2025 NevadaPhD: Full Schedule

7:45am CDT

Less is More: Minimalistic Living and Teaching

Tuesday August 19, 2025 7:45am - 9:15am CDT

Reorganize, reset, and be refueled by cleaning up the daily grinds and focus on what you already have. This session focuses on your craft of teaching and general well-being through 5 lenses: simplicity, living with less, intentionality, multifunctionality, and clarity & purpose.

Speakers

Hailee Bentley

MS Instructional Guide, Nevada Middle School

Hailee is an educator and Instructional Guide for the Nevada Community School District. She has taught all grade levels 5-12 (literacy-focused) and currently serves as an IG implementing job-embedded professional learning for her colleagues. She assists teachers in using strong instructional strategies and improving their craft by implementing new and upcoming resources... Read More →

Tuesday August 19, 2025 7:45am - 9:15am CDT

Instructional Design, Organization

Audience Elementary, Middle School, High School
Subject Beginner

9:30am CDT

Declutter Your Canvas Course with TidyUp

Tuesday August 19, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am CDT

Is your Canvas course starting to feel a little messy? Too many old files, hard to find content, unused pages, or things you swear you deleted? TidyUp by Cidi Labs is here to help! This easy-to-use tool makes cleaning up your course quick and painless—no tech degree required.
In this relaxed, hands-on session, we’ll show middle and high school teachers how to:

Find and delete unused or duplicate stuff
Keep your course neat and student-friendly
Save time when prepping for a new term
Make your Canvas space feel a little less overwhelming

Speakers

Carrie Hillman

Technology Integrationist, Nevada Community Schools

Carrie is an educator who has always had a passion for using and integrating technology in meaningful and powerful ways. Carrie is the Technology Integration Specialist for the Nevada Community School District. She assists teachers and students with infusing technology into the curriculum while inspiring them to think and learn in new ways. Carrie also is an assistant teaching professor at Iowa State University, in which she works with pre-service teachers on designing effective courses... Read More →

Tuesday August 19, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am CDT

Instructional Design, Organization

Company Beginner
Audience Middle School, High School