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DLAC Ignite 2026 Program (Subject to change)

  • Thursday, February 19, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM Pacific
    Keep DLAC Weird: A Running (or Walking) Conversation with Michigan Virtual - Thursday
  • 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM Pacific
    Yoga for all (Thursday)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    A Patchwork of Policy: Digital Course and Provider Approvals and Online Teacher Certification Across States
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Are You Struggling With Data to Help Engage Virtual Students Who Are Not on Track? Let Me Help You!
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Assurances to Action: Policy and Practice for Digital Learning and AI
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Authentic Intelligence: Leveraging Generative AI for Project-Based Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Beyond Boundaries: Expanding Access for Every Senior Student
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Branding Connection: Why Branding is Essential to Forming Connections in the Digital Age of Education
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Bridging the Gap: Empowering Families for a Successful Shift to Virtual Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Click, Connect, Succeed: Supporting Attention Challenges in an Online Setting
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Daring to Lead Differently: Designing an AI Literacy Roadmap to Transform Teaching & Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Designing Events That Connect: From Virtual Lunch Bunches to Hybrid Picnics
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Designing Global Learning Online: Engagement and Connection Across Classrooms and Continents
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Escape from Mars! Onboarding Virtual Learners with a Video Game
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Flexible, Sustainable, Engaging: How Team Teaching Supports Elementary Virtual Learning Partnerships
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Fostering Equity and Excellence: A Deep Dive into an Independent Study Guide for Special Education
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    From Idea to Impact: Discovery Virtual School’s Journey to a Sustainable Statewide Model
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    From Policy to Progress: Leveraging Legislation and Partnerships for Strategic Virtual School Growth
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Human Intelligence in the Age of Artificial Ones
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Innovators' Journeys: To go far... don't go alone!
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    LLM: Bias Engines - Identifying AI Bias and What to Do About It
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Making Space to Think: Building AI-Ready Schools with Intention and Purpose
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Not Your Average Online School: How One Virtual Program Centers SEL, Projects, and People
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Owning the Process: A Guide to Engaging Schools in the Virtual Learning Partnership
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Play-Based Literacy in a Screen-Heavy World
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Quality in Action: Conversations on the National Standards for Quality Online Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Rewriting the Script: Teaching High School Writing in the Age of AI and Postplagiarism
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Spark Up Your Staff: Leading Virtual Teams with Joy and Clarity
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Teaching Young Learners Online: Perspectives from Elementary Online Educators
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Tech Leadership Symposium
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    The Burnt Out Educator: How to Use Ed Tech for a Work/ Life Balance
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    The Power of Struggle: Unlocking Engagement, Agency, and Achievement
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Tips and Tricks for Supporting Students' Mental Health Online
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Transforming Asynchronous Professional Learning Through Strategic Design
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Virtual Chaos? Not So Fast—Classroom Management Lives On
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Virtual School Counseling: Trends and Tips
  • 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Pacific
    Virtual Special Populations Administrators United! - DLAC Community Launch
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    A Model for Engaging Remote Staff in Shared Leadership
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    A Predictive Correlational Study: Examining Relationships Between Student-Chatbot Engagement, SRL, SL, and Academic Achievement
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Above & Beyond: A Scalable, Automated System for Fostering Gratitude and Connection in Online Schools
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Breaking Barriers: College Access for All
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Care as a Driver of Innovation: Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration in Early Stage Edtech Design
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Come one, come ALL ... bringing in Homeschoolers. Increased enrollments both Full and Part-time. Win-win for everyone!
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    From Clicks to Classrooms: Building the Future of Hybrid Learning
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    From Interest to Impact: Designing Student-Centered Recruitment, Enrollment, and Onboarding Systems in Digital Learning
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    From Pilot to Powerhouse: Evolving District Virtual Learning Models
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    It's Elementary My Dear... virtual Elementary can be huge success! Join us to see our success story and how you can add/grow your Elementary.
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Leveling Up Course Design: Comparing the NSQ Online Course Standards and the QM K-12 Rubric
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Visualizing College and Career Access for All Students
  • 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific
    Visualizing Quality: A Guided Tour of the National Standards for Quality Online Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    "Stories That Connect: Using Storytelling to Foster a Sense of Community in Digital Learning Environments"
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    AI Governance is Student Safety: Protecting Learners in the Digital Age
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    AI in Education: From Classroom Curiosity to Policy Power — Navigating the New Norm with Purpose, Practical Tools, and a Vision for the Future
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Announcing the Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: A DLAC Research Agenda
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Beyond School Choice: Designing Multiple Virtual Models Where Choice Is the Philosophy
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Beyond the Checklist: Rethinking Professional Development for Educator Success
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Bringing Out the Best In You
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Build or Buy: Getting better at Curriculum
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Building Bridges: 3 Steps to Creating Community in an Online School
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Building Standards-Aligned Online Courses That Engage Students
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Building Your School’s Brand
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Custom Chatbots, Real Impact: Exploring MagicSchool’s Power in Virtual Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Demystifying Accreditation - Real Stories, Real Strategies, Real Impact
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Designing for Growth: Embedding Productive Struggle in Digital Learning to Cultivate the 4 Cs
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    💻 Burnout, Balance, and Boundaries for Virtual Educators: A Real Talk Session
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Elementary Connections: Building Community in Online & Hybrid Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Engaging your Staff in a Virtual Setting in New and Creative Ways
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    From a Distance: Supporting Student Mental Health in Virtual Settings
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    From Clicks to Connections: Extracurricular Innovation in Online Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    From Default to Destination: How Districts Win in the Era of Choice
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    From Engagement to Retention: Designing Safe, Interactive Classrooms That Keep Students Coming Back
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    From Raw Data to the Real Story: Our Systems-Based Approach to Local Accountability
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Igniting Learning and Engagement in Live Online Instruction
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Improving Your State Report Card with CAMP (Continuous Accountability Monitoring Plan)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Intervention Data Review – Do we have to include them?
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Leading with Purpose: The Core Qualities of Effective Leadership
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Learning That Clicks: How Intentional Course Design Translates to Student Success at Scale
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Deliver Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) in a Virtual Special Education Environment
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Navigating the Tension Between Standardization and Customization in Online Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices in Digital Spaces: A Collaborative Book Study
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Productive Struggle in the Age of AI: Preserving Deep Learning in a Digital Landscape
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Reimagining Enrollment: How Digital Schools & School Districts Can Engage Homeschoolers & Grow Funding
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Rewriting Readiness: Preparing Students for AI-Era Careers Through Digital Learning
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    School’s Out to Transform Education: How “Unconventional” Learning Models Juice the Traditional System
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    School-Wide Thematic Learning & Teaching
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Shift Your Thinking: Close the Science Achievement Gap in the Primary Years
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Student Spark: Creating Curriculum Based on Student Interest and Input
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    The AI Course Creator's Playbook
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    The Art and Science of Teaching Online
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    The Missing Piece: Implementing an MTSS Framework that Optimizes Virtual Student Success
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    The Shift to Asynchronous Learning: Three Journeys, One Purpose
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    To Infinity and Beyond Zoom: A Case Study in Leveraging Digital Platforms to Foster Community-Driven Virtual Learning Environments
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Virtual not invisible: engaging at-risk learners in an asynchronous environment
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    Virtual Walkthroughs That Work: Building Growth & Connection in Online Classrooms
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    We're on the CASE! - Setting the New Standard for Standards
  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Pacific
    What is a Middle College High School? Dual Enrollment Success Through Hybrid Learning
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    "From Good to Groundbreaking: A Blueprint for Better Instruction"
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    “Know Me, Teach Me: Building Relationships That Power Personalized Learning”
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Active Minds, Thriving Students: Revolutionizing Online PE for Wellness & Success
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    AI Takeover or AI Makeover? Rethinking Leadership in the Age of Intelligent Tools
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Braintree Ate and Left No Crumbs: Virtual Intervention Edition
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Bridging the Gap: Bringing Career Tech Education from Virtual Classrooms to Real-World Practice
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Building Bridges in Digital Spaces: Creating Community Through Academics, Character, and Career Readiness
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Building Family Connection through a School News Program (and Family targeted videos)!
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Designing Futures that Matter: Reimagining EdTech for Belonging, Care, and Collaboration
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Digital Citizenship 2.0: Redefining Ethics, Agency, and Readiness for the AI Era
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Finding Balance During Innovation
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Flipping the Script on Accessibility: Engaging, Inclusive Course Design That Works
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Fostering Social Emotional Learning in Online Classrooms: Building Connections Beyond the Screen
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    From Standards to Impact: Elevating Quality in Online Learning Programs
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    From Urgency to Opportunity: Aligning Policy, Practice, and Partnerships in an AI World
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Generation LEGENDS: LEGACY Perspectives on Leadership and the Age of AI
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Humanizing the Screen in ACCESS: The I.M.P.A.C.T. of Virtual Learning
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Including Attendance/Engagement in MTSS Frameworks
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Is Change Management Effective or a Buzz Word? ADKAR Change Management Book Study
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Laugh, Learn, Retain: Rethinking Teacher Onboarding
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Math Is Hard Enough – Let’s Subtract the Barriers
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    People First Leadership in Special Education
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Pilot to Practice - Redesigning Teacher Evaluation for the Digital Classroom
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Redmond’s Radical Rise: Lessons in Flexibility, Partnership, and Vision (Repeated)
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Reimagining Connection in Online Classrooms: Beyond the Screen to Real Relationships
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Reimagining the Student Experience: A Sneak Peek at Accelerate Education’s Next Generation Learning Tools
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Remote, Yet Remarkable: Inspiring Student Leaders in Online Communities
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Rethink, Rebuild, Reengage: Systems That Catch Students Before They Fall
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Shifting Gears in Instructional Design: Providing Space and Empowering Teachers as Instructional Designers Within their own Course Content
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Stronger Together: A Consortium-Led, Partner-Supported Model for Equitable Digital Learning Content
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    surroundED: Unpacking the future of education.
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Teaching AP Online: Yes, It Can Be Done Well!
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    The "F-word" ... Giving the GIFT of Feedback
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    The Changemakers Guidebook
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    The J. Dawg’s Effect: High-Touch Onboarding That Sparks Connection and Commitment
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Together We Learn: Perspectives from Parents and Educators
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Turning Attendance Into Engagement: How Live, On-Camera Online Lessons Are Helping Students Show Up, Connect, and Thrive
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Unstoppable Teachers: Finding, Fueling, and Forging the Heartbeat of Your Program
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Using Coaching Partnerships to Combat Isolation in Online Teaching
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Using Technology and AI to Support Level 3 Special Education Students
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Virtual, Not Invisible: Championing Special Education Online
  • 2:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Virtually Unstoppable: An MTSS Remix That Meets Every Learner, Everywhere
  • 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific
    Addressing Learner Attrition Head-On: Lessons Learned and Problems Solved