Summer Conference

Registration is now open for the 2026 Strategies for Educational Improvement Summer Conference!

Join us June 23 at the KU Edwards Campus for a day of AI in education sessions.

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The 2026 Strategies for Educational Improvement Summer Conference: Smart Tools, Strong Teaching, Successful Students will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 from 9 a.m - 3 p.m. at KU’s Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kansas.

This year's session topics include:

EduTalks Sessions

Risk and security/ethics and expanding to school-wide programs
Current state of Agentic AI
SEL and AI
Workforce needs for AI

Noon Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Playground Sessions

Creating Chatbots
AI literacy and basic prompting
New tools for teaching (including personalization)
Biometrics and Teach Live

Speaker announcements will be added to this page as they are confirmed.

Have questions about the Summer Conference series? Please contact Icelda Beltran at icelda.beltran@ku.edu.

Watch last year’s sessions

2025 Summer Conference

The 2025 Strategies for Educational Improvement conference, “Elevating Education with A.I.," is now available to view online.

View on YouTube

Credit Opportunity

In-person attendees of the 2026 SOEHS Summer Conference will have the opportunity to earn micro-credentials stackable for graduate credit through the Global Education Academy’s online micro-credential platform.

Non-credit Recognition Option

For each session attended, a participant may request a certificate of completion of a (Global Micro-credential Experience – GMCE) (Special conference pricing – no fee for GMCE)

Graduate Credit Option

Convert your GMCE certificates to GMC-Pros (Global Micro-credential Pro) that are stackable toward graduate credit. Earn graduate credit by completing interactive learning opportunities.

PARTNERS IN SUPPORT

The Summer Conference is hosted by the KU Global Education Academy of the School of Education & Human Sciences in partnership with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).