Control Alt Achieve: My ISTE 2026 Sessions

I am excited and honored to once again present at the 2026 ISTE Conference in Orlando, Florida this June 28th through July 1st.

I always look forward to this opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

You can attend ISTE in person this year, or take part as a virtual attendee. To get more details and register for the conference go to:

https://conference.iste.org/2026

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at the ISTE Conference, along with any associated resources. I will continue to update this list with any changes and additions to my schedule.

Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!

🧔 My Sessions

Short version:

Sunday, June 28th

12:00pm - 🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools
6:00pm - 🎲 Board Game Meetup

Monday, June 29th

9:00am - 🔋 AI & Edtech Power Hour: Turbocharged Tools for Every Subject and Grade
10:30am - 🏫 A Space of Your Own: Custom AI Prompts with SchoolAI
11:30am - 🔮 A Room of One's Own: MagicSchool Custom Chatbots for Students
1:30pm - ➡️ See it, Brisk it, Teach it! AI for Any Resource
2:30pm - 🤿 Dive into Snorkl for Student Learning
4:00pm - 🤖 The Power of Personalized Learning: Custom AI Chatbots for Students

Tuesday, June 30th

10:00am - 🗯️ Making Graphic Novels with Gemini and NotebookLM (AI Innovation Slam)
11:00am - 🚀 Boost Student Learning with Brisk Teaching
11:40am - 💎 Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems
1:30pm - 🚨 AI Games, Interviews and Activities for Student Learning

Wednesday, July 1st

11:30am - 🚫 Did a Robot Write this Report? Managing AI Cheating

Detailed version:

📅 SUNDAY JUNE 28, 2026

🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools

Time: 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Location: Virtual
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Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-aitools
Description: AI is constantly evolving with new tools and features every week. What are the best tools for schools to use? In this session we will do a deep dive in my current list of favorite AI tools for educators and students. We will try out the tools hands-on and see how they can impact all aspects of education. Sample tools may include Gemini, MagicSchool AI, Khanmigo, TeacherServer, SchoolAI, EnlightenAI, Snorkl, Diffit, Class Companion, NotebookLM, Brisk Teaching, Suno and more.

🎲 ISTE26 Board Game Meetup

✅ Registration form: https://bit.ly/iste26bgm
⏰ Time - 6pm to 11pm (come and go as needed)
📍 Location - Hyatt Regency Orlando - 9801 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
🏨 Room - Regency Ballroom PQ
💲 Cost - FREE!
🎲 Over 300 games to play from The Haven Games will be provided (view current game list) but we encourage people to bring other games as well. Watch our short video on how to browse, sort, and filter all the games. If you would like to bring a game (or games) please add that here.
🍕 Casual food and drinks will be provided.
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And big thanks to our sponsors who have completely made this event possible!

We Will Write (Platinum Sponsor) - https://wewillwrite.com/
BenQ - https://www.benq.com/en-us/education.html
Diffit - https://web.diffit.me/
Figma - https://www.figma.com/
Kira - https://www.kira-learning.com/
Knowt - https://knowt.com/
Learning Genie - https://www.learning-genie.com/
Magic School - https://www.magicschool.ai/
SchoolAI - https://schoolai.com/
Snorkl - https://snorkl.app/
Trafera - https://www.trafera.com/
Wayground - https://wayground.com/

📅 MONDAY JUNE 29, 2026

🔋 AI & Edtech Power Hour: Turbocharged Tools for Every Subject and Grade

Time: 9:00-10:00am
Location: W311CD
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Description: Discover transformative AI and Edtech tools across subjects and grade levels in this fast-paced, interactive panel. Led by educators known for sharing, we'll spotlight practical applications and innovative pedagogies to engage all learners. Leave with a toolkit of resources to energize your classroom and enhance student outcomes.

🏫 A Space of Your Own: Custom AI Prompts with SchoolAI

Time: 10:30am - 11:00am
Location: SchoolAI Booth #2714
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Description: Join me at the School AI booth for an engaging demonstration on how teachers can create custom AI chatbots for students to engage in personalized learning activities.

🔮 A Room of One's Own: MagicSchool Custom Chatbots for Students

Time: 11:30am - 12:00pm
Location: MagicSchool Booth #1612
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Description: Join me at the MagicSchool AI booth for an engaging demonstration on how teachers can create custom AI rooms for students to engage in personalized learning activities.

➡️ See it, Brisk it, Teach it! AI for Any Resource

Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Location: Brisk Booth #2306
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Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-brisk
Description: Discover how Brisk’s AI-powered tools can instantly transform any online resource into ready-to-use teaching materials. Whether it’s a webpage, video, PDF, document, image or more, learn how to quickly generate activities, questions, and other resources - so you can spend less time prepping and more time teaching!

🤿 Dive into Snorkl for Student Learning

Time: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Snorkl Booth #2925
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Description: Do you find it too time consuming to provide feedback on oral responses, handwritten answers, and hand-drawn explanations? Snorkl is your AI-powered tool to generate personalized feedback and grading on multi-modal student responses for any subject or grade level. Dive into this powerful but easy tool in this hands on session!

🤖 The Power of Personalized Learning: Custom AI Chatbots for Students

Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: W414CD
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Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-chatbots
Description: AI chatbots are a powerful way to provide safe, monitored, personalized learning experiences for students. Chatbots can be used for a wide range of engaging activities such as interviewing a historical figure, discussing a book, learning about a career, assessing understanding, providing tutoring, or diving into any topic. With AI these chatbots adjust to each student individually to meet their specific needs and interests. In this session we will explore free tools such as Gemini Gems, SchoolAI, Brisk, MagicSchoolAI and more, where you can choose from a wide range of pre-made chatbots or easily create your own.

📅 TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2026

🗯️ Making Graphic Novels with Gemini and NotebookLM (AI Innovation Slam)

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: W310AB
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Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-graphic
Description: Graphic novels can be a great way to engage students in content. In this hands-on session, we will explore a creative workflow using Gemini and NotebookLM to turn simple ideas into professional-looking graphic novels. Attendees will view finished examples and walk through the entire process: brainstorming topics, selecting art styles, and generating formatted scripts using a custom Gemini Gem. We will also cover how to write scripts manually for staff and students who want total creative control. Finally, we’ll use NotebookLM to generate and share downloadable PDF versions of our creations.

🚀 Boost Student Learning with Brisk Teaching

Time: 11:00am - 11:30am
Location: Brisk Booth #2306
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Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-boost
Description: Brisk’s "Boost" feature turns any resource (article, video, doc, etc.) into an interactive learning AI chatbot for your students. Choose a mode - tutor bot, character chat, debate, brainstorm, exit ticket, writing coach and more - set a grade level, and share the link. Students chat safely (no accounts required) while Brisk tracks objective mastery and logs every exchange for your review. Discover how a few clicks can provide personalized learning for every student and give you instant, actionable insights.

💎 Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems

Time: 11:40am - 11:55am
Location: Google Booth #1500
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Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-gems
Description: Gems let you save and share your best Gemini prompts and workflows for use anytime, and they are a game-changer for schools! Learn best practices for creating and sharing your own Gems, and explore the EduGems website with over 140 ready-to-use (and copy) Gems for educators and students.

🚨 AI Games, Interviews and Activities for Student Learning

Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Location: BenQ Education Booth #2401
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Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aigames
Description: AI can be the perfect interactive partner for learning activities and games. These can be done with any grade level or subject, either as whole-class activities where the teacher manages the AI but the students still participate, or with students individually interacting with the AI for their own learning experiences. In this session we will try out these AI activities live and hands-on as we explore AI interviews, AI debates, "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories, co-writing activities, and games including 20 Questions, 2 Truths and a Lie, Classroom Taboo, the Emoji Definition Game, and more. Come play and learn!

📅 WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 2026

🤖 Did a Robot Write this Report? Managing AI Cheating

Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: W311EF
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Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-aicheat
Description: Although AI can help support students in their learning and work, unfortunately it can also be misused for cheating purposes. In this session we will explore ways to address academic integrity concerns in the age of AI. This will include creating student AI guidelines, adjustments to make assignments more AI-resistant, tools to monitor the use of AI and see what work students have done themselves, and educating students on the proper use of AI.

📝 ISTE Sharing Doc

If you will be attending ISTE, please feel free to contribute to the Google document I set up for sharing resources.
You can add information including if you are attending, session resources, mixers/events/meetups, attractions/restaurants, questions, comments, or other resources.
ISTE Sharing Doc - bit.ly/iste26-share