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DLAC Ignite 2026 Program (Subject to change)

DLAC Ignite 2026 Program (Subject to change)

  • Wednesday, February 18, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC2 - Georgia State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC3 - Canadian Online Educator Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC3 - Minnesota State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC4 - Northwest Regional Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC5 - Alabama State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC11 - California State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC12 - Wisconsin State Meet-Up: Cheese, Chats, & Connections:
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC13 - Arizona State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC14 - Kansas State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC15 - Utah State Meet-Up: Swarm Together and Buzz About What’s Happening in the Beehive State!
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC18 - Illinois State Meet-Up - “Land of Lincoln”
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC19 - Arkansas State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC20 - Indiana State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC21 - Chi-ball Game HOLD - Wed
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC21 - Florida State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC21 - Michigan State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC22 - Introduction to DLAC Ignite for Newbies and Soloists: A Friendworking Session
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC22 - Northeast Regional Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC23 - South Carolina State Meet-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific
    PC24 - Colorado State Meet-Up Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pacific
    1D - Game Room, Trivia, FUN!! (Wednesday)
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pacific
    1E - Networking Room (Wednesday)
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Pacific
    PC1 - Countdown to A(G)I--a discussion exploring how digital schools should prepare for AI
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1B - The Virtual Teacher’s Toolkit: Essential Skills for an Engaging Virtual Classroom
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1C - Develop and Market Meaningful Learning: Partnering with Families to Extend Student Success at Home
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1F - Empowering New Online Educators to Inspire Success: Onboarding at iSucceed Virtual Schools
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1F - Exploring the Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: A DLAC Research Agenda
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1F - Introduction to the National Standards for Quality Online Learning: Your Guide to Quality, Consistency, and Impact
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1G - Expanding Career Pathways: Bringing Career and Technical Education to Every Student Through Virtual Learning
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1G - From Scroll to Sensemaking: Teaching for the (Artificial) Information Age
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1G - From Struggle to Strength: How AI Tutors Transform Math Through Productive Struggle
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1G - I Learned It From Watching You! - Handling Student AI Use
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1H - EmpwerU Sponsor Session Hold - Can Update after November 15
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1H - Summer Spark: Virtual Summer School to Ignite Joy in Struggling Readers
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1H - Virtual Teachers’ Live Survival Guide: Coffee, Chaos, and the Coveted Work Mullet
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1I - Beyond the Screen: Real-World Learning for Virtual Students
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1I - From Learning to Earning: Creating Digital Pathways to High-Wage Careers
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1I - Teach Like a Bull Rider: Holding On to Student Engagement in a Bucking Classroom
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1I - The Visibility KPI: The Metric That Drives Trust and Demand
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1J - “The Virtual Welcome Mat -- Opening Doors to Digital Learning: Reinventing Recruitment and Onboarding”
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1J - Building Strong Virtual PLCs: Collaboration, Learning, and Shared Leadership in K–12 Online Education
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1J - 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.
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1J - What Happens When You Catch Struggling Students Before They Fail? A Tiered Intervention Strategy That Works
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1K - From Standards to Impact: Elevating Quality in Online Learning Programs
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1L - AI-Proofing Assessment: The Elephant in the Room
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1M - From Chaos to Clarity: Structuring Student-Centered Learning Studios
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1N - Bringing Books to Life Online: Making Reading Personal and Powerful in Digital Spaces
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1N - From Clicks to Connection: How to Build Belonging On and Offline
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1O - Partnering for Progress: Public - Private Synergies in Education
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - Creating Effective Partnerships: A Framework for Cross-Sector Collaboration
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - DLAC 365: Discover. Learn. Advocate. Collaborate. All Year Long.
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - Hold for SG PechaKucha Advocacy Tips Session (Schedule before her Policy workshop)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - Self-Care Is a System, Not a Saturday: Why SEL Burned Me Out (and Then Saved Me)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - The First 30 Days Online: How to Set Families Up for Success
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - The Room Where It Happens: A Behind the Scenes Look into How the DLAC Ignite Program is Selected
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - Transform Education - Be a Flux Capacitor!
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1P - Virtual Student Engagement: Proven Strategies from the Front Lines
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1Q - A(G)I and digital schools: a fishbowl discussion
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1Q - Shifting Gears in Instructional Design: Providing Space and Empowering Teachers as Instructional Designers Within their own Course Content
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1R - Scaling Military Career Awareness: A Replicable Model for States
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1R - Supporting Trauma-Affected Students in Virtual and Blended Classrooms
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1S - From Welcome to Wow: Onboarding Educators with Instructional Tech for Success
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1S - The Future is Personal: Reimagining Advisory for the Whole Learner
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1T - Authentic Assessment: A Strategic Approach to Mitigating AI-Related Academic Dishonesty in Online and Hybrid K-12 Education
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1T - From Bias to Balance: Designing Ethical AI Tools That Refuse Harm and Advance Equity in K-20 Learning Environments
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1U - Hold for a Symposium on ESA, Vouchers, Microschools, etc.
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1V - Powered by Passion: Blending Digital, College, and CTE
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1V - Walking the Leadership Balance Beam: The Ongoing Essential Work of Balancing Individual and Organizational Needs
  • 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific
    1W - Beyond the Bus: Bringing the World to Your Classroom with Live Virtual Field Trips
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2B - ACCEL SCHOOLS SILVER SPONSOR HOLD - PANEL
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2C - Mission: Prompt Possible
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2F - 10 Tips for Individualized Instruction in Digital Education
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2F - eLuma Session Hold - Bronze Sponsor
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2G - “AI” Are you scared…Don’t be!: Empowering Student Voice & Choice in Virtual Learning”
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2G - OUTSCHOOL SPONSOR HOLD - Contributed Talk
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2H - Finding the Right Groove: Remixing Sync and Async Learning for Maximum Impact
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2H - The Power of Playful Events: How Virtual Experiences Strengthen Connection and Retention
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2I - Engaging Faculty Justly
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2I - Rooted in Relationships: Mentorship as the Foundation for New Teacher Success
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2J - Bridging School and Home: Best Practices for Supporting Families in Digital Learning
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2J - Learning that Lingers: Elevating Your Professional Development Game
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2K - Snapshot 2026: Key Trends and Insights in K-12 Digital Learning
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2L - AVID in an Online Setting
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2L - What story are your systems telling?
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2M - Helping Our People Excel: Raising the H.O.P.E. Quotient in Education
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2N - Less will ALWAYS be More: A solution based discussion of how teachers can combat excessive tech dependency in students
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2O - Hold for Julie Young's Book Study
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2P - A New HOPE for Online Learning: A Research-practice Partnership to Improve Parental Support in K-12 Online Programs
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2Q - Academic Integrity Meets Student Success: Rethinking Online Credit Recovery Implementation
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2S - BC’s Online Education Blueprint: Policy, Accountability & Quality in Action
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2T - A 360-Degree Blueprint for Creating Thriving Virtual Learning Programs
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2U - Neuro-Enhance Your Virtual Course: Designing with the Brain in Mind
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2V - Innovating Assessment: From In-Person to Virtual State Testing, Interim Data and Impact
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pacific
    2W - From Data to Diplomas: The Gateway to Graduation through Math Success
  • 3:30 PM - 4:25 PM Pacific
    2R - Bridging Gaps, Expanding Opportunity: How Virtual Learning Can Support Rural Education