helping New Educators and School Staff Thrive
Beyond Safety: Building Resilient Campuses in an Era of Converging Risks
Beyond the AI Hype: A K-12 Leadership Guide to AI Governance, Data Protection, and Responsible Adoption
Beyond the Bell: Future-Proofing Your School’s Communication System for Success
Beyond the Chatbot: Transforming K-12 Workflows with Google Canvas in Gemini
Beyond the PDF: Crafting Interactive Student Activities with Code with Canva
Beyond the Search Bar: Librarian-Led Frameworks for AI Use in the Classroom
Boosting Engagement with LG's CreateBoard Prep and Everyday AI Tools
Budget Strategies - Roundtable Discussion
Budget-Minded Software - No Developer Required: Building Better School Tools with AI
Build a Winning Team - Collaboration across the district
Building AI Internally – Lessons Learned
Building Bridges with data: partnering to drive student and community success.
Building a Hiring Process You Can Trust
Building a K-12 Cybersecurity Roadmap from Bronze to Platinum
Building your security grand plan one step at a time
Built by Indiana: Crowdsourcing MagicSchool Tools & Ideas from Across the State
CRDC 2025-2026 Survival Guide: The 1-Hour Countdown Checklist
CTRL + THINK: Guiding Students Through AI Literacy and critical thinking skills
Camp EdTech: Navigating Your Route to the Tech Director's Chair
Campfire Coaching: Real Conversations for Instructional Growth
Canva AI 2.0: Let's Make Something Cool!
Canva Changed Again! The Updates Every Educator Needs to Know
Certificate Expiring in 47 Days? Automate I.T.
Cheat Code or Catalyst: Navigating the AI Gray Area
Claude Code
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Future Ready: AI Strategies for Elementary Classrooms
Click Happens: A K–12 Phishing Damage Control
Cloudy With a Chance of Questions: An Open Forum on Cloud Video and Access Control
Connect, Share, and Grow: Indiana Google Educator Group
Cybersecurity 101 for Schools: Protecting Systems, Students, and Staff
Cybersecurity Governance That Works: Real-World Incident Response for Schools
Cybersecurity for Network/Systems - Roundtable Discussion
Cybersecurity on a District Budget: What to Do First, Next, and Later
Cybershorts Transformative Security Awareness and a few other tasty nuggets
Cyberthreat Information for K-12
DEX Updates - Course Data
Data Detectives: Unmasking Terms of Service and Student Data Privacy
Data Privacy/Data Retention - Roundtable Discussion
Day One Ready: Modernizing K-12 New Student Registration
Deep Dive with the Investigation Tool
Deploying Apple in Education
Designing for Every Learner: Practical Accessibility Strategies for Digital Learning
Digital Accessibility Starts with the Tools We Use
Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI and Misinformation
Digital Curriculum Development & OER
Digital Evidence in Plain Sight: Using Public Information to Support Investigations
Digital Tools to Support Multilingual Learners (and Everyone Else!)
Disaster Recovery Plans - Roundtable Discussion
Doing More With Less: Funding School Safety After SEA 1
Doing More With Less: Navigating Staffing Shortages, Budget Constraints, and Rising IT Demands
Doing with DEX Data
Don’t Stop at the Endpoint – Security solutions for the entire school system
Dynamic Duo: How Curriculum and Technology Departments Unite for Excellence
E-Rate Category II and Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS): What to Know
Email Agent Hijacking: The Emerging AI Threat Facing Educational Institutions
Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement System [ERCES) in K-12 Schools
Esports Roundtable Discussion
Essential Security Within the Google Admin Console
Evolving Enterprise (K12) Architecture — Private Fiber WAN & Resilient Topologies
FERPA is the door, not a wall: Unlocking data sharing for your school team
Facilities Management and IT
Fighting AI Hallucinations: Teaching Educators about RAG
From AI Policy to Classroom Reality: What K‑12 Tech Leaders Must Have in Place
From AI Tool Sprawl to Instructional Impact: Unifying AI Strategy with Canvas
From Glamour Shots to Generative AI- 40 Years Then and Now
From Grading to Growing: Rethinking Assessment with MagicSchool & Wit & Wisdom
From Panic to Prompting: A Three-Phase Roadmap for AI Adoption
From Planning to Practice: A Guide to Cybersecurity Incident Response
From Privacy Promise to Security Proof: Protecting Student Data
From Pushback to Partnership: Engaging Parents in Reimaging the Future of Education
From Web Filtering to Student Safety: AI in Action
From Website Visit to Enrollment: Building a Better Digital Journey for Parents
From the Classroom to the Command Center: How Unified Technology Protects Students and Powers Schools
GIS for schools
Gather the Data, Hack the Planet: AI on Both Sides of the Firewall
Gemini for Educators: Create and Innovate with AI-Generated Resources
Gold Medal Google: The Winning Features for Teachers
Good Prompts Aren't the Skill
Graduation Tracking Power-Up: The New Indiana Diploma and the PS Graduation Planner
Herd Mentality: Creating a Culture That Lasts
High School / Middle School Esports - The why and how to make it happen.
How Districts Are Mastering Today's Digital Safety Challenges
How Eastbrook Community Schools Equipped Parents Without Giving Up Control
How Your District Plugs In: Applied AI, Credentials of Value, and Paid IT Apprenticeships
How to Build Your Custom Cyber Table Top with AI
How to Teach AI Literacy in Any Class
IEP Survival Mode: PowerSchool Special Programs Tips & Tricks
If AI Can Do the Assignment, What Were We Actually Measuring?
Inbox Under Attack: 13 Email Threats Targeting Schools (and How to Stop Them)
Indiana Esports Network Onboarding
Integrated Physical Safety & Security Solutions to Proactively Secure School Campuses
Integrating Behavioral & Digital Threat Assessment for Safer Schools
Is Your School Cyber Ready? An Interactive K-12 Cyber Preparedness Game
It's Not a Gotcha: Leading an Empathetic, Step-by Step Accessibility Rollout
It's a Whole Vibe: Intro to Vibe Coding for K-12 Educators Using Gemini Tools
KnowBe4 Usage and Insights for K-12
Leadership Lessons from the Severed Floor
Leading Your Team in Customer Service
Leading the Shift: From Chalkboards to Chatbots
Level Up: Fixing the Communication Systems Frustrating Your Families
MFA/2FA and User Provisioning - Roundtable Discussion
Maintaining Privacy and Security in Cloud Computing Environments
Managing Your Projects and Mastering Your Processes
Measuring What Matters: Formative Assessment Toolbox
Meeting Indiana’s HEA 1004 Mandate: Empowering Parents with AI Visibility and Control
Mentoring: Leadership is Not a Single-Player Game
Mission Critical Communications for K12 School Environments
Modernizing Campus Communications
Modernizing Customer Support: ServiceNow, zInsights & the Future of Customer Experience
Navigating Indiana's New Accountability System with GPS
Navigating Indiana’s New Graduation Requirements and Work Based Learning
Network Segmentation Without Making Everyone Miserable
New Tech Directors - Roundtable Discussion
New to HECC? Navigating the Conference
No Cloud Required: A Step-by-Step Guide to Our District's On-Premises Phone Overhaul
Not Every Upgrade Needs an App: A SAMR Showdown
Now That’s What I Call Efficient: Using Gemini for Spreadsheet Formulas
Off the Menu with SchoolAI
One Platform, Many Solutions: How Classlink Helped Streamline Processes in Our District
One and Done Is Not a Plan: Designing an AI Learning Pathway for Your Staff
Outside the Classroom: Maximizing Learning Spaces Across Campus
Oversight or Overkill? Finding the Right Balance Between Student Independence, Digital Safety, and Parental Engagement
Panel Discussion: Aligning IT and Instructional Priorities
Panel Discussion: Innovative Professional Learning with the Learning Lab's District Admin Access
Panic-2-PSAP: Connecting Schools to Next Generation 911
Plug In, Call Out: A Simple Path to Cloud Calling for K12
Power Up Systemwide Digital Accessibility
Preparing Students for Their Future not Our Past
Proactively Assess Physical Threats to Your School Environment
Professional Learning in the Age of Less
Purposeful Tech: Addressing the Elephant in the Room on Devices in Classrooms
ROI: Which cybersecurity efforts and products offer Bang for the Buck
Rebuilding Together: A Shared Services Model for District Technology
Refresh Smarter: How Device Lifecycle Decisions Impact Your Technology Budget
Reimagine Instruction with Lumio
Relationships, Reflection, and Responsibility: the Student Side of AI
Rethinking Device Repair: 5 Questions Every K–12 IT Team Should Be Asking
Robotics Clubs: Building Blocks to CS
SB78 and HB1004 Legislative Impacts - Roundtable Discussion
Screen Time in Schools: What the Data Really Says and How Districts Can Respond
Screen Value, not Screen Time with Jamf
Securing Your Classroom Doors: From Perspective to Practice
Service on Empty: How to Handle End Users on No Good Very Bad Days
Show Me MORE Canva Hacks!
So...Now What? Turning AI Conversations into District Guidance
Solving EdTech Challenges: Smarter Software Strategies That Work for Modern School Districts
Spice Up Your PD with Educator Voice and Choice
State Reporting - Roundtable Discussion
Stay in the Game: Evolving Esports Equipment Considerations for 2026-27
Strategic Planning for Internet Access Availability
Strengthening UDL with Hybrid AI
Student Wellness in a Digital World: Designing for Belonging and Balance
Students Left to Their Own Devices: How we balance learning & technology to completely reimagine education
Supporting Multilingual Learners
Sustainable Digital Learning Design: Weaving Frameworks, Practice, and Platforms in Real Classrooms
Sustaining 1:1: Practical Strategies for Long-Term Success in a Post-Federal Funding Era
Systems Administrators - Roundtable Discussion
Taking your SLCGP CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Environment to the Next Level
Teach Students to use Chatbots Wisely
Teaching a Distracted Generation
Tech + Paper: Activities That Blend the Best of Both Worlds
Tech Coaches - Roundtable Discussion
Tech Leader Swim Lessons - Tips for Keeping Your Head Above Water
The AI Classroom Simulator: Training Educators for Real-World Challenges
The AI Office: Time Hacks, Tools, Real Tips That Would Make Michael Scott Proud
The AI-Powered Google Classroom
The Administrator’s AI Copilot: Leveraging Gemini Notebook within Google Workspace
The Breakfast Club: A Space for Every Type of Student
The Case for AI: Bringing Text-to-Image, Text-to-Video, and Chatbots into Your Curriculum
The Collaborative Copilot: Building Custom AI Assistants to Multiply Staff Productivity (Without Outsourcing the Thinking)
The Education Threat Landscape: Insights from the Threat Observatory
The Future of AI in the Physical World: Why Google and NVIDIA Are Backing Verkada
The Future of School Communications: Evaluating Voice Strategy in a Changing K-12 Environment
The Google Vids Parlor: Scooping Up Your First Video Project
The Great Migration: Lessons from Moving Staff to ChromeOS
The K-12 IT Survival Guide: Solving Your Biggest Technology Headaches
The Power of Video as Professional Development
The State of Zayo Education: Business Update, Industry Trends & What’s Ahead
Today’s Tech Trends & Troubles
Too Much to Do, Not Enough Time: Tech Solutions That Save Your Sanity
Top Ten Things to Know about IDOE Special Programs
Track What Matters: Building Custom Early Warning and Accountability Dashboards in Data Studio
Trapper Keeper 2.0: Upgrading Your 80s Organization to Notion
True Crime: Clicks & Consequences Why Cybersecurity Matters for Every K-12 Educator
Unlock Active Learning through Meaningful Technology
Unlocking Innovation with Robotics - Roundtable Discussion
Up Your Google Sheets Game - Level 2
Vibe Coding for teachers (no experience necessary!)
Virtualize your computer labs again. Seriously this time.
Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility Guidelines - Roundtable Discussion
What the RAG! Teaching AI to Answer From Your Files, Not Its Imagination
What to do when the lights go out. A sensible approach to backup power.
What's New with Assessments--Computer Science Updates for Instruction and Assessment
What’s New for IT from Apple
What’s New in Education from Apple
When Seconds Matter: Unifying School Safety from Alert to Action
Why 6 GHz Is Not the Upgrade Most Networks Expect
World's Best Prompt: Dundee Worthy AI Prompt Writing
Wrangling Data Using R Programming
Write newsletters that people will read
Your Network is Already Cloud-Ready. Let's Prove it!
Zero to SQL: Custom Training Your AI for PowerSchool SQL
“Ring, Ring… Why is This My Problem?” :What a School Phone System Really Includes - and What I Wish I’d Known First
Tim Allen, Ft. Wayne / Allen County 911 Center
Macara Aloi, Secured Tech
Channing Anderson, Ativion - Contentkeeper
Tim Arnold, Richmond Community School Corporation
Lambert Arzadon, Motorola Solutions
Sara Atkinson, Duneland School Corporation
Dave Baker, FinalForms
Rich Barker, Integrity Network Solutions, Inc.
Matthew Baron, Indiana Department of Education
Crystal Bates, Instructure
Steve Battiato, IndyTeleData
Joe Beckman, Purdue University cyberTAP
Jeremy Belcher, Cisco Systems
Adam Bennett, People Driven Technology
Jay Blackman, Tri-Creek School Corporation
Andy Boell
Phil Boltz, Muncie Community Schools
Michael Bottorff, Ivy Tech Community College
Lance Brand, Delaware Community Schools
Scott Bricker
John Brigham, ManagedMethods
Kayla Brown, ManagedMethods
Neil Bryan, Vero Networks
Steven Bryk, People Driven Technology
Ben Burris, Peru Community Schools & Western Wayne Schools
Jessica Bustillos, Instructure
Marianne Cardwell, Indiana Geographic Information Office
Jeanetta Carrender, Office of Technology
Vic Chamness, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporatio
Stephanie Clark, Noblesville East Middle School
Phil Clauss, Pike County School Corporation
Camilla Collier, Indiana Department of Education
Jeff Collins
Joanna Cook
Jenna Cooper, Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CI...
Audrey Cope, MSD of Pike Township
Kasey Cope, Anderson Community Schools
Brandon Cox, MSD of North Posey
Jo Cox, Yorktown Community Schools
Benjamin Dailey, Bluffton-Harrison MSD
Tim Dale, Northwest Allen County Schools
Graig Davis, Yorktown Community Schools
Heather Degroot, Instructure
Vanessa Deveau Bachle, Indiana Department of Education
Steve Dhondt, ERS Wireless
Cameron Dibble, Moss
Cyle Dibble, Roeing IT Solutions
Adela Dickey, Northwest Allen County Schools - Retired
Chase Downey, Verkada
Lisa Drake-Pardue, Carmel High School
Angela Dressander, BenQ Education
Chris Dunn, Lightspeed Systems
Kristin Dupuy, Trafera
Jenna Eastham
Brett Edstene, Indiana Office of Technology
Amy Everhart, Liberty-Perry School Corporation
Sean Fahey, Five Star Technology Solutions
Jena Fahlbush, Utah State University / National Center on Ac...
Nicole Faulkner, MSD of Pike Township
Stefanie Flanagin, Indiana Department of Education
Alisha Foor, Indiana Department of Education
Lance Ford, Zoom
Stevie Frank, Zionsville Comm. Schools
Natalie Freeman, CIESC- Indiana Online
Marlo Gaddis, Dell
Tommy Gauvey, Fortinet
Nadine Gilkison, Nadine Elaine Gilkison
Trevor Goertzen, SchoolAI
Jenifer Gossman, CDW Amplified
Rajini Govindarajan, Indiana Department of Education
Christina Gremillion, Jamf
Dave Hadley, WNS Security
Brad Hagg, Indiana Department of Education
Seth Hamilton, Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation
Jeff Harker, Keep Indiana Learning
Jeff Harrison, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Carly Havlik, Zionsville Community Schools
Chris Hawkins, Secured Tech
Benton Heles, Cisco Systems
Hunter Hickman, Rensselaer Central High School
Jeremy Hill, Richmond Community Schools
Chris Hoke
Nate Holmes, Secured Tech
Abigail Horan, Zayo
Abigail Horan, Zayo
Stephen Howard, Level365
Matthew Hurst, New Castle Community Schools
Shawn Iverson, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Brycen Just, ByteSpeed
Pete Just, Indiana CTO Council
John Keller, Indiana Department of Education
Jon Keller
Darlene Kennedy, NIESC
Mitch Kimball, Moss
Josh King, Cisco Systems
Kyle Kline, Twin Lakes School Corporation
Thomas Klusman, David W. Dennis Middle School
Dianna Knox, Clay Community Schools
Brenny Kummer, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
Rodrick Landess, MSD Lawrence Township
Josh Landis, Triton Central Schools
Katie Lash
Erik Latkow, Motorola Solutions
Dan Layton, Zionsville Community Schools
Mark Lecher, Roeing IT Solutions
Adam Lee, Linewize
Nicholas Leon, Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Imp...
Sam Lovelace, Lakeland School Corporation
Juan Mack, Matrix Integration
Megan Major, Secured Tech
Brian Maloomian, Guardian Layers
Sarah Margeson, Tippecanoe School Corporation
Anastasia Martindale, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corpor...
Brittany Marubio, LG Electronics
Joe Mcallister, Insight Public Sector
Hunter McConnell, Jacksonville ISD/Jacksonville Middle Schoo...
Trent McCormic, Peru Community Schools
Patrick McDonald, Check Point Software
Michael McKerley, Zayo
Scott McWilliams, South Western Communications (SWC)
Joe Melo, Anderson community Schools
Jeremy Miller, Middlebury Community Schools
Jessica Miller, Keep Indiana Learning/CIESC
Malia Miller, Test Intermediate School
Mallie Miller, Secured Tech
Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook
Natalie Miller, Test Intermediate School
Terry Miller
Lucy Misetic, Noblesville High School
Matt Modlin, School City of Mishawaka
Wes Molyneaux, Apple
Jeff Murray, Union School Corporation
Ryan Murray, Keep Indiana Learning
Tara Nattrass, Lenovo
Nicole Nelson, Lewis Cass Schools
Frank OGrady, iClass School Solutions
Lindsay Osos
Jason Padgett
Abby Pagryzinski, Carmel Clay Schools
Nick Parcell, Indiana Esports Network
Kristin Patrick, Noblesville Schools
Derek Peterson, Motorola Solutions
Mark Pinkerton, Eastbrook Community Schools
Scott Pratt, Westfield Washington Schools
Lee Prince, Refreshed Tech
Tim Pritchett, Matrix Integration
Julie Q. Smith, Indiana Office of School Safety
Bill Rader, Danville Community School Corporation
Ian Ragains, Indiana Department of Education
Jamie Ramos, Carroll Consolidated School Corp
Scott Richie, Five Star Technology Solutions
Michael Robinson, Regent High School
Sara Rogers, Park Tudor School
Chetrice Romero, Ice Miller, LLP
Sam Rourke, Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Theo Sandberg, Linewize
Lynn Schemel, Indiana Department of Education
Paul Schiltgen
Eric Schoenfeld, Sophos
Karisa Schwanekamp, MagicSchool AI
Rissi Scott, Anderson Community Schools
Katie Seago, Noblesville West Middle School
Amber Seibert, Five Star Technology Solutions
Adam Sertich, Apptegy
Morgan Shatto, Liberty-Perry Schools
Eric Sheets, Port53
Emily Shepherd, Muncie Community Schools
Jordan Sigmon, Linewize
Emily Simison, Duneland School Corporation
Greg Simmons, Fortinet
Matthew Snoeberger, Lewis Cass Schools
John Sowash, Sowash Ventures
Steve Spradlin, Muncie Community Schools
Tad Stahl, Indiana Office of Technology, IN-ISAC
Dena Stanley, Securly, Inc.
Bill Stein, MSD of Mt. Vernon
Stephanie Steiner
Tyler Stevens, Concord Community Schools
Shawn Suppa, ERS Wireless
Ronda Swartz, Our Lady of the Greenwood
Anna Tansey, SMART Technologies
Catherine Tate
Audrey Taylor, MSD Wayne Township
Clay Taylor
Jenny Taylor, CDW Lifecycle Solutions
Lindsey Thompson, Delaware Community School Corporation
Jake Timberlake
Megan Tolin, MagicSchool IA
Dennis Trinkle, TechIndiana
Brian Trivett, Greenwood Community School Corporation
Jeff Tucker, Empower Learning
Matt Vosburgh, South Madison Community School Corporation
Allen Walker, School City of Mishawaka
Melissa Walley, School
Chris Warden
Cameron Weisheit, Matrix Integration
Morgan West, Moss
Andrew White, Motorola Solutions
Itza White, Five Star Technology Solutions
Matt White, Indiana Department of Education
Chris Wieck, People Driven Technology
Jason Wilburn, Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
Nick Williams, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
Jonathan Winslow, MSD of Steuben County
Nathan Withers, TowerPinkster
Jordan Wolff, Typed By Hand
Parker Woods, People Driven Technology
Amanda Yoders, United Data Technologies
Jessica Zepik, Stride, Inc
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Friday, November 13, 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
*Registration and Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement System [ERCES) in K-12 Schools
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
1:1 and Device Management - Roundtable Discussion
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Beyond Orientation: Helping New Educators and School Staff Thrive
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Balancing Expertise and Partnership in Technology Coaching
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Beyond Compliance: Building Accessible Digital Materials and Web Content
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
What’s New in Education from Apple
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Build a Winning Team - Collaboration across the district
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
From Privacy Promise to Security Proof: Protecting Student Data
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Trapper Keeper 2.0: Upgrading Your 80s Organization to Notion
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Write newsletters that people will read
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
New to HECC? Navigating the Conference
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Cybershorts Transformative Security Awareness and a few other tasty nuggets
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Modernizing Customer Support: ServiceNow, zInsights & the Future of Customer Experience
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Graduation Tracking Power-Up: The New Indiana Diploma and the PS Graduation Planner
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Claude Code
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
*Mental Health Hackers "Come and Go"
9:00 AM - 3:45 PM
KnowBe4 Usage and Insights for K-12
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion: Aligning IT and Instructional Priorities
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
So...Now What? Turning AI Conversations into District Guidance
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
From Glamour Shots to Generative AI- 40 Years Then and Now
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
AI Tools for the Classroom - Roundtable Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
From Grading to Growing: Rethinking Assessment with MagicSchool & Wit & Wisdom
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Why 6 GHz Is Not the Upgrade Most Networks Expect
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
AI Roundtable: Sharing Strategies, Tools, and Workflows
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Designing for Every Learner: Practical Accessibility Strategies for Digital Learning
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Cybersecurity Governance That Works: Real-World Incident Response for Schools
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Network Segmentation Without Making Everyone Miserable
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Data Detectives: Unmasking Terms of Service and Student Data Privacy
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Fighting AI Hallucinations: Teaching Educators about RAG
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Plug In, Call Out: A Simple Path to Cloud Calling for K12
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Not Every Upgrade Needs an App: A SAMR Showdown
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Cyberthreat Information for K-12
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The AI Office: Time Hacks, Tools, Real Tips That Would Make Michael Scott Proud
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Today’s Tech Trends & Troubles
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
How Eastbrook Community Schools Equipped Parents Without Giving Up Control
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sustainable Digital Learning Design: Weaving Frameworks, Practice, and Platforms in Real Classrooms
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
IEP Survival Mode: PowerSchool Special Programs Tips & Tricks
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Building Bridges with data: partnering to drive student and community success.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
New Tech Directors - Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Purposeful Tech: Addressing the Elephant in the Room on Devices in Classrooms
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Unlock Active Learning through Meaningful Technology
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
From Pushback to Partnership: Engaging Parents in Reimaging the Future of Education
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
CTRL + THINK: Guiding Students Through AI Literacy and critical thinking skills
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
From Panic to Prompting: A Three-Phase Roadmap for AI Adoption
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Camp EdTech: Navigating Your Route to the Tech Director's Chair
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Leading Your Team in Customer Service
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
*Lunch- Union Station- Baked Potato & Salad Bar
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
*Lunch- Crowne Hotel- Baked Potato & Salad Bar
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
*Exhibitor Hall Open
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Strategic Planning for Internet Access Availability
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
No Cloud Required: A Step-by-Step Guide to Our District's On-Premises Phone Overhaul
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sustaining 1:1: Practical Strategies for Long-Term Success in a Post-Federal Funding Era
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Mentoring: Leadership is Not a Single-Player Game
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Future of AI in the Physical World: Why Google and NVIDIA Are Backing Verkada
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
If AI Can Do the Assignment, What Were We Actually Measuring?
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
“Ring, Ring… Why is This My Problem?” :What a School Phone System Really Includes - and What I Wish I’d Known First
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
State Reporting - Roundtable Discussion
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Preparing Students for Their Future not Our Past
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Taking your SLCGP CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Environment to the Next Level
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Measuring What Matters: Formative Assessment Toolbox
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Case for AI: Bringing Text-to-Image, Text-to-Video, and Chatbots into Your Curriculum
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Wrangling Data Using R Programming
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Is Your School Cyber Ready? An Interactive K-12 Cyber Preparedness Game
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Gemini for Educators: Create and Innovate with AI-Generated Resources
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Power Up Systemwide Digital Accessibility
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Canva Changed Again! The Updates Every Educator Needs to Know
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Herd Mentality: Creating a Culture That Lasts
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Stay in the Game: Evolving Esports Equipment Considerations for 2026-27
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Proactively Assess Physical Threats to Your School Environment
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
3:17 A.M. Who’s Watching Your Network?
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Future Ready: AI Strategies for Elementary Classrooms
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
One and Done Is Not a Plan: Designing an AI Learning Pathway for Your Staff
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
The Great Migration: Lessons from Moving Staff to ChromeOS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
What’s New for IT from Apple
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Virtualize your computer labs again. Seriously this time.
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Cybersecurity 101 for Schools: Protecting Systems, Students, and Staff
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Data Privacy/Data Retention - Roundtable Discussion
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
AI report/AI Indiana Landscape
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Digital Evidence in Plain Sight: Using Public Information to Support Investigations
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Beyond the AI Hype: A K-12 Leadership Guide to AI Governance, Data Protection, and Responsible Adoption
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Digital Accessibility Starts with the Tools We Use
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Too Much to Do, Not Enough Time: Tech Solutions That Save Your Sanity
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Innovative Professional Learning with the Learning Lab's District Admin Access
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
AI in the K–12 Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know Now
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Leadership Lessons from the Severed Floor
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Web Accessibility Guidelines - Roundtable Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Spice Up Your PD with Educator Voice and Choice
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
It's Not a Gotcha: Leading an Empathetic, Step-by Step Accessibility Rollout
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Building AI Internally – Lessons Learned
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Cybersecurity on a District Budget: What to Do First, Next, and Later
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Click Happens: A K–12 Phishing Damage Control
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
The AI Classroom Simulator: Training Educators for Real-World Challenges
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Deploying Apple in Education
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Zero to SQL: Custom Training Your AI for PowerSchool SQL
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Adaptable AI Governance Development Research
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Digital Tools to Support Multilingual Learners (and Everyone Else!)
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Beyond the Bell: Future-Proofing Your School’s Communication System for Success
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Strengthening UDL with Hybrid AI
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
E-Rate Category II and Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS): What to Know
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
The Future of School Communications: Evaluating Voice Strategy in a Changing K-12 Environment
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Approve or Deny? K-12 Data and Apps
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Cloudy With a Chance of Questions: An Open Forum on Cloud Video and Access Control
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Maintaining Privacy and Security in Cloud Computing Environments
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Systems Administrators - Roundtable Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Supporting Multilingual Learners
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
The Administrator’s AI Copilot: Leveraging Gemini Notebook within Google Workspace
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
From Website Visit to Enrollment: Building a Better Digital Journey for Parents
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Doing More With Less: Funding School Safety After SEA 1
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Thursday, November 12, 2026
*Registration and Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
*Exhibitor Hall Open
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
An Integrated Approach to School Safety: A Superintendent's Perspective
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Relationships, Reflection, and Responsibility: the Student Side of AI
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
AI Driven Coaching
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Vibe Coding for teachers (no experience necessary!)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Robotics Clubs: Building Blocks to CS
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
What’s New for IT from Apple
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Integrating Behavioral & Digital Threat Assessment for Safer Schools
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Essential Security Within the Google Admin Console
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Screen Value, not Screen Time with Jamf
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
CRDC 2025-2026 Survival Guide: The 1-Hour Countdown Checklist
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Digital Curriculum Development & OER
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
AI Cybersecurity: Policy Elements for Safe & Productive AI Use
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Rethinking Device Repair: 5 Questions Every K–12 IT Team Should Be Asking
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Beyond the Search Bar: Librarian-Led Frameworks for AI Use in the Classroom
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
What the RAG! Teaching AI to Answer From Your Files, Not Its Imagination
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Day One Ready: Modernizing K-12 New Student Registration
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
How Districts Are Mastering Today's Digital Safety Challenges
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Disaster Recovery Plans - Roundtable Discussion
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
*Mental Health Hackers "Come and Go"
9:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Cheat Code or Catalyst: Navigating the AI Gray Area
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Dynamic Duo: How Curriculum and Technology Departments Unite for Excellence
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
From Web Filtering to Student Safety: AI in Action
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
From Planning to Practice: A Guide to Cybersecurity Incident Response
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Modernizing Campus Communications
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Tech Leader Swim Lessons - Tips for Keeping Your Head Above Water
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
From AI Policy to Classroom Reality: What K‑12 Tech Leaders Must Have in Place
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
AI Guidelines and Policies - Roundtable Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
The Collaborative Copilot: Building Custom AI Assistants to Multiply Staff Productivity (Without Outsourcing the Thinking)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Doing More With Less: Navigating Staffing Shortages, Budget Constraints, and Rising IT Demands
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Unlocking Innovation with Robotics - Roundtable Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
What's New with Assessments--Computer Science Updates for Instruction and Assessment
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Apple Intelligence for Education: Powerful, Private, Purposeful
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Leading the Shift: From Chalkboards to Chatbots
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Teaching a Distracted Generation
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
If AI Can Do the Assignment, What Were We Actually Measuring?
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Beyond Accessibility: Inclusive Learning with BenQ
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
AI tips & ideas for Google Admins
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Outside the Classroom: Maximizing Learning Spaces Across Campus
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
From AI Tool Sprawl to Instructional Impact: Unifying AI Strategy with Canvas
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Building your security grand plan one step at a time
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Better Together: How ManagedMethods Helps Secure Your Google Workspace
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Back to the Future: Teacher Tools That Save Real Time
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The State of Zayo Education: Business Update, Industry Trends & What’s Ahead
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Beyond the PDF: Crafting Interactive Student Activities with Code with Canva
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
How to Build Your Custom Cyber Table Top with AI
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Good Prompts Aren't the Skill
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Beyond AI Detectors: Students on AI Responsibility, Trust, and Protecting Their Own Thinking
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Apple Lab: Identity Management
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Now That’s What I Call Efficient: Using Gemini for Spreadsheet Formulas
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Data Detectives: Unmasking Terms of Service and Student Data Privacy
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
FERPA is the door, not a wall: Unlocking data sharing for your school team
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Professional Learning in the Age of Less
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Your Network is Already Cloud-Ready. Let's Prove it!
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
One Platform, Many Solutions: How Classlink Helped Streamline Processes in Our District
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
SB78 and HB1004 Legislative Impacts - Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Top Ten Things to Know about IDOE Special Programs
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
*Lunch- Union Station- Nacho & Taco Bar
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
*Lunch- Crowne Hotel- Nacho & Taco Bar
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
GIS for schools
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Gold Medal Google: The Winning Features for Teachers
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Solving EdTech Challenges: Smarter Software Strategies That Work for Modern School Districts
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
ROI: Which cybersecurity efforts and products offer Bang for the Buck
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Built by Indiana: Crowdsourcing MagicSchool Tools & Ideas from Across the State
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
AI + Google Apps Scripts + Google Sheets = Streamlined Tasks
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
A School-Wide Approach: Empowering Instruction and PLCs with Mastery
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
From Panic to Prompting: A Three-Phase Roadmap for AI Adoption
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
MFA/2FA and User Provisioning - Roundtable Discussion
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Canva AI 2.0: Let's Make Something Cool!
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Power of Video as Professional Development
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Beyond the Chatbot: Transforming K-12 Workflows with Google Canvas in Gemini
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Inbox Under Attack: 13 Email Threats Targeting Schools (and How to Stop Them)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Facilities Management and IT
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Student Wellness in a Digital World: Designing for Belonging and Balance
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
True Crime: Clicks & Consequences Why Cybersecurity Matters for Every K-12 Educator
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Managing Your Projects and Mastering Your Processes
12:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Unlock Active Learning through Meaningful Technology
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI and Misinformation
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Digital Tools to Support Multilingual Learners (and Everyone Else!)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Cybersecurity for Network/Systems - Roundtable Discussion
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Boosting Engagement with LG's CreateBoard Prep and Everyday AI Tools
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
A Better Way to Keep Students On Task With Real-Time AI Filtering
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
DEX Updates - Course Data
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Securing Your Classroom Doors: From Perspective to Practice
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
The K-12 IT Survival Guide: Solving Your Biggest Technology Headaches
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Up Your Google Sheets Game - Level 2
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Deep Dive with the Investigation Tool
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Building a K-12 Cybersecurity Roadmap from Bronze to Platinum
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
All The Magic
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Students Left to Their Own Devices: How we balance learning & technology to completely reimagine education
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
From the Classroom to the Command Center: How Unified Technology Protects Students and Powers Schools
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
10 Moves to Energize Your Most Difficult Students
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
It's a Whole Vibe: Intro to Vibe Coding for K-12 Educators Using Gemini Tools
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Track What Matters: Building Custom Early Warning and Accountability Dashboards in Data Studio
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Email Agent Hijacking: The Emerging AI Threat Facing Educational Institutions
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Don’t Stop at the Endpoint – Security solutions for the entire school system
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Off the Menu with SchoolAI
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Panic-2-PSAP: Connecting Schools to Next Generation 911
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
World's Best Prompt: Dundee Worthy AI Prompt Writing
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
AI for IT/Coding - Roundtable Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
AI in the K–12 Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know Now
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
When Seconds Matter: Unifying School Safety from Alert to Action
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Apple Lab: Content Caching
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
The Education Threat Landscape: Insights from the Threat Observatory
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Doing with DEX Data
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
The AI-Powered Google Classroom
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
*HECC Reception and Awards
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday, November 13, 2026
*Registration and Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
*Exhibitor Hall Open
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meeting Indiana’s HEA 1004 Mandate: Empowering Parents with AI Visibility and Control
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Navigating Indiana's New Accountability System with GPS
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Gather the Data, Hack the Planet: AI on Both Sides of the Firewall
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Reimagine Instruction with Lumio
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Before The Walls Go Up
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Mission Critical Communications for K12 School Environments
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Tech + Paper: Activities That Blend the Best of Both Worlds
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Campfire Coaching: Real Conversations for Instructional Growth
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
The Breakfast Club: A Space for Every Type of Student
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
High School / Middle School Esports - The why and how to make it happen.
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Budget Strategies - Roundtable Discussion
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Screen Time in Schools: What the Data Really Says and How Districts Can Respond
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Level Up: Fixing the Communication Systems Frustrating Your Families
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
*Mental Health Hackers "Come and Go"
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Esports Roundtable Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Connect, Share, and Grow: Indiana Google Educator Group
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Certificate Expiring in 47 Days? Automate I.T.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Integrated Physical Safety & Security Solutions to Proactively Secure School Campuses
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
How to Teach AI Literacy in Any Class
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
What to do when the lights go out. A sensible approach to backup power.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Tech Coaches - Roundtable Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
The Google Vids Parlor: Scooping Up Your First Video Project
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Rebuilding Together: A Shared Services Model for District Technology
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Oversight or Overkill? Finding the Right Balance Between Student Independence, Digital Safety, and Parental Engagement
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Show Me MORE Canva Hacks!
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
AI Filtering and App Analytics: How Indiana Districts Stay Ahead
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Automating Document Review with AI Tools
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Budget-Minded Software - No Developer Required: Building Better School Tools with AI
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Indiana Esports Network Onboarding
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Web Accessibility
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
From Glamour Shots to Generative AI- 40 Years Then and Now
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
How Your District Plugs In: Applied AI, Credentials of Value, and Paid IT Apprenticeships
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Navigating Indiana’s New Graduation Requirements and Work Based Learning
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Service on Empty: How to Handle End Users on No Good Very Bad Days
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Refresh Smarter: How Device Lifecycle Decisions Impact Your Technology Budget
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Building a Hiring Process You Can Trust
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
AI + Data with Matt Miller
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Beyond Safety: Building Resilient Campuses in an Era of Converging Risks
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Teach Students to use Chatbots Wisely
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Access for Subs, Student Teachers, etc. - Roundtable Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Evolving Enterprise (K12) Architecture — Private Fiber WAN & Resilient Topologies
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
*Door Prizes
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
