2026 Engage Learning Conference

2026 Engage Learning Conference

Mariya Breaux

Mountain Brook Schools

Teacher

Mountain Brook Jr. High

About me

Biology

7:15am CDT

Registration Main Lobby

8:30am CDT

Opening Keynote Session: Reimaging Learning in the Age of AI with Richard Culatta Fine Arts Center

9:45am CDT

Anywhere But School: Gaining Insights from Other Industries (Grades K-12) Room 118Nathan Pitner • Ashely Crossno

10:50am CDT

Exemplary Exit Tickets: Taking the Guess Work Out of Instruction (Grades 3-12) Room 218Charity Motquin

1:00pm CDT

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER: With Purpose and Clarity: Integrating Five Essential Life Skills in Secondary Classrooms (Grades 6-12) Room 118Krista Leh

2:05pm CDT

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER: Making Sure Students are Future Ready in an AI World Band RoomAdam Phyall

3:15pm CDT

Meet The Authors: Book Signing The Commons

3:30pm CDT

Closing Session: One Conversation: Teaching, Technology, and the Future of Learning (Panel with Spotlight Speakers) Fine Arts CenterMarlo Gaddis • Jeff McCoy • Mark Gibson • Emily Freeland • Allison Rodman • Adam Phyall • Holly Martin • Sheryl Abshire

7:15am CDT

Registration Main Lobby

8:30am CDT

Opening Keynote Session: Breaking Plates and Breaking Through: The Bold Path to Collective Efficacy with Allison Rodman Fine Arts Center

9:45am CDT

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER: The AI Advantage: Preparing Students for a Changing World Dance RoomSandy Arteaga

10:50am CDT

Relationships First: The Brain-Based Path to Student Ownership (Grades K-12) Room 111Johnna Noles • Kimi Blanton

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and Fireside Chat with Allison Rodman (Registration/RSVP Required for Lunch Order) GymAllison Rodman • Classlink

1:00pm CDT

How to use Canva to Bolster Student Engagement (Grades K-12) Dance RoomEmily Bounds Caring for Yourself, Calming the Storm Navigating the Crisis Cycle in Education (Grades K-12) Room 114Rachel Taylor, Ph.D.

2:15pm CDT

Closing Session: Seeing, Teaching, and Caring Like Theo: A Closing Conversation with Allen Levi Fine Arts Center