IETA 2025

Come see how MBA Plugins for PowerSchool will empower your school. MBA is a PowerSchool partner providing robust plugins to make easy reporting with ability to email or archive report cards, transcripts, letters, or other reports with digital signature option on the Parent/Student portal. Identify Attendance issues with ease and address pro-actively. Set Alerts for Students that address security, health, grades, sports, behaviors, and much more. Enhance behavior tracking with teacher entry, graphs and letters. This is a must see session with tools that are certain to enhance your PowerSchool experience.

You've launched your high school esports program—now what? Join us for an engaging "Esports 201" session designed for educators, coaches, and administrators ready to elevate their esports initiatives. This session will dive deeper into advanced strategies, best practices, and innovative ideas to enhance your program's impact and sustainability.

Key topics will include:

Enhancing Engagement: Discover new ways to involve more students, including recruitment strategies, community events, and student-led initiatives.

Competitive Growth: Learn how to structure your teams for success, explore opportunities for regional and national competitions, and implement effective training practices.

Curriculum Integration: Delve into advanced curriculum options that incorporate esports principles, including critical thinking, teamwork, and digital literacy.

Building Partnerships: Explore how to establish valuable partnerships with local businesses, colleges, and esports organizations to provide resources and opportunities for your students.

Measuring Success: Develop methods to assess the impact of your program, including student engagement metrics and academic performance indicators.

Join us to share ideas, network with fellow educators, and leave with actionable strategies to elevate your high school esports program. Together, we can transform the esports landscape in education and create enriching experiences for our students!

Are you ready to amplify your impact as a leader? Join us for an engaging session that invites participants to dive into self-reflection, exploring the dynamics of your interactions with teachers, colleagues, and fellow leaders. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just beginning your journey, you’ll leave with practical strategies to empower the educators you support, as well as a clearer understanding of your strengths and opportunities for growth. Come ready to discover how to enhance your leadership influence and make a meaningful difference in your educational community!

MBA is a PowerSchool Partner that has a suite of plugins to enhance your PowerSchool experience. Develop report cards, transcripts, letters, awards, and archive historically to parent portal with digital signature. Monitor attendance thresholds and pro-actively help students to achieve a culture of positive attendance. Send attendance letters electronically with digital signature seamlessly. Manage behavior with teacher entry, letters and graphs for administrative decisions. Student alerts for safety, health, sports, low grades and much more. Come see how MBA Plugins help enhance the power of PowerSchool.

In an increasingly digital educational landscape, protecting student data is critical. This session will explore how Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) continues to use the TrustEd Apps Management System (TAMS) Dashboard to vet applications, ensure vendors adopt privacy policies, and train teachers to self-vet and adapt resources for their students. Participants will learn how to integrate data privacy protocols within their schools, advocate for transparency in third-party applications, and empower educators to take control of the tools they use. Real-world examples from IDLA will highlight ongoing efforts to safeguard data and provide practical steps for implementing a culture of privacy and security across schools and districts.
Outcomes: Attendees will:
Learn how to leverage the TAMS Dashboard to vet educational technology resources.
Understand how to request privacy policies from vendors lacking adequate privacy safeguards.
Gain strategies for training teachers to self-vet or modify digital resources for their students’ needs.

Join us for an engaging session that shares one district's approach to mentoring new teachers, emphasizing the integration of instructional technology to enhance classroom practices. Designed for coaches, mentors, and administrators, this session will showcase innovative approaches to support and empower early-career educators, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate the modern educational landscape.

This session will highlight how IDLA supports schools through the District Programs Regional Teams, providing training and direct support for schools using IDLA for classes. An overview of how the team collaborates through Google Workspace will be shared, with Google Docs, shared agendas and Team Chats will be demonstrated.

Discover how Google is harnessing its power to revolutionize the world of education. We'll delve into the fundamental principles of AI, explore Google's ethical and responsible approach to AI development, and showcase three groundbreaking generative AI products: Gemini, Gemini for Workspace, and Vertex AI

Join us while we delve into the comprehensive security measures of Webex Calling, tailored specifically for educational settings. Discover how Webex ensures both physical and digital security, starting with the innovative panic button feature on the 9800 phones, designed to provide immediate assistance in emergency situations. Learn about how you can integrate with screens in the classroom, mass notification systems, and any platform with open APIs; ensuring visibility into classroom occupancy and environmental data in both normal and emergency situations that you can act upon. This session will highlight how these advanced security features create a safer environment for students, faculty, and staff, while maintaining seamless and secure communication. Don't miss this opportunity to understand how Webex can enhance the security infrastructure of your schools.

In this session, we'll explore how K-12 schools can use predictive analytics to forecast student enrollment with the precision and power of Spinal Tap's legendary amplifiers. Just as Nigel Tufnel's custom amplifiers go up to 11, we'll show you how to take your enrollment predictions to the next level.
Key Topics
Data Collection
Data Cleaning
Building Your Predictive Model
Implementing Predictive Analytics in Your District
Case Studies and Success Stories

Wrap up the session by emphasizing how predictive analytics can take K-12 enrollment forecasting to unprecedented levels of accuracy and insight. Just as Spinal Tap pushed the boundaries of rock and roll, educational leaders can revolutionize their approach to planning and decision-making with these powerful tools.