Summer Institute 2025
Poplar Grove Middle School
Schedule at a Glance (Tentative Schedule)
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Golf Tournament, Lunch, and Golf Awards
Join us for TETA Annual Golf Tournament -Select Shot Team Tournament,
Teams will be announced at golf course. Lunch included.
Sign up through conference registration.
Attendee Cost: $25.00
Vendor Cost: $75.00
Place TBD
8:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Frisbee Golf Tournament (Lunch on your own)
Disc golf at Liberty Park
Sign up through conference registration. No Cost
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Vendor Set Up in Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration Open
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open - Dedicated Vendor Time
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Vendor Appreciation Reception in Gym
7:45 PM
Door Prizes
8:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Closes
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast at Drury Inn
Breakfast in Cafeteria
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Registration Open
8:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 8:55 AM
Interest Sessions - Group 1
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM
Interest Sessions - Group 2
10:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Welcome, Introductions, and Keynote? in Auditorium
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
Lunch in Cafeteria
11:35 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM
Interest Sessions - Group 3
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Snack Break in Exhibit Hall
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Interest Sessions - Group 4
3:05 PM - 4:00 PM
Interest Sessions - Group 5
First bus leaves hotel at 5:30 pm
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Night Event
Join us Wednesday night at Sycamore Farm
for food and drinks, music, and comedy.
Transportation provided
No Cost to Attendees
Sign up through conference registration.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast at Drury Inn
Breakfast in Cafeteria
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration Open
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 8:55 AM
Interest Sessions - Group 6
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM
Interest Sessions - Group 7
10:10 AM - 11:05 AM
Interest Sessions - Group 8
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM
Exhibit Hall Dedicated Vendor Time
11:40 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch in Cafeteria
12:45 PM - 1:10 PM
Exhibit Hall Dedicated Vendor Time
1:10 PM - 2:05 PM
Interest Sessions - Group 9
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Closes
2:10 PM - 3:45 PM
TETA General Meeting and Door Prizes in Auditorium
First bus leaves hotel at 5:30 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Game Terminal
Join us Thursday night at Game Terminal-Nashville's super
arcade & bar! Visit us to check out our 3 bars, massive patio,
and one of the largest selections of arcade games in the USA.
Transportation provided
No Cost to Attendees
Sign up through conference registration.
Friday, July 11, 2025
Teacher Day (ITA) –
7:30AM – 3:15PM
7:30 – 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
Lunch 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Teacher Day is held every summer in conjunction with the TETA Summer Institute. This day provides teachers with an opportunity to receive professional development from presenters from across the state.
Technical Day –
Friday, July 11, 2025
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Attendees can attend for free if they register for SI2025.
Sign up through conference registration.
Option 1:
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
CISA TEAM Event - Join us for a CISA, and other Law enforcement organizations, for school districts to participate in
tabletop scenarios
The exercise is divided into three modules and will discuss cybersecurity alerts, communications, response actions taken during and after a cyber-attack, and recovery from a cyber-attack.
Problem solving and participants identifying the emergency action plan improvements is the primary goal of this exercise. This is a no-fault exercise environment to encourage participants to discuss and share strengths, weaknesses, and emergency action plan actions to handle the threats discussed in the scenario along with any interconnections and cascading impacts.
Option 2:
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Join a Google engineer to do a deep dive on
Google Admin Console.