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NC BOLD West 2026 Day 1 McDowell High School

NC BOLD is organized and sponsored by the Office of Digital Teaching & Learning at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

Jamie Lord

Lake Norman Charter

Huntersville, NC

About me

Jamie Lord is an Instructional Technology Facilitator at Lake Norman Charter School. She loves working with students and technology.

8:30am EDT

🎉 Opening Session Auditorium

9:00am EDT

Beyond the Shortcut: Designing Rigorous Learning That Students Actually Want to Do Room 32Katie Bogle Finding the Balance: When to Use Technology (and When Not To) Room 21Brandy Moody From Checked Out to All In Room 29David Madigan Future-Proofing Generations with GenAI: Teaching Students to Think With AI, Not Instead of AI Room 23Alicia Ray Revised for IMPACT: The Next Chapter for NC School Libraries Room 19Mollee Holloman

10:00am EDT

Connected by Design → Digital Literacy, Systems, and Shared Responsibility Room 19Mollee Holloman • Sabrina Steigelman Lost in Translation: Accessibility Tech Tools to Support All Learners Room 28Sharon Beck

11:00am EDT

Engagement & High Leverage Practices Room 15Lauren Boucher • Stacy Lovdahl Finding the Balance: When to Use Technology (and When Not To) Room 21Brandy Moody

12:00pm EDT

Designing AI-Resilient Learning: Authentic Projects that Build Independent Thinkers Room 25Colleen Graham Lunch Time LIT Circle: Libraries, Literacy, and Life Beyond the Screen Room 19Mollee Holloman WCAG Ready: Practical Digital Accessibility for School Systems Room 35Josh Barton

1:00pm EDT

AI-Assisted PBL - Localizing Learning for NC Students and Standards Room 17Stacy Lovdahl • Jennifer Graham Don’t Judge a Book by Its Pictures: Unlocking Picture Book Power in Secondary Learning Room 30Susanne Mullis

2:00pm EDT

From Checked Out to All In Room 29David Madigan Future-Proofing Generations with GenAI: Teaching Students to Think With AI, Not Instead of AI Room 23Alicia Ray 🌱 Grow Your Garden of Instructional Tools with the NC AI Standards Coaches Room 17Stacy Lovdahl