Reimagining Personalization: When Technology Serves the Learner

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM (ET) 

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Personalization isn’t about more technology. It’s about greater ownership, voice, and choice.

Across schools, educators are navigating how to use AI and adaptive tools to better meet individual student needs—while preserving what matters most: relationships, professional judgment, and equity.

Join Educate for the second session in our Future-Forward Leader Dialogues—a 45-minute virtual conversation exploring how Student Agency & Individualization shows up in real classrooms.

This dialogue brings together education leaders to examine how data-informed insight and reflection help educators help educators personalize learning at scale—without losing sight of the learner.

Voices of Innovation

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  • Bias Awareness & Equity Consultant

    Former Executive Director for Educational Equity at the NYC DOE with 20+ years of central administration experience.

    - Systems Specialist: Led the citywide Implicit Bias Initiative for the nation’s largest school district

    - Community Advocate: Dedicated to dismantling historical narratives and building authentic communities for underrepresented students and families

    - Strategic Leader: Expert in aligning institutional policy with equitable practice

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  • Chief Academic Officer for Hatch Early Learning

    Published researcher and CAO with a career spanning Pre-K through university-level instruction and administration

    - Research-Driven: Former NC State mentor and founder of advocacy organizations for students with learning differences

    - Tech Innovator: Currently leads research initiatives on advancing developmentally appropriate technology to personalize learning

    - Personalized Learning Expert: Dedicated to using tech to support and enhance individual student learning journeys

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  • Educational Leader

    Current Regional Superintendent of Staten Island, Archdiocese of New York and doctoral candidate with 26 years of instructional leadership

    - School Transformation: Former Principal of Notre Dame Academy High School with a focus on institutional growth

    - Student-Centered Advocate: Specializes in strengthening inclusive learning environments and STEAM innovation

    - Assessment Expert: Leverages technology and authentic assessment to empower student ownership and agency

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  • Education and Technology Leader

    17+ years of experience driving instructional innovation and large-scale strategic change across K–12 systems.

    - Classroom-to-Cabinet: Began his career in the classroom, providing a foundational understanding of student-centered practice

    - Strategic Scaling: Expert at designing and implementing initiatives that transform entire organizations

    - Systems Thinker: Focuses on high-level strategic changes that extend impact far beyond individual classrooms

What You'll Explore

Through conversation, leader perspectives, and practice-informed examples, this session will examine:

  • How student voice, choice, and ownership shape personalization that leads to meaningful growth

  • How AI and adaptive tools can support differentiation while honoring teacher expertise

  • How data and reflection help educators make personalization more equitable and impactful

Grounded in the Innovation Spectrum, the conversation explores how technology-enabled insights—such as UnlockAI—fit into reflective cycles that strengthen student-centered practice.

Who Should Attend

  • Instructional coaches and curriculum leaders supporting personalization efforts

  • Principals, assistant principals, and district administrators aligning with technology goals

  • Digital learning specialists, IT leaders

Why attend?

This is not a product demo—it’s a conversation.

You’ll hear directly from leaders using technology to amplify student agency, gain practical insights you can apply immediately, and leave with clearer language to guide decisions about personalization, equity, and instructional design.

If you’re asking, “How can technology truly serve learners?” — this dialogue is for you.

Live session with recording available to all registrants.

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