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2026 Educators Rising New Mexico State Conference
AGENDA
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SCHEDULES

CONFERENCE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY - FEB. 25
THURSDAY - FEB. 26
FRIDAY - FEB. 27
SATURDAY - FEB. 28
RESOURCES
WEDNESDAY - FEB. 25
Session | Start Time | End Time | Speaker or Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CANCELED: Teacher Leader Meeting | 3:00 pm | |||
Registration Opens | 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Pre ABC - 2nd Floor | |
Opening Ceremony | 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | ABC Ballrooms - 2nd Floor | |
Opening Keynote Speaker | 6:30 pm | 7:30 pm | David Edward Garcia | ABC Ballrooms - 2nd Floor |
THURSDAY - FEB. 26
Session | Start Time | End Time | Speaker or Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Teachers Making Impressions: Printmaking and Interdisciplinary Exploration | 9:00 am | 10:00 am | Justin Makemson & Michelle Lemons of the NMPED College and Career Readiness Bureau | Lobo B 3rd Floor |
Creating Your Acrostic Poem | 9:00 am | 10:00 am | NM State Officers Daniel Madrid, Marfyll Alcala Cisneros, Nevaeh Gonzalez | Lobo A 3rd Floor |
Research Learning Challenges | 9:00 am | 10:15 am | Sandia | |
Creative Lecture | 9:00 am | 10:35 am | Isleta | |
Ethical Dilemma | 9:00 am | 10:55 am | Santa Ana A | |
Inside Our Schools | 9:00 am | 11:05 am | Thunderbird | |
Teacher Recruitment PSA | 9:00 am | 1:35 PM | Trailblazer | |
Interactive Bulletin Board Room 2 | 9:00 am | 2:55 PM | Acoma B | |
Interactive Bulletin Board Room 3 | 9:00 am | 2:55 PM | Fiesta A | |
Interactive Bulletin Board Room 1 | 9:00 am | 2:55 pm | Acoma A | |
Collegiate Competitions | 9:00 am | 4:00 PM | Mirage | |
Exhibitor Tabling | 9:00 am | 4:00 pm | Various | Pre ABC - 2nd Floor |
Photobooth | 10:00 am | 4:00 pm | N/A | Open Area - 3rd Floor |
Puppets | 10:15 am | 11:15 am | Guadalupe Estrada | Lobo B 3rd Floor |
STEAM for Early Childhood: Hands-On Magnetic STEM Activities | 10:15 am | 11:15 am | Lauren Butcher of Explora | Lobo A 3rd Floor |
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FRIDAY - FEB. 27
Session | Start Time | End Time | Speaker or Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhibitor Tabling | 9:00 am | 4:00 pm | Pre ABC - 2nd Floor | |
From Our Stories to Our Purpose: Building Resilience and Pathways into Teaching | 9:00 am | 10:00 am | Mishelle Jurado & Stephan Eiland of Highland High School Chapter | Ballroom B 2nd Floor |
Team Building Games | 9:00 am | 10:00 am | Taysia Baca, Ellanie Magana, Yareli Del Muro, Leia Girven, and Ava Herrera Anchando of the Ruidoso High School Chapter | Ballroom A 2nd Floor |
Exploring Education Careers | 9:00 am | 10:35 am | Santa Ana B | |
Children's Literature K-3 Room 3 | 9:00 am | 10:45 am | Thunderbird | |
Children's Literature Pre-K Spanish | 9:00 am | 11:15 am | Fiesta A | |
Lesson Planning & Delivery CDA/STEM | 9:00 am | 11:35 am | Jemez | |
Children's Literature K-3 Spanish | 9:00 am | 11:35 am | Santa Ana A | |
Interactive Bulletin Board Room 2 | 9:00 am | 11:35 am | Sandia | |
EdRising Moment English Room 1 | 9:00 am | 11:45 am | Lobo A 3rd Floor | |
EdRising Moment English Room 2 | 9:00 am | 11:45 am | Lobo B 3rd Floor | |
Public Speaking | 9:00 am | 1:35 pm | Alumni | |
Lesson Planning & Delivery Arts/CTE/Humanities | 9:00 am | 2:15 pm | Trailblazer | |
Children's Literature Pre-K Room 1 | 9:00 am | 2:15 pm | Isleta | |
Job Interview | 9:00 am | 2:55 pm | Mirage |
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SATURDAY - FEB. 28
Session | Start Time | End Time | Speaker or Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Breakfast | 8:00 am | 8:30 am | N/A | ABC Ballrooms - 2nd Floor |
Group Picture | 8:45 am | 9:00 am | Dr. Christine Reyes | ABC Ballrooms - 2nd Floor |
Closing Keynote Speaker | 9:15 am | 10:00 am | Martin Madrid - 2025 New Mexico Superintendent of the Year | ABC Ballrooms - 2nd Floor |
Closing Ceremony | 10:00 am | 12:00 pm | State Officers | ABC Ballrooms - 2nd Floor |
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