Technology Conference 2025

Sylvia Martinez was an aerospace engineer before becoming an educational software producer and vice president of a video game company. She spent a decade as the President of Generation YES, the groundbreaking non-profit that provides educators with the tools necessary to place students in leadership roles in their schools and communities...

Gary Stager is one of the world’s leading experts and advocates for computer programming, robotics and learning-by-doing in classrooms. In 1990, Dr. Stager led professional development in the world’s first laptop schools and played a major role in the early days of online education...

Making, The Future

Making in education has connected educators around the world in a quest to make education more authentic and relevant for all. We stand on the shoulders of giants who reimagined what learning could be and developed new ways to explore powerful ideas. In the present, we strive to deepen our commitment to provide authentic learning opportunities for all young people.
We can look into the future to see what the children in today’s classrooms will experience and support them as they become changemakers and global citizens. New technologies such as Artificial Intelligence should be viewed through a “maker” lens—as opportunities to engage young people in new models of designing, creating, and communicating. “AI literacy” is not enough. What matters is what students can DO with AI. This stance towards learning is about active construction of projects leading to the construction of powerful ideas, where the ultimate goal is making sense of the world.
This keynote will invite participants to explore the past, present, and future so that we can equip children with the tools and mindset to address the challenges of the future, and make the world a better place for all.

Girls & STEM: Equity, Inclusion, and Excellence

What interests girls in STEM and keeps them interested? This session will explore research, resources, and best practices to involve girls of all ages in STEM learning and create inclusive, equitable learning environments that support excellence in STEM.

The Future is Computational

Select a discipline, occupation, or even hobby X and there is, or will soon be, a version of that field, Computational X. This likely represents the vanguard of that discipline and the most lucrative opportunities. Schools need to understand what this shift means for curriculum, teachers, and students to prepare for an uncertain future. This session seeks to inspire thought, experimentation, and curricular reinvention in light of how computational fluency is necessitated by societal shifts, economics, and yes, even the arts. Examples of classroom projects will be shared.

The Art of Teaching with Computers

This session will go back to the roots of educational computing and progressive ideals to explore effective ways of using computers to amplify the potential learner. Part of the presentation will be dedicated to customizing open-ended tools for different students through the creation of microworlds. There will be ample opportunity for audience questions and conversation.