Complimentary Coach Service from Hotel 

There will be a complimentary coach service shuttling guests from the hotel to the venue starting at 8:00 AM. Please meet in the lobby of the hotel. Please note that this is a first come first serve basis but will run multiple trips. 

The venue is a short distance away if you want to use your own personal transportation. Parking will be available for free but will need to be arranged prior to the day of the event.

If you need parking please reach out to Blake at blake.pippin@futurenet.com

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: Shark Tank: EDU Edition

This session puts educational leaders in the hot seat as they pitch innovative solutions to real school challenges. In just 30 minutes, teams will ideate, strategies, and deliver their boldest ideas.. This fast-paced session blends creativity, collaboration, and friendly competition to spotlight practical ideas that leaders can use in schools tomorrow.

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:

• Refreshing Maker Spaces
• Implementing a Blended Learning Cohort
• Enhancing Personalized Learning with AI Tools
• Data Inoperability
• Implementing Emerging Tech: AI, VR, eSports. AR, Interactive Panels
• Using AI to Work Smarter, Not Harder

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 Inoperability
• Using AI to Work Smarter, Not Harder
• AI PD
• AI for Elementary Students
• Creating a "Getting Started with AI" Toolkit for Teachers

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:

• Cost-Effective Edtech Implementation
• Creating Cybersecurity Student Champions to Understand the Fundamentals of Online Safety
• Preparing Students for Careers with Project-Based Learning 
• Leading through Change Management 
• Executive Coaching with AI 

Minecraft for Students

Chicago Public Schools welcomes you to Chi-Craft: a creative, collaborative, and competitive usage of Minecraft Education. With over 60 schools and over 500 students participating in our eSports preseason, we spark innovative responses to our Build and Present Challenges. Build and Present Challenges are open-ended prompts that focus on imaginative storytelling or real-world problem solving. Their world and videos are scored using our STEM-powered rubric that encourages critical thinking. We encourage students of all backgrounds to embrace their STEM-identities in Chi-Craft and attendees will learn more about our work.

Networking Lunch  & Meet Our Partners

Focusing on the Essential: Overcoming the Most Important Challenges Facing Ed Tech Leaders

What are the most essential Hurdles, Accelerators and Tech Enablers in K-12 education today?  What is the State of Ed Tech?  Learn about CoSN’s national research and engage in a conversation about your leadership role in inventing the future.

Mind vs. Machine

Carl Hooker leads attendees through an interactive session leading attendees through a series of challenges that engage human creativity vs. artificial intelligence. Attendees will look at a wide range of tools in a variety of categories including LLMs, image generators and more! Then, using their tool of choice, they will attempt to create the best output for different scenarios in the ultimate battle for AI supremacy! 

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: 

• Leveraging Technology in the Spirit of Access, Inclusion and Engagement
• Blended Learning and AI
• Creating an Agricultural and Technology Initiative
• AR and VR solutions
• To Ban or Not to Ban Cell Phones?

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: 

• The Importance of Digital Literacy in the AI Age
• Executive Coaching with AI
• Cost-Effective Edtech Implementation
• AI Literacy for Students
• Creating an Agricultural and Technology Initiative

Team Activity: Moving to Action

Attendees work in teams to create a short slide presentation that presents a solution to one of the topics covered in the day’s agenda. Attendees vote on the best presentation and the winning team gets prizes.

Awards Ceremony 

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

Discovery Point and Dolphin Underwater

SeaWorld will be giving Tech & Learning a special demonstration following the awards ceremony. So stick around and enjoy. 

Also before the reception, Summit attendees can explore SeaWorld's Discovery Point, an oasis tucked-away within SeaWorld San Antonio that is home to a playful pod of bottlenose dolphins. Watch the dolphins play from the sand-swept shores or go deeper with Dolphin Underwater Viewing to get a below-the-surface look at the dolphins. 

***Please return to Explorers Reef for the cocktail reception at 6PM!***

Closing Reception & Dinner at Explorer’s Reef 

Summit attendees will enjoy dinner at San Antonio Seaworld’s stunning Explorer’s Reef, featuring a breathtaking cylindrical salt water aquarium with living coral. In addition to sharks, it is also home to some of the most wonderfully unusual treasures, like sea horses, clownfish, coral reef fish, dart frogs and more.