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Niki Kelly

AI is reshaping education — what does meaningful, responsible use look like today? In this session, educators explore AI for student learning and teacher efficiency, experience time-saving workflows, explore IBM SkillsBuild where each educator will start their AI certification, and leave with practical, classroom-ready strategies for implementation tomorrow.

Desiree Sasjo Sujoy

In a time when we are inundated with uncertainty and negativity, it is critically important to illuminate a pathway of hope. Leave the session with inspiring science and STEM teaching ideas from scientists and 3M innovators, along with strategies and resources that can spark the path ahead.

Toni Robinson Tim Needles Hall Davidson

Students aren't just using AI — they're re-imagining it. Join educators and industry leaders for a candid conversation on the creative and unexpected ways AI is showing up in classrooms and what schools and corporations can do together to keep student curiosity alive. Hear real school breakthroughs and practical partnership ideas.

Kim Wright

Students face AI-generated rumors, identity-warping deepfakes, and misinformation adults often miss. This session surfaces the digital threats impacting them most right now and gives educators practical, tomorrow-ready strategies using free digital citizenship resources from the Digital Citizenship Initiative and IBM SkillsBuild to better protect and empower young people online.

Kim Wright

Curated, real-world content and industry-connected experiences empower educators to introduce students to diverse career paths, skills, and interests — building confidence and readiness for success. Discover free, hands-on resources that make career exploration engaging, standards-aligned, and accessible in every classroom.

Justin Karkow

Move beyond passive learning to develop civic-minded students. In this interactive session, K–8 educators will explore inquiry-driven instruction, structured discourse, and immersive 3D experiences using Discovery Education resources. Participants will gain practical strategies to increase student voice, deepen understanding, and prepare students for active participation in a democratic society.

Toni Robinson

Challenge the myth that reading and writing instruction belong in one department. In this hands-on, research-based workshop, science, math, and social studies teachers learn to teach literacy without sacrificing content time. Explore practical strategies for vocabulary, disciplinary reading, and academic writing embedded in your curriculum, and leave with tools you can use immediately.

Toni Robinson

What's missing in classrooms isn't effort — it's alignment. Learn to connect curriculum, tools, and coaching into a science-of-learning instructional model. Explore a six-phase framework from curiosity to application to evaluate initiatives, strengthen coherence, and improve measurable outcomes.

Lisa Sturges

What happens when math classrooms are designed so students do the thinking instead of following steps? Participants engage in a math learning lab and move through a learning progression highlighting purposeful tasks and productive struggle. Collaboration supports reflection on how thoughtfully designed digital learning experiences surface student thinking and support understanding over time.

Curt Witthoff Hall Davidson

Students aren't just using AI — they're re-imagining it. Join educators and industry leaders for a candid panel discussion on the creative and unexpected ways AI is showing up in classrooms and what schools and corporations can do together to keep student curiosity alive. Hear real school breakthroughs and practical partnership ideas.

Kim Wright

Empower students to build the skills they need for tomorrow's workforce with Tech Career Circuit — a no-cost hub full of classroom-ready resources from Dell and Discovery Education. Built for STEM, CTE, and digital literacy teachers who need relevant content, hands-on modules, and career readiness lessons — all designed to help students build the skills that matter: problem solving, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.