Region 4 Digital Learning Conference 2026
Strengthen your skills and elevate your instruction at a full day of sessions designed for K–12 educators, librarians, instructional coaches, STEM teachers, and campus leaders. You will explore new practices, build confidence with current tools, and walk away with strategies that support every learner.
Breakout strands highlight core areas shaping today’s classrooms, including AI and emerging technologies, blended and online learning models, STEM and CTE pathways, digital fluency skills, support for all learners, and leadership practices. Each session offers practical ideas you can apply immediately.
Key Benefits
- Strengthen your confidence with current digital tools and instructional strategies.
- Engage every learner with techniques that support struggling and advanced students.
- Build connections with educators across roles and share solutions that work.
- Gain ready-to-use resources, workflows, and strategies you can implement right away.
Event Schedule
Join us for a full day of learning, collaboration, and innovation focused on digital fluency and future-ready instruction.
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8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.Registration & Vendor Hall Check in and explore exhibitor showcases.
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8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.Welcome and Opening Keynote
Amy Mayer (CEO of friEdTech)
“AI In the Wonderland of Learning: Navigating New Horizons and Hidden Hazards in Education”
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10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.Breakout Session 1 Choose a strand and dive into practice.
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11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.Breakout Session 2 Hands-on strategies and tools.
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12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.Lunch and Vendor Hall
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1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.Breakout Session 3 Explore AI, blended learning, and STEM pathways.
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2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.Afternoon Keynote
Clay Smith (Google)
“The Future of Education is Here, and it’s powered by Gemini”
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3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Door Prizes and Closing Final announcements and giveaways.
Note: Vendor showcase is open throughout the day.
Register NowFeatured Breakout Sessions
Personalize your learning by selecting a breakout session from one of our six strands that best matches your learning needs.
Beyond the Worksheet: Using AI and Emerging Technology to Spark Creativity and Deeper Learning
Transform traditional assignments into creative, student-centered learning with practical AI strategies for brainstorming, projects, and revision while maintaining rigor and responsible use.
Blended Learning: Building a Collaborative and Creative Community in the Classroom
Design blended-learning experiences and student-created events that build voice, choice, and confidence through immersive, interactive learning.
Designing Guardrails: Teaching Students How to Use AI
Develop instructional guardrails that define appropriate AI use and align AI-supported tasks to TEKS while preserving student thinking, accountability, and ethical practice.
Elevating Literacy Instruction with Canva = A Digital Approach
Create rigorous, interactive literacy lessons in Canva using templates and tools (including AI, translation, QR codes, and media) to save time and boost engagement and evidence-based responses.
Engaging Early Learners - Apple Education
Explore how to use technology intentionally and age-appropriately, including ways iPad helps young learners communicate, create, and learn at their own pace.
From Data to Action: Using AI to Identify Trends and Form Flexible Groups
Use AI with clear prompts to analyze anonymized assessment data, identify trends, and form flexible groups while keeping privacy and professional judgment central.
Gemini - Your Universal AI Collaborator
Explore how Gemini works across Google Workspace and the Gemini app to streamline school operations and spark student creativity.
Gems – Scaling Expertise through Custom AI
Build and share custom Gemini “Gems” (like Instructional Coach, Math Mentor, and Language Buddy) that apply specific guidance safely across a school or district.
Khanmigo Teacher Tools
Discover time-saving Khanmigo features for lesson planning, differentiation, and formative assessment that streamline daily work and help teachers focus on engaging students.
Leading the Shift: Literacy in the Age of AI
See how Clear Creek ISD planned and aligned responsible AI literacy through cross-department collaboration, instructional priorities, policy, and classroom practice.
Leveraging AI as Your Co-Pilot to Meet the Needs of ALL Learners (AI & UDL)
Use AI as a UDL co-pilot to identify curriculum barriers and create flexible materials and assessments that personalize learning for every student.
NotebookLM – Your Personalized Knowledge Walled-Garden
Learn how NotebookLM’s “grounded” approach keeps AI limited to your provided sources for safer, more accurate study and policy review.
Precision Prompting in Practice: Creating Prompt Protocols That Work
Learn how to design reusable prompt protocols with clear context and constraints to drive consistently high-quality AI outputs.
Breakout Strands
- Digital Fluency and Foundational Skills
- AI and Emerging Technologies
- Blended, Online, and Flexible Learning Models
- STEM and CTE for Future-Ready Pathways
- Supporting All Learners with Technology
- Digital Leadership
Interested in presenting at a future Region 4 Digital Learning Conference? Share what’s working in your classroom, campus, or district and help educators leave with practical, classroom-ready strategies they can use right away.
Questions?
We’re happy to help. If you have questions about registration, sessions, presenting, or event details, reach out to our team.
$135
Reserve your seatRegion 4 McKinney Conference Center
7200 Northwest Drive, Houston, Texas, 77092