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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Access Granted: Innovative Leadership Supporting Each Student
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Access Granted: Innovative Leadership Supporting Each Student
Location: Sheraton 3
Speaker:
Christine Fox, M.S.
– CAST
Speaker:
Eric S. Hileman, M.Ed
– Oklahoma City Public Schools
Speaker:
Beatriz Arnillas, MFA (she/her/hers)
– 1EdTech Foundation
Speaker:
Bryan Dean, MEd
– CAST
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Leading the Shift: How Digital Learning Is Transforming Teaching, Talent, and Technology
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Leading the Shift: How Digital Learning Is Transforming Teaching, Talent, and Technology
Location: Chicago 10
Speaker:
Allison Powell, EdD
– DLAC
Speaker:
Michelle Watt, CETL, DBA
– Scottsdale Unified School District
Speaker:
Jean Hess
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Addressing the K12 Screentime Debate: the 2026 Blaschke Report
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Addressing the K12 Screentime Debate: the 2026 Blaschke Report
Location: Chicago 10
Speaker:
Robert M. Duke, CAE
– CoSN
Speaker:
Cooper Sved, BA, MA
– CoSN
Speaker:
Dr. L. Earl Franks, EdD. CAE
– National Association of Elementary School Principals
Speaker:
Howie Berman, MA, CAE (he/him/his)
– National PTA
Speaker:
Barbara Hunter
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Human Connection in the Age of AI: Disruption, Dystopia, or Discovery
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Human Connection in the Age of AI
Location: Sheraton 3
Speaker:
Julia Freeland Fisher, JD
– Clayton Christensen Institute
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Spotlight Session: Beyond the Ban: AI & Social Media for Next-Gen Schools
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Beyond the Ban: AI & Social Media for Next-Gen Schools
Location: Chicago 10
Speaker:
Mark D. Benigni, Ed.D.
– Meriden Public Schools
Speaker:
Susan Moore, MS
– Meriden Public Schools
Speaker:
Barbara Haeffner, M.Ed.
– Meriden Public Schools
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Spotlight Session: Strategic AI Integration: Leading with Purpose
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Spotlight Session: Strategic AI Integration: Leading with Purpose
Location: Sheraton 3
Speaker:
Marlo Gaddis, CETL, CCRE
– Gaddis Education Consulting
Speaker:
Allison Reid, CETL (she/her/hers)
– Reid Education Consulting, LLC
Speaker:
Adam Garry
– StrategicEDU Consulting
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
Spotlight Session: From Maturity to Momentum: Scaling Generative AI Capacity in K-12 Education
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
Spotlight Session: From Maturity to Momentum: Scaling Generative AI Capacity in K-12 Education
Location: Sheraton 3
Speaker:
Pete Just
– CoSN
Speaker:
Catherine Baumgartner, BA
– CoSN
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Top Technology Trends for 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CT
Spotlight Session: Top Technology Trends for 2026
Location: Michigan AB
Speaker:
Steve Mate, MA
– Gartner
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