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Calendar of ISTE's Professional Learning Events


Major EdTech Conferences

  1. FETC (Future of Education Technology Conference)
    Dates: January 11–14, 2026
    Location: Orlando, FL
    www.fetc.org

  2. Bett UK
    Dates: January 21–23, 2026
    Location: London, UK
    uk.bettshow.com

  3. TCEA Convention & Expo
    Dates: January 31–February 4, 2026
    Location: San Antonio, TX
    convention.tcea.org

  4. PETE&C (Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference)
    Dates: February 1–4, 2026
    Location: Hershey, PA
    www.peteandc.org

Independent Schools & Leadership

  1. NAIS Annual Conference (Thrive 2026)
    Dates: February 25–27, 2026
    Location: Seattle, WA
    www.nais.org

  2. ATLIS Annual Conference
    Dates: April 26–29, 2026
    Location: Columbus, OH
    www.theatlis.org

STEM & Science Education

  1. NSTA National Conference on Science Education
    Dates: April 15–18, 2026
    Location: Anaheim, CA
    www.nsta.org

Library & Literacy

  1. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
    Dates: June 25–29, 2026
    Location: Chicago, IL
    2026.alaannual.org

  2. NAMLE (National Association for Media Literacy Education) Conference
    Dates: July 2026 (Virtual – exact dates TBD)
    conference.namle.org

Technology & Instruction

  1. ISTELive 26 (with ASCD)
    Dates: June 28–July 1, 2026
    Location: Orlando, FL
    conference.iste.org

  2. GAMEIS Conference
    Dates: July 2026 (Savannah, GA – exact dates TBD)
    gameis.org

  3. CSTA Annual Conference (Computer Science Teachers Association)
    Dates: July 13–15, 2026
    Location: New Orleans, LA
    csteachers.org

  4. UDL-Con: International
    Dates: July 2026 (Washington, DC – exact dates TBD)
    udlcon.cast.org

Innovation & Future Trends

  1. SXSW EDU
    Dates: March 9–12, 2026
    Location: Austin, TX
    sxswedu.com

  2. ASU+GSV Summit
    Dates: April 12–15, 2026
    Location: San Diego, CA
    asugsvsummit.com/show

Please email one of the AATE Executive Board Members with conference and professional development opportunities.

BOOKS/PODCASTS:

Technology, Innovation, & Leadership

Radical Candor by Kim Scott

The School Librarian's Technology Playbook: Innovative Strategies to Inspire Teachers and Learners by Stacy Brown

Read the World: Rethinking Literacy for Empathy and Action in a Digital Age by Kristen Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris

Ten Lessons in Leadership and Learning by John D'Auria
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Doing Less by Greg McKeown
It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by Dana Boyd

Makers with a Cause by Gina Seymour

The Google Infused Classroom by Holly Clark and Tanya Avrith

Listen to the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast Hosted by Jennifer Gonzalez


Anti-Racism 


The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You, A Remix (YA Version) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo 

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Sister by Layla F. Saad

Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon


Resilience


Elastic: Unlocking Your Brain's Ability to Embrace Change by Leonard Mlodinow

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar

Slow Teaching: On Finding Calm, Clarity and Impact in the Classroom by Jamie Thom

The Choice: Embrace the Possible










AATE exists to support technology educators in networking, innovation and leadership.

CONTACT
Connie White, AATE President,

Woodward Academy


Charles Allen, Atlanta International School

Allison Berry, Wesleyan School

Nathan Edwards, The Cottage School


Daniel Forrester, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School


Mark LaBouchere, The Westminster School

Marian Rosenberg, St. Pius X Catholic High School

Jennifer Santi, Mt Vernon School

aate@aateconnect.org

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