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#LFS24 Schedule

NESA 2024 LEARNING FUTURES SUMMIT, ATHENS, GREECE

March 1-2, 2024

Friday, March 1

7:30-8:30	PICK UP #LFS24 MATERIALS – Royal Olympic Hotel
8:30-10:00	PLENARY SESSION Sponsored by i-Ready Welcome & Introductions Specialist Engagement Talks: Lee Ann Jung, Raya Bidshahri, Brendan Madden
10:00-10:30	COFFEE BREAK Sponsored by Lehigh University
10:30-2:00	DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS & LUNCH Choice of 6 specialist sessions, repeated on Day 2, except * Rethinking Education (Learning Design) with Challenge-Based Learning – RAYA BIDSHAHRI * Seen, Heard, and Valued: Universal Design for Learning and Beyond – LEE ANN JUNG Modern Pedagogy in Practice – BRENDAN MADDEN Possibilities and Parameters: Shifting Educator Practice in the Era of AI – DEEPJYOT (Deep) SIDHU Equity by (re)Design – JACINTA WILLIAMS Empathy to Impact: Deep Ecology (How might we learn from nature to be well?) – IVY YAN
12:00-1:00	LUNCH Sponsored by Wilkes University
1:00-2:00	DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS, continued
2:00-3:00	INNOVATION & LEARNING SESSION: – Learn More » Grab a coffee and snack, then build connections and share insights from the field with our NESA Exhibitor Learning Partners.
3:00-3:15	– transition time –
3:15-4:15	SHARE THE JOURNEY WORKSHOPS – Explore the workshops » Presented by NESA School Educators Plagiarism Detection and Ethical AI Use (Gr. 6-12): KENDAL FORTSON Creating Innovation – How to integrate innovation labs into the curriculum in order to enhance teaching and learning (All Grades): JOSHUA HUNT & SUZIE VESPER Early Intervention for Reading Success within an MTSS Framework (Gr. K-5): SHARON McGOWAN Empowering Educators – Integrating AI, Disruptive Tech, and Ethical Tech Use in Math, Science, and STEAM (Gr. 9-12): ARISTOTELIS THYMIANOS
6:00-8:00	SOCIAL SOIREE – Royal Olympic Hotel Sponsored by Cairo American College, Egypt Relax, reconnect with old friends and get acquainted with new ones while enjoying dazzling views of the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. (Refreshments & heavy hors d'oeuvres/appetizers)

Saturday, March 2

8:30-9:15	PLENARY SESSION Engagement Keynote: "The Convergence of Disruptive Technologies: The 2050 Curriculum at Cairo American College": JARED HARRIS & COURTNEY BAILEY
9:15-9:30	– transition time –
9:30-12:30	DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS & COFFEE BREAK Choice of 6 specialist sessions, repeated from Day 1 except * Rethinking Education (Learning Design) with Challenge-Based Learning – RAYA BIDSHAHRI * Assessment in the Inclusive Classroom: Reopening Doors with Universal Design – LEE ANN JUNG Modern Pedagogy in Practice – BRENDAN MADDEN Possibilities and Parameters: Shifting Educator Practice in the Era of AI – DEEPJYOT (Deep) SIDHU Equity by (re)Design – JACINTA WILLIAMS Empathy to Impact: Deep Ecology (How might we learn from nature to be well?) – IVY YAN
11:00-11:30	COFFEE BREAK Sponsored by Teaching Strategies
11:30-12:30	DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS, continued
12:30-1:30	LUNCH (provided by NESA)
1:30-2:30	SHARE THE JOURNEY WORKSHOPS – Explore the workshops » Presented by NESA School Educators Instructional Lesson Frames – Prep Less, Engage More! (All Grades): LeaANNE EATON Game On – Innovating Professional Learning (All Grades): CINDY KAARDAL & JANE ROSS Vocabulary Acquisition – An Out of the Box Experience Through Inquiry (Gr. 6-12): CHRISTINA ROCHA
2:30-2:45	– transition time –
2:45-3:30	CLOSING PLENARY – Connections, synthesis and take-aways Learning Futures Panel: Deepjyot Sidhu, Jacinta Williams, Ivy Yan

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