UCET 2025

Join us for an interactive session where you'll explore TalkingPoints, the leading universal family engagement solution and discover how AI-powered technology can transform teacher communication and family engagement, breaking down language barriers and fostering stronger school-community connections. In this session, we’ll explore how AI-driven tools can streamline outreach, personalize interactions, and empower educators to build meaningful relationships with families—ultimately improving student success. Join us to see these innovations in action!

What if you could predict a student’s likelihood of graduating on time before it’s too late? In this session, we’ll share how Infinite Campus is using AI and machine learning to improve student outcomes. We’ll explore our Early Warning System, which analyzes data like attendance and behavior to identify at-risk students early, enabling timely intervention. You’ll also learn about the future of education with our Agile Learning™ model, designed to provide teachers with real-time insights and instructional recommendations. By helping educators meet students where they are, Agile Learning™ will drive personalized instruction and maximize student success. Join us as we explore how these innovative tools can create new opportunities to support every student's success.

Do you know what is going on in your district’s Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365 domain? Are you confident!? Investigations to audit your environment don’t have to be complicated or even take very long. In this session, we will break down the top areas requiring your attention to protect your district and your community. When was the last time you really looked into what Third Party Applications have access into your domain and what type of access they have? How quickly can you identify and eliminate VPN usage or explicit Apps that your students ARE accessing with their district accounts? Maintaining data security is a never-ending game of cat and mouse. You must identify the multitude of files being shared outside your domain and take necessary action to ensure they don’t contain sensitive information. It’s equally important to quickly detect patterns of concerning logins that could indicate a compromised account. IT leaders need an efficient way to search for content and behavior in school-provided technology that represents real school safety concerns—as well as federal & state compliance issues Securing your district’s data that is accessed, stored, and shared in Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 is your responsibility. In this session, we will walk through these strategic investigations you can perform with the tools you already have. By asking yourself and your stakeholders the right questions, you can improve your cloud security and safety posture.

Students cannot learn if they cannot focus because of anxiety, depression, ADHD and trauma. Supporting students in overcoming these non-academic barriers and enhancing their capacity for learning is key to improving academic achievement. In this session, attendees will learn how to build a comprehensive school-based mental health solution that is proven to increase student resilience, persistence and well-being and academic ROI. Come learn how EmpowerU’s tiered approach can expand your district’s capacity to reach more students, more quickly, with proven outcomes such as increased well-being, grades, attendance. We will share data and student stories- along with easy ways to implement with fidelity.

This session will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can transform daily tasks for everyone in education, making schools more efficient. Educators will learn how to leverage AI for automated grading and personalized learning freeing up valuable time to focus on what matters most—student success. Administrators will discover how AI can enhance communication, school safety procedures, and even help find grant opportunities! We’ll also dive into cross-functional tools that benefit everyone, including document summarization and customized chat bots. Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, or IT professional, this session will provide actionable insights on how to make AI work for you, ensuring that every minute in your school or district truly matters.

Think AI threatens your job and your students’ growth? Prepare to be surprised. Step into a session that challenges your assumptions and discover how AI technology deepens - not replaces - teachers and the meaningful connections they foster with students. Through hands-on exploration of Mirror's AI-powered verbal reflection tool, experience your own \"aha moment\" as Mirror instantly transforms student thinking into actionable insights, giving you unprecedented visibility into their mindset, ability, and learning biases. Find out how other teachers leverage Mirror’s instant feedback to students and analytics for educators to make instructional decisions faster than ever before, freeing up time for whatever matters most to you. Outcomes: Learn how to reframe AI from a classroom threat into a powerful teaching ally Master Mirror to gain meaningful student insights that empower your teaching, not replace it Connect with other innovative educators who are redefining AI-enhanced teaching and learning Audience: K-12 teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, ed-tech specialists

We all know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can boost creativity in lesson planning, simplify grading, and handle some of the routine tasks that take up our time as educators. But we're also no strangers to the headaches AI can cause when students abuse it. This presentation will dive into how we can harness AI to give students personalized writing support, helping them build their skills instead of allowing the tech to do the work for them.

Dive into the transformative world of generative AI with Adobe Express. This workshop guides educators in utilizing features like Generate Image and Generate Text Effect to inspire critical thinking and creativity among students. Learn to implement responsible AI practices, ensuring a safe and engaging learning environment.

Get started teaching news literacy with the News Literacy Project (NLP). In this session, participants will preview various resources – all freely available -- that they can use in their educational settings. Jostin Grimes, NLP’s senior manager of District Partnerships, West, will demonstrate how to use Checkology, an e-learning platform with engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media bias, misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and more. Participants will be able to register for the platform and try out lessons. We will also review other resources, such as infographics and quizzes and discuss various approaches to teaching news literacy.

Discover how Adobe Express empowers creativity in K-12 schools with its free premium version designed for safe, student-friendly use. Learn to create multimedia projects—graphics, videos, presentations—seamlessly in one editor, explore AI-powered tools for animations, translations, and image generation, and dive into exclusive features like drawing tools and more. Join us to explore how Express makes creativity accessible and available to all!

Get started teaching news literacy with the News Literacy Project (NLP). In this session, participants will preview various resources – all freely available -- that they can use in their educational settings. Jostin Grimes, NLP’s senior manager of District Partnerships, West, will demonstrate how to use Checkology, an e-learning platform with engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media bias, misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and more. Participants will be able to register for the platform and try out lessons. We will also review other resources, such as infographics and quizzes and discuss various approaches to teaching news literacy.

Transform classroom content by mastering Adobe Express's video and animation tools. Participants will explore drag-and-drop video editing, character animation through voice recordings, and converting posters into captivating videos, making lessons more interactive and memorable.