2026 Engage Learning Conference

2026 Engage Learning Conference

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Haley Ward

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

From Classroom to TED Stage: Amplify Your Ideas and Your Students' Voices Black BoxAthena Lao

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and A Fireside Chat with Richard Culatta and Holly Martin (Registration/RSVP Required for Lunch) GymRichard Cullatta • Dell • Gaggle • Engaged Systems

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

Unlocking the Potential in Your PLC (Grades K-12) Room 220Johnna Noles • Cameron Gorham

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: Beyond the Firewall: Leading Cybersecurity in an AI-Driven World (Grades K-12) Room 104Sheryl Abshire • Donna Williamson

10:50am CDT

Level Up Learning: Canva Code To Gamify Learning (Grades K-12) Room 116Stephanie Parker

12:00pm CDT

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

1:00pm CDT

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