2025 KEEN Conference has ended

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2025 KEEN Conference

10:30am CST

Conference Registration Maner Conference Center Foyer

11:30am CST

Lunch Sunflower Ballroom

12:10pm CST

Opening General Session-"It's Not Where You Start: The Power of Growth" Sunflower Ballroom“Trooper Ben” Gardner

1:00pm CST

1:15pm CST

AI Meets Zestful Teaching Shawnee RoomDyane Smokorowski The Perfect Trifecta: Relationship + Community + Fun = An Irre "Zest" able Classroom Homestead RoomGretchen Elliott • Joanna Farmer • Melissa Haney Creating a "Because" Culture in Your Math Classroom through Interactive Conversations Pioneer RoomBrad Nicks Hosting a Pre-Service Teacher: Zest via Mentorship Bison RoomRobyn Dudney • Kirsten Cigler Nelson • Kathy Menke • Cody Colwell Zesty Zingers: Cross-Curricular Quick Wins River RoomMichelle Tapko

2:15pm CST

2:25pm CST

ENERGIZER Sunflower BallroomAmy Hillman • Taylor Bussinger

3:40pm CST

Adding Zest to Professional Learning Through Kansas Leads Shawnee RoomJordan Yulich • Rachel Palmer • Jennifer Farr • Dyane Smokorowski Beat the Boredom: Energize Your Classroom with Drumming! Pioneer RoomFonda Telthorst Learning in Harmony River RoomBrandi McWilliams • Meagan Stucky • Nicholas Griggs The "Not-So-Secret Sauce" Creating a Culture of Care Bison RoomJonathan Belsan • Samuel Belsan Playing To Your Strengths - Making Magic Happen in the Classroom Wheat RoomRochelle Mann • Doug Mann Makerspace Classroom: A Recipe for Integrated Learning & Engagement Homestead RoomErin Pittenger

7:00am CST

Breakfast Buffett Maner Conference Center Foyer

8:30am CST

Community Conversation Shawnee Room

12:00pm CST

Luncheon and Awards Program Honoring the 2024 Milken Educator, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching National Finalists, and the 2025 Kansas Horizon Award Educators... Sunflower Ballroom