Overdrive Session - The Future of Reading: How Digital Reading Impacts Student Success

D2L Session - Unlocking the Power of iLearnNYC

Girls Who Code Session - Building Inclusive Computer Science Programming for Learners with AI

JumpRope Session - JumpRope: Tools to Support Engagement and Communication about Learning and Attendance

Kami Session - Breaking Barriers: Making Kami Accessible for All!

Partner Meet & Greet - Exhibit Hall

Welcome/Keynote

Keynote: It’s Easier to Cancel
Adam Gidwitz is the bestselling author of A TALE DARK AND GRIMM, IN A GLASS GRIMMLY, and THE GRIMM CONCLUSION, as well as THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: SO YOU WANT TO BE A JEDI?, Newbery Honored novel, THE INQUISITOR’S TALE, THE UNICORN RESCUE SOCIETY series and the forthcoming MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES. He is also the creator of the #1 podcast for kids, GRIMM, GRIMMER, GRIMMEST.

Like so many authors of books for young people, Adam Gidwitz has had talks cancelled, books challenged, and been dragged into a principal’s office like he was back in middle school himself. But these experiences have given him a chance to see how brave educators, especially school librarians, have done so much to protect children’s freedom to choose what to read. 

Partner Meet & Greet - Exhibit Hall

Transition and Postsecondary Readiness for Students with Disabilities. Presented by Jonathan Santiago and Natalie McQueen.

Empowering Critical Thinkers: Teaching Media Literacy through Primary Sources from the Women and the American Story (WAMS) Curriculum. Presented by Leanne Ellis.

Supporting Students' Digital Well-Being. Presented by Tali Horowitz, Jackie Patanio, Laura Ogando.

AI Literacy for Everyone. Computer Science Education, presented by Layla Quinones.

Normalizing Immigrant Narratives. Presented by Xin Gao and Leesley Loor.

Partner Meet & Greet - Exhibit Hall

Fostering Belonging for All Students: Instructional Best Practices and Inclusive Language. Presented by Josh Stern, Carson Chodos, and Georgia Giannikouris Brandeis

Ernesto Saade, author/illustrator of Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account with Cartoonist. 

AI Literacy and Digital Citizenship. Presented by Laura Ogando, Tali Horowitz, & Jackie Patanio.

Connected Learning in the Tech Pathways. Presented by Ross Berman.

Culturally Responsive Sustaining Advising Towards Postsecondary Readiness for MLs/ELLs. Presented by Lois Jenkins and Florence Dennis.

Partner Meet & Greet - Exhibit Hall

Understanding & Implementing Inclusive Technology in Schools. Presented by: Thomas Willson, Kathryn Bridgwood, Tobi Keller

Reinforcing Science of Reading Instruction with Favorite Trade Books. Presented by Nick Glass. 

How to Become Certified in Digital Accessibility. Presented by Patricia J. Paddock and Lisa Nielsen.

The Case for Financial Education and the Digital Resources to Get Started. Presented by Eileen Marks.

Go Beyond Grades NYC: Family Engagement Strategies and Resources to End the Year Strong. Presented by Windy Lopez.

LUNCH BREAK - (OPTIONAL) Partner Meet & Greet - Exhibit Hall

Designing Classrooms to create Belonging and inclusion for Autistic Learners: Preparing for September. Presented by Danielle Festa, BCBA, LBA and Ana de la Iglesia

Discover how you can inspire and prepare your students to sharpen their information literacy and critical-thinking skills so they can successfully navigate a world of information overload. Presented by Lara Kraft

Building Accessibility Supports for Schools. Presented by William Herrera and Susan Keyock

Kapor Foundation's Responsible AI and Tech Justice for K12 Education Office of Student Pathways/ Computer Science Education. Presented by: Christy Crawford, Shana White, Melissa Parker

Empowering Future Innovators: Preparing Middle and High School Students for Future-Ready Careers in Design and AI. Presented by William Brown

Partner Meet & Greet - Exhibit Hall