9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Live event registration at Naperville Conference Center
 Live event registration |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 
Welcome and Introductions
Attendees will get to meet each other through a unique Breakout EDU team-building experience, where teams work together to solve academically-aligned puzzles. Can you and your team help to Breakout of The Faculty Lounge? Welcome and Introductions |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion
District leaders from the area share their challenges and success about the effect of the pandemic on their districts, and will discuss their plans for navigating the future of education in their regions.

Panel Discussion |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 
Topical Round Tables
Attendees either participate in facilitated small group discussions focused on important topics related to strategic planning or meet with industry partners. Topics will include: Topical Round Tables |
11:05 AM - 12:30 PM | - Technology Management/Building Sustainable Classrooms: How are districts building a sustainable technology infrastructure? Attendees discuss their plans for device management/refreshes, flexible learning spaces, and building robust, scalable networks.
Topical Round Tables - tech man | - Learning Loss: How are districts assessing and addressing learning loss? And are these assessments delivering an accurate, unbiased picture of what students are learning? Attendees will share their experiences and perspectives.
Topical Round Tables - learning loss | - Creating an Engaging Learning Environment: Attendees will discuss their strategies for supporting and improving student engagement.
Topical Round Tables - engaging environment | - Data Management: How do districts manage access to data in safe, efficient ways? Attendees share their policies and best practices.
Topical Round Tables - data |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Panel Discussion: Planning for Tomorrow’s Education District leaders from the area share their challenges and success about the effect of the pandemic on their districts, and will discuss their plans for navigating the future of education in their region.

Lunch Panel Discussion: Planning for Tomorrow’s Education |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 
Topical Round Tables
Attendees either participate in facilitated small group discussions focused on important topics related to strategic planning or meet with industry partners. Topics will include: Topical Round Tables 2 |
1:35 PM - 3:00 PM | - Assessment: How has assessment changed since the pandemic? Attendees discuss their assessment challenges and successes.
Topical Round Tables 2 - assessment | - Data Privacy: This session will cover how districts keep data private and secure.
Topical Round Tables 2 - data | - Rethinking Learning Spaces: In this session, attendees will discuss how they have created effective learning spaces and what technology they use to support these new spaces.
Topical Round Tables 2 - rethinking | - Experiential Learning: This session explores the tips and tools that districts can use to support hands-on learning for their CTE, STEM, and project-based learning programs.
Topical Round Tables 2 - EL |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Reflections & Apply to Practice Tech & Learning editors will lead a group discussion about lessons learned from the conversations had throughout the day. Attendees will develop a collaborative takeaway report that they can use to inform their planning.
 Reflections & Apply to Practice |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 
Networking Reception Networking Reception |