AI Educator Summit: Full Schedule

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8:00am CDT

Welcome to the 2026 AI Educator Summit

Wednesday August 5, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am CDT

Gymnasium

Wednesday August 5, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am CDT
Gymnasium

Summit Business

8:15am CDT

Keynote Speaker - Boy, That Escalated Quickly: Navigating Change in the Age of AI

Wednesday August 5, 2026 8:15am - 9:15am CDT

Gymnasium

AI didn't invent the panic that comes with new classroom technology. Calculators, the internet, and cell phones each sparked the same fears, and yet here we are, still teaching. In this keynote, Mark Henderson puts today's AI moment in perspective, validates the real concerns educators are feeling, and offers a practical, human-centered way to move forward. You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to start.

Speakers

Mark Henderson

AI x Education Specialist

Mark Henderson is the Director of AI Initiatives at the Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA) and the creator of the Assignment Makeover framework, a practical approach to redesigning classroom tasks for the AI age. A former high school English teacher, Mark brings a classroom-first... Read More →

Wednesday August 5, 2026 8:15am - 9:15am CDT
Gymnasium

Keynote

12:00pm CDT

Lunch

Wednesday August 5, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm CDT

Gymnasium

Wednesday August 5, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm CDT
Gymnasium

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