Breakout Sessions

Where Curiosity Meets Practice: Engage, explore, expand. Curated sessions designed to spark new ideas in EdTech

 
 

AI in Education Summit Speakers & Presenters

Presenter: SAL KHAN Organization: Khan Academy Session: Keynote

Brave new words, bold new tools: how AI can help us personalize education, deepen human connection, and fulfil the mission of empowering every learner.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry ProfessionalsStudentsParents
Presenter: DR. MISTY D. FREEMAN Organization: Mocha Sprout Session: Keynote

A strategic lens on integrating AI in schools—grounded in behavioural science and equity—to empower leaders in building ethical, inclusive, and student-centred learning environments.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry ProfessionalsStudentsParents
Presenter: DR. ISABELLE HAU Organization: Stanford Accelerator for Human Intelligence Session: Keynote

Exploring the evolution of teacher education to support AI-native educators while preserving the essential human and social dimensions of teaching.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry ProfessionalsStudentsParents
Presenter: THAN HEALY Organization: Menlo School Session: Keynote

This session will explore how leaders can guide institutions through change, from effectively onboarding teachers to fostering academic integrity, with insights and examples from Menlo School’s approach.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry ProfessionalsStudentsParents
Presenter: DREW BENT Organization: Anthropic AI Session: Keynote

An interactive keynote tackling the rise of 'brain rot' in the AI era—exploring how tools like Claude can sharpen critical thinking and redefine the boundaries of innovative edtech; come with your questions.

Relevant for: EducatorsIndustry ProfessionalsStudents
Presenter: AATASH PARIKH Organization: Inkwire Session: Breakout Session

Discover how AI can help educators contextualise learning through the principles of project-based learning, empowering teacher-student co-design to meet the demands of a changing world.

Relevant for: EducatorsIndustry Professionals
Presenter: DOUGLAS KIANG Organization: Menlo School Session: Breakout Session

A call for educators to lead the AI revolution—transforming classrooms with creative, ethical, and collaborative AI-forward teaching.

Relevant for: EducatorsIndustry Professionals
Presenter: MIKE MENDELSEN Organization: Sideby.AI Session: Breakout Session

Explore how human-centred, transformational pedagogy can help educators lead AI learning that reshapes students as creators, thinkers, and citizens.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry Professionals
Presenter: APRIL LEHMAN & ANUJA AGARWAL Organization: Notebook LM - Google Session: Breakout Session

Join a forward-looking discussion on how students and educators are actively shaping AI's role in the classroom—exploring real-world use cases, evolving norms around ‘acceptable’ AI use, and the opportunities AI presents for deeply personalised, interest-driven learning by using NotebookLM.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationStudents
Presenter: AMANDA GRUTZA Organization: The Third Space Session: Breakout Session

In this neuroscience-informed maker lab, learn how to transform any LLM into a Socratic thought partner—fueling metacognition, creativity, and deeper learning through hands-on prompt engineering and brain-based strategies.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationStudents
Presenter: JASON HOVEY Organization: Khan Academy Session: Breakout Session

Khan Academy Reimagined for Districts 2026 which builds on years of research-backed learning gains to deliver even greater impact through aligned instructional content, actionable teacher insights, and Khanmigo student support. Learn how this new evolution helps districts accelerate mastery growth, close achievement gaps, and sustain measurable improvements in learning outcomes—at scale.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationStudents
Presenter: SARAH RIDENOUR Organization: Sterne School Session: Breakout Session

Explore how AI can support Universal Design for Learning by meeting diverse learning needs—including neurodiverse learners—through personalised, accessible, and student-centred strategies.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministration Industry Professionals
Presenter: MANPREET SINGH Organization: Google Session: Breakout Session

Explore how teachers can blend AI’s practical strengths with mindfulness, positive psychology, and emotional intelligence to empower students as active agents in their learning and wellbeing—building resilience, balance, and a stronger sense of belonging.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry ProfessionalsStudentsParents
Presenter: JULIA DOSCHER Organization: Khan Lab School Session: Breakout Session

Experience a live math lesson using AI tools, then explore strategies to engage students, parents, and school communities in building trust and alignment around AI in education.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry ProfessionalsStudentsParents
Presenter: KANOA / ROB LOCASCIO / NEHA GUPTA Organization: KID. Co Session: Breakout Session

Explore the future of children’s education and AI literacy through the KID Device—an interactive platform designed for ages 4–14 that prioritizes creativity, safety, and responsible AI use.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationParents
Presenter: LINDSEY CASSELMAN Organization: Schoolio Session: Breakout Session

Discover how emotionally intelligent AI can support neurodivergent learners by adapting academics, social-emotional needs, and IEP goals—redefining classrooms around equity, flexibility, and whole-child design

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationStudents
Presenter: JASON FEIG Organization: AI Owl Session: Breakout Session

Learn how AI Owl is advancing practical, responsible AI literacy in schools through free training, real-world classroom integration, and the AI for Youth program—powered by partnerships like Khan Academy and Ohio’s TechCred Grant.

Relevant for: EducatorsIndustry Professionals
Presenter: DR. SONIA TIWARI Organization: Kids AI Session: Breakout Session

Uncover how AI characters in kids' apps and classrooms impact learning, with research-backed insights and practical guidance for designing safe, creative, and developmentally meaningful experiences.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministrationIndustry Professionals
Presenter: DAVE PETTINE Organization: 2-hour Learning Session: Breakout Session

Discover a groundbreaking school model that uses AI-driven, mastery-based learning to deliver core academics in two hours—freeing up time for enrichment, leadership, and deeper teacher-student connection.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministratorsParents
Presenter: SARANYAN VIGRAHAM Organization: Meta Session: Breakout Session

Explore how to teach teens AI ethics through play—not just tools—drawing on real-world lessons from years of building AI systems and working on cutting-edge models at Meta.

Relevant for: EducatorsParents
Presenter: BABUR HABIB Organization: Portfolio School, NY Session: Breakout Session

This interactive and practical session will explore how constructivist and constructionist theories of learning—pioneered by visionaries such as Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, John Dewey, Jerome Bruner, Maria Montessori, and Seymour Papert—can be reimagined in today’s learning environments through the use of artificial intelligence.

Relevant for: EducatorsResearchersAdministrators
Presenter: ROHAM ARBABI Organization: Khan Lab School Session: Poster Session

Khandor: an AI Google Chrome extension/assistant that can help students reconsider their online actions. It can be customized to any school’s rulebooks.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: SEERAT DANG Organization: Khan Lab School Session: Poster Session

Discover how AI can move from assistant to collaborative partner by mapping a student’s unique brain blueprint to meaningful, personalised career pathways.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: KRISH BUTANI Organization: Khan Lab School Session: Poster Session

Explore how machine learning and NLP can detect ethical fallacies in real time—promoting media literacy and critical thinking through AI-powered argument analysis.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: KAI ETKIN Organization: Los Altos High School / Researcher Session: Breakout Session

A high school researcher shares insights from a 230-participant study on AI and reading comprehension—bridging academic findings with the lived experience of AI in the classroom.

Relevant for: EducatorsAdministratorsResearchers
Presenter: LINDSAY BULLIS Organization: Del Mar Union School District and Bullis Bridge Consulting Session: Breakout Session

Dive into the latest AI literacy tools designed for young learners and gain hands-on experience with platforms that support interactive content creation, writing support, and personalised learning. Leave with ready-to-use strategies for integrating AI literacy into your curriculum in meaningful, age-appropriate ways.

Relevant for: Elementary EducatorsAdministrators
Presenter: ARTURO Organization: PopStock Inc. Session: Breakout Session

Explore how AI-powered learning loops can support student reflection, decision-making, and growth—giving teachers real-time insight while building resilience, agency, and trust in the classroom.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: MONICA STALLINGS Organization: Agrossey Session: Breakout Session

Discover how Agrossey uses AI to deepen student–teacher relationships—helping educators capture conversations, craft meaningful narratives, and track student wellbeing to support connection, resilience, and belonging.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: KATIA SAINTFORT-RUSS Organization: Purdue University Session: Poster

Grounded in doctoral research, this session explores how AI can help close learning gaps through personalised instruction, timely support, and teacher preparation—creating classrooms where every student feels seen and equipped to succeed.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: SARAH MCFARLAND Organization: Visions in Education Session: Breakout Session

Learn how school leaders at Visions in Education are building a scalable, equity-driven AI implementation model—featuring teacher training, policy design, student ethics tools, and one of California’s first AI CTE pathways.

Relevant for: Administrators
Presenter: CHRISTIE PANG Organization: Lirvana Labs Session: Breakout Session

Explore how teachers are using Yeti Co-Pilot’s AI-powered tools to co-plan, co-teach, and deliver targeted, inclusive instruction—supporting multilingual learners and driving measurable gains in literacy and math.

Relevant for: AdminEducators
Presenter: SAM YOUNG Organization: Young Scholars Academy Session: Breakout Session

Learn how AI can help educators implement a neuroscience-backed executive function framework—empowering students with learning differences to manage tasks, build independence, and exceed expectations.

Relevant for: AdministrationEducatorsParents
Presenter: ANANDITA MUKHERJEE Organization: Khan Lab School Session: Poster Session

This student-led project explores how vision-language models like CLIP can improve biomedical diagnostics by applying zero-shot classification, prompt engineering, and linear probing to chest X-rays and histology images.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: ERIN SMITH Organization: Socrates Preparatory Session: Breakout session

Through one educator’s journey from burnout to balance, discover how AI-powered prompts can support executive function, emotional regulation, and well-being for both teachers and students.

Relevant for: All level educatorsAdministratorsParents
Presenter: ERIN SMITH Organization: Socrates Preparatory Session: Breakout session

Learn how to design AI-powered ‘brain coaches’ that support executive function, emotional regulation, and independent learning—especially for neurodiverse students—through simple, human-centered strategies.

Relevant for: All level educatorsAdministratorsParents
Presenter: TIM CONWAY Organization: NOW Programs Session: Breakout Session

Dr. Tim Conway bridges decades of neuroscience and lived experience to show how evidence-based methods and AI can transform learning differences into measurable strengths, empowering every learner from early childhood onward.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: VIVIEN KENMOGNE Organization: MathSense AI Session: Breakout Session

Explore how teacher-centered AI tools can move beyond correctness checks to diagnose student misconceptions in math—turning recurring errors into powerful learning opportunities.

Relevant for: Educators
Presenter: CHELSEA CONFALONE Organization: LA Unified School District Session: Breakout Session

Join fellow educators to explore how students can use AI responsibly and ethically as a tool for inquiry, creativity, and deeper thinking. Leave with classroom-ready strategies that strengthen learning goals and help students engage with AI as a project partner, not a shortcut.

Relevant for: All level educators
Presenter: VEDH KRISHNAN Organization: Gigiano AI Session: Poster

Discover how a student-built AI assistant trained on a beloved teacher’s lectures is transforming AP History study with personalized, lecture-style support at Lake Forest High School.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: CRAIG HORNING, ELIZABETH MCWHORTER & ERIC FALKE Organization: ThriveIEP Session: Breakout Session

We asked: What if we didn’t just digitize the status quo? What if we designed tools around real people’s daily challenges—combining smart technology with human-first workflows that honor every learner’s potential?

Relevant for: AdministratorsResearchersEducatorsParents
Presenter: HUDSON MITCHELL-PULLMAN Organization: High School Student, San Diego Session: Breakout Session

A high school researcher, in collaboration with a UCSD PhD advisor, challenges the status quo of AI education—advocating for integrated, teacher-facing tools over generic skills to make AI meaningful across K–12 curricula.

Relevant for: AdministratorsResearchersIndustry Professionals
Presenter: EVGENIA KOLESNIKOV Organization: Summit Public Schools Session: Breakout Session

Summit Public Schools’ Head of Culture and Dean of Instruction, reveals how English learners can use AI-powered visual storytelling to build vocabulary, precision, and confidence through playful, student-centered language practice.

Relevant for: AdministratorsResearchersIndustry Professionals
Presenter: ALISA BETTALE & SAGE MILLER Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab Session: Poster session

Researchers and content managers from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab present hands-on Python projects that teach high schoolers machine learning through real-world STEM research data.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: MICHAEL DONHOST Organization: Agentic Learning Session: Breakout session

We’ll explore designing away from the risk of isolation in AI-enhanced learning and toward a connected approach that centers purpose, creativity, and joy. From seeding full project-based units to shorter, interactive lesson loops, you’ll leave with practical ideas to ensure your lessons are designed with, not by, AI.

Relevant for: Everyone!
Presenter: MICHAEL DONHOST Organization: Agentic Learning Session: Breakout session

Adoption sticks when leaders co-create a shared why. In this session, we’ll surface and prioritize rationales, from learning acceleration and learner agency to equity and career readiness, to shape a why unique to your community. You’ll leave with an informed approach to building broad support for innovative, responsible AI adoption.

Relevant for: Everyone!