2026 NJECC NJ Educational Technology Conference

Opening Session - 40th Annual Educational Technology Conference

AI as a Research Partner: Preserving Inquiry and Academic Integrity

AI Playbook for School Leaders: Guardrails & Three Time-Saving Workflows

App-Smashing with WeVideo

Beyond Plagiarism: Reimagining Assessment & Assignments in the Age of AI

Building Leadership Pipelines in Higher Education: Reimagining Professional Development for the Next Generation of Academic Leaders

Building the Foundation of Literacy with Apple

Coaching Without a Playbook: How to Thrive as a Tech Coach in Any School Structure

Creating an AI Welcoming Environment

Cybersecurity: Partnering to Protect Your District

Digital Literacy in a Changing Digital Landscape

Digital Portfolios: High-Impact Student Projects in Canva

Digital Tools for Teacher and Peer Feedback

Don't Miss This: Introduction to Toon Boom Animation for CTE!

Every Ability, Every Student: AI Solutions

Game Creation Meets Standards: Empowering Learning Through the Creative Learning Process

Gemini in Google Classroom

Going Going Gone: What the Next Generation Won’t Remember

Ignite the Spark - Co-teaching on Fire

Kami: Transforming Bell-to-Bell Instruction with Accessibility, Differentiation, and Engagement

Mirror, Mirror: Reflecting on Teacher Leadership Through the Lens of Perception

Tech or No Tech, What Every Teacher Should Know About the Brain and How We Learn.

The Google Inclusion Toolkit: Leveraging Tools to Support All Learners in the Classroom

The Next Generation Curriculum Platform: Reimagining Curriculum

Tomorrow Starts Today

Using a #180-Days Campaign to Celebrate Your School All Year Long

Using AI Tools to Teach the Elementary Child in 2025

Wayground (formerly Quizizz) - Make your teaching life easier

AI as a Thought Partner

AI-Powered Curriculum Design for New Jersey Classrooms

Beyond the Playbook: Co-Teaching That Wins

Building Digital Schools: Guiding Purposeful Technology Integration

ChatGPT as the Co-Grader: Evaluating AI-Assisted Assessment in Education

Don't Get Caught Off Guard: Using AI to Help Your School Prepare for Emergencies

Enhancing Math Instruction with IXL Quizzes for Student Success

Enhancing Tier 1 Instruction Through AI Using Gemini, Notebook LM, and Brisk to Differentiate Learning

Esports Creative League Creators: Cultivating Future-Ready Digital Workforce Talent

From Policy to Practice: How Lawrence High School Is Integrating AI with Purpose

From Questions to Confidence: Unlocking Student Potential and Teacher Efficiency with Khanmigo AI

From the Classroom to the Leadership Table — Students and Educators Shaping AI in Our Schools

Hear It. Say It. Show It: Multimodal Communication for Language Learners

Information Literacy, AI, and NJ’s New Standards

Innovating at the Intersection: Literature Meets STEM in the Library

Interactive Video Lessons - No YouTube Required!

Leveraging Canva for Student Projects

Magic School and Magic Student - Safe AI

Personalizing Learning with AI Tools, Tips, and Teaching Strategies

Prompting for Instructional Impact: Strategies Every Educator Needs

Setting Up EdTech AI Chats that Lean Into Student Independence and Growth

STEM in our World

Teaching with Tech That Builds Belonging

The Edtech Throwdown

Write, Revise, Reflect: Classroom-Tested Digital Tools That Support Authentic Growth in Student Writers

SentinelOne ThreatOps Challenge

AI and the Future of Academic Honesty

AI in the Elementary Science Classroom

AI-Powered Tool Creation Workshop

Balancing Fun and Function: Using Classroom Screen to Streamline Your Day

Beyond Coding: Building Computational Thinking Through Digital Electronics

Differentiate Smarter with Diffit

Digital Citizenship

Digital Voices to Ignite Student Learning

Edtech Throwdown: AI Uses in the Classroom

Empowering students to boost their creativity and design skills with Canva

Future-Ready Learning: Generative AI, Digital Literacies, and Virtual Labs for the Modern Classroom

High-Quality Reflection for Impactful AI Integration in the Classroom

Information Literacy and Technology: Finding Balance in the Library

Intentional AI in the Classroom: Enhancing Voice, Comprehension, and Creativity

Making the Most of ClassLink and Genesis

Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of AI in School Administration

New methods in integrating technology in mathematics classes with engineering concepts.

Pass Me The FigJam!

Picture This: Bringing the Past to Life Through Art and Writing (Co-presenter Lisa Conklin)

Shift Happens: SchoolAI 2.0 Workshop

Spreadsheets for Teachers. Ohh! This calls for a spreadsheet!

Tackling the "T" in STEAM for Elementary

Tech after Retirement: Never Ending, Always Changing

Using AI to Enhance Reading Instruction: Practical Tips You Can Use Today

Using AI+Robotics to Support Student Wellness

A Conversation with NJASL

A Work of Heart: Leveraging Engineering and Design to Enhance SEL

Agentic AI: Practical Applications for District Efficiency

Am I Using Data or Cleaning My House?

Automated Education: AI, Cheating, and Reestablishing a Love for Learning

Automating the Admin Hustle

Beyond Brainstorming and Code: What Teachers, Students, and Parents Need to Know About AI

Canva Confidence: Design Essentials for Busy Educators

Center Smarter, Not Harder: Real-Time Station Management with Kami & Book Creator

Elevating Teaching With AI: Strengthening Classroom Practice and Student Thinking

Empowering Student Learning with AI: AI as a Thought Partner, Not a Cheat Sheet

Explore Game-Based Learning with AI

Finding Balance When Students Struggle: Practical Tools for Parent Communication

Finding the Balance for All Learners in the Math Classroom

From Standards to Support: Differentiation with Diffit and Brisk

How to use AI to work smarter in a Special Educator classroom

Ignite Learning: Community Nights for District-wide Engagement in Literacy, Coding, and STEAM

Interdisciplinary STEM- Project-Based Learning

Preparing for Future Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet

SEL & Media Literacy: Play2Grow Partnership in a School Library Media Center

Teaching Library Survival Kit 101

Tech Tales--Innovation and Creativity in Elementary Technology

The Power of Adobe Express

The Success Equation: Exploring Why Some Well-Intentioned Initiatives Fail While Others Succeed

Tired of AI? Let's Podcast!

NJECC Closing Session

3D Printing and Design with TinkerCAD: A Primer for Every Teacher

AI Showdown: Tools vs. Strategies – A Bracket-Style Battle for Classroom Impact

Amplify Student Voice: Facilitate Video-Based Discussions

Empower, Engage, Elevate: Unlocking Student Potential Through Assistive Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AT+AI)

Science/Math/EdTech Integration for a Sustainable World

Supporting Multilingual Learners.

Transforming Learning by Combining Technology and UDL

AI-Powered Classrooms: Bridging the Gap between Humans and Machines

Esports & the Positive Impact on Student Attendance

Getting the Most out of AI as a (Surprisingly Kind and Expert) Writing Coach for Students

Google Vids: Video Creation from Google

New Year, New Tools, New Possibilities: Elevate Instruction with Kami

What Is SchoolAI and How Schools Are Using It

A Leader's Guide to Understanding and Implementing Crucial AI Research (and its Intersection with Research on Feedback)

AI Videos In Education (Open AI’s SORA)

Designing a Guided Learning Experience with SchoolAI

Google Gemini: Essential Knowledge for Empowering Educators

Ignite Learning: Community Nights for District Engagement in Literacy, Coding, and STEAM

Level Up Research: Integrating SchoolAI for Advanced Student Inquiry and Critical Thinking

Using Machine Translation for Bilingual Student Support

AI Adventure Time: Sparking Curiosity in Young Learners

Canva: What’s New and What It Means for Educators

Finding Balance: Integrating AI to Support Special Education Teachers and Students

Part II: Build With Me: AI Systems for School Leaders (Policy, Observation, PLCs, Comms)

Three Strategies to Boost Digital Reading Comprehension

Using Multimedia In The Classroom