Schedule

9:00 a.m – 10:00 a.m. | Registration (Coffee in Lobby)

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Session One

• Rob Thomas: How to Inspire a Passion for Learning
• Erik Guzik: What does it mean for AI to be creative?
• Jarred Kvamme: Disentangling the Genome with Artificial Intelligence
• Spruce Schoenemann: What will the future climate be like for our kids? 

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Q/A Panel with Session One Speakers

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Break (Snacks and Beverages in the Lobby)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Session Two

• Marybeth Wilson: Why Pain is All in Your Head
• Amber Jordan: How Food and Body Shame Weaken Our Workplace Potential
• Diana Pallin: Obesity Medicine is the Science of Hope
• Aleisha Shirley: Solid in the Saddle: How science can make you a better horseback rider 

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Q/A Panel with Session Two Speakers

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch (Model Classroom) – Live Music by Bill Dwyer

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Special Performances by the UMW Cantabileers and Polynesian Club

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Session Three

• Kyra Wood: Montana Female Veterans: Cultural Considerations
• Dev Seacrest: Letting Everyone Play: Supporting All Learners in Math and in Life
• Sophia Etier: Lost Montana: The Path from Remembrance to Inclusive Heritage
• Nathan Boll: A Life Less Ordinary: Navigating Nontraditional Education

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Q/A Panel with Session Three Speakers

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Break (Snacks and Beverages in the Lobby)

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Session Four

• Callie Triller & Melissa Winger: Building Your Own Village: The Story of the Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County
• Katy Wright: Lowering the Case For Reading: A Sound Approach
• Nathaniel Freeman: “What’s Up with That Kid?” Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
• Yasmin Arlette Acosta-Myers: A Cultural Odyssey through Intercultural Experiential Education

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Q/A Panel with Session Four Speakers

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Meet and Mingle with Speakers in the Lobby (End of Conference)