During each of the six breakout sessions throughout the weekend, a large number of conversations will take place. This site will help you organize your plan for the weekend and provide the relevant information for each conversation. After signing in, search through the conversations below and mark the sessions you are interested in to populate your personal schedule on the right (or below if on your mobile phone).
And please click on the session for a more detailed description of the session!
How to continually challenge advanced readers in early grades? By designing personalized reading studies that combine reading and writing, assess for skills mastery through engaging virtual games, foster independence, and interdisciplinary connections.
In a world defined by uncertainty, rapid change, and constant upheaval, it is the artist’s mindset—creative, adaptable, and boldly curious—that becomes not just valuable, but vital. It empowers us all to navigate complexity with confidence and to shape the future rather than fear it.
Exploring collective best practices for engaging students as they read both fiction and non-fiction.
Creativity, flexibility, and endurance are required for every role in the school ecosystem—whether responding to another mandate, supporting a student in crisis, or figuring out staff coverage. Let’s discuss how we tackle both persistent and emerging challenges. Come for honest conversation, practical strategies, and tools you can use next week.
A practical case study of how a Philadelphia elementary school implemented a collaborative equity audit and staff-led equity team to build internal capacity, surface actionable data, and catalyze gradual schoolwide change.
Participate in envisioning a physical and virtual space that serves as an innovation hub, lab, library, and learning commons. It is a place, both physical and virtual, where students, teachers, and administrators experiment, try out, create, and test major ideas before they are implemented across the school. Imagine a space where books, media, and technology don’t just coexist—they ignite curiosity, experimentation, and bold new ideas. That is the essence of the Innovation Lab and Learning Commons (ILLC): the next stage in the metamorphosis of the school library.
There is a fascinating intersection between art and science. Let’s talk about it! We’ll be exploring Neuroarts—the science of how art and aesthetic experiences measurably impact the brain, body, and behavior. Learn how all forms of creative engagement benefit every student.
EduCon 2026