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!
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.
How can we provide entry points into data analysis that support visual learners and enhance student curiosity and creativity? Both visual art and data tell stories, and students can use their skills of critical thinking and compassion to create visual narratives that also speak to their passion for activism and world-changing. The conversation will highlight an exciting and innovative seventh grade unit at the Rashi School. In this unit, students explored data about climate change from a variety of graphs and charts. This was connected to the 6th grade Science curriculum, and their Science teacher assisted in providing and vetting sources for the graphs. Students learned about the growing art form of data visualization, and created their own data art using a choice of fiber art, sculpture, and painting. They also wrote artist statements and presented their work in class.
Join South Bronx Community Charter High School as we share our journey as a mentor school in New York State’s PLAN pilot, transforming graduation pathways through performance-based, student-centered learning. This interactive session will explore how we built systems for real-world assessment, support peer schools, and center equity and youth voice. Walk away with tools, strategies, and inspiration to lead personalized, competency-based learning in your own school or district.
The pressures on educators (and on everyone) are significant in this moment. How do we care for ourselves so that we can continue to care for others?
When students leave your classroom, what is the story they tell when they go home to their families or when they talk to their friends? The "tea" they spill is connected to the intentionality that goes into the planning in your class.
EduCon 2026
