InnEdCO 2025: Full Schedule

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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

Differentiation: HOW Do You Actually Do It?

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

PEAK 9 / 10

This session explores the HOW of differentiation to ensure all students, especially those who are culturally and linguistically diverse, find success and joy in their learning journeys.

Speakers

Maranda Maher

Science Teacher, Greeley Central High School

Shelley Welch

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

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12)
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

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

Reading Reimagined: Using Read Along for Literacy Success

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

IMPERIAL BALLROOM

This session will explore how Google's innovative tools can empower educators to reimagine literacy instruction and inspire a love of reading in their students. Discover how to leverage Google Classroom's Workspace Plus feature Read Along to create engaging, personalized learning experiences that foster reading comprehension, fluency, and critical thinking skills.

Sponsors

Alex Melin

Instructional Design Coach, Forward Edge

Angela Lyman

Learning Programs Coordinator, Forward Edge

Angela’s journey in education has taken her from the outback of Australia to the heart of London, and more recently, to teaching K-6 technology in Cincinnati. A coding course in 2012 sparked a passion that led to her current role as the Learning Programs Coordinator at Forward Edge... Read More →

Google for Education

Trent Mader

System Engineer, Forward Edge

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

SPONSOR PROGRAMMING

Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

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

5 Stages of Active and Engaged Learning

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

PEAK 17

In this highly-interactive workshop, we will examine 5 stages of active learning as a roadmap for guiding our growth and expanding our instructional design toolboxes, all while keeping our curriculum and other environmental factors in sync.

Speakers

Scott McLeod

Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Colorado Denver

A Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation. He is on a mission to make students’ day-to-day... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:15am MDT
PEAK 17

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

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

9:45am MDT

Designing an Interdisciplinary STEAM Expo

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

PEAK 5

Design your own STEAM Expo in this interactive workshop! Develop themes, student projects, and partnerships to foster creativity and real-world problem-solving, creating inclusive, hands-on STEAM experiences that inspire advocacy and critical thinking.

Speakers

Kali Peracchia

DPS Tech and AI Instructor, Denver Public Schools

Drea Aguirre

EdTech Instructional Coach, Denver Public Schools

InnEdCo2025 STEAM Expo links pdf

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT
PEAK 5

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

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

9:45am MDT

Employing Trackers to Make You Seem Magical

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

PEAK 9 / 10

In this session we will talk about how you can use simple, digital trackers that can help you with differentiation, track mastery, keep you on top of frequently absent students. This works hand in hand with the work of Modern Classrooms Project.

Speakers

Jodie Hopkins

Teacher, SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

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, Leaders / Admin
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

9:45am MDT

Reduce Your Grading: AI-Powered Writing Feedback

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

PEAK 11 / 12

Burnout is real, and it's more than just the workload. The paradox of giving quality feedback, fast feedback, with enough time for it to be effective was something this teacher always struggled with. Turn this source of burnout into a source of energy!

Speakers

Andrew Gitner

Jeffco Ed Tech Specialist, Jeffco Public Schools

Andrew has taught English in Jefferson County Colorado since 2014. After teaching at a charter school for 3 years, Andrew Gitner was extremely insecure when he first got the job at Golden. He was convinced he would be fired at any minute for any reason because, you know, charter drama... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:45am - 11:45am MDT
PEAK 11 / 12

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, Coaches, District Level Coordinators, Leaders / Admin
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

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

Imagining AI-Infused Learning: A Design-Based Approach

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

PEAK 6 / 7 / 8

The future of AIED starts with imagination. This hands-on design-based session guides you in creating, simulating, and refining AI-infused experiences in support of culturally sustaining classrooms with strategies to scale this beyond your imagination!

Speakers

Kali Peracchia

DPS Tech and AI Instructor, Denver Public Schools

Imagining AI Infused Learning A Design Based Approach (InnEdCo '25) pdf

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
PEAK 6 / 7 / 8

DEEP DIVE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

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, Leaders / Admin, Special Education
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

1:00pm MDT

Adventures in Online Learning: Student Engagement for All

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

PEAK 14

Embark on an adventure in online learning! Explore tips and tricks to build meaningful student engagement in online learning experiences, fostering collaboration and creating a vibrant, inclusive online school community for all.

Speakers

Julie Mitchell

Nannette McMurtry

Assistant Principal, St. Vrain Valley School District

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
PEAK 14

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12), Administrators / School Leaders
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

1:00pm MDT

All Aboard! Experience St. Vrain's Cyber Explorer Lab

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

OUTSIDE

Participants will explore cybersecurity through an escape room themed experience that challenges their problem-solving, teamwork, and digital literacy skills while introducing concepts such as threat detection, digital defense, and networks.

Speakers

Dillon Whisman

Mobile Innovation Lab Coordinator, SVVSD

After spending the last nine years in the classroom teaching math, science, and STEM at the Middle School level, Dillon is now the Mobile Innovation Lab Coordinator for SVVSD. Since the Mobile Innovation Lab launched in 2019, it has traveled all around SVVSD and Colorado sharing the... Read More →

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

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12)
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, District Level Coordinators
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

1:00pm MDT

Streamline Your Grading Workflow in Google Classroom

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

IMPERIAL BALLROOM

Learn time-saving strategies and best practices to simplify your grading and feedback process in Google Classroom for Education Plus users. Explore essential features like grading periods, custom grading scales, originality reports, and comment banks. Discover how to streamline feedback with rubrics and leverage analytics to gain valuable insights into student performance. Leave this session equipped to provide efficient, effective feedback while saving valuable time! Bring your own device and try out these features in your Google Classroom.

Sponsors

Alex Melin

Instructional Design Coach, Forward Edge

Angela Lyman

Learning Programs Coordinator, Forward Edge

Google for Education

Trent Mader

System Engineer, Forward Edge

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

SPONSOR PROGRAMMING

Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

2:15pm MDT

All Aboard! Experience St. Vrain's Cyber Explorer Lab

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

OUTSIDE

Speakers

Dillon Whisman

Mobile Innovation Lab Coordinator, SVVSD

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

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Middle School (5/6 - 8), High School (9 - 12)
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, District Level Coordinators
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment

2:15pm MDT

Harmonizing Learning: Boost Retrieval With Music and Tech

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

PEAK 4

Explore how musical concepts empower memory and retrieval in any classroom. Learn to use tools like GarageBand to create musical elements that support instruction. Leave with research-based strategies inspired by Patrice Bain's book 'Powerful Teaching'.

Speakers

Arthur McEvoy

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
PEAK 4

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Audience Early Childhood, Primary (K - 2), Intermediate (3 - 5/6), Middle School (5/6 - 8)
Audience Role Classroom Teachers, Coaches, District Level Coordinators
Learning Pathway Innovative Approaches to Learning Curriculum and Assessment