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Wednesday, June 3
 

10:00am CDT

Future of the Classroom with Chromebook Plus and Class Tools
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Learn how Chromebooks and ChromeOS devices create connected, flexible classroom environments that support modern teaching and learning. Explore how these tools enable interactive lessons, streamline workflows and support project-based learning. Examine how technology can keep students engaged while maintaining focus and accountability.


Engage in exploration of classroom scenarios that highlight the impact of connected devices on instruction and learning. Interact with ideas and examples that demonstrate how technology can enhance engagement and collaboration.


Apply Chromebook and ChromeOS strategies to design flexible, interactive lessons that support deeper learning. Use connected tools to facilitate project-based learning, increase student engagement and keep learners on task.
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Google Room - 131

10:00am CDT

From Any Web Page to a Learning Experience
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Learn how the schoolai Browser Extension brings an AI co-teacher into every tab. Explore three core capabilities: rubric-aligned feedback in Docs, instant lesson materials from any web page, and personalized student learning experiences without switching tools. Examine how revision history reveals the full story of student thinking and how Spaces connect to Mission Control for real-time insight.


Engage in a live demo of the extension in action across real classroom scenarios. Experience how any web page can instantly become a lesson, assessment, or translated resource. See how Mission Control surfaces student progress and next steps directly within your workflow.


Apply the extension to streamline feedback, planning, and differentiation. Provide rubric-aligned feedback faster, transform existing resources into ready-to-use materials, and monitor student learning in real time—all without leaving your current workflow.
Speakers
avatar for Tarah Tesmer

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
schoolai Room - 137

10:00am CDT

Chatbots and Curriculum: A New Era for K-12 Instructional Design
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CDT
Learn about a range of AI chatbots while examining key cautions and considerations for using AI. Explore how to design effective prompts that generate standards-aligned essential questions, enduring understandings, transfer goals, student learning targets and proficiency scales with clear learning progressions.


Engage in hands-on AI tasks using content-area state or national standards. Analyze AI-generated outputs, reflect on prompt effectiveness and refine prompts through peer and facilitator feedback.


Apply new learning by creating proficiency scales with level 1–4 learning progressions aligned to grade level or content area. Gain ready-to-use lesson components and the ability to design meaningful learning experiences and assessment tools.
Speakers
avatar for Tina Lauer

Tina Lauer

Instructional Technology Specialist, St. Charles R-VI School District
Tina is the instructional technology specialist for the St. Charles R-VI School District. She has been an educator for over 25 years. She has taught technology to students through UMSL's Microcomputer program and to adults through district professional development opportunities. She... Read More →
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CDT
RM 136 209 S Kingshighway St, St Charles, MO 63301

10:00am CDT

Behind the Scenes: How Discovery Education Makes Every Minute Matter in the School Day
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CDT
Learn how Discovery Education supports every part of a teacher's day through practical, UDL-aligned instructional moves, engagement routines and time-saving planning strategies.

Engage with modeled classroom moments, hands-on demonstrations and collaborative redesign activties that mirror a real instructional day.

Apply
ready-to-use routines, digital tools and planning approaches that elevate learning from bell to bell.
PD Partners
avatar for John David Son

John David Son

Regional VP, John David Son

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CDT
Discovery Room - 233

11:00am CDT

Smart, Safe and AI-Ready: A Guide to Digital Literacy
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Learn essential online safety strategies to protect both educators and students in a digital world. Explore how to identify phishing scams, manage Google Drive sharing settings and integrate Google’s Be Internet Awesome curriculum with new AI literacy content. Examine how these practices build safer, more responsible digital habits.


Engage in exploration of real-world scenarios and strategies that strengthen digital safety awareness. Interact with examples and consider how to support students in navigating online spaces responsibly.


Apply online safety practices to secure your digital environment and guide student behavior. Use practical strategies and curriculum resources to teach safe, responsible technology use and build confident digital citizens.
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Google Room - 131

11:00am CDT

Grading for Equity in the Age of AI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Learn the core principles of Grading for Equity and examine how those practices intersect with the growing presence of AI in education. Explore strategies for designing assignments and assessments that may include AI, along with approaches for grading those deliverables equitably.


Engage in collaborative discussion and problem-solving around real-world scenarios that highlight the challenges of equitable grading in the age of AI. Interact with peers and contribute to shared analysis and reflection that deepen understanding and surface practical insights.


Apply an equitable lens to existing lessons and grading practices while accounting for the realities of AI use in classrooms. Gain practical tools and frameworks to navigate AI thoughtfully while ensuring grading practices remain fair, transparent and focused on student learning.
Speakers
avatar for Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones

High School Assistant Principal, Riverview Gardens School District
Looking forward to presenting about AI and grading practices at this year's Innovate conference! I'm passionate about all things pedagogy and educational leadership!
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
RM 251

11:00am CDT

Amplify Every Voice: AI Support for Every Learner
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Learn how schoolai helps every learner access and demonstrate understanding regardless of language, readiness or learning profile. Explore how AI experiences embed scaffolds, language supports and differentiation without creating multiple lesson plans. Examine how real-time data highlights student needs instantly so you can respond in the moment.


Engage with examples of AI learning experiences designed for multilingual learners, diverse readiness levels and varied learning needs. Explore how translation, reading level adjustments and scaffolds remove barriers before they appear. Analyze real-time data to identify student needs and consider responsive next steps.


Apply a framework for designing inclusive, AI-powered learning experiences by default, not by accommodation. Use built-in tools to quickly adapt content for accessibility and personalization. Gain practical strategies to support every learner with targeted, real-time instruction.

Speakers
avatar for Tarah Tesmer

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
schoolai Room - 137

11:35am CDT

Conceptual Math That Clicks: Building Deep Understanding in Minutes
Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:35am - 12:00pm CDT
Learn why conceptual understanding—not memorized steps—helps students make sense of mathematics, transfer knowledge and close learning gaps.


Engage in quick, hands‑on routines using DEX resources such as visual models, number lines, dot images and problem‑based prompts that reveal student thinking and support flexible reasoning.


Apply these routines in your classrooms to strengthen daily math instruction, and explore how DreamBox can extend conceptual learning and capture student strategies without adding extra work.

PD Partners
avatar for John David Son

John David Son

Regional VP, John David Son

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:35am - 12:00pm CDT
Discovery Room - 233

1:00pm CDT

The Multiplier Effect: Scaling AI Innovation for Classroom and Community Impact
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
Learn how to use a simple yet powerful facilitation framework to uncover what matters most to your teachers and anchor your AI implementation to real needs rather than features. Discover how this framework can serve as an entry point for identifying north stars and barriers across your school community. Gain a clear model for how coaches and education leaders can multiply their impact by turning teacher challenges into AI-powered solutions that drive impact across the wider school community.


Engage by experiencing a collaborative brainstorming activity, surfacing the bright spots and friction points most relevant to your own context. Use your identified challenges to drive a hands-on design sprint, building a schoolai-powered experience anchored to a real need in your school, district or community. Walk through a flexible facilitation protocol you can bring directly into your next team meeting, informal conversation or professional learning session.


Apply a repeatable, supportive conversation framework that moves your teachers from their most pressing challenges to AI-powered solutions with confidence and purpose. Return to your community with a schoolai artifact you built during the session, ready to introduce to your team. Use a 30/60/90 implementation road map structure to stay focused, learn from what is working and scale what is making a difference.
Speakers
avatar for Tarah Tesmer

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
schoolai Room - 137

1:00pm CDT

Listen Up: Ace the MAP Listening Session with AI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
Learn effective, low-prep strategies to prepare students for the ELA MAP Listening test. Explore how audible annotation improves listening comprehension and accuracy for Grades 3–8. Examine how AI, Google Forms and Google Vids can streamline the creation of high-quality listening practice materials.


Engage with examples and collaborative exploration of MAP-aligned listening tasks. Interact with tools and ideas that demonstrate how technology can support authentic listening practice and assessment readiness.


Apply a simple, repeatable process to create MAP-style listening passages and questions using AI and Google tools. Design at least one classroom-ready listening assessment that includes an audio or video passage and aligned questions. Build a workflow that allows multiple listening assessments to be created efficiently across grade levels.
Speakers
DJ

Don Jeffries

Grandview R-II
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
RM 121 209 S Kingshighway St, St Charles, MO 63301

1:30pm CDT

When Wellness Meets Technology: Reimagining Teacher Sustainability in the Age of AI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:30pm - 1:55pm CDT
Learn how to pair wellness practices with technology to restore energy and creativity. Explore ways AI can simplify planning, reflection and communication while maintaining the human touch.


Engage in self-reflection, collaborative discussions, and hands-on exploration of wellness-centered tech strategies. Identify stress points in daily routines, test practical tools and consider how these approaches can be adapted to your own classroom context.


Apply wellness-centered tech strategies to immediately reduce stress and streamline workload. Create a personalized action plan that will protect time, sustain creativity and bring renewed energy to your teaching practice.
Speakers
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:30pm - 1:55pm CDT
RM 121 209 S Kingshighway St, St Charles, MO 63301

2:10pm CDT

Phenomena That Spark Learning: Bringing K-12 Science to Life with Inquiry and the Discovery Education Ecosystem
Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm CDT
Learn why anchoring science instruction in phenomena leads to deeper understanding, stronger sensemaking and NGSS-aligned learning experiences.


Engage in hands-on exploration of multiple phenomena routines—modeling Notice/Wonder, prediction cycles, data interactions and evidence-based explanation—using real examples from Mystery Science, Science Techbook and our K–5 NGSS resources.

Apply these routines to create meaningful, curiosity-driven learning moments and use digital tools that make high‑quality science instruction easier and more efficient.

PD Partners
avatar for John David Son

John David Son

Regional VP, John David Son

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm CDT
Discovery Room - 233

3:10pm CDT

The Discovery Education Help Desk: Ask. Explore. Solve.
Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 3:35pm CDT
Learn practical, personalized solutions to your instructional questions across math, science and social studies.

Engage in a flexible, conversational Q/A experience with subject‑matter expert(s) who can offer guidance, model strategies and explore challenges one‑on‑one or in a small‑group setting.


Gain tailored strategies and optional digital resources discussed to improve instruction in ways that fit your unique classroom needs.

PD Partners
avatar for John David Son

John David Son

Regional VP, John David Son

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 3:35pm CDT
Discovery Room - 233
 
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