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Pre-Conference Workshops
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Conference Schedule
Pre-Conference Workshops
Feb 13, 2026
Conference Day 1
Feb 13, 2026
Conference Day 2
Feb 14, 2026
Conference Day 3
Feb 15, 2026
Conference Day 1
The Fairmont SF, San Francisco, CA
Keynote I: Preparing the Next Generation for an AI-Enhanced World
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT
David M. Eagleman, PhD
Keynote II: Gen Z and Gen Alpha: What Makes Them Different and What That Means for Education and the Future
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM PT
Jean M. Twenge, PhD
Coffee Break
2:05 PM - 2:30 PM PT
Concurrent Sessions
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Concurrent Sessions A
1. Preparing Kids for the AI Future
French
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Preparing Generation AI-Z for the Future: Fostering STEAM, Robotics, Creativity, and Innovation in Elementary Schools
Jacie Maslyk, EdD
P, K-6
2. AI As Collaborators
Terrace
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
EdTech Essentials: Strategies for Every Classroom in the AI Age
Monica Burns, EdD
P, K-12
3. Teaching Gen AI-Z
Venetian
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
GenAI Instruction: Artificial Intelligence in the K-12 Classroom
Victor R. Lee, PhD
RP, 9-12
4. AI & Thinking Skills
Grand Ballroom
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
The Depth Advantage: Deeper Learning in a Distracted, AI World
John T. Spencer, EdD
P, K-College
5. EdTech & Teaching
Pavilion
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Who Is Your Ed Tech Hurting or Helping?
David B. Daniel, PhD, Conference Chair
RP, K-College
6. AI Literacy & Ethics
Crown
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Ethical Challenges That Shape the Future of AI in K-12
Priten Soundar-Shah, MEd
P, K-12
Afternoon Break
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM PT
Keynote
3:55 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Keynote III & IV
Keynote III & IV (Option A - AI, Education & the Brain):
Grand Ballroom
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM PT
The Cognition Crisis: The Future of AI on the Brain
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Fix the Past or Invent the Future: Rethinking Schooling in the Age of AI and Uncertainty
Yong Zhao, PhD
Keynote III & IV (Option B - AI & Social Minds):
Venetian Ballroom
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM PT
Part I: AI and Learning: Automation Versus Augmentation
Daniel L. Schwartz, PhD
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM PT
Part II: Relational Intelligence in Education in an AI-Driven World
Isabelle C. Hau, MBA
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM PT
Q&A and Fireside Chat: The Future of Social Relationships in an AI World
Daniel L. Schwartz, PhD
Isabelle C. Hau, MBA
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Part III: Social Minds and AI: The Benefits and Perils for the Future of Education and Society
Jay J. Van Bavel, PhD
Note: This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.
