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Educators struggle to maintain a "hook" that translates into 21st-century competencies like critical thinking, collaboration, and media literacy. This session solves the "engagement cliff" by integrating storytelling and real-world application into technical tracks. We address how to use TV Broadcasting and Podcasting to give students a platform to document their FIRST Robotics or Coding journey. Furthermore, we examine how to address the gender gap through Girls Who Code and how to leverage AI and Game-Based Development to make Data Science and Networking feel like a creative endeavor rather than a chore.
Retired Director Of Information Technology at Township of Union Public Schools
Prior to becoming a school district administrator, Sandra Paul, was a technology teacher at St. Peter and Paul High School in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands from 1993 to 1996 as well as teaching introductory technology courses for the business department at University of the Virgin... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CDT Room 217
Strong family–school partnerships don’t happen by chance—they’re built with intention. In this interactive session, educators and leaders will explore the powerful impact of meaningful family engagement on academic achievement, social-emotional growth, and school culture. Through hands-on reflection, communication revisions, and guided event planning, participants will identify barriers, design inclusive strategies, and create a personalized action plan. Leave with practical, ready-to-use tools to strengthen relationships and elevate student success.
Would you like to make meetings more intentional, more organized, more meaningful for participants, and dare we say… magical? Take meetings to a whole new level by integrating some simple strategies and a little flair. Your future meeting participants will leave with a clear understanding of your meeting purpose as well as a sense of belonging as a valued member of a team. While most of our experience comes from the realm of special education, almost all of the strategies we will demonstrate and suggest can be utilized in other settings. This will not be merely a presentation, but an experience that will allow you to leave armed with resources and eager and excited for your next meeting.
