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Welcome to Get Your Tech On!  We are excited to offer a lineup of experts to learn from and be inspired by!  

We are so excited to welcome Alice Keeler as our keynote speaker. In addition, we are featuring four of our Digital Tool Vendors and over 17 amazing Jeffco Rock-star Educators, all providing amazing content that will equip and inspire all educators to elevate student engagement and success!

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Saturday, February 22
 

9:40am MST

Seesaw: Engaging PK-2 Students with Meaningful and Relevant Tasks
Saturday February 22, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am MST
Hi everyone! As 2nd grade teachers, we feel that Seesaw is an incredible platform filled with educational goodies just waiting to be opened by all the amazing young learners and educators out there. It's an adventure that helps connect students, teachers, and families in a fun and motivating way. So get ready to dive into all the awesome tools this platform has to offer and let the learning fun begin! 🌟📚✨
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Nicole Atkins

2nd Grade Teacher, Three Creeks K-8
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Liz Ackerman

2nd Grade Teacher, Three Creeks K-8
Saturday February 22, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am MST
Room W208

10:50am MST

Engage with Indi: Using Robots to Inspire a Love of Learning K-5
Saturday February 22, 2025 10:50am - 11:05am MST
This session is about having fun in your classroom and introduces the functions and benefits of Sphero Indi, a coding robot that operates without a screen. We'll discuss how this bot supports engagement, design thinking, durable skills, and generates STEM-positive identities for K-5 learners. Using Indi to integrate computer science into your core ELA and Math lessons will also be addressed.
Presenters
avatar for Nick Sontag

Nick Sontag

K-5 STEM/CS Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction
Before earning a Masters Degree in Elementary & Special Education from CU and 16 years as an elementary educator in Jeffco, I studied UX/Interaction Design at the Umea Institute of Design in Umea, Sweden. I'm interested in how to engage and motivate modern students through tangible... Read More →
Saturday February 22, 2025 10:50am - 11:05am MST
Room W208

2:00pm MST

Problem Based Learning for Student Engagement and Belonging
Saturday February 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Learn more about implementing problem-based learning and connecting content to the real world to empower your students. We will provide a hands-on session to explore the possiblities for engaging all learners, provide examples, scaffolds and resources for creating authentic learning experiences.

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avatar for Kim Walter

Kim Walter

DTL, Shelton Elementary
Like most in Colorado I love to be outdoors, hiking, biking, snowboarding, camping and gardening. At school I thrive on working with staff and students to create extraordinary student experiences through problem-based learning. I have a PhD with a research focus on problem-based learning... Read More →
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Jen Kerchner

3rd Grade Teacher, Shelton Elementary School
Saturday February 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Room W208
 
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