Adobe Acrobat Pro--Interactive PDFs are Changing the Way Educators do Business!

9:30 am-4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Linda Dickenson, Lincoln Public Schools Facilitator: Karen Kloch, Nebraska Department of Education UNK--Training Lab - Otto Olsen 202, 2508 12th Avenue See how users of the FREE Adobe Reader program can interact and collaborate with PDFs created in Acrobat Pro 8--including saving and submitting form information, commenting and more. See how to export a PDF to Word, or take a PDF made from a Word form and automatically recognize form fields. These and other amazing new features will change the way educators communicate and collaborate! The workshop fee covers the cost of the training manual. Maximum 15 participants. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Technology and Tools

EntrepreneurShip Investigation: Imagine the Possibilities - Energizing, Engaging, and Empowering Young Entrepreneurs

9:30 am-4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenters: Patricia Fairchild, Ed.D., Nebraska 4-H, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL); Diane Vigna, Ph.D., Textiles, Clothing & Design, UNL; Nancy Eberle, Nebraska 4-H, UNL; Doris Lux, Central Community College; Becky Moock, Park Middle School, Derry Trampe, Ord High School Facilitator: Holiday Inn--Stateroom E It's hot off the press! The EntrepreneurShip Investigation middle school/high school experiential curriculum is the foundation for this interactive, first look at the final product. Curriculum Levels 1, 2, and 3, as well as the Leaders Guide and more will be your rewards for participating. Workshop fee is $30 This workshop applies to the following themes: Collaboration and Partnerships, Teaching Strategies

Design Education and CNC/3D Printer

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: John Olson, AVATECH Solutions Facilitator: Greg Stahr, NDE Kearney High School--CAD Lab, Room 309 This hands-on workshop will concentrate on current drafting and design software usage including both AutoDesk and MasterCAM. CNC and 3D printers will also be utilized. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Teaching Strategies, Technology and Tools

Digital Documentaries

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenters: Graci Gillming, Jason Everett, ESU 10 Facilitator: None ESU 10 Mac and Windows Lab, 76 Plaza Boulevard Howard Gardner states that "Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader's arsenal." Digital Documentaries (a.k.a. Digital Story Telling) are a natural component of the classroom. Incorporating digital media along with content, they transform traditional report writing into a form of communication that is exciting and relevant to today's students. In this workshop you'll see examples of digital documentaries, discuss how teachers can make education come alive via digital storytelling, as well as explore the technology tools that make this possible. You will have the option of using either MS Office Picture Manager and MS Photo Story 3 for Windows or iPhoto and iMovie for Mac. Participants will use still pictures, music and narration to create a digital documentary to use in their classroom. Maximum 25 participants. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Teaching Strategies, Technology and Tools

Google Tools for Teachers

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Deanna Stall, ESU 10 Facilitator: Beverly Newton, Nebraska Department of Education Kearney High School, Mac Lab Room 11, 3610 Sixth Avenue The web is taking on a new dynamic where information consumers are becoming information producers. Students are using many technology tools in their social world, and educators can use these same tools for student learning. Explore with us as we investigate and integrate tools from Google, such as Blogger, Reader, Docs and Spreadsheets, Notebook, to name a few. See how these tools can strengthen Marzano's Instructional Strategies and the Nebraska State Standards as well as the Nebraska Essential Learnings for Students in Technology. Maximum 25 participants. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Teaching Strategies, Technology and Tools

Enhancing your Personal Finance/Consumer Economics Course

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenters: Nebraska Council, UNO/UNL Center Directors, NCEE, Federal Reserve Bank Facilitator: Larry Starr, Nebraska Department of Education Holiday Inn--Ballroom II Do you want to add a new personal finance course to your curriculum or do you have a course that needs some new life? This workshop will review the possible course outcomes, suggest sample lessons, demonstrate sample lessons and materials and discuss various assessments available. The NCEE curriculum guide, Earning Learning and Investing will be the focus of the day. Each participant will receive a copy of this curriculum. Special activities from NCEE and the Federal Reserve Bank that can be infused for added student interest will also be discussed. The workshop will feature classroom strategies, online and print resources, other NCEE and FED curriculum guides. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Teaching Strategies

Learning is Not a Spectator Sport

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Sheila Kepler, Southeast Community College Facilitator: Jan Claassen, Southeast Community College Holiday Inn--Stateroom C Throughout this full-day session designed for teachers with 5 years or less teaching experience, you will discover everyday techniques you can use to get learners involved in the learning process. You will leave this session with a multitude of ideas, tips and techniques for engaging the learner, along with a systematic view of the human learning process. We will also discuss the learning cycle, four teaching styles and four learning styles based on the research work of Dr. Bernice McCarthy and her 4-mat Learning in Action. Veteran teachers are welcome. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Teaching Strategies, Planning and Management

Introducing the New Middle School Career Education Curriculum

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenters: Nebraska Middle School Teachers who piloted the curriculum
Facilitator: Donna Vrbka, Nebraska Department of Education Holiday Inn--Stateroom Loper Hall South
It's done!!  After two years of development and field testing, the new middle school introductory  career education curriculum is ready to be disseminated. C4C -- Curriculum for Careers
introduces students to the wide array of options in the sixteen career clusters, essential employability skills, and provides a framework for developing their Personal Learning Plan. Be the first to receive the new curriculum and be trained in the multitude of engaging student activities contained in this package. C4C will open the world of careers to your students! Workshop fee is $30
 This workshop applies to the following themes: Teaching Strategies

Office 2007--Everything Just Changed

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Corinne Hoisington, Central Virginia Community College Facilitator: Bonnie Sibert, Nebraska Department of Education UNK-College of Education PC Lab Room C104 There's a tremendous buzz around the recent releases of MS Office 2007. Please join Corinne Hoisington for this high energy, action-packed session that will give you a hands-on opportunity to learn what all of that buzz is about. You'll learn about the exciting features in the new software, and discuss with your peers how the new interface changes may affect the way students become proficient in using the software. This is a tremendous opportunity for you to gain a better understanding of Microsoft's highly touted, faster, smarter version of MS Office with emphasis on Word and Excel! Has everything changed? At the end of this workshop you'll agree that it has! Are you ready? Maximum 30 participants. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Technology and Tools, Teaching Strategies

Podcasting-Do It Yourself Broadcasting

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Dan Schmit, University of NE-Lincoln Facilitator: Jane Petersen, University of NE-Kearney UNK College of Education Mac Computer Lab C112 Podcasting is the next wave in creative communication allowing anyone with audio recording software and an Internet connection to begin producing their own audio programs. Your podcast can highlight your classroom, your community, your curriculum or just about anything you and your students can dream up. Podcasting can also support your classroom by offering thousands of unique audio programs produced by public radio stations, museums, subject area experts, educators and creative individuals. You can subscribe to these programs for free and download them for playback on your computer or on a portable music player. This workshop will get you and your students started with easy-to-follow directions to help you learn the basics of finding and listening to podcasts on the Internet, organize your own podcast show, find low-cost easy to use audio recording and mixing software and publish and promote your show to build your listener base. Maximum 23 participants. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Technology and Tools, Teaching Strategies

Rigor and Relevance in Technical Writing

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Carol Larkin, Teacher and Author, Ohio Holiday Inn--Loper Hall North This presentation will be very practical in its focus, exploring the nature of technical writing; how to include technical writing applications in the academic, career, and tech classrooms; and strategies for reading in the content areas, especially in the career education classrooms. Workshop fee is $30 This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Teaching Strategies

Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing and Logistics Pathway to Opportunities

9:30 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenters: Dave Engel, Kelly Christensen, Central Community College-Hastings Facilitator: Tony Glenn, NDE Central Community College-Kearney Learning Center (3519 Second Avenue) Participants will experience industry tours and economic development presentations, hands-on activities culminating in competencies and tools you can incorporate into Industrial, Manufacturing, and Engineering Systems programs. Focus will be placed on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), supply chain management, and transportation of products. A new mobile classroom with commercial truck simulator will be available for demonstration. Maximum 25 participants. Workshop fee is $30. This workshop applies to the following themes: Collaboration and Partnerships

Development of Mise en Place, Knife Skills and Basic Cookery

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Michael T. Roddey, CCC, CCE, FMP; The Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College Facilitator: Kearney High School Room 205 (Foods Room) Mise en place -- getting ready to do the job. Are you ready to develop and/or fine tune your knife skills? Looking for some tips on knife skills instruction for your students? Wondering how you can cook your vegetables different ways? If these questions are making you nod your head, then join us for a day of hands-on instruction. Throughout the session you will acquire knowledge and skills that will enable you to further develop your teaching skills in culinary arts. Workshop fee is $30. Maximum 30 participants. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Technology and Tools

Teen Parents and the Law

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Doris Huffman, Cindy Lilleoien, Nebraska State Bar Foundation Facilitator: Holiday Inn--Ballroom I This highly interactive training is designed for teachers wishing to incorporate the Parent and the Law (TPAL) lessons into the Introduction to HSR course and others who deliver this content in other settings. Participants will receive information on laws pertaining to young parents including child support and custody; explore best practices in law-related education including program evaluation and develop a plan for implementing TPAL lessons and recruiting lawyers to help with selected lessons. The curriculum, a $200 value, is designed to help strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. Participants must attend the entire session to receive the curriculum; this workshop will end at 4:30. Maximum 20 participants. Workshop fee is $50 in addition to the full conference registration fee. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Teaching Strategies

Problem-Based/Case-Based Learning: Using Local Business Problems in the Classroom to Prepare a Future Workforce

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Erika Volker, Education and Workforce Development, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce; Jamie Bridgham, Microcomputer Technology Instructor, Metropolitan Community College Facilitator: Holiday Inn--Stateroom D Are you looking for ways to integrate 21st Century Learning into your classroom? Wonder what business and industry are looking for in a workforce? This high energy workshop provides an overview of Problem-based/Case-base learning -- experiential learning that mimics the workplace. Participants will be immersed in a self-directed learning environment that they can take back to their classroom. Various forms of technology will be integrated throughout the day. For those with access to a laptop, please bring it. Pre-work will be assigned prior to the workshop. Workshop fee is $30. Maximum 45 participants. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Teaching Strategies

Greenhouse Management 101 for Environmental and Agriculture Systems Teachers

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Megan Patent-Nygren, Dr. John Rupnow, University of NE -- Lincoln Facilitator: Holiday Inn--Stateroom B This session will cover Greenhouse Management 101 and basic greenhouse management of the school greenhouse. Topics include general care and management of the greenhouse, teaching uses of the greenhouse, crops to grow and hands-on activities to enhance the learning in the greenhouse. Workshop fee is $30. Maximum 50 participants. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Planning and Management

Food Product Development 101 for the High School Classroom

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Megan Patent-Nygren, Recruitment Coordinator, CDE Director; Dr. David Jackson, UNL Food Science and Technology Holiday Inn--Stateroom A Food product development is intense, creative, team-oriented, and sometimes even fun. Throughout industry, a similar process is used. This session will offer teachers resources and ideas for teaching product development in their classrooms and hands-on experience working through a product development problem. The last hour of the session will focus on the new food product development practicum for the Food Science Career Development Event. Each participant will receive a Product Development Resource Guide and the Updated Nebraska Food Science CDE Rules. Workshop fee is $30. Maximum 50 participants. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices, Teaching Strategies

Restraint, Behavior, and Basic Care for Common and Uncommon Companion Animals

9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch Provided) Presenter: Barbara Berg, LVT; Ricky Barnes, DVM; Judy Bowmaster Cole, LVT; Corey Reng, DVM; Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture Buffalo County Fairgrounds -- Room TBD This session will cover restraint, husbandry, and basic care procedures of common and not-so-common companion animals. Workshop fee is $30. Maximum 50 participants. This workshop applies to the following themes: Best Practices