Nebraska Fall Ed Tech Conference 2026

As digital tools and artificial intelligence reshape teaching and learning, many schools are navigating a landscape that can feel siloed, inconsistent, and difficult to interpret. In response, NDE and the ESUCC have taken intentional steps at the state level to bring greater coherence, shared language, and aligned resources to digital literacy efforts. This session highlights those systems of support and explores how school leaders can leverage them to create clear, sustainable approaches to digital literacy, ensuring consistency for educators and meaningful learning experiences for students in an AI-driven world.

Cybersecurity in schools means keeping classes, school operations, and student information safe so learning isn’t interrupted and private data stays private. This session will detail 10 safeguards and controls that you, your school and district should put in place to optimize your cybersecurity preparedness, and discuss the LB937 K-12 cyber assessments that are in progress.

Leave with more than ideas—leave with resources you can use immediately. This session will introduce a collection of ready-made Canvas templates that can be imported directly into your courses. Learn how to adapt and customize each template to match your content, streamline course development, and create a polished learning experience for students. Participants will be able to import and customize ready-made Canvas templates and reuse and manage their content more efficiently.

Library spaces can overwhelm or empower learners. Explore sensory-friendly design and purposeful tech to support neurodiverse students. Gain practical strategies to improve focus, regulation, and engagement in any library setting.

How do we teach English well in the age of AI? This roundtable, based on our experiences at the Nebraska Writing Project's Advanced Institute on AI, invites participants into conversation about ethics, creativity, writing, and readings that can propel classroom discussion. Come explore thought-provoking questions and collaborative dialogue aimed at engaging AI critically while preserving the human heart as the center of the ELA classroom.