Conversations
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!
This powerful professional learning session is designed for all educators—teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders—committed to building truly inclusive learning environments where every student feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute. We will collectively explore and practice equity of voice, a pedagogical approach rooted in the principle that all students, regardless of background or learning profile, deserve an equitable chance to participate in and influence the learning process.
Concerned about climate change? Trying to combat student hopelessness and inspire them to take action for the future? Sign up! By working cross-curricularly, we can use examples from history on sustainable living, uncover everyday STEM practices of civilizations across the world, and build hopeful action for the future.
An approach to education that centers holistic human thriving moves beyond traditional academics to prepare students for a complex, ever-changing world. We believe true success encompasses not only intellectual growth but also physical, mental, material, socio-emotional, and relational well-being.
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.
We’ll reimagine classrooms as spaces where creativity is practiced daily—through risk-taking, curiosity, and problem-solving. We'll focus on the question: How do we give students not just tools, but the mindset to tackle complex problems with confidence, imagination, and resilience?
How do we meet this moment? What does showing up for one another look like in our schools and communities? How do we create connections that sustain us through difficult times?
A portrait of a graduate is a powerful symbol, but ultimately, it’s static. It offers a snapshot of who we hope students will become, but too often it stops short. It tells us what the end goal is, without showing us how to get there.
What we need is a path.
Sometimes, it's really just the prompt! A lot of times, when class discussions go flat, we blame our personalities, the lethargy of "kids these days", or the curriculum. But often, if we had just asked the question a different way, changed a few words, we would have had success! This session is about sharing best strategies to ask the best questions.
EduCon 2026
