InnEdCO 2025: Full Schedule

arrow_back View All Dates

8:30am MDT

A Classroom-Tested Approach to Meet Every Learner’s Needs

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

Learn simple, concrete strategies any educator can use to keep every learner appropriately challenged - and appropriately supported - every day! You’ll leave with free tools you can use, right away, to help all students achieve mastery at their own paces.

Speakers

Robert Barnett

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
PEAK 6 / 7 / 8

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Early Childhood, Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

8:30am MDT

Communicate with Impact: Boost District Outreach & Branding

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

PEAK 14

Discover practical strategies to enhance district communications with clear, engaging messaging. This session covers easy-to-implement systems and practices that help boost family engagement and create stronger connections with your community.

Speakers

Lauren Heil

Founder / Creator, Stickity

Lauren Heil is a skilled professional in graphic design, art direction, and education. After working as a graphic designer and art director, she found her passion for teaching computer science to students in Denver, CO. Utilizing her design expertise, Lauren began training educators... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
PEAK 14

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Administrators / School Leaders
Audience Role District Level Coordinators, Leaders / Admin, Librarians
Learning Pathway Accessibility Belonging Equity Empowerment and Inclusion

8:30am MDT

In My AI Era

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

PEAK 2 / 3

Discover how a seasoned teacher transformed education with personalized learning, efficient workflows, and engaging experiences. Learned strategies to integrate AI, tackled challenges, and navigated the AI perspective like it was my first-year.

Speakers

Mollie Pitrone

Teacher and Consultant, Bigfoot & AI

I am a Colorado Native in my 17th year of teaching. I have a site which I am hoping to update more which highlights ways to empower independent thinkers from the viewpoint of the most independent of us all…Bigfoot! I love being outdoors, rowing (not on water), and investigating... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
PEAK 2 / 3

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, IT Admin, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

8:30am MDT

Magical School

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

COPPERTOP III

More Information Coming Soon

Speakers

Rachelle Dene Poth

Spanish and STEAM Educator, Consultant, Pennsylvania

Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher of Spanish and STEAM: Emerging Technology. Rachelle has a Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law, a Master’s, and a Doctorate in Instructional Technology. Rachelle specializes... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
COPPERTOP III

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Early Childhood, Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, IT Admin, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Computer Science Computational Thinking and AI

9:45am MDT

Give a Tool, Get a Tool Exchange

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT

PATIO

Educators are always discovering a tool that becomes a favorite and then there is never time to share it as PD gets taken up by schoolwide and district wide initiatives. Lets do an exchange of sorts!

Speakers

Penny Potts

5th Grade Teacher, Littleton Public Schools

My name is Penny Potts, and I am a lifelong learner and nerd!Talk to me about History, Edtech, Google, Disciplinary Literacy, Equity, Social Media use with students, really anything you like!My personal Instagram account is @pwpotts19My student Instagram account is @PottsBookRecs... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
PATIO

CAMPFIRE / ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Audience Early Childhood, Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, IT Admin, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

9:45am MDT

Can You Program a Humanoid Robot? Yes You Can!

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT

PEAK 14

You’ll learn strategies that inspire up to 10x more boys and 100x more girls to want to learn robotics and coding! You’ll program a humanoid robot to talk, wave, respond to your voice, recognize you, and greet you by name!
No Experience Necessary

Speakers

Dennis Kambeitz

Director of Education, Robots.Education

I am passionate about helping youth get the skills and knowledge they'll need to thrive in the future. I don't teach robotics with the intent that "everyone needs to be a roboticist, programmer, or data scientist". My primary goal is to inspire children to learn technology and... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT
PEAK 14

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, District Level Coordinators, IT Admin, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Computer Science Computational Thinking and AI

9:45am MDT

MakerSpaces CTE Style

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT

PEAK 2 / 3

Ignite your students passion for creative learning with a purpose! You don’t have to be a CTE teacher to bring this concept to your classroom, or special tools just an understanding of Work-based Learning.

Speakers

Gwynn M Moore

Inst. Media/Technology/CTE-STEM, Aurora Frontier P-8

Innedco25 session resource doc pdf

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT
PEAK 2 / 3

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12)
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Career Technical and Essential Skills

9:45am MDT

Vision Boards: Personal, Professional, and For the Students

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT

PEAK 15 / 16

Unleash your potential! We'll craft compelling visual representations of your professional and personal goals. Explore techniques, from repurposed art to digital tools. This will be hands on to fuel collaborative inspiration, for yourself & your students.

Speakers

Heather Neylon

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT
PEAK 15 / 16

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Creativity Productivity and Storytelling

1:00pm MDT

Reclaim Your Evenings and Weekends with Brisk and Boost AI

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT

PATIO

This AI-powered Chrome extension seamlessly integrates with your favorite digital tools, transforming how you teach. Discover how Brisk can reduce your workload, enhance effectiveness, and inspire student engagement.

Speakers

Michael Wacker

Brisk, AI-Powered Teaching Solutions, Brisk Teaching

Brisk is an easy-to-use Chrome extension that brings time-saving AI into the tool's teachers use every day, handling tasks like feedback, differentiation, and lesson creation with just a few clicks.

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
PATIO

CAMPFIRE / ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Audience Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, IT Admin, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

1:00pm MDT

Design Engineering with Sphero Blueprint Engineering

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT

PEAK 4

Get hands-on with Sphero Blueprint. Build a quick model and explore how it can make an engineering concept like gear ratios come to life for middle/high school students. Then explore how electronic components can be layered to learn about control systems.

Speakers

Layne Rainey

Senior Education Partnerships Manager, Sphero

I have worked as a Technical Education Consultant since 2008 helping school districts implement robotics and coding programs. I was with LEGO Education until I moved over to Sphero Education in 2018.

Brad Fessler

Professional Development Manager, Sphero

I have 15 years of teaching experience in grades 9-12 in Technology and Engineering Education and 4 years in higher education. I was a Curriculum Writer for the Engineering byDesign curriculum before joining Sphero. I enjoy working with educators around the country to bring great... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
PEAK 4

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Career Technical and Essential Skills

1:00pm MDT

From Class to Competition: Launching & Leading with Robotics

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT

PEAK 15 / 16

Learn to launch and grow a district-wide VEX Robotics program while hosting competitions! Gain tips on supporting schools, student engagement, and developing and implementing competition events.

Speakers

Kathrine Bianchini

DPS STEM Curriculum Specialist, Denver Public Schools

Brian Dino

Instructional Coach, Denver Public Schools

Robotics fan (K-8)Common Sense Media/Education and Digital CitizenshipLegerdemain793.8Tennis (need some serve pointers)

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
PEAK 15 / 16

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, Leaders / Admin, Librarians, Special Education
Learning Pathway Computer Science Computational Thinking and AI

1:00pm MDT

Jeffco.ai: Adapting & Unlocking the Magic of AI

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT

PEAK 17

AI-forward learning: A year of discovery with Jeffco.ai. Join Jeffco educators for insights, strategies, and preparing students for an AI-powered world.

Speakers

Lisa Maas

Ed Tech Coach, Student Technology Services

As a certified Education Technology and Mindfulness coach with over 30 years of experience, Lisa mentors learners and leaders of all ages empowering them to both embrace creativity and creatively learn! As a facilitator, coach, speaker, eternal optimist and educator of possibility... Read More →

Becky Shorey

Student Technology Services Jeffco, Manager of Ed Tech

Becky Shorey is the Manager of the Educational Technology Department for Jeffco Public Schools in Golden, CO with 70,000 students. She leads an exceptional team of 7 Ed Tech TOSAs. Since taking on this role in 2022, she has been at the forefront of integrating technology into education... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
PEAK 17

PANEL DISCUSSION

Audience Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary, Administrators / School Leaders, Teacher Education
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, Leaders / Admin, Librarians
Learning Pathway Computer Science Computational Thinking and AI

2:15pm MDT

Video Game Skill Tree: Game-Based Creation in Core Curriculum

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT

PEAK 15 / 16

Students excel in video games and many struggle to extract the value of this skill. Students are more engrossed in their learning when using video games to communicate. The video game skill tree nurtures gaming skills into art and career readiness.

Speakers

Brian Dickman

President, Cleverlike Studios, Inc.

We create engaging educational experiences inside popular video games. We are a Minecraft Marketplace publisher and creator of custom learning and esports world for Minecraft Education Edition. We are an Epic Partner responsible for teaching Interactive 3D (Fortnite Creative, Twinmotion... Read More →

Erik Leitner

CleverlikeSchool VideoGameSkillTree Slides(InnEdCo2025) pdf

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
PEAK 15 / 16

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Post-Secondary
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, Librarians
Learning Pathway Computer Science Computational Thinking and AI