Welcome to the iDCPS Conference 2025 registration site! Before registering for sessions, you will need to create an account by clicking on the "Sign Up" option on the menu bar at the top and selecting "Sign Up with Email" (use school email address). Once an account has been created, you will be able to sign up for sessions. If you attended iDCPS Conference 2024 then you already have an account created and should use that same account to register for sessions.
You will need to select a session for all time slots. Please be sure to review the conference website for sample schedules and sessions that are required for your position.
To view session descriptions, hover over the session title. To view additional information such as the intended audience and mandatory audience, either hover over or click on the session title. To sign up for a session, click on "Add to My Sched". ***You will NOT be prompted to submit and/or save after selecting sessions. A copy of your schedule for the day will be provided for you during registration on August 6, 2025 and August 7, 2025.
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This session will introduce educators to the basics of AI in the classroom. Learn how AI can support student engagement, simplify tasks, and inspire creativity with simple tools and apps. By focusing on hope, participants will see how easy and impactful integrating AI can be for both teaching and student learning.
Ready to level up your lessons with eye-catching visuals and engaging student projects? This session introduces secondary teachers to Canva, a powerful (and free!) design tool that makes creating professional-quality presentations, infographics, worksheets, and classroom materials easy and fun. Whether you're brand new to Canva or looking to explore advanced features, you'll leave with practical tips, ready-to-use templates, and creative ideas to boost both instruction and student engagement. Bring your device and get ready to design!
In this session, experienced educators will explore how to integrate AI into the classroom to boost student engagement and prepare future AI users and responsible citizens. Discover how AI can free up time from menial tasks, allowing teachers to focus on creativity and student-centered activities. Participants will learn practical AI applications that help foster dynamic learning environments while sharing strategies for overcoming challenges in the classroom and exchanging ideas with colleagues who are actively using AI.
Do you work with large datasets in Google Sheets and wish you could make sense of it all? This training dives into powerful tools like filters, pivot tables, and charts to help you organize, analyze, and present your data with ease. Through hands-on practice, you'll discover how to quickly extract key insights, create dynamic visualizations, and simplify complex datasets. By the end of the session, you'll be equipped with practical techniques to unlock the full potential of your data in Google Sheets.
This program provides an overview of anxiety and depression in youth and offers strategies for supporting those identified students in your role in the school community. Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports will be discussed, and time will be provided for questions. Topics to be covered include: differentiating between anxiety and stress, differentiating between depression and sadness, warning signs and symptoms, appropriate responses to anxiety behaviors, behavioral de-escalation, suicidal ideation in youth, mitigating long-term effects of mental health issues at a young age and the role of supporting adults.
Are you making the most of Infinite Campus? This training highlights powerful features of the student information system that you might not know exist. Learn how to streamline communication by emailing parents/students or messaging through parent and student portals, generate missing assignment reports, export your gradebook, and create custom ad hoc and using built-in reports. Packed with practical tips, this session will empower you to use Infinite Campus more efficiently and enhance your connection with students and parents.
