Session #1
8:30am - 9:00am PST
9:30am - 10:00am MST
10:30am - 11:00am CST
11:30am - 12:00pm EST
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Preparing for the AI-Everywhere Era
Team Evergreen
Let’s see the forest for the trees. AI is finding its way into every aspect of our lives. So how do we prepare ourselves and our students?
We propose a must-have framework (and give you some Sequoia orientation too!).
Session #2
9:15am - 10:15am PST
10:15am - 11:15am MST
11:15am - 12:15pm CST
12:15pm - 1:15pm EST
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Opening Keynote: Your Human SPARK: The Art of Turning Tools into Teammates with Design Thinking
Sabba Quidwai
CEO, Designing Schools
What happens when machines can think, act, and create alongside us? In a world where AI is increasingly capable, the real advantage isn’t in the tools, it’s in how we choose to work with them. This keynote explores the essential mindset shift every leader, educator, and innovator must make: moving from using AI as a tool to partnering with it as a teammate.
Through bold examples and human-centered insights, Sabba unpacks how design thinking provides the mindset and methods to build cultures of innovation rooted in empathy. She introduces the SPARK framework, a practical guide for prompting and partnering with AI, to help teams create intentional, ethical, and empowering human+AI collaboration.
This isn’t about doing more with machines.
It’s about designing a future where the human advantage wins, through creativity, trust, and meaningful connection.
Session #3
10:30am - 11:30am PST
11:30am - 12:30pm MST
12:30pm - 1:30pm CST
1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
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Essential Skills in an AI-Infused World: Familiar Objectives with New Applications
Lisa Snow
EdTech Specialist, Teacher @ Eastside Catholic High School
As artificial intelligence becomes more widespread, the skills teachers already emphasize in student development–critical thinking, literacy, curiosity, flexible thinking, problem-solving, and persistence–will remain and become increasingly valuable. This session explores how these essential skills can be leveraged for an AI-driven future. I will offer practical strategies, activities from classroom use, and pivots that can be made to help teachers as they navigate this new AI landscape.
Breakout Room 2
Stop the Red Pen Madness: Smarter Feedback with Snorkl & 8pARTS EduProtocol
Jake Carr
Educator, coach, author, and speaker @ Mr. Carr on the Web/EduProtocols
Tired of drowning in grammar corrections? Snorkl and 8pARTS make feedback fast, focused, and actually useful. This session will show you how to leverage AI to give students instant, actionable insights—so they improve in real time, not after the fact. Less grading, more growth. Let’s make grammar feedback work smarter, not harder.
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Building an ‘AI-Ready’ Environment through Leadership and Learning
Jason Kelsall
Learning Systems Strategist @ St. Vrain Valley Schools
Matt Moulton
Coordinator of Instructional Technology @ St. Vrain Valley Schools
Courtney Groskin
Learning Coach @ St. Vrain Valley Schools
This session will explore how to foster an AI-Ready culture through professional learning, leadership development, and innovation. Participants will examine St. Vrain’s (Longmont, CO) AI initiatives, strategies for teacher engagement, leadership’s role in driving change, and preparing students for an AI-driven future. Through discussion and reflection, attendees will leave with actionable steps to build momentum and propel student success.
Breakout Room 4
Gen AI Is Your PBL Design Coach
David Ross
Senior Advisor @ New Technology High School Center for Excellence
This sessions will provide participants with: 1) a clear understanding of a structural design model for PBL; 2) access to a prompt library that facilitates the use of gen AI to create all the elements of project design; 3) best principles for customizing prompts; 4) a structural design template for PBL; 5) guided practice in developing a rigorous, relevant and engaging project.
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Tech-Savvy and Mind-Healthy: Prioritizing Student Wellness in the AI Era
Katie McNamara
Teacher Librarian, Professor @ KHSD & FPU
Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff
Senior Customer Manager @ Kami
This session explores AI’s dual role as a support and potential challenge to mental health – from intrusive algorithms and distorted realities to mindfulness applications and learning assistance. We will share strategies to teach media literacy, empower students to decode misinformation, and use AI positively for relaxation, problem-solving, and learning amid technological advancements that shape our thinking every day.
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Beyond the Bot Buffet: Unlocking the V-Factor in K-12 AI
Matt Mervis
Director Skills21 and AI Strategy @ EdAdvance
Join Matt Mervis (co-host of the ChatEDU AI in Education Podcast) for a hands-on exploration of AI-powered voice, vision, video, and VR/XR. We’ll explore how to move beyond text-based chatbots to reimagine AI’s role in education. While chatbot oriented platforms dominate the market, they often overwhelm users with too many options and unclear impact. This session helps educators cut through the noise, develop an AI evaluation rubric, and explore the next-gen “V-Factor” applications.
Session #4
11:40am - 12:10pm PST
12:40pm - 1:10pm MST
1:40pm - 2:10pm CST
2:40pm - 3:10pm EST
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How AI Can Unleash Generative Learning in Our Classrooms
Nick Potkalitsky
Founder and CEO @ Pragmatic AI Solutions and author of AI in Education: A Roadmap for a Teacher-Led Transformation
Discover how AI can transform from an efficiency tool into a catalyst for deeper learning through “generative thinking” – where students explore multiple possibilities rather than just seeking quick answers. Through classroom examples, see how students become active architects of their learning when using AI as a thinking partner. Learn practical strategies for guiding students to use AI not just to find answers, but to explore an expanded universe of ideas and possibilities.
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A school-wide assessment approach: AI Traffic Light Model
Adrian Cotterell
Education Consultant @ Adrian Cotterell Consulting
This session introduces the widely adopted AI Traffic Light Model, a school-wide assessment framework, based on well-founded assessment theory principles to address the challenges Generative AI poses to traditional high school assessment. Teachers and school leaders seeking a consistent approach across faculties will benefit from the clarity this model provides students, teachers, and parents. Participants will be introduced to example assessments, including innovative ‘green tasks’.
Breakout Room 3
Better Together: Using Colorado's Roadmap for AI in Education to Lead
Karen Quanbeck
Vice President of Statewide Partnerships @ Colorado Education Initiative
Patty Quinones
Senior Partner @ Colorado Education Initiative.
This session will provide insights into how school leaders, district leaders, and school board members are collaborating to lead systems change, using Colorado’s Roadmap for AI in Education. Faced with new questions and exciting (sometimes daunting) challenges, leaders are navigating AI implementation in different ways. Join us to learn specific strategies to create the conditions for successful AI integration in schools. While this session is designed for leaders, all are welcome!
Breakout Room 4
Navigating the AI Frontier to Enhance Learning
Kathy Parker-Jones
Coordinator of Digital and Personalized Learning @ Dublin City Schools
This session will share our district’s journey with AI to foster an environment where AI enhances rather than replaces human-centered learning. Join me as I explore how AI can create opportunities for personalized learning, empower learners, and develop future-ready skills in our students. This session will also share how we have aligned with Ohio’s AI in Education Coalition and national guidelines.
Breakout Room 5
Teaching AI Wisdom (Without Using AI)
Tim Dasey
AI and Education Author, Speaker, Trainer, and Strategist @ Dasey Consulting LLC
This session explores the key insights from Dr. Dasey’s new book “AI Wisdom” Meta-Principles of Thinking and Learning” and how these concepts drive how we interact with AI. He’ll show how the lessons can be integrated into existing curricula without requiring AI use or math skill, and simultaneously reveal aspects of human intelligence and learning.
Session #5
12:20pm - 12:50pm PST
1:20pm - 1:50pm MST
2:20pm - 2:50pm CST
3:20pm - 3:50pm EST
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Transparency & Trust: Deploying AI in Your District
Mike Lawrence
Director of Information & Technology @ ABC Unified School District
Trust is at the center of effective teaching and learning. Explore how one district is leveraging trust and transparency tools to empower students and staff to ethically engage with AI across the PK-12 curriculum. This session will provide guidance for a safe and responsible process by which your educational community can engage in the thoughtful and impactful use of artificial intelligence for all students, ethically. Practicing empathy and demonstrating trust & transparency is key.
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AI-Driven Inquiry: Transforming Student Engagement Through Research
Patty Wyszkowski
Educational Technology Integrator
Margie de Quesada
Educational Technology Integrator
Denelsa (Dd) Febo
Educational Technology Integrator & Curriculum Coordinator
This session will showcase how AI tools can transform the research process in the classroom. We will share our collaborative experience between middle/high school teachers and ed tech integrators, utilizing a variety of tools to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. We will present concrete examples of how students’ research skills, critical thinking, and collaboration improved through the use of School AI, Canva, Book Creator, Humy AI, Padlet and the Google Suite.
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Leveraging AI for SEL - Removing Barriers
Samantha Armstrong
K12 Instructional Technology Coach @ Muhlenberg School District
This session will give us the opportunity to discover how to harness GenAI to enhance social-emotional learning and personalized instruction.
This workshop explores:
- Grounding our interactions with AI in SEL foundational models
- Utilizing GenAI for daily SEL check-ins and mindfulness
- Personalizing content and support
- Balancing AI integration with AI literacy and ethics
- Practical resources and examples for inclusive learning
Breakout Room 4
Revolutionizing Pedagogy: Harnessing AI to Build Thinking Classrooms
Matt Karabinos
Elementary Education Teacher @ Williamsburg Community School District
In this session, you will learn how to build knowledge bases for your AI model of choice (ChatGPT for me) and use this to build custom lessons, tasks, and materials based on your singular pedagogical needs. In my case, I shifted to a Building Thinking Classroom (Peter Liljedahl), and used AI to help me craft custom tasks that are related to my curriculum and push my students into higher order thinking.
Breakout Room 5
The AI Wave: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges for Education
Kim Lane Clark
Educator Advocacy Lead @ Google For Education Global Impact
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world around us, and education is no exception. This session will explore the exciting possibilities and critical challenges that AI presents for educators, students, and administrators.
Session #6
1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
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Real Deep Learning: Critical Thinking through Collaboration with AIs
Stefan Bauschard
AI Education Policy Consultant and Debate Coach @ Lakeland Central School District
In this session, participants will learn how they can structure collaboration with AIs both inside and outside of the classroom to promote critical thinking, 21st Century skill development, and long-term content retention. The focus will be on leveraging AI-Human-AI-Human interaction in a way that promotes critical thinking rather than distracts from it.
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The Ayai is Coming: A Game of Thrones PD Experience
Nissa Hales
Director of Instructional Technology @ Laguna Blanca School
This session will guide attendees through a gamified professional development deployment from its inception to its ongoing construction (Just like AI integration in Schools, this PD Experience is a work in progress in preparation for the 25-26 academic year). Gamification and edtech tools to plan, implement, and execute a gamified professional development experience will be presented. We are the Watchers on the Wall. Be at the ready…The Ayai is Coming.
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AI-Powered Feedback and Choiceboards: Save Time with Personalized, Inclusive Assessment
Deirdre Kennedy
Secondary Teacher @ Ecole Ballenas Secondary School, School District No. 69 Qualicum, BC, Canada
This session will show how AI can transform feedback, choiceboards, and assessments to support personalized, student-centered learning. Learn practical strategies for creating rubrics, step-by-step guides, and self-assessments using AI tools like ChatGPT and Brisk Teaching. With live demos and ready-to-use prompts, you’ll leave with AI-powered workflows to make assessments more efficient, inclusive, and UDL-aligned.
Breakout Room 4
AI in the Classroom: Turning 'Whatever' into 'Wow!'
Adam Moler
Social Studies Teacher @ Batavia Middle School
Transform student engagement with practical AI strategies. Through hands-on practice with tools like ChatGPT, Magic School, and Class Companion, teachers will learn high-impact strategies to integrate into existing lessons. This fast-paced workshop includes partner activities and real-world examples. Leave with practical tools and the confidence to begin using AI in your classroom tomorrow. No prior experience needed – just bring your teaching expertise and readiness to innovate!
Breakout Room 5
Parents are AI Leaders
Kunal Dalal
Administrator of Artificial Intelligence @ Orange County Dept of Education
This session will explore how parents can be powerful advocates in shaping AI to benefit humanity. While AI offers practical family benefits like dream journaling and meal planning, parents must also ensure it serves human flourishing amid challenges like climate change and big tech’s influence. By building parent communities, we can help guide AI development toward strengthening families and protecting our collective future.
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NotebookLM - The Coolest Personalized AI
Stacy Lovdahl
Digital Teaching and Learning Consultant @ North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
Discover how educators are using NotebookLM in PLCs, district meetings, and how teachers leverage it to create podcasts with the click of a button. This versatile tool is a powerful personalized AI that enhances planning and streamlines processes at all levels. Receive prompt sequences from state academic and MTSS teams and success stories from districts and schools implementing NotebookLM this year.
Session #7
2:15pm - 2:45pm PST
3:15pm - 3:45pm MST
4:15pm - 4:45pm CST
5:15pm - 5:45pm EST
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Preparing Yourself for AI- The Educational Disruptor
Julie Daniel Davis
Instructor@ UT Chattanooga and Co-founder @ CheckForU
Aparna Ramanathan
Medical Doctor @ CheckForU
This session will help prepare teachers to think critically about the concepts of AI for educational purposes. This session is like a pedagogical approach to thinking about AI and considering how to embrace it as you prepare students to use it as well. We will share a link to a variety of AI-driven edtech tools.
Breakout Room 2
Pixel Perfect: AI Game Design
Renee Dawson
Educational Technology Consultant @ Design for You Learning
This session will introduce participants to RosebudAI, an AI based game development platform, where Rosie (the AI Chat Bot) turns your prompts into code to build your game. It’s as simple as prompt, publish, play!
Breakout Room 3
The Creative Classroom: Blending AI & Innovation for Deeper Learning
Martin Cisneros
Education Evangelist @ Adobe
This session will explore how AI and creativity can transform K-12 learning using the free Adobe Express for Education K12 Edition. Discover AI-powered tools that enhance storytelling, presentations, and communication across subjects. Gain ready-to-use strategies to foster deeper learning, spark curiosity, and build future-ready classrooms. Leave with the skills to seamlessly blend technology, creativity, and innovation into your teaching.
Breakout Room 4
Leveraging AI as a Pathway to Deep Work
Zach Kennelly
Teacher, AI Pilot @ DSST Public Schools
This session will help you build a theory of action around how to leverage student passion and earned expertise to do more deep work and make an impact on their community.
Breakout Room 5
fobizz: a holistic approach to AI in education
Ksenia Sokolyanskaya
Head of International Expansion @ fobizz
Katharina Cordes
Content Director @ fobizz
fobizz is the leading platform in continental Europe dedicated to professional development and digital tools for educators. Aiming to advance digital progress in educational institutions, fobizz provides a wide range of practice-oriented online courses and intuitive digital tools. With a strong emphasis on AI, the platform equips educators with the resources needed to understand and integrate this technology into their teaching, and helps explore AI with their students in a secure environment.
Breakout Room 6
Product Showcase: Snorkl
Jon Laven
Co-founder @ Snorkl
Snorkl provides students with immediate, personalized feedback on their thinking and explanations. A powerful tool for formative assessment and practice, Snorkl enables students to visually and verbally express their ideas while giving teachers instant insights into student understanding and class-wide trends. Supporting 40+ languages, Snorkl helps to center student thinking in every classroom— from math to ELA, to science, and more.