BOLT Conference 2025

BOLT Conference 2025

9:00am CST

Beyond the Classroom: Harnessing Virtual Reality for Immersive Learning Room 202Steven Couch Emergent Bilinguals and the Library Room 201Deanna Larson • Perma-Bound Books TexQuest Learn360: How To Keep Students Actively Engaged When Viewing Streaming Video Room 102Carter Cook • Infobase

10:20am CST

Empowering School Librarians and Teachers with Google Tools Room 103Jennifer Wyatt

1:00pm CST

Collection Development A to Z for Teachers and Librarians Room 103Jennifer Wyatt Growing Readers: Early Literacy Support with TeachingBooks Room 102Jade Valenzuela • Teaching Books STEM in the Gifted Classroom with Read Alouds Room 202Meagan Bassano

2:05pm CST

Literacy Connections Abound! TeachingBooks Resources and Tools for All! Room 102Jade Valenzuela • Teaching Books

9:00am CST

Beyond the Classroom: Harnessing Virtual Reality for Immersive Learning Room 103Steven Couch The Art of Asking-AI Prompt Engineering Essentials Room 202Amber Czapansky We Hear Your SOS: Motivating & Inspiring Students with High Yield Instructional Strategies Room 201Tammy Norman, M.Ed. • Discovery Education

10:20am CST

AI: Who is the Intelligent One in the Classroom? Room 103Tisha Brown • Powell Law Group Game On - Esports in a Small District Doing Big Things Room 201Leslie Gerberman • Evan Ryncheck • Colt Johnson • Randy Nguyen Travel the World with Google Geo Tools Room 104Jennifer Wyatt

1:00pm CST

Curipod Classroom Revolution: Skyrocket STAAR 2.0 Success! Room 103Laura Deiss Hopscotch with Botley for Tech Apps Room 202Melinda Engelmohr Smarter Education: Harnessing the Potential of AI in the Classroom and Library Room 104Jennifer Wyatt The TOP 5 THINGS to Know in Discovery Education Room 201Tammy Norman, M.Ed. • Discovery Education TI Technology and STEM: Where Fun and Learning Collide Room 102Marco Gonzalez • Texas Instruments

2:05pm CST

AI Fusion: Unleashing the Power of App Smashing for Educational Innovation Room 103Laura Deiss Google Ninja Room 102Oscar Ray • Charlene Murphree It's Never Been a Better Time to Be a Creative Person Room 201Cheryl Johnson What the Ed-Fi? Room 104Beth Naegeli • Aloe Software