Deeper Learning 2026

Deeper Learning 2026

Welcome Deeper Learners!

This digital program is for all things DL2026! Sched is currently in PREVIEW MODE ONLY. You may select your sessions starting March 3rd at 5pm PDT.

You will need to select one Workshop Round 1 or Den Talk [for Day 1], one Deep Dive session [for Day 2], and one Workshop Round 2 or Den Talk [for Day 3]. These sessions have capacity limits and will fill up.

For an overview of the event and session types, campus map and frequently asked questions, check out the event info page here.

We can’t wait to see you!

8:30am PDT

Pre-Conference Add On: Cultivating Deeper Learning at the Encinitas Farm Lab EUSD Farm Lab Pre-Conference Add On: Improv for Educators National Comedy Theatre Stage Pre-Conference Add On: Where Curiosity Leads Fleet Science Center

11:45am PDT

Student Makers Market High Tech Elementary Lot

12:15pm PDT

Opening Experience High Tech High Graduate School of Education Forum

1:45pm PDT

Community Advisory & Student-Led Experiences Your Deep Dive Session Room

4:30pm PDT

Accompañamiento as Innovation: Creating Communities of Protection, Resistance and Deeper Learning in Sanctuary Schools High Tech Middle CommonsChandler Patton Miranda • Lara Evangelista From Vision to Action: Bringing Project Based Learning for All to Life High Tech High CommonsDr. Lisa Mireles • Bob Lenz Summit Fireside Chat: Deeper Learning or Continuous Improvement: Why not both? High Tech High Graduate School of Education ForumBen Daley • Jim May A Provocation Lab for Building a Culture of Inquiry High Tech Middle 114Sarah Gerlinger Belonging Through Play: Equity and Student Agency High Tech Middle 119Brooke Wallace • Dina Buchbinder Auron Books Alive - Exploring Literacy Through Drama High Tech Middle 116Josie Nardella • Michelle Weir Building Ecosystems of Mattering in Schools High Tech Middle 113Dr. Scott Martin Community Rap Sessions: Fostering Authentic Family & Community Partnership High Tech Middle 101Clare McKenna • Deborah Parizek • Theo Kozerski Curiosity & Consistency: Student Leadership High Tech Middle 117Hannah Read Design for Deeper Learning with the AI Kaleidoscope High Tech High 107Rosemarie Biocarles-Rydeen Designing Projects That Matter: Equity in CTE/IB High Tech High 144Angie Nastovska Enduring Engagement Through Authentic Assessment High Tech High 146Amber George Ground Control to Major Tom: Modern Leadership High Tech High 148Leigh Fitzgerald Mission-Aligned Targets, Deeper Learning Outcomes High Tech Middle 102Anna Sea Ordinary Streets, Extraordinary Learning High Tech Middle 106Anna Leonhard Lacerda • Carrie Wihbey • Kateshia McAfee • Laura Tavares Peer Coaching That Transforms Schools High Tech High 150DDS Dobson-Smith • Jeff Snipes Rethinking Instructional Rounds High Tech High 158Michele Shannon Rethinking Stress to Nurture Thriving Learners High Tech High 106Kimberly Tsai Cawkwell • Matthew Swenson Student Feedback to Drive Motivation, Attendance & Engagement High Tech Middle 107Haben Ghebregergish • Jose Perez • Julian Spencer Student Led Service Fueled by The Benjamin Project High Tech High 117Erin Gilbert • Liliana McVey Student Voice Data: Building Safer Schools High Tech Middle 108Sarah Lundy Summit Crossover Session: Adaptive Solutions, Technical Moves: How Check-Ins Address Complex Leadership Challenges TBALauren Perez Pietruszka • Joyce Randall Summit Crossover Session: Beyond Grades and Test Scores: Experiential Learning and SEL Boosts Postsecondary Success TBASamantha Brenner Summit Crossover Session: Leveraging Learning Walks to Align on Student Experiences and Improve Coaching Outcomes TBAKrysten Wendell • Lisa Schmitt Summit Session: Leader's Mindset: Shifting Deeper Learning from Complex Challenge to Improvable Problem TBAAlisa Berger • Aurora Kushner System-Level R&D: Conditions for Change High Tech Middle 109Devin Vodicka • Katie Martin The Power of Play: Deepening Trust and Belonging High Tech High 105Victoria Veneziano

6:15pm PDT

Reception & Dinner Courtyard Marriott Liberty Station

6:50am PDT

Awakening AI Through Movement High Tech Elementary EntranceCereescia Sandoval

8:00am PDT

Breakfast and Marketplace High Tech Elementary Gym

8:10am PDT

Breakfast Meetup: Join the Deeper Learning Network: A New Initiative from the Deeper Learning Institute at the Harvard Graduate School of Education High Tech Elementary 122Alisa Berger • Jal Mehta

9:00am PDT

Community Advisory: Deeper Learning Competencies Your Deep Dive Session Room

9:30am PDT

A Box Sent Back from the Future High Tech Middle 101Marc Chun • Tara Odorizzi Design Lab: Design for Belonging Within & Beyond Classroom Walls High Tech High 148Miki Tomita Okamoto Empowering Educators to Lead Fieldwork: Doing More with Less High Tech High 106Bobor Jones • Dr. Laura DeLima ENGAGE! Designing Innovative Project-Based Experiences High Tech High 105Kurt Wootton • Marimar Patrón Vázquez Fabric of Resistance: Crafting Hope Amid School Rhetoric High Tech High 146Cassiopeia Guthrie Gamified Project-Based Learning to Engage your Classroom High Tech High 158Adam Ko How to Deeper Learn-ify Your Adopted Curriculum TBAJosette Neal-de-Stanton • Justin Wells • Soraya Ramos Leading PBL Through Workforce Transformation TBAJames Campbell • Rhonda Hill • Taya Tselolikhina Lessons that Inspire: Deeper Instruction Strategies High Tech High 107Ron Berger Let's Build a Space Habitat! A PBL & Design Thinking Slice High Tech High 106Russell Walker Let's Design Tomorrow’s Schools: AI, Equity, and Collaboration High Tech Middle 106Alejandro Contreras Listening Louder: Centering Voices to Co-Create Community High Tech Middle 116José Garcia • Kim Frankel Marsh • Nick Kappelhoff Multilingual Ecosystems: The Head, Hands, and Heart High Tech Middle 108Beth Puma Negotiation for Education Leaders High Tech High 107Zachary Herrmann Play More Attention: Magic, Mindfulness, & Crafting Engaging Experiences TBACarolene King • Skyler King Rewrite the Script: Redefining School Through Storytelling and Pathways TBAAshley Dos Santos • Eric Timmons • Jessica Just Rooted in Vision: Leading to Accelerate Emergence and Coherence TBAAlisa Berger • Jal Mehta Students Are the Curriculum and the Community Is the School TBADr. Sonn Sam The Experience as Text TBABrian Delgado • Andrew Lerario • Mike Strong The Rhythm of Belonging: Body Percussion Activities for Educators TBAJason Nious • Sanseria Murray

2:45pm PDT

Community Advisory: Deep Dive Reflection & Exhibition Prep Your Deep Dive Session Room

4:30pm PDT

What School Could Be: A Film Screening & Collective Conversation High Tech High Graduate School of Education Forum

5:00pm PDT

Mingei International Museum Guided Tour Mingei International Museum

8:00am PDT

Breakfast and Marketplace High Tech Elementary Gym

8:30am PDT

Community Advisory: Set Up and Prep for Exhibition Your Deep Dive Session Room

8:55am PDT

Exhibition of Learning Your Deep Dive Session Room

10:00am PDT

Prescribing Agency: Two Docs, One Mission: Centering Youth Voice for Transformative Learning High Tech Middle CommonsDr. Jesse Mendoza • Dr. Eric Goodman What Can the Deeper Learning and High Quality Instructional Materials Communities Learn from Each Other? High Tech High CommonsKiran Purohit • Elizabeth Chu Activating the Third Teacher to Enhance Learning High Tech High 106Ben Hoff • Christopher Hanks • Edward Montalvo • Tamika Henry Becoming a DL Teacher: Feedback That Matters High Tech High 158Kaile Berlenbach • Mark Hines Beyond Possible: a Community-based STEAM Pathway TBAMegan Reed • Joanna Sanborn Beyond the One-and-Done: Adult Learning for Impact High Tech High 150Christina Aries • Sheeba Jacob Building Ecosystems of Mattering in Schools High Tech Middle 113Dr. Scott Martin Building Student Centered Culture by Developing Teacher Leaders High Tech High 148Brian Delgado • Deidre Roemer • Julie Weber • Lee Waechter Community Rap Sessions: Fostering Authentic Family & Community Partnership High Tech Middle 101Clare McKenna • Deborah Parizek • Theo Kozerski Developing Authentic Audiences for PBL High Tech High 146Dolan Morgan • Sevana Sammis Leveling Up: How Play Builds SEL Muscles in Gen Z High Tech High 144Aaryn Drapiza • Bridget Yoko Mission-Aligned Targets, Deeper Learning Outcomes High Tech Middle 102Anna Sea Ordinary Streets, Extraordinary Learning High Tech Middle 106Anna Leonhard Lacerda • Carrie Wihbey • Kateshia McAfee • Laura Tavares Social Emotional Leadership Tools for Students High Tech High 117Sandra Mings Lamar • Terha Steen Storytelling for Student & Community Impact High Tech High 116Luke Piedad • Patrick Yurick • Victor Flores Student Feedback to Drive Motivation, Attendance & Engagement High Tech Middle 107Haben Ghebregergish • Jose Perez • Julian Spencer Student Voice Data: Building Safer Schools High Tech Middle 108Sarah Lundy Student-Led Workshop: The Power of Play for Pupils High Tech High 119Asher Kalisuch • Cole D'Agostino Summit Crossover Session: Climb with Clarity: Using the Ladder of Inference to Transform Data into Collective Action TBAElda Armendariz Summit Crossover Session: Family Engagement as a Strategic Tool for School Improvement TBARita Perez • Karmen Rouland • Kailanya Brailey Summit Crossover Session: From Hidden to Found: Using Improvement Science to Drive Compelling Results for LTMLLs TBACaitlin Osugi • Marc Stein • Jeremy M Cooper Summit Crossover Session: From Words to Action: Design-Thinking Tools for Coherent Improvement TBAJessica Jenkins • Tanisha Myles Summit Crossover Session: Unlocking Literacy Potential: EmPOWERing Schools through Community Partnerships TBAAlisha O'Connor • Joyce Beasley • Manya Bouteneff Summit Crossover Session: Youth Voice in Action: Turning Student Insights into Policy and Practice TBAJulie Smith System-Level R&D: Conditions for Change High Tech Middle 109Devin Vodicka • Katie Martin The Power of Ritual in Building Culture High Tech High 114David Williams

11:45am PDT

Keynote & Closing High Tech High Graduate School of Education Forum

1:00pm PDT

Lunch and Marketplace High Tech Elementary Gym

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