Deeper Learning 2025

Deeper Learning 2025

Welcome Deeper Learners!

This digital program is for all things DL2025! You may select your sessions starting March 12th 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!

4:30pm PDT

A Student-Led Lesson: Democratic Applied Education & Student Leadership High Tech High 146Floyd Campbell ACE Gen Z/Gen Alpha High Tech Elementary 108Dr. Christopher Culver AI Amplified: Inspiring Action, Innovation, And Inclusion High Tech Elementary 217Brian Grantham • Danelle Landgraf • John Nash Blueprints for Growth - Enabling Structures that Elevate Deep Learning High Tech Elementary 111Brooke Haller • Stacey Parsons Building Social-Emotional Competencies Through Hands-On Learning Experiences High Tech Elementary 113Vaibhavi Gala • Nivriti Vira Bye Bye Burnout! Reimagining Staffing for Sustainable Schools High Tech Elementary 221Nicole Assisi • Courtney Ochi Crafting Coherence Through Play High Tech High International 218Alisa Berger • Kim Frumin Deep Diving Our Way Into the School Year! High Tech Elementary 115Nick Anton • Deidre Roemer Democratizing Leadership: Building Collaborative and Equitable Learning Communities High Tech High 148Nikki Hinostro • Shani Leader Empathetic Leadership: Nurturing Joyful Teacher Co-Designers High Tech Elementary 123Wesley Davis • Jimmy McCue • Mike Strong How do you build community, deepen learning, and ignite wonder—all in one event? High Tech High International 204Brian Delgado • Lucio Padilla Jr. How Youth Are Experiencing this Moment—and Implications for Education High Tech High International 219Adam Haigler • Amy Zidulka It Takes A Village: Empowering Future Changemakers Together High Tech Elementary 202Kerry Hynes • Jerome Link Liberatory Design for Student Experience & Belonging High Tech High International 208Lisa Lasky • Roxanne Kymaani PhD Making Change Stick: The Secret Sauce to Changemaking High Tech High International 120Josán Perales • Dan Condon • Hanna Rose Mission Realized: Productive Process for School Transformation High Tech High International 123Kapono Citotti • Leigh Fitzgerald • Susannah Johnson Ready, Set, Play! High Tech Elementary 204Aaryn Drapiza • Bridget Yoko Resilient Leaders, Thriving Teams High Tech Elementary 206Adam Flores Student-Centered, Community-Driven Insights into Well-being, Belonging and Engagement High Tech Elementary 208Brandon Wiley • Megan Pacheco • Matthew Swenson Students Culture Never Outpaces Adult Culture High Tech High International 124Ryan Maxwell • Michelle Navarre The Inspired Teacher: Five Actions that Healed Me High Tech High International 127Heather A Michel The Power of Small: How Teacher-Led Incubators Transform School Communities High Tech High 158Jesse Ross Unleashing Student Potential: The Mentor Mindset High Tech Elementary 215Chad Carlson • Conrad Staton Unlocking Equity: Family-School Collaboration for Student Success High Tech High International 217Stephanie Antin

9:30am PDT

Adventures in Placemaking: Nurturing Meaningful Place-based Learning in the Virtual and Physical Worlds High Tech Elementary 203Adam Haigler • Amy Zidulka Art as Advocacy: Leveraging Creative Expression for Equitable, Student-Centered Learning Environments High Tech Elementary 217Cassiopeia B. Guthrie Breaking up with Grades: Shifting Mindsets toward Competency-Based Assessment and Reporting High Tech Elementary 207Bryanna Hanson • Katie Weisberg Creating a Culture of Connection through Self-Compassion High Tech Elementary 202Burrell Poe • Sara Schairer Decolonizing Curriculum: Place-Based Learning through Community Assets in San Diego High Tech Elementary 115Charity Moran Disrupting the transference of STEM trauma High Tech High 158Josette Neal-De-Stanton • Antonio Neal-De-Stanton Expanding Our View: Deeper Learning Competencies 2.0 High Tech Elementary 221Jim May • Aurora Kushner Expedition on Linguistic Equity: My Mother's Tongue in My Teacher's Classroom High Tech Elementary 108Ryan Maxwell Holding 2 Lenses: Leading Myself to Lead Others in an Anti-Racist Practice High Tech Elementary 216Abby Benedetto • Trevor Gardner Leaders Transforming Schools Through Building Community High Tech High 107Laura Flaxman • Romeo Garcia Leadership Moves for Cultivating a Culture of Inquiry — from Vision to Practice High Tech High 144Sarah Gerlinger Leading for Deeper Learning High Tech High 146Melissa Daniels • Stacey Lopaz Measure Map = Treasure Map! How to Measure What You Care About! High Tech High International 122Erica Geary • Daisy Sharrock • Curtis Taylor Outdoor Learning for All: Beyond the Four Walls High Tech High International 124Jeff Embleton • Leslie Magaña • Genesis Rodriguez Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask: Developing (YOUR) Self-Sustaining Practices High Tech High International 218Elyse Burden • Grant Knowles Sometimes the Bias You Need to Disrupt is Your Own High Tech Elementary 114Paula Espinoza • Jesse Roe Speak From Your Heart: Poetry & Hip Hop for Social Justice High Tech High International 208Lizzy Jeff • Carolene Joy Teaching and Leading through Difficult Times: Wellness as Resistance High Tech High International 217Clare McKenna • Deborah Parizek Ted Lasso's Secrets to a Championship Team High Tech High International 123Nicole Assisi • Courtney Ochi The Future of Education is through Real-World Learning High Tech Elementary 208Anthonette Pena The Resilient Educator: Strategies to Navigate Change and Overcome Challenges High Tech Elementary 123Martín Blank Time Travel: Tools for Life, Education & the Planet - hmmkay! High Tech Elementary 122Meredith Hutchinson • Aisha Bain Youth Culture as a Driver for Curriculum Development High Tech High 109Brian Delgado • Andrew Lerario • Mike Strong

10:00am PDT

ACE Gen Z/Gen Alpha High Tech Elementary 108Dr. Christopher Culver Blueprints for Growth - Enabling Structures that Elevate Deep Learning High Tech Elementary 111Brooke Haller • Stacey Parsons Community-Engaged Learning: Transforming Learning, Lives, and Communities High Tech Elementary 219Jilian Mackenzie Crafting Coherence Through Play High Tech High International 218Alisa Berger • Kim Frumin Creating Lasting Change: Aligning Adult and Student Learning High Tech High 144Kaile Berlenbach • Dr. Mark Hines • Dr. Christine Udarbe-Valdez Deep Diving Our Way Into the School Year! High Tech Elementary 115Nick Anton • Deidre Roemer Empathetic Leadership: Nurturing Joyful Teacher Co-Designers High Tech Elementary 123Wesley Davis • Jimmy McCue • Mike Strong Igniting Joyful Learning: Harnessing AI to Create Dynamic and Inclusive Tasks High Tech High 113Shannon King It Takes A Village: Empowering Future Changemakers Together High Tech Elementary 202Kerry Hynes • Jerome Link Ready, Set, Play! High Tech Elementary 204Aaryn Drapiza • Bridget Yoko Resilient Leaders, Thriving Teams High Tech Elementary 206Adam Flores STEM-Powered SEL: Engaging for Students, Easy on Teachers High Tech Elementary 113Vaibhavi Gala • Nivriti Vira Student-Centered, Community-Driven Insights into Well-being, Belonging and Engagement High Tech Elementary 208Megan Pacheco • Matthew Swenson Targets of Transformation: Leading for Deeper Learning: High Tech High 107Jillaine Berardi • Peter Harris • Jonah Schenker Transforming Education through Collective Impact Projects High Tech High International 123Andy Hock • Ed Mendelssohn • John Stapleton Unleashing Student Potential: The Mentor Mindset High Tech Elementary 215Chad Carlson • Conrad Staton