2026 Scheduled Sessions

7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Check-in

9 a.m. to 9:50 p.m.
Opening Session: Beyond the Chat: Preparing for the Age of AI Agents with Alexander Solod

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

  • Build Your Own Teaching Assistant with Playlab
  • Amplifying Student Voice: A Framework for Classroom Podcasting
  • Cleared for Takeoff: Using AI to Bridge the Gap from Blocks to Python Flight
  • Chibitronics
  • Introduction to the MakeCode Platform Featuring MakeCode Arcade and Micro:bit
  • Teaching Smarter: Using Technology to Plan, Track, and Support Student Learning
  • FastClassPass
  • Enhancing Instruction Using Google Vids
  • Balanced Learning: Matching Digital with Unplugged Activities

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: When and When Not to Use Technology
  • Using AI as a Task Design Partner
  • Using NotebookLM to Support Student Achievement
  • Building a Thoughtful and Useful AI Community in Schools
  • Exploring AI Tools for Teaching and Learning
  • Hands-On AI: Learning How Machines Learn with Legos, Play-Doh, and Prompts
  • QH Connects: Using Google Tools to Strengthen Student-Staff Relationships
  • The AI-Powered Pencil: Redefining Feedback in the Era of Generative AI
  • Building Interactive All-in-One Lesson Slides for K–12 Classrooms

12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch

1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Technology Toolbox: Supporting Executive Function
  • NotebookLM in Practice: Strategies for Leaders and Educators
  • Beyond Worksheets: Reviving Note-Taking in the Age of AI
  • The Power of Prompting: Leveraging AI to Work Smarter, Not Harder
  • Evaluating News Sources: A Practical Media-Literacy Workshop Using Ad Fontes
  • AI-Resistant, AI-Assisted: Integrating Technology to Extend, Not Replace Student Thinking
  • Future-Proofing EdTech: Centering Gen Z & Alpha Wellbeing with the B.S.A. (Belonging, Safety, Authenticity) Blueprint

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

  • Work Smarter, Not Harder: Google Efficiency Hacks You May Not Know!
  • MagicSchool.ai Quick Start: Build Student Rooms and Launch Lessons
  • Empowering Educators: Digital Literacy and AI-Enhanced Inquiry Learning
  • From Error to Excellence: Building AI Feedback Loops for STEM Mastery
  • Integrating Desmos with Project-Based Learning in Algebra
  • Teaching Students to Constructively and Ethically Use AI

Note: This is a preliminary program. There may be changes.