Every Teacher A Leader Summit 2026: Full Schedule

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9:30am EDT

Global Issues in Humanities: Curriculum for Sustainable Change

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:30am - 10:45am EDT

This session offers a model for interdisciplinary, project-based instruction, engaging students with local and global issues. Participants will explore mentor texts, build knowledge, interrogate bias and credibility, and amplify student voices. The session includes sample units aligned with Muhammad’s HILL model, providing space to adapt ideas for participants’ own classrooms.

Speakers

Stephanie Hendrix

Humanities Academy Coordinator, Bangor High School

Stephanie Hendrix is a Bangor-based educator and equity advocate with 24 years of experience teaching in public schools and 10 years in higher education. As a Leaders for Just Schools facilitator and Blended Learning Instructor for the NEA, she leads national cohorts of educators... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 9:30am - 10:45am EDT
Alfond 209

Instruction

11:00am EDT

Keeping AI HUMAN in Every Classroom

Thursday July 30, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT

Alfond 209

This session teaches AI literacy using the HUMAN framework and classroom-ready EduProtocols. Explore low-prep, high-engagement strategies that help students use AI safely, ethically, and effectively. You’ll leave with practical, adaptable ideas to make AI literacy approachable and empowering across all content areas, plus fresh, student-centered ways to spark critical thinking, ethical reflection, and real classroom engagement.

Speakers

Kate Meyer

Instructional Innovation Specialist, Mount Desert Island High School

Kate Meyer is an instructional innovation specialist and high school English teacher in Bar Harbor, Maine, where she has taught for 25 years. From 2021 to 2023, she served as a Distinguished Educator with the Maine Department of Education. This position allowed her to travel throughout... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
Alfond 209

Innovation, General

1:30pm EDT

When Something Goes Wrong: Restorative Responses to Bias and Harm

Thursday July 30, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT

Alfond 209

Even in caring, inclusive spaces, mistakes happen—especially when addressing issues of bias, identity, or inequity. What matters most is how we respond. This session offers practical, compassionate strategies for repairing harm and rebuilding trust after missteps. Participants will explore the difference between intent and impact, learn the language of calling in/on, and practice restorative approaches to apology and accountability.

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