2022-2023 Program of Events
All are welcome! Membership in Phi Delta Kappa and association with UNO chapter #0116 is encouraged but not required to attend events. We hope you are able to join us this year.*
Fall Leadership Dinner
Each year, PDK invites local school boards and district leadership to attend this meeting. It is a time to learn together and connect with other leaders across the metro as well as honor the dedicated work of our School Boards and Leadership. PDK collaborates with the UNO Educational Leadership Department to coordinate this event.
Save the Date
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Mulkerrin, VP Education
Registration and other event details will be posted soon.
Annual Topics In Education Symposium (TIES)
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Online
Time and no-cost registration details to be posted soon.
The mission of the Topics in Education Symposium (TIES) is to foster discussion, inspire innovation, and provide educators with a regional forum to disseminate research findings, share best practices, discuss current educational topics, and provide other innovative thinking and creative activities across all areas of education.
Although we are not meeting in-person at this time, we look forward to connecting with you at TIES in a new online platform later this year. Details are still being determined and we will keep you informed once finalized.
2022 PDK Showcase of Teaching
PDK will collaboratively host the Ed Rising Fall Coonference PDK Showcase of Teaching on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in person on the UNO campus. We anticipate 400+ Educator Rising high school students in attendance. What a bright future for our Nebraska Teacher Pipeline!
At this annual event, Showcase Teachers represent what is good and right in our current PK-12 classrooms and present a classroom lesson several times to different groups of Ed Rising high school students. The purpose of the face-to-face Showcase lessons is to expose Ed Rising high school students to examples of high-quality, engaging, teaching and learning from a variety of subjects, levels, and Nebraska districts.
Nominations for the 2022 Showcase of Teaching will be posted soon.
Presented here as legacy of the pandemic, in the fall of 2020, we were not able to host in-person events due to the pandemic. PDK responded by completing a virtual, asynchronous 2020 PDK Showcase of Teaching video series. Check our the 2020 PDK Showcase of Teaching for Educators Rising Nebraska playlist to celebrate the 2020 Showcase Teachers!
Lutunya Sumpter, Bellevue Elementary, BPS (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Shea Miller, Gretna High School (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Marin O'Donnell, Omaha South High School (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Jeff Starman, Crete Middle School (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Jason Novotny, Gretna High School (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Dr. Devvonie Johnson, Skinner Magnet Center, Omaha Public Schools (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Theresa Huttman, Gretna High School (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
Jess Self, Gretna High School (View video description for Ed Rising Chapter Discussion Questions).
*Please Note:
- Photos and/or video will be taken at events and used in future materials. Contact a Board Member if you do not consent to your image being used. Thank you. (tamarawilliams@unomaha.edu)
- UNO is an AA/EEO /ADA institution. For questions, accommodations, or assistance please call/contact the ADA/504 Coordinator (phone: 402.554.3523) or the Accessibility Services Center (phone: 402.554.2872).