NCTIES 2026
North Carolina educational technology conference for school administrators, technology coaches, and educators.
Sessions (384)
Building an AI Literacy: Strategies to become an Effective AI Educator and Leader
Leadership Retreat (Ticket Required)
Level Up with #EdTech for ELA
MTSS: Elevating Tier 1 Instruction
Saved by the Shift: Totally Science Standards
Step by Step: Designing Totally Rad Learning Experiences
Tech Directors (Ticket Required)
Differentiated Small Group Instruction with the Station Rotation Model
Level Up! Tools & Ideas to Engage Gifted Learners
🎤Opening Keynote with Sean Astin (Doors Open 8:15)
“Oregon Trail” to Digital Trails: Navigating Student Digital Footprints and Safety
“Saved by the Tech: Boosting Literacy for Multilingual & Small Groups”
AI for Literacy: Pump Up the (Reading) Jam! Bringing 90’s Energy to Secondary Classrooms with AI-Powered Literacy Strategies
Applied Data Technologies
Beyond the Prompt: Creative and Critical AI Classroom Integration
Build data dashboards using Google’s Looker Studio
Cybersecurity Champions Program: Your Impact on Cybersecurity Culture
Data Network Solutions/HPE
Data Trackers to the Max! Build Totally Rad Student Tools with Your AI Coding Partner
Design Express: From Idea to Creation
Designing the Impossible: A Hands-On Workshop with Google Gems and Canva Code
Empowering Leadership: Essential Collaborative Practices for Leaders
Future-Ready Classrooms: High-Impact AI Strategies for the Modern Educator
Gem(ini): Truly Outrageous TOOLS: Google Gemini
Glide It Like It's Hot
Guiding Families Toward Healthy Digital Citizenship: A Framework for Educators
Hands-On Learning with Device Kits - Engaging Teachers and Students Through Technology.
How to be a Baller Teacher
Incident IQ
Kind Hearts, Clever Bots: Nurturing K-2 Fun
Lead From WHO You Are
Learning in Disguise: Transforming Online Lessons from Passive to Active and Engaging
Level Up Learning: Gamification and AI Tools for Smarter Classrooms
LG Electronics
Lightspeed Systems
Lost in Translation? Accessibility Tech Tools to Support All Learners
Modern Differentiation for all Learners… Real-world uses for Brisk AI
NCTIES and Trafera: Zero Dollars, Total Control Maximizing Free EdTech and Smart Device Management
Performance Design Considerations Workshop: Aligning People, Place, & Practice
Ready-to-Use Activities for Digital Citizenship and SEL
SentinelOne
Smarter, Simpler, Standards-Aligned: Streamlining Specials Lesson Planning with Google Suite & AI
SparkNC in Action: Student-Centered Learning with Real-World Impact
Teaching Beyond: Using AI to Challenge High-Performing Students
The Dottie Rose Model: Scaling Non-Profit Success to Transform STEM Learning
The Integrated District: Scaling Safety and Savings with the GoGuardian Suite
The One with the Math Remix: Active Learning in Math with a Little Help from AI
Utilizing technology to support high school student's durable skill development.
Against the Wind
Animal Tales in Tech
Art in Technology
Artificial Intelligence Integrated Technologies that enhance Learning: An Educator and Student Perspective
Blasting Off with Innovation: Students Show What’s Possible with Blastoff
Building Bold Leaders: Empower, Advocate, Change
Building Momentum: Student-Engineered Animal Prosthetics
Circuits are Totally AWEsome!
Data Detectives: Tracking Personal Progress with EdTech Tools
Empowering Possibilities: Building Bridges Between STEAM, Students, and the Community
Future's So Bright - Our 15-Minute City
Hop Around the Habitat
Innovation on Ice: Circuits, Engineering, and Olympic Design
Little Engineers, Big Ideas: Robotics and LEGOs in the Classroom
Making Magic with Makey Makey: Student Showcase Their Interactive Displays
Maroon Devils Mastering Science Skills
Neon Scale-Ups
Next-Gen Creators: Mixtapes, Chiptunes, and Side-Scrollers
Ollie on Ice: Robotics and the Winter Games
Pollination in Action: Engaging Second Graders with Stop-Motion and STEM Tools
Protection from Earth's Natural Changes: Shark Tank Edition
PSST- What's Your Password?- Ways to Protect Yourself from Hackers
Rad Room Designer
Rainforest Alive: A Showcase of Art, Design, and Technology
Retro Rewind with Makey-Makey
Robotics Totally TIES!
Rock You Like a Hurricane
Spelling Gets Rolling: First Graders + Ozobots = Learning Fun!
Survival of the Raddest: Animal Adaptations Go Robotic
The Game of Force & Motion
The Heat is On or It's Cold As Ice
TMSA TV: A Fully Student-Led Live Broadcast Studio in Action
Totally Tubular Scale Drawings
Where Ideas Take Flight: Innovative Projects from the Vance County Schools SparkLab
Wired Entomology: Metamorphosis from Caterpillar to Code
You Can’t Touch This: Totally RAD Broadcasts by CVA Students
Esports Evolution: From Play to Professional Pathways 1
“All That and a Bag of Chips: Engaging Lessons with Pear Deck”
A Bloom(s), a Hat(tie), and a Gem(ini) walk into a classroom. What happens next?
A3 Communications
Academic Esports: Creating CTE Workforce Readiness with Career Pathways and Stackable Credentials
AI Workflows: Easy as 1-2-3 TOOLS: Diffit, MagicSchool, Brisk, Canva, Gemini, Adobe Express, TeachShare
All That and a Bag of Science
Arey Jones Educational Solutions
Cheapest Way to Start a Robotics Team
Click, Plan, Teach: Harnessing AI as a Thought Partner for Early Literacy Lesson Planning
Dial Up the Scaffolds: Connecting Students to Complex Texts
Don't Stop Communicating: Turning Up the Volume on School Communication
Engage Every Learner: Level Up 1:1
Engaging Students in Computer Science Through Virtual Reality and AI Literacy
First North Carolina
From Engagement to Impact: Building Sustainable Computer Science Integration Across Your School
From Script to Screen: Tips for Developing a District-Wide Student Film Festival
GoGuardian Hall Pass: Minimize Hallway Incidents, Maximize Instructional Time
How to Prepare for Our Students’ Unknown AI Future
It’s Tricky…Tricky Tricky Tricky: Navigating the Digital Learning Continuum
Lenovo
Lockstep
Press Record on Deeper Learning: Integrating Podcasting and Digital Audio in the Classroom
Saved by the App: Ancient ARchaeology Adventures
Spark & Ignite Futures in Tech: Harnessing AI for Engaging Learning
The Differentiated Classroom, Accelerated by AI and supported with with Google for Education
True Crime: Clicks & Consequences-An Investigative Look at Cybersecurity for K-12 Educators and Staff
Turning Standards into Practice: Coaching Cycles as a Catalyst for Change
Virtual Tours, Real-World Science with the North Carolina Zoo
Vivacity Tech PBC
Voices of AI: Teaching, Thinking, and Trust in the Age of Generative Tools
Build a Virtual Rube Goldberg Machine using Unreal Engine
Looking for practical ways to boost engagement in your K–12 classroom?
“Innovate, Differentiate, Elevate: STEM Approaches for Diverse Student Needs”
As If We’d Miss This: The Instructional Coach Meetup
Back to the Future of ESL: AI at 88 Miles Per Hour
Back to the Future: AI as a Catalyst for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Building an AI Literacy: Skills and Strategies to Become an Advanced AI Educator
Creating an Effective Assessment System: Utilizing Pear Assessment to Drive Student Outcomes
Double Dare You to Engage, Not Just Sage
Encore Technology Group
From Two Paths to One Code: How New Educators are Merging Schools and Mindsets Through Computer Science
From Viewers to Creators: Empowering Students to Be Digital Storytellers Through Year-Long Student News
Future-Focused Education
Game on Dudes and Dudettes: Gamification to Support Student Learning and Engagement
Game On! Amp Up Engagement with Games, Graphic Organizers & AI
Gemini 101: Introduction to learn how you can get the most out of Google's AI tool
Hidden Gems: Unlocking Differentiation and Productivity with AI
Hold Me Closer Tiny Podcaster TOOLS: Google Docs, Adobe Podcast, Adobe Express
If There’s a Problem, Yo—We’ll Solve It: Stop, Collaborate & Listen to Teacher Voice
Increasing Student Engagement Through Discourse
JB and the Quest for Knowledge: Gamifying Your Classroom
Makerspace in Space! Where Makers Get Mad Fresh with Canva Creations!
Navigating Student Social Awareness and Relationship Skills in the Age of AI Chatbots
NCSIS: Adhoc Adventure
Notebook LM - Your Rad, AI-Enhanced Trapper Keeper
Padlet
Performing Gemini Magic in Google Classroom & Vids
PLC with Purpose: Structuring Collaborative Time That Works
Poster Studio Express
Prodigy Learning
Putting the A in STEAM
Radical Code, Awesome Vibes: Using Vibe Coding (AI-Generated HTML & JavaScript) to Build Wicked Classroom Tools!
Retro Rewind: Classic Strategies Meet the Digital World
Teaching Computer Science & Coding Skills Through the Power of Engagement to Earn Industry-Based certifications
The DOPE Educator Experience Reclaiming Time, Culture, and Creativity with Generative AI
The Next Take: "Making Headlines to Build School Community"
The Power of Text Sets
The Science House Presents: That’s So Fake! A Throwback Science Session for Sorting Fact from Fiction
Totally Rad PD: Maximizing Mentor Power and Beginning Teacher Potential with Impactful PD
Turbocharge Your Tech Toolkit: Creating Engaging, Multimodal Content
Viral Learning: Fun, Social Media-Inspired
Visual Voices: Using Canva to Enhance Communication in Special Education
Wingspan: Building Student Voice Through School News
Championing Access: How School Libraries Drive Equity with Technology
ChatGPT Math Instruction: A Significant Leap from ChatGPT Model 3.5 to Reasoning Model o1
Engaging with Technology: Using Sphero and Indi Cars in K-5 Curriculum
Exploring Ozobots in the Classroom
From Blank Page to Brilliant Print: Using AI Story Generators to Kindle Student Writing
Growing Beyond Earth
Investigating University Supervisors' Approach to Generative Artificial Intelligence Adoption
It’s a Different World when librarians lead the way!
Marty in Motion: Building Tomorrow’s Innovators in the Elementary Classroom
Micro:bit Adventures: Where Play Meets Programming
Saved by the STEM: A Quick Guide to STEM School of Distinction
Score Victories with Fast and Curious: A Retrieval Practice EduProtocol for Everyone!
TECHTrek: Taking Learning on the Road
The Creative Arc: Weaving Ideas into Engaging Stories
The NeverEnding STEM Story: Learning Through Literature
Virtual Reality Brings Ancient History to Life
Create Your First 3D Game: Getting Started with Unreal EngineParticipants will learn the basics of Unreal Engine as they work through the first lesson of the Create Your First 3D Platform Game with Un
Access for All: Making Learning Inclusive with Lumio
AI and Cheating: Real Talk from the Classroom
AI Toolkit of Free Google Tools for Reimagining Teaching and Learning
AI-Powered Personalized Learning with Infinite Campus
Beyond the Books: Mapping Stories and Making Connections with Digital Storytelling
Bougie on a Budget: Building a Library Makerspace With Varying Funding
CDW-G
Forging Powerful Partnerships: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Industry
Game Club - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Gamification Mixtape: Remix Your Classroom with Interactive Play
Guided by Pedagogy: Elevating Learning with AI in Human-Centered Classrooms
MagicSchool
Praise to Practice: Feedback That Works
Promethean
Put Your Prep Time into hyperspeed: Accelerate Lesson Planning with Gemini, NotebookLM & Gems
Shopping for Success: Guiding Students to Their Right Career Fit
StemPlug
Stick with What Works: Old School Tools with New School Tech
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Teaching with Empathy
Student Voices on Air: Building a Morning News Team
Today’s Special: Freshly Crafted Learning Experiences
Unlocking Science with VR: Our District’s Journey from Grant to Engagement
We're Totally on TV!
What If There Is No Data ?!?: Leading with Purpose and Sustaining Inquiry in Untested Subjects
You've Got Hubs: Cleaning Up Your Digital Clutter
"Don't Stop Believin': Helping ALT Teachers Thrive"
AI for IT: How Tech Teams Use and Lead AI in Schools
AI in the classroom.....Can you dig it?
AI Reality Check: Lessons from IT, for IT
All the Small Things: Engagement that Makes a BIG Difference
Apple Distinguished District
Beyond the Blueprint: Deconstructing the Conditions for Innovation
Beyond the Page: Using AI to Boost Reading Engagement
Beyond the Search Bar: Cultivating Research Skills and Critical Thinking with Google NotebookLM
Build a Simple Microscope – and Keep it!
Camcor
Coaching New Teachers in the Age of AI
Create Your Own Adventure: Designing Personalized Learning Pathways with Canva
Crime Scene: Code & Chronicle
Curiosity Meets Inquiry: Practical Strategies for Every Classroom
Data Defense: Best Practices for Teachers Using EdTech
Discovery Education
Engage, Connect, Transform: The Curipod Classroom Revolution!
Game On! Transforming History Class with Hands-On Adventures
How to Teach AI Literacy in Any Class
Keep it Real, Keep it Relevant: Student-Driven Data Analysis in Algebra
Let Them Lead: Elevate Student Voice & Choice with Lumio
Leveraging AI Tools for K-12 Education
Magic 8 Ball Leadership: When District Decisions Feel Like Guesswork
Math Routines not Borings- Sparking a conversation that builds student understanding
Meeting Needs, Maximizing Growth: Smart and Quick Tech Tips for Diverse Learners
Now That's What I Call Scaffolding! (Vol. AI) TOOLS: Diffit, Brisk, MagicSchool
One to One Plus
Permission to Prompt: Encouraging Responsible Student AI Use in the Classroom
Reclaim Your Day: Admin Tasks in Minutes with Gemini and NotebookLM
Resource Roundup
Servant Leadership in Education
Shake It Up: Engaging Classrooms, Empowered Students, Active Learning
Smells Like Team Spirit: Building Community Post-Lockdown
Spork to Spark: Stirring Up Design Thinking
Teaching in the AI Era: The Educator’s Eras Tour, Are you Ready for IT?
Totally Analog: Gamified Design Thinking for Real-World Problems
Totally Cultivating Scientists
Unreal Engine 3D Fundamentals: Secondary Certification
AI + Game-based Learning = Engagement
Bot-Ter Together: Leveraging AI Chatbots for Teaching and Learning
Canva Education
Chatbots to Level Up Coaching
Don’t Stop Believin’ in AI: Coaching & PD in the 90s Remix
Don’t Stop Believin’ in Your Teaching: AI, Policy, and Practice
Empowering Student Futures with Naviance at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Engage, Create, Inspire: High Impact Instructional Strategies & Adobe Express for Meaningful Learning
From Books to Bots: Integrating Literacy Standards with Robotics and Technology
From Page to Prototype: Using Design Thinking to Bring Stories to Life
Learning.com
Level Up Learning: Gamification Strategies That Actually Work
Mentoring Documentation: All That and a Trapper Keeper!
My Newline panel can do that?!
ParentSquare
Rad to the Max: Leveling Up with Apple Distinguished and STEM Distinction
Smart Technologies
The Critical State of Literacy: A Study of Social Media's Influence on Educational Discourse
The Educator's Playbook: 10 Best Practices for Tech-Enhanced Curriculum
Totally Rad Leadership: Differentiation Goes Digital
🍻TIES TOGETHER 🎉 - Party like it is 1999!
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AI-Powered Differentiation Workshop: Help All Students Reach The Next Level and Bridge Any Language Gap
Amplifying Voices: Podcasting, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, and Educational Technology in K–12 Leadership
Back to the Future: Balanced Tech Use for Today’s Classroom
Beyond the Stacks: Tech Tools for Integrating Satellite Libraries into the Classroom
Boombox vs. Spotify: Coaching Old-School and New-School Teachers on AI
Craft over Copy: The Learning Forge Model
Cyber-PARK: Cybersecurity Practice and Awareness for Rising Kids
Design That’s Dynamite: Adobe Express for Students & Teachers: Bring creativity to the classroom that is totally rad
Digital Discourse Toolkit: 3 Moves for Meaningful Student Discussion
From Pizza Nights to the ISS: Totally PBL That Elevates Student Voice
Gettin’ Jiggy with Origami! Discovering fly ways to fold origami across the curriculum and throughout our daily lives!
Google Workspace & Microsoft 365: 8 Critical Audits to Protect Your School District
It's Not Just About the AI: How to Evaluate EdTech That Works
Language Learning for a Better World: Designing a Bilingual, Inquiry-to-Action Cross-Cultural Student Virtual Exchange
Leading with Data: How KPI Dashboards Drive School Growth
Level Up from 80’s Syntax to AI Superpowers
Little Coders, Big Ideas: Robotics in Early Education
NCSIS Study Hall
Old School Crafty Meets New Age Technology
Scaffolding the Story: Building Rigorous and Accessible Novel Studies
Stop Thinking Like A Textbook: Designing Inclusive Core Curriculum
Student Paced Adventures: Building a Story Driven Curriculum in you Classroom
Swim with the Sharks: How to Bring Design Thinking to Your School
Unpacking Connections Between Explicit Teaching & Blended Learning Environments
Unreal Futures: Preparing Students for Careers in Interactive 3D
What’s in Your Walkman? Amplifying Student Stories through Podcasts
Cidi Labs
Epson
Managed Methods
OnSite
SysCloud
Centering Well-Being
AI Top Chef: Cooking Up Next-Level Learning with Artificial Intelligence
Balancing Care and Candor: Feedback That Makes a Difference
Building Intentional EdTech Partnerships: A Collaborative Approach to Student Success
From Filing Cabinet to Classroom: Teaching Through Your LMS
Grading, Growth, and AI: Rethinking Assessment for Authentic Learning
Navigating the Middle: Challenges and Opportunities for Mid-Career Leaders in Education
No Trapper Keeper Needed: Canva’s Got You Covered
Pop It Like It's Hot: PD for Busy Teachers
Reggae in the Room: Empowering Student Voices, a Black History Speech and Poetry Competition
Saga Seeker: Using AI to Personalize Student Book Recommendations
Saved by the Tools: Collab Strategies for Busy Leaders
Supporting Colleagues Through Technology Integration: Building Bridges, Not Barriers
The Coaching Café: Integrating Digital Skills Across the Curriculum - One District's Special Brew
The NCEdCloud IAM Service for Leadership - Overview + Looking Ahead
The One Where You Learn AI: Beginner Level
The Truth is Out There: Media Literacy with a 90’s Twist
This Is How We Do It: Padlet Style TOOLS: Padlet
Totally Clueless About CFAs? Schoolnet’s Got You Covered, Duh!
Using Digital Tools to enhance ELA Curriculum
Esports & Career Pathways
AI Empowered Educator & Ethical Modeling
AI-Assisted PBL: Localizing Learning for NC Students and Standards
Can’t Touch This… Oh Wait, You Can! (Hands-On STEM Resources)
Click, Connect, Collaborate: Small Groups Making a Difference
Cricut in the Classroom: Creativity Made Easy
Data Defense at Scale: Safeguarding Student Privacy in Districtwide EdTech
Escape Room Remix: Solve, Create, Collaborate
Leveraging AI as an Administrator
SceneCraft: Teacher-in-the-Loop Design for AI-Powered Narrative Learning
Walk This Way: See Like an Artist, Think Like a Coder
Zines,
A Paradigm Shift: Building a Skills-Based Secondary Classroom with Guided Inquiry and AI.
AI-Powered Teaching: Work Smarter, Not Harder in STEM
Amplify
ANC Group
And The Answer Is: AI Literacy! - Concrete Ideas To Address The AI Cheating Concerns
Beyond the Cheat Code: Reframing AI as a Teaching and Learning Ally
Electric Avenue: Powering Student Engagement with micro:bits + Finch Bots
Empowering K–5 Student Voice Through Digital Presentation Tools: Google Vids, Wixie and SeeSaw
Engineering for US All and How "US All" Includes You!
Esports Evolution: From Play to Professional Pathways 2
Forward Education
Free & Engaging Curriculum for Your Computer Lab and Makerspace
Interpreting Your School Data Using AI: A Leadership Guide
Pac-Man Pedagogy: Leveling Up Learning with Canvas Gamification
Pac-Man to Playback: Leveling Up Instructional Coaching with AI Insights
Policy for Principals - Understanding the BT Support Policy
Saved by the Bolt: A Predator-Prey Showdown in Middle School Science
Stop, Label, and Listen: Turn your classroom library from chaos to cool with barcodes, labels, and Google tools that keep every check-in and check-out smooth as ice.
Tag, You’re It! – A Brag Tag Initiative for Teacher Recognition & Engagement
The Ripple Effect: How Student Leaders Create Leaders in Others
Total Request Live: The Ultimate Countdown of Adobe Express AI Tools TOOLS: Adobe Express
Engaging Students in Computer Science & Certification Pathways
“As If! How NCSLMA Is Totally Saving Librarians
“The Totally Ultimate AI Appsmash Trapper Keeper”
Brisk Teaching
Building AI Literacy in the K–5 Classroom: Strategies and Tools for Early Integration
Canva Magic: Turn Up the Volume on Classroom Creativity
Culture by Design: How School Leaders Shape What People Feel, Say, and Do
Curating the PD Experience: A Museum Model for Edtech Learning
Diamond Assets, LLC
Do you want to play a game?
Electric Avenue to Engagement: AI Video Creation for Totally TIES
Empowering Literacy with AI: Innovative Tools to Transform Reading and Writing Instruction
Ensuring Inclusive Learning: Accessibility Practices in K to 12 Classrooms
Group Work That Works: Fair, Collaborative Group Work with Integrity
Mixtape Leadership: AI Tools for Rocking Your School
Mixtapes for the Streaming Generation - Creating Audio Soundscapes
Saved by the Bot: Custom GPTs & Gems for K–12
Small Groups, Big Learning: Digital Tools That Support Small Groups
Supercharge Your Teaching: A workshop on Gemini, NotebookLM and Google Vids
The Active, Integrated, Innovative Library: A plot twist delivered by techs-ploration
The Hardest Part of Leadership: Getting People Working Better Together
Tools to Help Students Think and Communicate Like Data Scientists
TRL The Digital Divide Countdown From Access to Action
USING AI TO MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER AND GIVE BETTER STUDENT FEEDBACK
VHS (Video + Helpful + Support): Video Coaching for Totally Awesome Instruction
Wannabe Creative? Spice Up Your Classroom with Canva AI
“Brains-on, Screens-off: Unplugged STEM for Young Learners”
An A+ Technological Infusion: Leveraging Technology with an Arts Focused Approach
Building Bridges: A Collaborative Podcast for School and Home
Connecting with the Community
Creative Classrooms: Engaging Students with Adobe Express in K-5 Education
Don’t Stop Believin’ in Teachers: AI & EdTech Coaching that Rocks
From Students to Technology Specialists: Insights from the Granville County Schools STAR Internship Program
Glocal by Design: Glocalizing Student-Led Science Research for a Connected World
Houston, We Have a Toolkit! Navigating FREE NASA Resources
Man vs. Machine: Navigating the Line between AI and the Human Experience in Education
PBL Mixtape: Remixing Learning for Maximum Impact
Reimagining Reinforcements
Rollin’ with Success: Organizing Staff, Motivating Students, Empowering Teachers