Registration & Breakfast

Attendees arrive to register, network, and enjoy breakfast, as well as get their “Passport to Prizes” pass. Throughout the day, attendees will complete their Passport by visiting with our partners either in scheduled meetings or during lunch if they do not have scheduled meetings.

Welcome & Introductions
Edtech luminary and international keynote speaker Carl Hooker brings his enthusiasm and passion for education to the Summit as our host and MC for the day. 

Keynote: The Analog Comeback Tour: From ChatGPT to Chalkboards

As schools debate whether technology has gone too far, this interactive keynote takes a humorous trip back to the “good old days” of card catalogs, overhead projectors, and floppy disks. Through nostalgia, audience challenges, and quick design-thinking activities, participants explore what we’d gain and what we’d definitely lose if classrooms truly went back to analog. The session ultimately reframes the conversation, showing that the real goal isn’t choosing between old tools and new ones, but intentionally designing learning experiences where technology amplifies human creativity and problem-solving.

Problem-Solving Table Discussions or Partner Meetings
During this breakout, attendees either participate in a problem-solving table discussion or meet with industry partners. Table discussions will include:

• Adaptive Learning Tools
• Creating Equitable Access to Computer Science
• Addressing Bias in AI
• The Importance of Digital Literacy in the AI Age
• To Ban or Not to Ban Cell Phones?
• Scaling & Implementing Digital Literacy

Problem-Solving Table Discussions or Partner Meetings
During this breakout, attendees either participate in a problem-solving table discussion or meet with industry partners. Table discussions will include:

• Recruiting & Retaining Talented, Passionate Educators
• Effective AI Professional Development Programs
• Next-Gen Tools: AR/VR
• Making the Most of Your Tech Funding
• Personalizing Learning with AI

Innovation Playground

Get ready to dive into the Innovation Playground—where the future of education comes to life! During this breakout session, you'll experience live, hands-on demos of a variety of cutting-edge products.

Networking Lunch  & Meet Our Partners

Making the Most of Your Funding

Screen Time: Facts vs. Myths 

Problem-Solving Table Discussions or Partner Meetings

During this breakout, attendees either participate in a problem-solving table discussion or meet with industry partners. Table discussions will include: 

• STEM & Hands-On Learning Experiences
• Rethinking Learning Spaces
• Building an AI Framework
• Privacy & AI: What You Need to Know
• Evaluating AI Tools: Finding the right tools to prepare students for future careers
• Enhancing Learning Experiences with Effective Technology Integration

Problem-Solving Table Discussions or Partner Meetings

During this breakout, attendees either participate in a problem-solving table discussion or meet with industry partners. Table discussions will include: 

• Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
• Personalizing PD: Adding Voice & Choice
• Esports & Special Education
• Improving Family Engagement and Student Attendance with an Effective Home-School Communication Plan
• The Role of School Leaders in Championing and Modeling Innovation
• Preparing our Future District Leaders

Team Activity: Moving to Action

Attendees explore The Kennedy Space Center in a scavenger hunt team exercise. They will have access to the Space Center’s most popular attractions, including:

• Heroes & Legends: This attraction uses high-tech storytelling and holograms to explore the concept of heroism through the lives of early pioneers.
• The Deep Space Launch Complex: The Space Center’s newest major addition, this exhibit includes a motion theater ride where attendees can choose one of four futuristic journeys (like the Moon, Mars, or Saturn) and the Visionary Exhibits, showing actual flight-flown hardware from SpaceX (like a Falcon 9 booster hanging from the ceiling) and Boeing’s Starliner.
• The Space Shuttle Atlantis: This exhibit features the actual Atlantis orbiter displayed as if it were still in orbit and a “Shuttle Launch Experience” –  a high-fidelity simulator that replicates the vertical vibration and G-forces of a shuttle launch.
• The Rocket Garden: An outdoor museum of vertical giants from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. The exhibit includes updated immersive guided tours and high-resolution digital displays that explain the engineering behind each rocket.

Team Presentations

Attendees return to the conference center to report on the results of their scavenger hunt. The team with the best results wins prizes.

Awards Ceremony 

The winners of the Tech & Learning Innovative Leader awards will be announced, followed by the Passport to Prizes drawing.

Closing Reception & Dinner: Kennedy Space Center, Location Gateway to Space Building

Relax and reflect on the day’s learning at the closing Summit dinner.