#NYCSchoolsTech Summit

Name	Location Name	Speakers
7:30 AM (EST)
Registration	FOYER
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM (EST)
Continental Breakfast	SCHOOL CAFETERIA
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EST)
Welcoming Remarks & Opening Keynote	AUDITORIUM	Richard Culatta - ISTE + ASCD
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM (EST)
Partner Meet & Greet	IN THE HALLS OF FLOORS 1, 3, 5
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (EST)
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Celebrating Asymmetrical Success	Room - 1N6 COMPUTER LAB	Shira Moskovitz - PS 343 The Children's Lab School
[AI] - AI Alchemy - AI Strategies & Applications for Transformative School Leadership	Room - 3N3 OTHER SHOP ROOM	Mark Erlenwein - Staten Island Technical High School
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - Tips & Tricks for Using Microsoft Products	Room - 3N6 COMPUTER LAB	Jackie Patanio - DIIT Katina Lathourakis - DIIT Michael Edwards - Division of Instructional and Information Technology
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Future Ready NYC Tech Pathways	Room - 5N4	Ross Berman - NYC PS Alexander Poher - NYCPS - Office of Student Pathways
[SPOCs] - Streamline Issue Tracking with an Internal Ticket System	Room - 5N7 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Nichol DiLeo - Abraham Lincoln HS Valdon Springle - Abraham Lincoln High School
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Using Ed Tech Tools and Best Practices to Support the Science of Reading	Room - 3N1 SCIENCE LAB	Stacey Crabbe - Ps55 Michelle Spagnoli - 31R055
[LIBRARY] - Using AI Reference Tools through a Media Literacy Lens	Room - 3W6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Leanne Ellis - NYC Public Schools Office of Library Services
PARTNER SESSION: Access411 \| CAASS Breakout Session: Innovation for Safer Schools	Room - 5N2	Austyn Ray - Access411
PARTNER SESSION: Sooth.fyi \| Bias, Misinformation, and AI Chatbots: How Can My Students Find Anything on the Internet?	Room - 5N8 DNA LAB	Jeff Walsh - Sooth.fyi
PARTNER SESSION: LINCLearning / YourWay - Leveraging AI to Elevate Student-Centered Learning: How Yourway is Transforming Learning and Driving Coherence in NYC	Room - 5N6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Jason Green - LINC
PARTNER SESSION: Jupiter \| The All in One Solution That Transforms NYC School Management	Room - 3N8 COMPUTER LAB	Gwen Akacin - Jupiter Ed
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - Gradebook Roadmap	Room - 5C1 LIBRARY	Jennifer Tavis - PruTech Vidit Desai - DOE
PARTNER SESSION: LEGO Education -	Room - 1S12 ROBOTICS LAB
PARTNER SESSION: Newline Interactive \| "Revolutionizing Education: The Power of Interactive Flat Panels and AI Technology"	Room - 5W4 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Mark Russo - Newline
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Discussion on the Adobe Print Curriculum	Room - 1N4 COMPUTER LAB	Richard DePinto - Brooklyn Technical High School
[SPOCs] - Intune Device Management Overview	Room - 1N3 COMPUTER LAB	Pablo Guerrero - DIIT NYCPS Juan Carlos Jordan - DIIT - SPMP Paul Fernandez - DIIT
[SPECIAL ED.] - Special Education - Blending Tech for Access and Choice	Room - 3N4 SCIENCE LAB	Mathew Gorin - Brooklyn Occupational Training Center P.S. K721 Claire Keller - P721K
PARTNER SESSION: Dell -	Room 1N8 CIVIL ENGR LAB
PARTNER SESSION: GOOGLE -	Room - 5N3
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (EST)
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - Next Generation Student Information System	Room - 5C1 LIBRARY	AnnMarie Dull - NYC DOE
[STEM/CS/E-GAMING] - Do You Want to Build a STREAM Lab?	Room - 1S12 ROBOTICS LAB	Philip Ponterio - 31R039 Jason Padilla - PS 39 Francis J Murphy Jr
[LIBRARY] - Digital Tools for Readers Advisory	Room - 3W6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Lindsay Klemas - NYC Public Schools
PARTNER SESSION: TEQ \| Microsoft Tools for Dyslexia and Learning Differences	Room - 1N8 CIVIL ENGR LAB	Robert Abraham - Teq
[SPECIAL ED.] - Understanding and Implementing Assistive Technology in Schools	Room - 1N3 COMPUTER LAB	Maricris Formoso-Santos - Central AT Team Joseph Piazza - CAT Team Le Nghi - 03M415 Colleen Warn - NYCPS David Carroca - NYCDOE
PARTNER SESSION: Kahoot! \| Leverage Kahoot! EDU to sustain learner engagement with formative assessment & gamified instruction	Room - 3N4 SCIENCE LAB	David Tulkoff - Kahoot!
PARTNER SESSION: Apple Education \| Level Up Technology in the Classroom	Room - 5N3	Apple Education - Apple Inc.
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Amplifying ALL Students’ Voices with Adobe Express	Room - 1N6 COMPUTER LAB	Shira Moskovitz - PS 343 The Children's Lab School aliza fliegelman - 06m048
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Lessons Learned & Best Practices: Transition to Computer Based Assessments	Room - 5N4	Michael Ryan - NYCPS - Office of Assessment Kirby Fields - Assessment Jonathan Ortiz - NYC DOE
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - What is ERMA?	Room - 5N6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Rao Rupchand - NYC Department of Education Mike Torres - NYCDOE
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Teach Financial Literacy through Read Alouds and Interactive Activities with Sora and TeachingBooks.net	Room - 3N1 SCIENCE LAB	Eileen Marks - NYCPS Melissa Jacobs - NYC Public Schools Office of Library Services
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Teaching Mobile App Development with Android Studio	Room - 3W2 COMPUTER LAB	Michael Miller - Brooklyn Technical High School
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - Meeting Cybersafety & Digital Citizenship Compliance Requirements	Room - 3N6 COMPUTER LAB	Jackie Patanio - DIIT Laura Ogando - DIIT - Manhattan
PARTNER SESSION: D2L \| Empowering the Classroom with iLearnNYC	Room - 3N8 COMPUTER LAB	Amy Beth Kuna - D2L
PARTNER SESSION: Kibeam Learning \|Reinventing Reading: Using AI to Bring the Science of Reading Digitally to Kids Without Using Screens	Room - 5W4 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Jim Marggraff - Kibeam Learning
PARTNER SESSION: ReFrame Solutions \| Addressing Chronic Absenteeism with Better Communication	Room - 5N8 DNA LAB	Chris Rogers - ReFrame Solutions
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES] - 3D Animation and Design with Autodesk Maya	Room - 1N4 COMPUTER LAB	Richard DePinto - Brooklyn Technical High School
[AI] - Leveraging AI Tools to Improve Efficiency	Room - 3N3 OTHER SHOP ROOM	Jazlyn Mena - New York City Public Schools Santi Khairassame - Project Recess
[SPOCs] - Strategies for Effective Ticket Writing	Room - 5N7 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Zach Dane - New York City Department of Education Michael Edwards - Division of Instructional and Information Technology
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST)
PARTNER MEET & GREET	IN THE HALLS OF FLOORS 1, 3, 5
LUNCH	SCHOOL CAFETERIA
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM (EST)
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Adobe Express- Stop Motion	Room - 1N4 COMPUTER LAB	Vicky Stuto - PS 29
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Design and Drafting for Production- Freshman Technology	Room - 3W2 COMPUTER LAB	Richard Wanliss - Brooklyn Tech. H.S. Garfield Taylor - Brooklyn Technical High School
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - Modernizing Student Transportation	Room - 3N6 COMPUTER LAB	Kirstie Johnson - NYCPS
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Adobe Creative Cloud Suite	Room - 1N6 COMPUTER LAB	Fuat Michael Guldal - Brooklyn Technical High School
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - Student Accommodation System (SAS) Overview	Room - 5C1 LIBRARY	Lhassan Afkir - NYC DOE
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Gamified Learning	Room - 1E10 COMPUTER LAB	Tsee Lee - Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430)
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Field Trip Reboot!: Using the Museum's Digital Resources to Plan Effective Field Trips	Room - 5W4 REGULAR CLASSROOM	John Sapida - American Museum of Natural History Heather Cabrera - NYC DOE
PARTNER SESSION: InnerOrbit (RocketLit) -	Room - 5N2
[AI] - AI: Enhancing Educational Outcomes	Room - 3N3 OTHER SHOP ROOM	Marissa Ramos - ORS NYCPS
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Leveraging Google Colab features and available AI tools to learn Python to solve problems, and enhance code literacy through code narration	Room - 5N4	Hoiming Lee - Brooklyn Technical High School
[LIBRARY] - Building Culminating Products Using AI Tools	Room - 3W6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Vincent Hyland - NYCPS
PARTNER SESSION: Canva \| Harness the Power of Canva to Transform Teaching and Learning	Room - 5N3	Elisabeth Bostwick - Canva
PARTNER SESSION: Instructure \| Empowering Professional Learning: Leveraging Protraxx and Canvas LMS at the DOE	Room - 3N8 COMPUTER LAB	Thomas Turano - Instructure Joel Hommes - Instructure
PARTNER SESSION: Game-U -	Room - 1N8 CIVIL ENGR LAB
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Teach Financial Literacy through Read Mic Check: Engaging Students with Podcast Projects	Room - 3N1 SCIENCE LAB	Robyn Bryant - NYC Public Schools Ernest Poole - PS 131Q
PARTNER SESSION: JumpRope \| Communicating Learning Everyday Is As Easy As 1, 2, Click!	Room - 5N8 DNA LAB	Jesse Olsen - JumpRope
PARTNER SESSION: Lightspeed Systems \| Turning Digital Insights into Digital Transformation.	Room - 1S12 ROBOTICS LAB	Michael Boggess - Lightspeed Systems
PARTNER SESSION: SchoolStatus \| Improving Your School Through Teacher Evaluations.	Room - 3N4 SCIENCE LAB	Jay Moss - SchoolStatus
[STEM/CS/E-GAMING] - The Zen of Zeros and Ones: Mindfulness Meets the Matrix	Room - 5N6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Sean Arnold - NYCPS Nadia Taylor - NYC
[SPOCs] - Streamline SPOC Life	Room - 5N7 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Alvaro Gonzalez - Marble Hill School for International Studies Clemente Marte - Mott Hall V
STEM/CS/E-GAMING] - Let Them Lead: The Power of Student-Led Initiatives in Technology and STEM	Room - 1N3 COMPUTER LAB	Zach Rosch - Tottenville High School
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM (EST)
[AI] - Adapting Science Instruction and Investigations using Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Technology	Room - 1E10 COMPUTER LAB	Melissa Stark - P94M
[AI] - Empowering Educators: Practical AI Solutions to Transform School Leadership	Room - 3N8 COMPUTER LAB	Brett Roer - Amplify & Elevate Innovation Maximilliuan Re-Sugiura - High School of Art and Design Andy Szeto - Transfer Schools
[DIIT APPLICATIONS] - Implementing The DOE Gradebook	Room - 3N6 COMPUTER LAB	Noumouke Kake - 20K220
[STEM/CS/E-GAMING] - How to get your school to compete in the Minecraft Battle of the Boroughs Esports Competition	Room - 1N3 COMPUTER LAB	Anthony Casasnovas - NYCPS \| DIIT Jose Perez - NYCPS
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE ] - Let's Get Animated!	Room - 1N6 COMPUTER LAB	Kerry McGarvey - PS24Q Cindy Wong - PS41Q Lisa Choi - NYC Public Schools (P.S. 7Q) Eric Scattaretico - NYC Public Schools - PS 100X Isaac Clason
PARTNER SESSION: Clever -	Room - 1S12 ROBOTICS LAB
PARTNER SESSION: Adobe \| Empowering Student Engagement with Adobe Express	Room - 1N4 COMPUTER LAB	Joe Santiago - Adobe
PARTNER SESSION: EXTRON -	Room - 5N6 REGULAR CLASSROOM
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Utilizing educational website applications in curriculum and instruction	Room - 3N1 SCIENCE LAB	Staci Balice - Space Shuttle Columbia P.S. 58
[AI] - AI Experience: Microsoft Copilot Prompt-a-thon	Room - 3N3 OTHER SHOP ROOM	Tara Carrozza - NYC Public Schools Darren Clay - Microsoft
PARTNER SESSION: KAMI \| Teaching Redefined: Unlock the Power of AI with Kami’s New Features	Room - 1N8 CIVIL ENGR LAB	Oliver Tingling - Kami
[LIBRARY] - Creating a Digital Presence for your School Library	Room - 3W6 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Leanne Ellis - NYC Public Schools Office of Library Services
PARTNER SESSION: itopia \| How to Increase Industry Based Certifications in the Classroom	Room - 5N2	James Riley - itopia, Inc.
[SPOCs] - Unlocking the Power of AMP: Your Guide to the ServiceNow Asset Management Portal	Room - 5N7 REGULAR CLASSROOM	Juan Carlos Jordan - DIIT - SPMP Tomasz Maslinski - NYC Public Schools/DIIT/CTO Lillian Marte - DIIT
PARTNER SESSION: TOURO University \| AI for Educators	Room - 3N4 SCIENCE LAB	Payam Bina - Touro University
[INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICE] - Scaffolding Free Response Questions for AP Computer Science A	Room - 3W2 COMPUTER LAB	Quincy Holmer - Brooklyn Technical High School
[SPECIAL ED.] - ATLAS	Room - 5C1 LIBRARY	Averi Becque - DIIT
PARTNER SESSION: MagicSchool \| Empowering Educators and Students with MagicSchool: Leveraging AI for Effective Teaching and Learning	Room - 5N3	Hayley Grossman - MagicSchool
PARTNER SESSION: HMH -	Room - 5N4
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks	AUDITORIUM

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