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Deeper Learning 2026

Welcome Deeper Learners!

This digital program is for all things DL2026! Session selection is LIVE. Only registered attendees will be able to select sessions starting March 3rd. Click this link to REGISTER.

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: Where Curiosity Leads Fleet Science Center

10:00am PDT

HTH GSE Degrees Community Mixer High Tech High Great RoomBrittney Quinones

11:45am PDT

Student Makers Market High Tech Elementary Registration Area

12:15pm PDT

Opening Experience High Tech High Graduate School of Education ForumDina Buchbinder • Marimar Patrón Vázquez • Kwaku Aning • Stanley Rodriguez

1:45pm PDT

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

4:30pm PDT

Creating Communities of Protection, Resistance and Deeper Learning in Sanctuary Schools: Accompañamiento as Innovation High Tech Middle CommonsChandler 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 • Ash Vasudeva • Jim May A Way to Shift from Surviving to Thriving High Tech Middle 116DDS Dobson-Smith • Jeff Snipes Activating the Third Teacher to Enhance Learning High Tech Middle 109Ben Hoff • Christopher Hanks • Edward Montalvo • Tamika Henry Authentic Community Service: When Students Identify and Lead the Way High Tech High 117Erin Gilbert • Liliana McVey Belonging Through Play: Equity and Student Agency High Tech High 107Brooke Wallace • Dina Buchbinder Books Alive - Exploring Literacy Through Drama High Tech High 150Josie Nardella • Michelle Weir Building Belonging: Tools for Student-Led Classrooms High Tech Middle 117Hannah Read 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 Reclaimed: It Didn't Kill the Cat! High Tech Middle 114Sarah Gerlinger 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 Human Schools for Inhuman Times High Tech High 158Libby Woodfin Mission-Aligned Targets, Deeper Learning Outcomes High Tech Middle 102Laura Flaxman • Anna Sea Ordinary Streets, Extraordinary Learning High Tech Middle 106Anna Leonhard Lacerda • Carrie Wihbey • Kateshia McAfee • Laura Tavares Rethinking Stress to Nurture Thriving Learners High Tech Middle 107Kimberly Tsai • Matthew Swenson Summit Crossover Session: Adaptive Solutions, Technical Moves: How Check-Ins Address Complex Leadership Challenges High Tech High International 123Lauren Perez Pietruszka • Joyce Randall Summit Crossover Session: Beyond Grades and Test Scores: Experiential Learning and SEL Boosts Postsecondary Success High Tech Elementary 114Samantha Brenner Summit Crossover Session: Leveraging Learning Walks to Align on Student Experiences and Improve Coaching Outcomes High Tech Elementary 217Krysten Wendell • Lisa Schmitt Summit Session: Leader's Mindset: Shifting Deeper Learning from Complex Challenge to Improvable Problem High Tech Elementary 222Alisa Berger • Aurora Kushner System-Level R&D: Conditions for Change High Tech High 106Devin 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

Morning Movement: Awakening AI Through Movement High Tech Elementary EntranceCereescia Sandoval

7:00am PDT

Morning Movement: Kayak and Community Paddle Boardwalk Outside Courtyard MarriottLeslie Magaña • Jeff Embleton

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 Are Your Structures Sabotaging Your Mission? High Tech Middle 102Aziza Purser • Laura Flaxman Collective Design: Designing WITH the Local Genius of Our Communities High Tech Middle 116José E Garcia • Kim Frankel Marsh • Nick Kappelhof Crafting Hope in Challenging Times High Tech High 146Cassiopeia Guthrie Design for Belonging Within & Beyond Classroom Walls High Tech High 148Cereescia Sandoval • Miki Tomita Okamoto Empowering Educators to Lead Fieldwork: Doing More with Less High Tech High 105Bobor Jones • Dr. Laura DeLima ENGAGE! Designing Innovative Project-Based Experiences High Tech Middle 113Kurt Wootton • Marimar Patrón Vázquez Experience as Text High Tech High 141Brian Delgado • Andrew Lerario • Mike Strong Gamified Project-Based Learning to Engage your Classroom High Tech Middle 107Adam Ko How to Deeper Learn-ify Your Adopted Curriculum High Tech High 107Josette Neal-De-Stanton • Justin Wells • Soraya Ramos Leading PBL Through Workforce Transformation High Tech Middle 117James Campbell • Taya Tselolikhina • Taya Tselolikhina Lessons that Inspire: Deeper Instruction Strategies High Tech High 144Ron Berger Let's Build a Space Habitat! A PBL & Design Thinking Slice High Tech High 150Russell Walker Let's Design Tomorrow’s Schools: AI, Equity, and Collaboration High Tech Middle 106Alejandro Contreras Multilingual Ecosystems: The Head, Hands, and Heart High Tech Middle 108Beth Puma Negotiation for Education Leaders High Tech High 158Zachary Herrmann Numbers are People 2 (Too) High Tech Middle 109Sarah Strong • Kali Frederick Play More Attention: The Magic of Crafting Engaging Experiences High Tech High 117Carolene King • Skyler King Rewrite the Script: Redefining School Through Storytelling and Pathways High Tech Middle 119Eric Timmons • Jessica Just Rhythm Rooms: Body Percussion Tools for Engagement, Belonging, and Classroom Culture High Tech High 106Jason Nious • Sanseria Murray Rooted in Vision: Leading to Accelerate Emergence and Coherence High Tech Middle 114Alisa Berger • Jal Mehta Students Are the Curriculum and the Community Is the School High Tech High 164Anthonette Peña • Dr. Sonn Sam

2:45pm PDT

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

4:30pm PDT

The Future Isn’t Standardized: A Film Screening and Conversation High Tech High Graduate School of Education ForumBrittney Quinones • Mari Jones • Josh Reppun

5:00pm PDT

Mingei International Museum Guided Tour Mingei International Museum

6:00pm PDT

PBLWorks Social Hour Stone Brewing Liberty StationBob Lenz

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 Becoming a DL Teacher: Feedback That Matters High Tech High 158Kaile Berlenbach • Mark Hines Beyond the One-and-Done: Adult Learning for Impact High Tech High 150Christina Aries Bridging the Gap: Partnering for Equitable Access to Futures in STEM High Tech Middle 114Megan Reed • Joanna Sanborn 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 Design for Deeper Learning with the AI Kaleidoscope High Tech High 107Rosemarie Biocarles-Rydeen Developing Authentic Audiences for PBL High Tech High 146Dolan Morgan • Sevana Sammis How to Craft Movement Stories High Tech Middle 116Luke Piedad • Patrick Yurick • Victor Flores Leveling Up: How Play Builds SEL Muscles in Adolescents High Tech High 144Aaryn Drapiza • Bridget Yoko Mission-Aligned Targets, Deeper Learning Outcomes High Tech Middle 102Laura Flaxman • Anna 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 Student Voice Data: Building Safer Schools High Tech Middle 108Sarah Lundy Student-Led Workshop: The Power of Play High Tech Middle 117Asher Kalisuch • Cole D'Agostino Summit Crossover Session: Climb with Clarity: Using the Ladder of Inference to Transform Data into Collective Action High Tech Elementary 113Elda Armendariz Summit Crossover Session: Designing Expected Outcomes to Unlock Literacy Potential: EmPOWERing Schools to Accelerate Proficiency. High Tech High International 222Alisha O'Connor • Joyce Beasley • Manya Bouteneff Summit Crossover Session: Family Engagement as a Strategic Tool for School Improvement High Tech Elementary 115Rita Perez • Karmen Rouland • Kailanya Brailey Summit Crossover Session: From Hidden to Found: Using Improvement Science to Drive Compelling Results for LTMLLs High Tech Elementary 221Caitlin Osugi • Marc Stein • Jeremy M Cooper Summit Crossover Session: From Words to Action: Design-Thinking Tools for Coherent Improvement High Tech High International 215Jessica Jenkins • Tanisha Myles Summit Crossover Session: Youth Voice in Action: Turning Student Insights into Policy and Practice High Tech Elementary 114Julie Smith System-Level R&D: Conditions for Change High Tech High 106Devin Vodicka • Katie Martin The Power of Ritual in Building Team Culture High Tech High 105David Williams Tune In to Sound, Speak Out as Practice High Tech Middle 109Tony Simmons

11:45am PDT

Keynote & Closing High Tech High Graduate School of Education Forum

1:00pm PDT

Lunch and Marketplace High Tech Elementary Gym