AFTERNOON SESSION
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BREAKOUT SESSIONS PANELS
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University of Maryland
• 1:00 PM
Investing in AI Innovations: Perspectives from Funders
Kelly Mix Michele Leardo Walton Family Foundation
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Tyler Sussman Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Jon Sotsky Overdeck Family Foundation
SYMPOSIUM 2025
FIRST ROUND TOPICS
AI + LEARNING
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Titilola Harley Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Transforming the Learning Feedback Loop: Teaching & Student Assessment at the Age of AI
Heather Hill Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Adam Geller Edthena
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Peter Youngs University of Virginia
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Mauro Nicolao SoapBox Labs
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Laura Stapleton University of Maryland
AI as a New Research Methodology for Education & Social Science Research
MORNING SESSION
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University of Chicago
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Marvin Mayorga Data Meaning
• 8:00 AM
Greg Stoddard
Katie Wetstone DrivenData
Breakfast Social - Rever Hall of Fame Welcome attendees | Distribute swag
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Elias Gonzalez University of Maryland
9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks • Jennifer Rice
1:55 PM
University of Maryland
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Kimberly Griffin
Preparing Students for an AI-Infused Future: CS/AI Education in K-12 Schools
Pat Yongpradit Code.org
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Quiana Bannerman University System of Maryland
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University of Maryland
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Cara Lesser KID Museum
Sheena Erete
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Ray Bell State of Maryland
9:30 AM
Introduction to the Center for Educational Data Science and Innovation • Jing Liu EDSI; University of Maryland
10:00 AM
Keynote Address • Tara Behrend Michigan State University
10:30 AM 10:45 AM
SECOND ROUND TOPICS
AIM; University of Maryland
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University of Maryland
• Integration of AI in Higher Education: Opportunities & Challenges
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Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research
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2:45 PM
Break •
Carol Espy-Wilson Joel Chan Campbell Scribner
Building Maryland's AI Future: Connecting K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce Pathways
Fengfeng Ke
Lunch
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Richard Culatta ISTE+ASCD
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Amitabh Varshney University of Maryland
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Anne Kaiser Maryland State Delegate
University of Maryland
12:00 PM
Ovetta Sampson RightAI
3:10 PM
University of Maryland
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Heather LaDuca Montgomery County Public Schools
University of Maryland
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Samantha Booth
Tracy Sweet University of Maryland
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Chris Irwin College Park Academy
Using AI in Classrooms: Educators’ Perspectives
University of Maryland
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Jared Joiner InterThesis
Heather Hill University of Maryland
Eric Pacuit University of Maryland
Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Jeff Forbes National Science Foundation
University of Maryland
David Blazer
Brian Caffo Johns Hopkins University
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Lightning Talks • Wei Ai
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Alyssa Ryan University of Maryland
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Break
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Neda Atanasoski
4:00 PM
Closing Session
4:10 PM
Networking Session
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