NE BOCES Summer Summit 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am MDT

Understanding the CogAT: What is this test actually testing?

Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Educators often believe the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is the "gifted test" in their districts. But, did you know it can be used to understand all students through their ability to reason? It's not an IQ test, but an "ability" test that produces valuable information for teachers, parents, and educators about a student's strengths and weaknesses in a way that achievement tests often don't capture. And, in Colorado, the state pays for all students to take this test twice during their school career. Come learn about what this test is, how it measures reasoning, and why it is useful in the education of all students in your district.

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Beth Keith

Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
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Gifted Education

9:00am MDT

Tiered Supports: Integrating RtI within the COMTSS Framework

Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT

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This session provides an overview of the Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework and the Response to Intervention (RTI) model as an integrated system. Participants will explore the core components of MTSS and the key features of RTI, gaining a deeper understanding of how RTI functions within the broader MTSS framework. The training will also cover effective implementation strategies, equipping educators, administrators, and support staff with practical tools for early identification, data-driven decision-making, and targeted interventions to support student success.

Speakers

Evan Daldegan

Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Specialist, Colorado Department of Education

Christina Kirchhof

Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
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RTI

1:00pm MDT

MagicSchoolAi: Level 1 Getting Started with MagicSchool

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT

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Introductory session on how to access the platform and use basic functions such as viewing exemplars, modifying/exporting outputs, and saving outputs.

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
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Artificial Intelligence

1:00pm MDT

Designing Standards-Based, Rigorous Learning Targets

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT

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This cooperative session will engage K-12 teachers from all content areas in pursuing a deeper understanding of their standards by analyzing the declarative and procedural knowledge within their particular standards and examining the aspects of rigor to write rigorous, standards aligned learning targets.

Speakers

Mykel Knight

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
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Standards Based Instruction

1:00pm MDT

Turn Your Classroom into a Spaceship: Research-Backed STEM Learning with Mission.io (K-3)

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT

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What if your students could collaborate, think critically, and apply STEM concepts—all while piloting a spaceship, traveling through time, or solving real-world challenges? Mission.io is a research-backed, gamified learning platform that transforms your classroom into a high-energy, problem-solving adventure.

In this session, you’ll experience firsthand how Mission.io engages students in authentic STEM learning, encouraging collaboration, higher-order thinking, and decision-making in ways traditional lessons can’t. You’ll walk away with practical strategies for integrating Mission.io’s immersive, standard-aligned missions into your classroom—whether you teach K-3 (early exploration & foundational skills) or 4-8 (complex problem-solving & STEM application).

Come see why students beg to play, why teachers love the built-in scaffolding, and how this innovative approach is making STEM active, collaborative, and impossible to ignore.

Speakers

Skyler Carr

STEM Educator, NSF Expert Reviewer, Founder @ Mission.io, Mission.io

As a former elementary STEM teacher and expert technology reviewer for the National Science Foundation, I’ve spent years evaluating educational technology and its impact on learning. I’ve trained thousands of educators across the U.S. and in seven countries, helping them leverage... Read More →

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
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STEM

1:00pm MDT

Unlocking Student Potential: Using CogAT Ability Data Alongside Achievement Data to Support All Learners

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

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In this session, educators will learn how to use CogAT ability data alongside achievement data to gain a more complete picture of each student’s learning profile. By leveraging this data, teachers can identify students’ strengths in areas such as complex problem-solving, critical thinking, and quantitative reasoning, while also addressing areas for growth. This approach helps inform instructional strategies, differentiation, and targeted teaching for learners with unique needs in the classroom. Join us for a hands-on workshop to explore practical ways to apply a strengths-based approach in the general education classroom to support all learners. Teachers will want to bring recent CogAT class reports (please ask your school GT Coordinator), and a laptop to access student achievement data or other effective student information.

Speakers

Beth Keith

Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
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Gifted Education

2:00pm MDT

MagicSchoolAi: Level 2: Intro to Prompt Writing and Modifying Outputs

Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT

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Intermediate session on how to use MagicSchool tools. Includes an in-depth exploration of our approach to prompt-writing and the components of a good prompt. Also, covers some advanced modifying output features.

Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
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Artificial Intelligence

2:00pm MDT

Educator Licensure Q & A

Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT

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Please join the Director of Licensure at the Colorado Department of Education, Tanya Klein, for an interactive session where information about initial licensure and reauthorization will be shared and questions will be addressed.

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