This session will explore how we have intentional conversations with Middle School students around AI tools and usage. It will center on an 8th grade elective entitled "Rise of AI," where students learn about how AI works, how it is currently being applied, and grapple with ethical questions around where it is going. This session will focus on the activities and conversations that the teaching team sets up, and discuss how to apply those same principles within a core classroom. Attendees will walk away with example activities, discussion prompts, and a framework for setting up conversations and tool explorations.
Director of Educational Technology and Innovation, Sun Valley Community School
Claudia is the Director of Educational Technology at Sun Valley Community School, where they also serve as the Middle School Technology Teacher. They are particularly interested in building experiential and creative learning environments, and helping students see themselves as programmers... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
430BBoise Centre East - 850 W Front St, Boise, ID 83702
Our world is under attack! Cyber attacks adn threats come from everywhere. Government entities have to be prespared to not only detect and prevent these threats, but be ready to respond and recover from them. A solid defense in depth is a strategy leverages mulitple secuirty measures to protect an organization's assets. The idea is if one line of defense is compromised, additional layers exsit as a backup to ensure that threats are stopped along the way. By partnering with the Center for Internet Security and the MS-ISAC, members are able to surround their infrastructure in layers of control and mitigation, creating hurdles for organizations can continue to firght against the cyber threat actors and continue to protect their enviroments.
Computer Science or CS-adjacent classes are becoming more prevalent and needed at the secondary level. Boise State University has a new online graduate certificate designed to teach teachers the skills required to teach a CS course, from how to write code to how to teach students to think critically and write code. This new certificate is an Idaho-approved teacher certificate program. This session will provide all the details about the new certificate. Participants will leave with an understanding of the content of the certificate, why this certificate is invaluable to a secondary STEM teacher, and how to apply for admission and full-coverage scholarships.
Traditional security awareness in schools is becoming less effective. Hear from a panel of IT leaders from several Idaho districts discuss how ClassLink helps address some of the most prevalent digital learning issues facing districts today including; access, security, password fatigue, usage analytics, and provisioning.
In this session, we will discuss how to:
Improve access by making all applications accessible from one consistent portal, at home and in the classroom Increase time for teaching and learning by reducing the time students spend logging in to applications, with SSO and automated rostering Maximize student data security with 2-step authentication (MFA) and easy password reset tools Usage analytics capturing important access data to help inform strategy Rostering and provisioning services to help streamline processes for your tech teams
Senior Director of Instructional Technology, ClassLink
As the Senior Director of Instructional Technology, Anu supports districts across the western United States helping them to implement the best in technology solutions and practices. A veteran of the education technology space and a current ISTE Certified Educator, Anu has been serving... Read More →
Boise State University is modernizing its phone system by moving to the cloud for phones services. The University selected Zoom Phone as its platform. The presentation will walk though the key decision points to consider and lessons learned. By attending, hopefully, it will allow you to avoid some of the pit falls in the migration process.
Students today face mounting challenges, from bullying and self-harm to exposure to harmful online content. Too often, schools only learn about these issues when it’s too late to intervene. This session dives into the challenges schools face in protecting student safety and wellbeing in the digital age and highlights how monitoring digital activity can uncover students in need of timely support.
Discover how schools can move from reactive responses to proactive strategies, using technology to identify risks early and provide interventions that make a difference. Learn actionable ways to address the complex realities of student safety and create a secure, supportive environment where every student can thrive. Don’t wait until it’s too late—join us to learn how to make a real impact.
Alecia Boggess has a diverse background in account management and client success, currently serving as an Account Executive at Lightspeed Systems since August 2021, where previous roles included Client Success Manager, Success Representative, and Business Development Representati... Read More →
Thursday February 6, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
430BBoise Centre East - 850 W Front St, Boise, ID 83702
Understand how Cisco is leveraging the Cloud to Secure and Manage K12 networks and infrastructure leveraging generative AI and simplifying your Day 2 operations with a general philosophy of “If it’s connected it’s protected”
10 years working as a Systems Architect and Data Center Manager in UK.First Job in United States was as one of the Network Managers for Eastern Washington University WA.Following EWU and Computer Associates I have been 24 years as a Pre Sales Systems Engineer with majority of it working... Read More →
Thursday February 6, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MST
430BBoise Centre East - 850 W Front St, Boise, ID 83702
Learn how to use CYBER.ORG’s grant-funded range to bring cybersecurity into classrooms. Paired with CYBER.ORG’s no-cost curricula, K-12 US educators can gain access to CYBER.ORG’s Range to help teach hands-on cybersecurity and networking lessons. Observe how cyber-attacks work and how professionals use cyber tools through a preview of labs while content developers share their knowledge of guidelines, best approaches, and experiences of the range in middle and high school classrooms. We encourage teachers to sign up for our no-cost curricula access(https://cyber.org/form/curricula-sign-up) and Range access (https://apps.cyber.org/apply) prior to the professional development session.
Charlene Cooper is a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Early Adolescent Science with over 20 years of experience as a public school educator. She has a masters degree in Educational Leadership and a Cyber Education Graduate Certificate from Louisiana Tech. Charlene taught... Read More →
Rural Idaho taxpayer-funded organizations - cities, counties, school districts, etc - are chronically underfunded. Cybersecurity help, in particular, is an area that few rural organizations have access to. The Cyberdome, in a nutshell, is a service by which small Idaho state-funded institutions of all flavors can get cybersecurity services for their organization, while helping college students get the hands-on practical skills and achieve their goals of becoming skilled cybersecurity professionals.
Last year, we introduced the Cyberdome to IETA. This year, we could use your help. In our talk, we'll recap what we currently do, talk about what we've accomplished in the last year, and discuss how you and your school may be able to access the services we provide, as well as help us survive and thrive.
Join us for an interactive session where you'll challenge your skills to solve district information and security concerns. In this session plan to use Google Workspace's Security and Investigation tool, configure DLP rules and review Context-aware access levels. As you move through the simulator, you'll engage with peers and other Google Workspace admins to discover how districts create a safer digital learning environment for everyone.
Google for Education is a solution built for learning and designed for the classroom that includes Chromebooks, Google Classroom, and Workspace programs to engage students