Wednesday ONLY: 7:45-8:15 A.M.

How might we bring authentic joy to colleagues using four paper clips and a pair of index cards? Find out in this interactive session with Dan Ryder, where attendees harness the power of empathy to spark creative solutions using the 5E Design Process (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate). Participants will explore their own joyful experiences, learn what brings a partner joy, and prototype a way to bring that joy to life, walking away with a mindset and process they can apply in any learning environment.

Keynote: Beyond the Framework: Leading AI with Your Humanity Intact ^[1]

Many school leaders are being handed a framework for AI, a checklist, a policy template, a set of guardrails. But frameworks don't lead schools. People do. Drawing on more than 20 years as an educator, tech coach, and school leader, Kip ^[2] makes the case that the most important AI leadership tool you have isn't a platform or a policy, it's you. She'll challenge attendees to move beyond compliance and into conviction, leaving them with a renewed sense of why their humanity isn't a liability in the age of AI. It's their greatest asset.

Keynote: Screens: Teaching Humans in a Tech-Obsessed, AI-Saturated World ^[3]

Teachers are navigating a classroom reality where screens are everywhere, attention is harder to hold, and technology often feels both unavoidable and overwhelming. This keynote doesn't start with hype or fear, it starts with the questions teachers are already asking themselves every day: When does technology help? When does it hurt? And how do we know the difference? Through relatable classroom stories and real-world examples, Matt ^[4] explores how today's technology, from devices to AI tools, is reshaping learning, work, and student decision-making, focusing on something teachers already do well: making thoughtful judgment calls.