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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Jeff Mosby

Fort Smith School District

Technology Integration Specialist

Fort Smith

8:00am CDT

Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

11:00am CDT

Exhibit Hall Open Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

1:00pm CDT

Opening General Session Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Damon West

3:00pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

5:00pm CDT

Education Benefits Fish Fry Union Station - Next Level Events

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Exhibit Hall Open Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

8:30am CDT

General Session: Admin of the Year and DESE Updates Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Secretary Jacob Oliva

9:45am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Table Talk: Beyond Compliance: Creating Truly Engaged Classrooms Governor's Hall III - Table 5Saundra Lamberson • Emily Hemme

10:15am CDT

From Alignment to Impact: Strengthening Instruction for Student Success Ouachita (MCC)Gina Richard • Thea Capps • Heather Gonzalez • Jan Hill • Whitney Dutton • Britnee Wright Going Global with Cambridge International: A Practical Guide for Arkansas's Next Chapter in Advanced Education & Accelerated Learning Grampas (MCC)Charles Lee • Dr. Kristy Brown • Dustin Seaton • Tina McClure What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas VAM Model Salon A (M)Hope Worsham

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Own It! Accountability in Instruction Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Dondre Harris Be the Change! Offer a K-12 virtual option. Ouachita (MCC)Tammy Manning • Brandi Williams • Krystle Summers

12:20pm CDT

Building Success Beyond the School Day: How Searcy School District Designed and Implemented High-Impact After-School Tutoring White Oak (MCC)Brandi Hardcastle • Bethany Philpot • Heather Franks • Dr. Bobby Hart • Dr. Rich O'Connell

1:20pm CDT

Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My District? Yell I-II (SCC)Shantele Raper • Ross White

2:20pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

2:50pm CDT

AI Showcase: Highlighting Different AI Platforms Pope (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley Building Instructional Systems That Drive Student Growth Hoffman (M)DarShauna Shepherd

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Available Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

8:15am CDT

Designing Future-Ready Pathways: Leveraging New AP Offerings for Accelerated Learning Grampas (MCC)Kate Morlock

9:30am CDT

What Effective Arkansas Principals Are Doing to Lead Academic Growth: Lessons from a Study of Arkansas Principals White Oak (MCC)Dr. Michael Hensley

10:40am CDT

Closing General Session - Vision to Impact: Be the Change Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Rosalind Wiseman