2026 Great Ideas in Education Conference

Mental Health Coalition Day 9:00am - 4:30pm

At-Risk and IT support 9:00am - 4:30pm

Lunch 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Registration 7:00am - 9:30am

Continental Breakfast/Coffee 8:00am - 8:50am

AM Break

Break

Literacy Summit 9:00am - 4:30pm

Safe and Secure Schools 9:00am - 4:30pm

From Standards to Student Writing: A practical approach to align... 9:30am - 10:30am

From Standards to Student Writing: A practical approach to align... 11:05am - 12:05pm

Making Thinking Visible: Teaching Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Throu... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Structured Literacy Data Dives 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Balanced, Developmentally Appropriate Assessment in Preschool: W... 9:30am - 10:30am

The Kansas Preschool and Kindergarten Guides 11:05am - 12:05pm

Using Formative Assessment to Improve Teaching and Learning 2:50pm - 3:50pm

From Compliance to Capacity: What Districts and Schools Must Kno... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

West Region Collaboration 1:20pm - 2:15pm

Discipline, not just IDEA 9:30am - 10:30am

Stat Smart Onlline: Social Media, Social Engineering & AI 11:05am - 12:05pm

“Connecting the 4 Fundamentals: School Counselors Sharing Their... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

“Connecting the 4 Fundamentals: School Counselors Sharing Their... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

PRISM (Partnership to Review and Improve Student Performance via... 9:30am - 10:30am

From Data to Insight: Constructing a Balanced Assessment System 11:05am - 12:05pm

Focused Walkthroughs, Collective Impact: Aligning Practice Acros... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

KEDS – Updates and Expectations for 2026-2027 School Year 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Registration/Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

At-Risk Accountability and Q & A 9:30am - 10:30am

At-Risk Accountability and Q & A 11:05am - 12:05pm

At-Risk Accountability and Q & A 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Break 10:30am - 11:00am

Lunch 12:05pm - 1:15pm

Break 2:15pm - 2:45pm

Introducing the Computer Science Toolkit 9:30am - 10:30am

Teaching Cybersecurity in the High School 11:05am - 12:05pm

Career and Technical Education: Good for Students, Good for Busi... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Computational Thinking in Grades K-5: The Skillset for the 21st... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Beyond the Label: Supporting Students with Dyslexia Through Stro... 9:30am - 10:30am

High-Quality Instruction and Balanced Assesment: How HGSS Streng... 11:05am - 12:05pm

Standards Alignment and Structured Literacy: How HGSS Strengthen... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

High-Quality Instruction and Balanced Assesment: How HGSS Streng... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Tools, Tools, and more Tools to Align Physical Education and Hea... 9:30am - 10:30am

Connecting Literacy Across Disciplines. 11:05am - 12:05pm

Implementation Science around School Improvement 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Connecting Literacy Across Disciplines. 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Collaboration by Cohort regions - Urban, Suburban, Private... 1:20pm - 2:15pm

Beyond the Math Standard: Using PLDs to Drive Depth, Rigor, and... 9:30am - 10:30am

Moving Beyond Procedures: Strategies for Mathematical Thinking 11:05am - 12:05pm

Beyond the Math Standard: Using PLDs to Drive Depth, Rigor, and... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Moving Beyond Procedures: Strategies for Mathematical Thinking 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Cohort Collaboration that Supports Each System 9:30am - 10:30am

KESA Basics 11:05am - 12:05pm

East Region Collaboration 1:20pm - 2:15pm

The Structures in Structured Literacy 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Building Students’ Intra- and Interpersonal Skills through High-... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Central Region Collaboration 1:20pm - 2:15pm

Youth Teacher Apprentice Program 9:30am - 10:30am

Science of Reading Licensure Requirements 11:05am - 12:05pm

Registered Apprenticeships 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Stronger Systems, Improved Results: District–School Collaboratio... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Establishing & Enhancing Work-Based Learning Experiences: Work-B... 9:30am - 10:30am

Science AND the Science of Reading: Integrating Structured Liter... 11:05am - 12:05pm

From Vision to Reality: Selecting and Supporting High-Quality Sc... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

"Making Sense of Kansas Science: Standards Alignment and Assessm... 3:55pm - 4:55pm

Stop Lowering the Text: Helping All Students Read Grade-Level Ma... 8:00am - 9:00am

Selecting High Quality Instructional Materials for Early Childho... 8:00am - 9:00am

KEDS – Updates and Expectations for 2026-2027 School Year 8:00am - 9:00am

Panel Discussion - Standards Alignment 9:10am - 10:10am

What Does “Proficient” Really Mean? Understanding Performance Le... 8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

General Session 10:30am - 12:00pm

Break

Introducing the Computer Science Toolkit 8:00am - 9:00am

Standards Alignment and Structured Literacy: How HGSS Strengthen... 8:00am - 9:00am

Every Teacher Is a Language Teacher: Practical Strategies for Su... 8:00am - 9:00am

Technical Math 8:00am - 9:00am

Panel Discussion - Balanced Assessment 9:10am - 10:10am

Electronic Portfolios for Measuring & Reflecting on Student Lear... 8:00am - 9:00am

Panel Discussion - Structured Literacy 9:10am - 10:10am

Science of Reading -How to report your Seal of Literacy earners... 8:00am - 9:00am

Panel Discussion - Quality Instruction 9:10am - 10:10am