ACTEM2026

ACTEM2026

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7:00am EDT

Registration Open! Lobby

8:00am EDT

Apple Education Session KennebecApple Education Authentically ME? AI, Judgment, and 3D Design ArnoldStephen LaRochelle Data Harmony: Using AI to Master Google Sheets HowardSusie Simmons Roll, Code, Conquer: The Ultimate Sphero Bolt Roadmap! PenobscotJanice Rodriguez • Michelle Russo Future Reading Librarians: Lightning Round Fort WesternBeth Andersen Why Students Should Be Making Films SagadahocTaylor Kanzler Beyond the Classroom: Engaging Your Whole Community in Digital Citizenship Pine TreeJonathan Werner Creating Classroom Apps and Games with Canva AI CumberlandStephen Avery • Sarah Bennett Publish a Website with Canva CapitalAnna Bennett • Patrick Sanborn

9:10am EDT

Apple Education Session KennebecApple Education Beyond Formulas: Using Gemini to Build Custom GSheet Scripts HowardSusie Simmons DIY AI: Build a Custom LLM for Your School's STEM Curriculum CapitalLou Jones-Rodriguez NotebookLM: The Ultimate Knower of All Your School’s Info PenobscotJanice Rodriguez • Michelle Russo Helping Students Work with Data AugustaJeff Bailey Play, Program, Ponder with Micro:Bits: Suss Out Bias in AI Fort WesternGretchen Hartley What Your Students Want You To Know... SagadahocMary Chase Less Noise, More Learning: Reframing Technology Use in Schools Pine TreeJonathan Werner • Jim Chasse • Emma-Marie Banks • Jon Graham • Allison Braley Canva Game Center Generator ArnoldAnna Bennett • Patrick Sanborn

10:10am EDT

Coffee Break with Vendors Exhibit Hall

11:00am EDT

Keynote - Sponsored by Apple Education StageApple Education

12:10pm EDT

Annual METDA Meeting Piscataquis Lunch Lobby Ask, Explore, Connect: Lunch with the LTT Team Pine TreeLTT Team Workshop Your Way PenobscotCrystal Blais Nosh & Network: The Tech Integrator’s Open Lunch CumberlandSusie Simmons

1:10pm EDT

Annual METDA Meeting Piscataquis Apple Education Session KennebecApple Education Twenty-seven for ’27: Promising Technologies, Tools, Trends HowardMaureen Yoder Using AI to Build a Website (Without Being a Coding Expert) CapitalSean Wasson • Aaron Rog Authentic Voices: Elementary Vlogging and Character Journeys in Canva PenobscotNicole Lesperance Tech from the Ground UP! 21st Century Learning for All Ages ArnoldDonna Netzer Panel: Role of AI In Libraries Fort Western Authentically Askew: Assessing the Messy Process of Project-Based Learning AugustaDan Ryder Cyberstorm: A Take-Home Tabletop Toolkit for Navigating Digital Dilemmas Pine TreeJim Chasse The PD Playbook: Designing A Summer Tech Course CumberlandTodd Abbott • Jen Adams Canva With Courtney: Your Guide to Mastering the Basics! YorkCourtney Michaud Staying Up to Speed: A Roundtable on EdTech Discovery SagadahocBrigette Dumont

2:20pm EDT

Annual METDA Meeting Piscataquis Apple Education Session KennebecApple Education Building Staff Confidence with AI: PD Process ArnoldJen Adams • Bryan Quigley How AI Works: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Educators Pine TreeAllison Braley What Responsible Student AI Use Actually Looks Like CapitalBecky Luetjen Measure & Model with Real-World 3D Map Data SagadahocPamela Perry Auditing Your Google Admin Console AugustaEric Lawson Capture historic artifacts digitally with your students PenobscotKern Kelley Tech Trouble Tabletop Session: What Would You Do? Fort WesternCathy Potter • Amy McInerney

3:30pm EDT

Raffles & Awards Cumberland

4:30pm EDT

Board Games Penobscot

6:00pm EDT

ACTEM After Hours Arnold