NCED Connect Symposium 2026

SIS Support Lab

Opening Session with State Superintendent, Maurice "Mo" Green

Ad Hocs You Can Use

AI in the Coach's Toolkit: Practical Moves to Support Teachers

Attendance in Infinite Campus

Building Capacity and Empowering Leaders in the Secondary MTSS Framework

Connecting with the Community

Crayons to Caps- A Journey from Kindergarten to 12th Grade Research Strategies

CTE CCP Course Codes: Beware or Be Aware!

Cybersecurity Program Town Hall

Cybersecurity Support Lab

Design for a Better World: Creative Problem Solving with the SDGs

E-Rate: You and Who?

Empowering Safe and Responsible Digital Learning with Learning.com: Navigating New North Carolina Legislation

Engaging Young Learners: Transform Elementary Education with Canvas

Enrollment

FERPA 101

From Blah to TA-DA! In Under 60 Minutes!

From Wish Lists to Wins: Grant Writing for K-12s

Harnessing NCEES for Growth: Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Educator Development

How Do You Know That They Know What They Know? Engaging Formative Assessment!

Insights & Early Warning

Introduction to Networking with Wireshark and Nmap

Link up with endless learning. ConnectED Resources.

Managing the Read to Achieve Program in NCSIS from Start to Finish

Master Schedule Plan: Leading the Master Scheduling Process

Messenger Demo & Overview

Mission Possible - Stealthy Reading and Writing

OLR Settings & Customizations

PMR Data Review

Responsive Scheduler

Saved by the App: Ancient ARchaeology Adventures

Scheduling: Requests & Rosters

Supporting the Whole Child: Infinite Campus Tools for School Counselors, Social Workers & Psychologists

The Power of M2

Unlocking Insights: Effectively Using English Learner Data in Infinite Campus

WAN In Doubt

When PD Matches the Walkthrough: Small Moves, Big Shifts

Academic Planning Setup

Become an Architect of Learning with NotebookLM

Behavior in Infinite Campus

Being Present While Presenting PD

Bite-Sized PD Through Micro-Learning and Micro-Credentials

Bridging Data and Support: Powering MTSS and Infinite Campus

Building Bold Leaders: Empower, Advocate, Change

Canva AI: Creating the Fresh Tools of EdTech

Career Surveys and Planning (CTE) through Infinite Campus

Census Cleanup: Mastering Household Data in Infinite Campus

Common Formative Assessments in Schoolnet: A District's Perspective

Course Code Life Cycle

Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Using NCEES to manage Continuing Education Credits

E-Rate C2 5-Year Planning

E-Rate Mini-Bid Workshop

Excelerate your Daily Experience- Beginner

FERPA 201

Fortify Your Perimeter: MFA for VPN Connections

Houston, We Have a Toolkit! Navigating FREE NASA Resources

How Digital Media Changes the School Community

Introduction to the PSU Cybersecurity Program Plan

JB and the Quest for Knowledge

Messenger End User

OLR Processing

Open Enrollment for Charters

Pearson Assessment Learning Suite: What It Is + How Districts Use It

Rockin' the Mic in the School Library

Scheduling Center Overview

Summer School Setup

The Educator's Playbook: 10 Best Practices for Tech-Enhanced Curriculum

The New Wayground: A Smarter, More Connected Platform for Teaching and Learning

The Principal's New Partner: Using AI as a School Leader

The Story Behind the Stats: Everything You Need to Know About CTE Reporting

Think Like AI: Designing Prompts That Deliver

Using GenAI tools to develop POG durable skills

Walk In Scheduler

A Guide to Infinite Campus Reports

A True Love Story: Spreadsheets + AI

Academic Planning End User

Attendance/Workflow Processing

Building Better Data Systems for Better Decisions

Charter Roundtable

Course Code Basics: Align. Organize. Achieve.

Enhanced Curriculum - Working with the NCSIS LMS

Excelerate Your Daily Experience- Intermediate

Filing an E-Rate Form 471

Interactions between TIMS and Infinite Campus

Monday Lunch 1

Moodling Around in NCEES, Developing and Implementing an Onboarding Course for New Educators

Navigating Fees and School Stores

Open Enrollment

Preparing for Student Micro-Credentials in AI Literacy and Social Media Literacy

Scheduling Part I

Starting Small, Thinking Big: A Design Thinking Approach to School-Based Support

The Admin Hack: Unleash The Librarian!

Where's My Staff?

A Guide to Grading

A Roadmap to Innovation: How Asheboro City Schools is Reimagining Learning

AI Decoded: Building AI Literate Students

AI Tools Made Simple

Basic Reporting/Ad-Hoc Filtering (Data Manager Edition)

Best 1 of What? ADM, PMR, and Funding in Arrears

Building Your Own Academic Programs

CEDARS: Deep Roots, Strong Data

Census - Modifying Households

Cybersecurity Incident Response Tabletop Exercises (TTX)

Disclosure Avoidance

Elementary Scheduling

Exploring Campus Payments (Fees)

Grading Validation: Getting Grades Right- Grading Setup Verification & Validation in NCSIS

Help-I'm Drowning

Little Shop of Science: Feed Your Standards!

Managing Graduation Cohorts to Maximize High School Graduation Rates

Monday Lunch 2

Scaffolding the Use of Tech Tools to Limit Learning Barriers

Schoolnet Tips and Tricks

Sheets + Gemini + Apps Script = A Winning Combo

Teck Trek Collaborative Meeting

Unseen Barriers: Designing Learning That Includes Everyone

A Roadmap to Innovation: Implementation and Funding Considerations for the Vision

Ad Hoc Building Blocks

All Your Data Belongs to Us: Balancing Research and Student Privacy

Batch Queue Management and Best Practices

ClassLink: One Product, Unlimited Solutions

Connecting Families through the Portal (automations and workflows)

Crafting An Effective AI Policy: Guiding Responsible Use of AI In Public Schools

Digital Citizenship Playbook: Helping Students Make Tech Work for Them

ECATS + SIS Integration: Working Better together

Elevating NCEES Process Outcomes

Google Sheets for SIS Coordinators & Administrators

I've Had It... Well, Let's Map It !! (Reporting- Tips and Tricks)

Inspiring Digital Wellness

Integrating CYBER.ORG Resources to Support NCs Social Media Literacy Micro-Credentials (9-12)

NCSIS For Teachers: Features You Should Know

Scheduling Part II

School Connectivity Support Zone

Student Data Digital Notebooks: Using Schoolnet and Other Source Data to Gain Student Buy

TIMS and Infinite Campus: Interactions Between the SIS and School Bus Routing System

Artificial Intelligence as Assistive Technology

Behavior Policy

Building AI Literacy in the K–5 Classroom: Strategies and Tools for Early Integration

Campus Workflow Demo & Overview

Elevating ELA Instruction: CustomGPTs Aligned to NCDPI Standards and Literacy Priorities

Fact vs. Fiction: Demystifying the NCEES Evaluation System for Effective Implementation

From Start to State: NCSIS Data Syncs and UIDs

Getting Started in Schoolnet

Grant Guru: Get That Grant to the Top of the Stack!

Instructure: Edtech Efficiency

Make It Your Own: Custom Reports for Campus Leaders

My Curriculum - Creating LMS Content to Share

Save Money. Live Better: DTL Style

Scheduling Part III

Small Levers, Big Shifts: Standards-aligned micro-PBL to make learning authentic and visible

Turning Data into Decisions: Using Adhoc and Excel

Using Notebook LM for Unpacking School Data

Vibe Coding (a.k.a Make Cool Interactive Experiences) with Generative AI - No Programming Experience

When Data Misses the Student: Rethinking Assessment Decisions

Britannica & North Carolina: Quick Glimpse into Learning Together

Dropout Policy

Every Learner, Every Classroom, Every Day: Strengthening Core Instruction Together

Excused or Unexcused?

Mission: PMR - Unpacking the Attendance Impact

Organizing Google Drive

Program Entry

Scheduling Part IV

Scheduling Roundtable

Spark & Ignite Futures in Tech: Harnessing AI for Engaging Learning

Student End Enrollment in IC

Voices of AI: Teaching, Thinking, and Trust in the Age of Generative Tools

Screening of the documentary “The Librarians”

Bingo Blast

Tech Trek Collaborative Breakout Breakfast for AI Enthusiasts

Tech Trek Collaborative Breakout Breakfast for SLMCs

AI Literacy for Students

Are you WCAG and VPAT compliant?

Athletics

Campus Learning Demo & Overview

Cultivating and Measuring Student's Durable Skills for Sustainable Success

Cybr-PARK: A Teacher-Centered Approach to K-12 AI & Digital Literacy

From Concept to Credit: Mastering the PD Event Lifecycle in NCEES

From Readiness to Impact with the AI Innovation Index

Gamifying How Students Explore Ancient Cultures

Hall Pass Workshop

Integrating CYBER.ORG Resources to Support NCs Social Media Literacy Micro-Credentials (K-8)

Interpreting Your School Data Using AI: A Leadership Guide

Plan Ahead and Accordingly

Teck Trek Collaborative Breakout Session for Coaches

Vetting Ed Tech

Deepfakes, Bias, and Bots: Teaching Students to Think Critically About AI

From Charter to State: NCSIS Data Syncs and UIDs

Leading the Shift: AI Progress Over Perfection

OLR Processing: Tips & Tricks

One to One Plus: A Better Way to Manage K-12 Technology

Proper Storage and Use of Student Data When Using Generative AI

Rethinking Screen Time in K–12 Schools

Unlocking The Power of NCEES for BT Support

AI for IT: How Tech Teams Use AI in Schools

Beyond the Books: Mapping Stories and Making Connections with Digital Storytelling

Leveraging AI Tools for K-12 Education

Making Classroom Libraries Easy

Messenger 2.0

Privacy is Possible: Keep Students, Staff and Yourself Safe in an AI World

Scheduling Board

State Report Snapshot Deletion Tool

The Role of Digital Literacy in AI Readiness

Who Has Access to Your Data? Understanding and Managing Rights in NCEES

New CTO Clinic

Tuesday Lunch

Behavior Reports (Canned & Ad Hoc)

Choice Architects: Designing Flexible, Student-Centered Learning Experiences in Infinite Campus

ClassLink Mixed Tape: Greatest Hits!

Cross-Site Enrollment Serving School

Cybersecurity Incident Response Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Office Hours

Differentiation Made Doable: Using Brisk AI to Reach Every Learner

From Idea to Script: Let AI Automate Your Tasks

Mastering NCEES Access

Shark Tank: Building Custom GPTs

The Art of the Prompt: AI Strategies for Education with Privacy in Mind

Transcripts

Turning Pages into Possibilities: Picture Books + STEAM for All Learners

Advanced Scheduling Options

AI Literacy IS Digital Citizenship: Rethinking CIPA Compliance in the Age of AI

Coaching Up - How to support your Admin team in Building Culture

Cross-Site Home School

Crowdstrike: Going beyond the MCNC Managed Service

Excelerate your Daily Experience - Beginner

Know Your ADM: PMR Funding and Policy Updates for 2026

Lessons Learned in NCEES

Let's Make Music with Suno AI

Student Data Digital Notebooks: Using Schoolnet and Other Source Data to Gain Student Buy-In

Villains, Heroes, and Headlines: Media Literacy in Fiction and Beyond

Zscaler Web Security & Content Filtering Health Check

AI Empowered Educator

AI-Powered Differentiation: Help All Students Reach The Next Level and Bridge Any Language Gap

Britannica & North Carolina: Deeper Dive into Learning Together

Campus Workflow & Hallpass

Coaching with Impact: Using AI to Strengthen Teacher Growth through NCEES

Incident Response with Google Workspace

KnowBe4: Making Community the Center of Your Security Awareness Program

The Active, Integrated, Innovative Library: A plot twist delivered by techs-ploration.

Your Brain's Backup Drive: An AI Guide to Structuring Knowledge & Conquering Prep Time

AI + Interactive, Game-based Learning = Engagement!

Campus Payments Demo & Overview

Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)

Cybersecurity: No Experience Required

From Script to Soundwave: Audiograms and AI in the Classroom

Hardening Google Workspace Security Settings

State Automated Drivers License System

"She Wouldn't Take off her Boots" Memorial Field Trip

Hit Makers & Chart Crushers: A night of dancing and karaoke!

AI for Everyday Leadership: From Planning to Practice

AI Solve A Thon

And The Answer Is: AI Literacy! Concrete Answers To The AI Cheating Concerns

Enhancing Classroom Learning with BenQ Technology

From Risk to Readiness: Equipping Students with Cybersecurity Skills that Protect Schools

Hidden Figures: The Quiet Force That Can Elevate Student Learning

Learning STICS in the Library

New NCEES District Administrator? Helpful Tools And Practices Getting Started

PBL Powered By Generative AI

The DOPE Teacher's Guide to Curipod!!!

Unlocking the Creative Magic of Canva: Activities made for using Canva's Magic Media tool

Cross-Site Enrollment Home School

Cybersecurity: You Make Your Own Luck

Empowered Digital Teaching: Problem Solving for Copyright Licensing and AI

Strengthing the NCEES Process to Support Educator Growth & Accountability

AI Implementation Expo

Wednesday Lunch

Custom GPTs & Gems

Reclaim Your Day: Admin Tasks and Leadership Insights in Minutes with Gemini and NotebookLM

Student Solve A Thon Expo

The DOPE Educator Experience Reclaiming Time, Culture, and Creativity with Generative AI

Excelerate Your Daily Experience - Intermediate

Library Leaders' Gathering