MOmentum: Full Schedule

10:00am CDT

Connecting the Dots: Transform Learning Insights into Action

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT

Learn how AI can help you see every student’s story in real time—where they are and what they need next. Explore teacher-guided AI experiences that support student thinking without doing the work for them. Gain a practical, research-based framework for learner-centered design, whether you're new to AI or ready to go deeper.

Engage with schoolai by first experiencing a live learning environment from the student perspective. Then design a personalized AI learning experience tailored to your classroom. Explore a teacher dashboard to identify student needs and determine next steps.

Apply a ready-to-use AI learning experience you build during the session, launchable as early as tomorrow. Use real-time data to respond to student needs without waiting for formal assessments. Leverage AI as a thought partner to focus your attention where it matters most.

Speakers

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
schoolai Room - 137

ignite innovate technology design culture

Dynamic Theme Exploration

11:00am CDT

Getting Started with Pear Start

Tuesday June 2, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

CDW Room - 119

Learn how Pear Start, Pear Deck Learning’s AI tool, supports teacher workflows and instructional best practices. Explore key features that streamline planning, enhance instruction and save time. Examine how AI can be used effectively to support student learning.

Engage in exploration of Pear Start through examples and shared discussion. Interact with features and consider how AI tools can enhance instruction and improve efficiency in your classroom.

Apply Pear Start to streamline planning, support instruction and save time. Use AI-driven strategies to enhance student learning and build confidence in integrating AI into everyday teaching practices.

Speakers

Natalie Pottier

George Burt

Customer Success Manager, GoGuardian

PD Partners

CDW

Jackie Grummel

CDW Corporation is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to... Read More →

Tuesday June 2, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
CDW Room - 119

ignite innovate technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

11:00am CDT

From Idea to Launch: Build an AI Learning Experience to Use Tomorrow

Tuesday June 2, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

schoolai Room - 137

Learn how to design a powerful AI learning experience in five minutes or less using the schoolai framework to guide your prompting from the very first idea. Explore what makes a Space effective and how purposeful prompting shapes the student experience. Examine how the Browser Extension transforms existing websites and resources into ready-to-launch AI learning experiences.

Engage in building a real AI learning activity using the “Create a Space” process. Test your design from the student perspective and refine it through collaboration and feedback. Explore tips and strategies to strengthen prompts and elevate your designs.

Apply a student-ready AI Space created during the session, along with a repeatable prompting framework. Use the Space Creator and Browser Extension to quickly turn ideas and existing resources into AI-powered learning experiences. Leave ready to design, launch, and iterate with confidence.

Speakers

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI

Tuesday June 2, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
schoolai Room - 137

ignite innovate design technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

1:00pm CDT

12 Big Questions School Must Answer to Imagine Irresistible Futures

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Dunseth Auditorioum

This session offers a guided exploration of the 2025 ebook release on the 12 Big Questions, following the popular 9 BIG Questions Schools Must Answer to Avoid Going "Back to Normal" (*Because "Normal" Wasn't That Great to Begin With) by Homa Tavangar and Will Richardson. The big questions are being used as a provocation to drive meaningful and fearless inquiry around school change and efficacy in the midst of volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous (VUCA) conditions in the world and in education. Through probing, interactive activities we will audit and explore questions such as What is Learning? Why Do We ______? and Who is Unheard? as well as the three new questions: What is Your Story? What is Success? and What is Your Legacy? Embarking on a systematic interrogation of key questions, our “why” becomes clearer, to unlock new “how’s” for steering schools through crisis and uncertainty.

Speakers

Homa Tavangar

Cofounder, Big Questions Institute

Homa Tavanger is the co-founder of the Big Questions Institute and the Oneness Lab.She brings 30+ years’ experience helping diverse organizations and individuals to build cultural, racial and global competence, strategic governance, and visionary, generative leadership in diverse schools and organizations. She coaches leaders on accountability for equity... Read More →

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Dunseth Auditorioum

ignite culture leadership wellness

Dynamic Theme Exploration

1:00pm CDT

Getting Started with Pear Deck

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

CDW Room - 119

Learn the basics of creating and presenting with Pear Deck to support engaging, interactive instruction. Explore how Pear Deck enhances formative assessment, increases student participation and supports both synchronous and asynchronous learning. Examine how to get started with a free teacher account and core features.

Engage in exploration of Pear Deck through examples and shared discussion. Interact with features and consider how they can increase engagement and provide real-time insight into student understanding.

Apply Pear Deck to build interactive lessons that support formative assessment and active learning. Use core tools to create engaging presentations that can be implemented immediately for both in-person and virtual settings.

Speakers

Natalie Pottier

George Burt

Customer Success Manager, GoGuardian

PD Partners

CDW

Jackie Grummel

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
CDW Room - 119

ignite innovate design

Dynamic Theme Exploration

2:00pm CDT

Getting Started with Pear Assessment

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

CDW Room - 119

Learn how Pear Assessment streamlines digital assessment for teachers, teams and schools. Explore key features like the live classboard for real-time insight and teachable moments. Examine how assessment data can inform and drive instructional decisions.

Engage in exploration of Pear Assessment tools through examples and collaborative discussion. Interact with features that support real-time feedback and consider how insights can enhance instruction.

Apply Pear Assessment to design and deliver efficient digital assessments. Use live classboard data and reporting tools to adjust instruction, respond to student needs, and improve learning outcomes.

Speakers

Natalie Pottier

George Burt

Customer Success Manager, GoGuardian

PD Partners

CDW

Jackie Grummel

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
CDW Room - 119

ignite innovate design

Dynamic Theme Exploration

2:00pm CDT

Phenomena That Spark Learning: Bringing K-12 Science to Life with Inquiry and the Discovery Education Ecosystem

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Discovery Room - 233

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

John David Son

Regional VP, John David Son

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Discovery Room - 233

ignite innovate design culture technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

2:00pm CDT

Think Like a Futurist

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Dunseth Auditorioum

The future isn’t something we predict; it’s what we create. Futurists from some of the most prestigious research institutions tap into particular tools like sense-making imagination infrastructures, urgent optimism and evidence-based imagination. Learn how these can help make you not only a better leader, but also a more hopeful one.

Speakers

Homa Tavangar

Cofounder, Big Questions Institute

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Dunseth Auditorioum

ignite leadership culture

Dynamic Theme Exploration

2:20pm CDT

Reclaim Your Day: Admin Tasks in Minutes

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:20pm - 3:10pm CDT

Google Room - 131

Learn how to use Gemini within Docs, Gmail and Sheets to streamline communication, organization and task management. Explore how AI can draft personalized parent messages, summarize meeting notes and build efficient project trackers. Examine how NotebookLM can organize administrative documents and surface key insights.

Engage in exploration of AI-powered tools that simplify everyday administrative tasks. Interact with examples and consider how these tools can improve efficiency and reduce workload.

Apply Gemini and NotebookLM to automate communication, organize information and manage projects more effectively. Use these tools to save time, streamline workflows and reclaim hours in your week.

Speakers

Google for Education

Tuesday June 2, 2026 2:20pm - 3:10pm CDT
Google Room - 131

ignite innovate technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

3:00pm CDT

The Discovery Education Help Desk: Ask. Explore. Solve.

Tuesday June 2, 2026 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT

Discovery Room - 233

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

John David Son

Regional VP, John David Son

Tuesday June 2, 2026 3:00pm - 3:25pm CDT
Discovery Room - 233

spark innovate technology leadership culture

Dynamic Theme Exploration

3:10pm CDT

Google Drop-In

Tuesday June 2, 2026 3:10pm - 3:25pm CDT

Google Room - 131

Stop by the Google room and spend one-on-one time with Google experts to gain answers to your questions.

Speakers

Google for Education

Tuesday June 2, 2026 3:10pm - 3:25pm CDT
Google Room - 131

technology innovate technolog

Dynamic Theme Exploration

10:00am CDT

Differentiating and Connecting with GoGuardian Teacher

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT

CDW Room - 119

Learn how GoGuardian Teacher supports differentiation, student support and real-time monitoring in digital classrooms. Explore features that enable teachers to tailor resources, guide learning and maximize instructional impact. Examine how visibility into student activity informs instructional decisions.

Engage in exploration of GoGuardian Teacher through examples and collaborative discussion. Interact with features that support differentiated instruction and responsive teaching practices.

Apply GoGuardian Teacher to differentiate digital resources, support individual student needs and monitor learning in real time. Use these strategies to increase engagement and maximize instructional impact in your classroom.

Speakers

Natalie Pottier

George Burt

Customer Success Manager, GoGuardian

PD Partners

CDW

Jackie Grummel

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
CDW Room - 119

ignite innovate Elevate

Dynamic Theme Exploration

10:00am CDT

Foster Human-in-the-Loop Critical Thinking

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT

eMINTS Room - 145

Learn four practical strategies that help learners use AI to think more critically…not just rely on it for answers.

Engage with AI as a thought partner, spot misinformation, promote ethical use and strengthen human‑in‑the‑loop reasoning.

Apply ready‑to‑use strategies that bring responsible, ethical and creative AI informational literacy to your learning space.

Speakers

Haylee Anderson

Instructional Specialist, eMINTS National Center

Haylee Anderson is currently an instructional specialist with eMINTS National Center. She has previously been a high school English and Spanish and a middle school ELA educator in Missouri. Her family is the most important thing in the world to her. She lives in Southwest Missouri... Read More →

Ben Miller

Emints

Foster Human in the Loop Critical Thinking pptx

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
eMINTS Room - 145

ignite innovate ELevate

Dynamic Theme Exploration

10:00am CDT

Future of the Classroom with Chromebook Plus and Class Tools

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT

Google Room - 131

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.

Speakers

Google for Education

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Google Room - 131

ignite innovate Elevate technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

10:00am CDT

From Any Web Page to a Learning Experience

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT

schoolai Room - 137

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

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
schoolai Room - 137

ignite innovate Elevate technology design culture

Dynamic Theme Exploration

11:00am CDT

American Democracy in Action!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

eMINTS Room - 145

Learn how the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence can serve as a meaningful context for student-driven, community-based learning. Explore how the eMINTS model supports inquiry, local connections and authentic problem solving. Examine ways to connect historical understanding with real-world issues that matter to students and their communities.

Engage in collaborative exploration of inquiry-based problem solving connected to local interests, issues, and community needs. Share ideas and consider how students can take an active role in meaningful, real-world learning experiences.

Apply inquiry-based strategies to design community-centered projects tied to the semiquincentennial celebration. Develop actionable project ideas that connect content, local relevance and student voice. Use these plans to create learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom and into the community.

Speakers

Carla Wylie

Associate Director, eMINTS National Center

Cara was a classroom teacher for 11 years in the St. Louis area before joining eMINTS in 2000. Since then, she has worked with teachers, administrators and technology specialists through professional development and on-site support. She is currently the eMINTS Associate Director and... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
eMINTS Room - 145

ignite innovate ELevate

Dynamic Theme Exploration

11:00am CDT

Accommodations with Pear Assessment

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

CDW Room - 119

Learn what accommodations look like in Pear Assessment and how to support all learners. Understand how to locate and adjust individual student and class-wide accommodations settings, such as Text-to-Speech (TTS), to increase accessibility and differentiate for diverse learners and how to support students in a quick and effective way using our AI tool for Content Converter.

Engage in exploration of accommodations for all types of learners as well as how to quickly create Pear Assessment items using the Content Converter. Discuss ways to individualize tests to support learners quickly and efficiently.

Apply the Content Converter to streamline digital assessments and confidently configure customized test settings and items to maximize accessibility and engagement for all students, thereby increasing the accuracy of assessment data.

Speakers

Natalie Pottier

George Burt

Customer Success Manager, GoGuardian

PD Partners

CDW

Jackie Grummel

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
CDW Room - 119

ignite innovate Elevate design

Dynamic Theme Exploration

11:00am CDT

Smart, Safe and AI-Ready: A Guide to Digital Literacy

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

Google Room - 131

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.

Speakers

Google for Education

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Google Room - 131

ignite innovate Elevate technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

11:00am CDT

Amplify Every Voice: AI Support for Every Learner

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

schoolai Room - 137

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

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI

Wednesday June 3, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
schoolai Room - 137

ignite innovate Elevate belonging technology design

Dynamic Theme Exploration

1:00pm CDT

The Multiplier Effect: Scaling AI Innovation for Classroom and Community Impact

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT

schoolai Room - 137

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

Tarah Tesmer

Senior Educational Strategist, SchoolAI

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:25pm CDT
schoolai Room - 137

launch innovate Elevate belonging design technology

Dynamic Theme Exploration

1:10pm CDT

GoGuardian Teacher Support for Diverse Learners

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT

CDW Room - 119

Learn how GoGuardian Teacher supports diverse learners through real-time visibility and targeted instructional tools. Explore features that enable differentiation, reduce distractions and provide personalized support for students, including MLs and those needing additional support. Examine how these tools enhance engagement and access for all learners.

Engage in exploration of GoGuardian Teacher features through examples and collaborative discussion. Interact with strategies that support diverse learning needs and consider how real-time insights can strengthen instructional decisions.

Apply GoGuardian Teacher to differentiate instruction, guide student focus and provide timely, personalized support. Use real-time monitoring to respond to student needs and create a more inclusive, engaging learning environment.

Speakers