| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | West Side Keynote Area | Beyond the Framework: Leading AI with Your Humanity Intact (Keynote) | Kip Glazer, Mountain View High School | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 18 | Prompt like a Pro: Writing GenAI Prompts to Drive Higher-Order Learning | Patricio Bastida Nava, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Torrey Trust, UMass Amherst
Robert Maloy, University of Massachusetts Amherst | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | West Side Keynote Area | Ask Dr. Glazer: A Conversation on Leading with AI (a Fireside Chat) | Kip Glazer, Mountain View High School | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 14 | Kira: Punting the AI Tool Pile for AI-Native Instructional Coherence | Ashley Hart, Kira
Tara Lurie, Kira | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 10 | From Idea to Product: Vibe Coding for Educators | Greg Kulowiec, The Kulowiec Group / DESE | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Optimizing Educational Workflows: From Idea to Implementation | Noah Schulze, Dover Sherborn High School | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | AI as a Research Coach: Making Science Fair Doable in Real Classrooms | Carol Stefany Rodriguez Jimenez, Discovery Polytech Early College High School | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 27 | From Fear to Fluency to Agency - Narragansett’s AI Implementation Journey | Vanessa Miller, Narragansett School District, RI | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 20: Google for Education | Google’s AI: Making AI Helpful for the Future of Education | Clay Smith, Google for Education
Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 15 | AI + PBL: Making Project Based Learning Smarter | Bruce Girouard, Minuteman RVTHS | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 9 | From Pilot to AI Implementation | Matthew Joseph
Phil Terra | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Build Interactive Classroom Tools with AI, No Coding Required | Peter Siner | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL NE Mezzanine | Generative by Design: AI-Powered Community of Practice in MA High School STEM Classrooms | Mark Casto, Amesbury High School
Jennifer Love, Northeastern University | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 20 | Cognitive Audit: Reality Check — An Administrator's AI Toolkit | Sean O'Shea | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 9 | The AI-Powered Pencil: Redefining Feedback in the Era of Generative AI | Rachel Discko
Kaitlyn Kennedy, Manchester High School | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 25 | Vibe Coding for teachers (no experience necessary!) | John Sowash, Sowash Ventures | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 22 | “Wow. This Text Was Hard": Access, Academic Language, and Student Voice in the Age of AI | Pamela Santerre, LEARN Regional Educational Service Center
Christina Golgozeanu, LEARN | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL SE Mezzanine: CAST UDL-CON | AI Meets UDL: Rethinking Access and Learning Design | Christine Fox, CAST
Kimberly Zajac, Norton Middle School | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 27 | From Data Overload to Actionable Insight: Harnessing NotebookLM for District-Wide Impact | Aimee McAlpine, Marshfield Public Schools
Ellen Martin, Marshfield Public Schools | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 18 | Have Fun Storming the AI Castle | Jed Stefanowicz, Nashoba Regional School District | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 17 | Pedagogy Before Prompts: Designing AI Professional Development That Starts with Teaching | Standish Chiasson | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 21 | Teaching Students to Question is the Key to AI | Alan November | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 20: Google for Education | Vibe Coding Your Workflow | Clay Smith, Google for Education
Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI Implementation | IT/Tech Directors | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | RL 21 | Tips, Tricks, and Tools: A Hands-On Session with Kip Glazer | Kip Glazer, Mountain View High School | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Google AI Educator Playground: Hands-On AI for the Modern Classroom | Brandon Hall, Dover-Sherborn Public Schools | AI Implementation | Elementary/Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | RL 20: Google for Education | Reclaim Your Day: Admin Tasks in Minutes with Gemini and Gemini Notebook | Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI Implementation | IT/Tech Directors | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | RL 12 | The AI Conversation: Talking to Students, Parents and Admin About What You’re Actually Doing | Gaby Richard-Harrington, NE Learns | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 19 | From Policy to Practice: AI in Action | Michael Rubin, Uxbridge High School | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 26 | Developing Student-Centered Processes with AI | Abbe Waldron, Empowered Learning and Technology | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 14 | Generative AI Today: What K-12 Educators Needs to Know about the Latest Tools, Updates, and Changes | Torrey Trust, UMass Amherst
Chenyang Xu, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert Maloy, University of Massachusetts Amherst | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 27 | Build What You Need: The Gemini Canvas Crash Course | Christina Scilingo, Wayland Public Schools
Marc Lefebvre, Wayland High School | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 17 | From Catching Cheaters to Coaching Creators: Collaborating with AI to Cultivate Creativity, Curiosity, and Critical Thinking | Eileen Wedegartner, JFYNetWorks
Gary Kaplan, JFYNetworks Inc. | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 20 | The AI-Powered Google Classroom | John Sowash, Sowash Ventures | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Exhibit Hall & G-P Atrium | Ice Cream and Visiting with Vendors in the Exhibit Hall & G-P Atrium | | AI Implementation | | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | BL 24 | The Human Advantage: Using AI to Strengthen School Leadership | Carolyn Fawcett, Henry C. Sanborn | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | RL 12 | Teaching in the Age of Generative AI | Malinda Pires, Lowell Public Schools | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | BL 16 | AI Ethics And Digital Citizenship: Teaching Students to Think Critically About AI | Gaby Richard-Harrington, NE Learns
Crystal Moody, GCVS | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | RL 26 | Precision Agriculture Meets AI: Teaching with FarmBeats for Students | Steff Forbes, Pitsco Education
Jake Rudisill, Pitsco Education | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | RL 20: Google for Education | The Differentiated Classroom, Accelerated by AI and supported with Google for Education | Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI in the Classroom | High School | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | BL 10 | Launching SY27: The Two-Year PEA²K Journey | Shawn Rubin | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | RL 17 | Prompts to Products: Using AI to Power Your Classroom | Tom Walsh, Atlantis Charter School
Jared Booker, Atlantis Charter School | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | West Side Keynote Area | Screens: Teaching Humans in a Tech-Obsessed, AI-Saturated World (Keynote) | Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | West Side Keynote Area | Fireside Chat: Screens, AI, Technology and You: Our Ever-Changing School Landscape | Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 27 | Proactive Plans; Reactive Responses | Lauren Duffy, Bridgewater State University | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | G-P Atrium Stage | Student Voice as Strategic Input: A Panel and Workshop on AI | Kendall Gillians, Waltham Boys and Girls Club
Kara Danas, John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton
Laura Tavares, WPS Institute
Eric Hsu | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 15 | Vetting the Bot Before It's Bought: K-12 Playbook on AI Vendor Selection | Cody Minahan, Springfield School District | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 22 | Passports and Prompts | Tanika Perry-Vincent, Atlanta Public Schools | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 20: Google for Education | Co-Imagining Possibilities: Building Your Own Digital Tools with Gemini | Clay Smith, Google for Education
Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI Implementation | IT/Tech Directors | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 15 | Beyond Believing Everything: A Framework Any Teacher Can Use Tomorrow | Glen Warren | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | The Gemini Effect-Exploring the Possibilities of AI with Google | Amber Skach, Wilmington High School | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 18 | Responsible AI in Action: Creating Human-Centered Classrooms with Real-Time Data and Smart Tools | Daniel Friedman | AI in the Classroom | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 18 | Let AI Do the Hard Work for You: The Smarter Teacher’s Guide to Creating Better Prompts | Jackie Hoglund, Wellesley High School
Brian Allieri, Wellesley Middle School | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 24 | Context Matters: Creating and Delivering Differentiated AI Guidance | Allyson Manchester, Falmouth Public Schools
Sonia Tellier, Cape Cod Collaborative | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | The Coach’s Co-Pilot: Level Up Teacher Support with AI | Beth Wobbe, Watertown Public Schools
Sarita Spillert, Watertown Public Schools | AI Implementation | Middle School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 17 | AI and the Law: What Do Educators Need to Know | Rachelle Dene Poth | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 24 | Coding Your Own Classroom Tools... but AI does the hard part! | Donnie Piercey, Ashland Elementary School | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | BL 14 | Sensemaking and Storytelling using AI in the Science Classroom | Sarah Altman | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | RL 16 | How AI is Changing Elementary Education (and How to Make it Work for You) | Jake Dore
Robert Cancellieri, Joseph R. Dawe, Jr. Elementary School | AI Implementation | Elementary School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 16 | Lessons from District Leaders: How Districts Are Leveraging AI in Support of District Goals | Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook
Heather Sweet, Brisk Teaching | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 24 | The AI Equation: Authenticity + Intention = Empowered Learning | Jed Stefanowicz, Nashoba Regional School District | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 20 | The AI-Augmented Administrator: Strategic District Rollout and Hands-On Executive Tools | Jeffrey Schoonover | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 22 | AI Fuels My Imagination and the Same Can Be True for Your Students! | Gary Stager, Constructing Modern Knowledge | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL NE Mezzanine | Unlocking Student Agency through Practical AI Supports | Vanessa Miller, Narragansett School District, RI
Sarah Dully, Narragansett High School
Melissa O'Neil, Narragansett High School
Kristen Provost, Narragansett High School | AI in the Classroom | High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | BL 10 | Honey, I Shrunk the Risk: Making AI Governance Simple | Bhargav Vyas
Jeremy Wood, Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES
Dana Castine, Florida Union Free School District | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 22 | AI in the Elementary School | Donnie Piercey, Ashland Elementary School | AI in the Classroom | Elementary School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 15 | Effective Tutor or Just a Cheerleader? Exploring the Study & Learn Modes of Popular AI Chatbots | Chenyang Xu, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Patricio Bastida Nava, University of Massachusetts Amherst | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 20: Google for Education | Reimagining Education: Student-Centered Personalization and Multimodal Learning | Clay Smith, Google for Education
Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI in the Classroom | High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 12 | Building AI-Ready Learners: A 9th Grade Literacy Framework | Jessica Booker | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | RL 18 | From Prompt to Product: Bringing Ideas to Life with Canva AI | Nili Bartley
Amy Jankins, Wellesley Public Schools | AI in the Classroom | Elementary School | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM | CueKids Arena (G-P Atrium) | Beyond the Prompt: Real Student Uses of AI | Rayna Freedman, Jordan/Jackson | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 10 | Launching SY27: The Two-Year PEA²K Journey | Shawn Rubin | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 26 | AI Without Losing the Learning: Designing for Rigor, Access, and Thinking in the Age of AI | Kristan Rodriguez, Commonwealth Consulting Agency | AI Implementation | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 15 | Re-Thinking Literacy: Print, Digital and AI Successfully Converge | Brett Pierce, Meridian Stories | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | RL 22 | Inclusive Innovation: UDL and AI Tools for Student-Centered Learning | Debbie Tannenbaum | AI in the Classroom | Elementary School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 19 | From Data to Decisions: AI-Supported Instructional Leadership for School Improvement | Ryan Fries, Colleague AI
Pete Brunetta, Colleague AI | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | BL 17 | AI with Guard Rails: How Districts Are Managing What Happens in the Classroom | Becky Lutejan, MagicSchool
Phil Terra | AI in the Classroom | School and District Leadership | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | RL 20: Google for Education | Gemini 101: Introduction to learn how you can get the most out of Google's AI tool | Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | RL 21 | Yes, AI CAN Support Critical Thinking in the Classroom | Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook | AI in the Classroom | Elementary/Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | From Phone to Classroom Tool: Building Web Apps with Gemini | Nina Araujo, Boston College/Self | AI in the Classroom | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Enhance Language Learning with AI: Using Gemini Gems to Support English Learners | Katherine Ware, Fairhaven Public Schools
Marilyn Pongracz, NJTESOL/NJBE | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Google AI Educator Playground: Hands-On AI for the Modern Classroom | Joli Boucher, Plymouth Public Schools
Jackie Hoglund, Wellesley High School | AI Implementation | Elementary/Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Prompt, Polish, Perfect: Upgrading Your AI Output from Basic to Brilliant | Sarita Spillert, Watertown Public Schools | AI Implementation | Middle School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Ifs, Ands, & Bots | Lauren Duffy, Bridgewater State University | AI Implementation | Middle/High School | |
| 1:15 PM - 2:05 PM | Educator Playground (G-P Atrium) | Can I Put This in AI? A Hands-On Decision Framework for Educators | Dr. Latasha Bacote-Owens | AI Implementation | Elementary/Middle School | |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Exhibit Hall & G-P Atrium | Cookies and Visiting with Vendors in the Exhibit Hall & G-P Atrium | | AI Implementation | | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | BL 22 | One Class, Many Entry Points: Using AI to Design More Accessible Math | Karen Levin | AI Implementation | Middle School | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | RL 20: Google for Education | AI Literacy for Tomorrow: Preparing High School Students for the AI-Driven Future with Gemini | Brittany Christian, Google for Education | AI in the Classroom | High School | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | RL 17 | It's the "We don't have AI Guidelines and need help" Session | Mandy Froehlich | AI Implementation | School and District Leadership | |
