In It to Win It 2025: Full Schedule

9:45am EDT

Don’t Worry, Be APPy

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

In this hands-on session, participants will learn how coding apps and workforce skills are inherently connected. Most businesses agree that soft skills are equally or more important than technical skills, specifically problem-solving and communication. Experiences like building a mobile app can actually help develop, enhance, and augment these skills. Using the six-step design thinking process, educators will build their own apps and learn how piquing interest in computer science starting as early as elementary school can lay the foundation for the vital and transferable skills students will need for their education careers and beyond.

Speakers

Alexandra Kummernes

Curriculum & Implementation Specialist, MAD-learn

Alexandra Kummernes is a former journalist turned educator turned EdTech advocate. She is passionate about helping teachers and students understand the value of computer science in every classroom. With more than a decade of classroom experience, Alexandra leverages her teaching... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EDT
2221

Technology Integration, Mad-Learn App Creation

Audience All
Subject All

12:15pm EDT

Beyond the Build: Student Reflection & Ownership

Thursday May 29, 2025 12:15pm - 1:30pm EDT

2221

You’ve seen what students can create with MAD-learn—now let’s explore what comes after the app is built. This hands-on session invites seasoned MAD-learn educators (and curious newcomers!) to dive into strategies that promote student reflection, giving and receiving constructive peer feedback, and ownership of learning. Discover simple tools like growth rubrics and self-evaluation checklists that turn app creation into deeper learning. Walk away with practical resources to help your students think critically, communicate clearly, and grow beyond the build.

Speakers

Alexandra Kummernes

Curriculum & Implementation Specialist, MAD-learn

Thursday May 29, 2025 12:15pm - 1:30pm EDT
2221

Technology Integration, Mad-Learn App Creation

Audience All
Subject All

1:45pm EDT

Blue Sky Thinking: The Art of GrAPPhic Design in Mobile App Development

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT

2221

Get hands on in this session as you explore the art of graphic design and branding in mobile app development. In this session, participants will have the opportunity to design their own mobile app home screen and logo as well as color outside the lines with tactile activities you can bring back to your classroom to inspire students and their big ideas.

Speakers

Alexandra Kummernes

Curriculum & Implementation Specialist, MAD-learn

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
2221

Technology Integration, Mad-Learn App Creation

Audience All
Subject All