SITA 2026

What if support didn’t depend on the format? In this session, explore how Kami App and Kami Companion provide consistent scaffolding, feedback, and accessibility tools across assignments, documents, and everyday web content. Help students stay engaged, independent, and supported...without creating multiple versions of the same lesson.

Storytelling doesn’t have to stay on paper. In this hands-on session, teachers will explore how Scratch can transform storytelling into an interactive experience where students become creators, not just consumers. Participants will learn how simple coding blocks can help students build funny, engaging stories while reinforcing concepts from ELA, math, science, social studies, and multilingual learning. By combining creativity with basic programming, educators can help students take ownership of content, deepen understanding, and express their ideas in new ways. Teachers will leave with simple strategies and starter code they can immediately use to bring coding and storytelling into any classroom. Slide Deck 

Bring hands-on creativity and coding together in this engaging STEAM session using Makey-Makey and Scratch. Participants will discover how students can design interactive projects—such as museum-style exhibits and handmade games—by combining simple circuits with basic programming. This approach helps make learning meaningful and fun while reinforcing concepts from social studies, science, and math. Teachers will experience how students can craft physical controllers, connect them to Makey Makey, and use code to bring their ideas to life. Leave with practical ideas to integrate creativity, coding, and hands-on STEAM learning into any classroom.

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Take your Apple devices beyond everyday classroom use and discover how to become part of a global community of innovative educators through the Apple Teacher program. In this hands-on session, participants will explore creative ways to use their iPad or MacBook to design engaging learning experiences across subject areas. Teachers will begin their journey toward earning the Apple Teacher recognition while discovering practical tools, inspiring resources, and creative project ideas that can immediately enhance student engagement and learning in the classroom.
Website: https://education.apple.com/learning-center/T006360A 

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a powerful support tool for educators, but many teachers are unsure how to begin. In this practical session, participants will learn the basics of writing effective prompts and explore how three AI tools—Gemini, NotebookLM, and Brisk—can help streamline lesson planning, generate creative classroom activities, and support student engagement across subjects. Through guided examples, teachers will discover how simple prompts can produce ideas for lessons, projects, assessments, and differentiation. Educators will leave with practical prompt strategies and ready-to-use examples they can immediately apply in their classrooms and in their lives.
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