NCAIS Innovate 2027
Human by Design: Innovation that keeps people at the center
The John Crosland School
5146 Parkway Plaza BoulevardCharlotte, NC 28217-1964
United States
In a rapidly changing educational landscape, innovation isn’t just about the newest tool. It is about teaching and leading with intention. That's why we selected this year's theme Human by Design: Innovation that keeps people at the center.
NCAIS Innovate brings together K-12 educators to explore innovative teaching and learning in today’s schools. Centered on thoughtful instructional design and human-centered practice, the conference creates space for educators to examine how emerging tools and research-informed strategies can enhance instruction, creativity, collaboration, and engagement while remaining grounded in the relationships at the heart of education.
Participants will consider how schools can make intentional choices about technology use: when digital tools meaningfully extend learning, when students benefit most from tactile, reflective, relational, or device-free experiences, and how educators can design balanced learning environments that support academic growth, student wellbeing, and the enduring value of schools in a world where information is abundant and change is constant.
Through practical sessions, cross-divisional dialogue, and future-facing conversations, educators will leave with actionable ideas, strategies, and frameworks for designing learning that is innovative, balanced, and deeply human.
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NCAIS Member Registration
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6.00 (CEU) |
$195.00
Price will increase to $245.00 on
2/2/27 12:00 AM EST
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Guest Registration
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6.00 (CEU) |
$245.00
Price will increase to $295.00 on
2/2/27 12:00 AM EST
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Event agenda coming soon!
Glenn Whitman
Glenn Whitman is a History teacher at St. Andrew’s (MD, USA), where he also serves as the Dreyfuss Family Director for the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning. Glenn is the co-author of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education, co-designer of Neuroteach Global, and co-editor of Think Differently and Deeply, the international publication of the CTTL. Glenn leads a team that focuses on translating the most promising research and strategies in the Science of Learning into instructional and student-school experience design. Glenn earned his MALS from Dartmouth College and a BA from Dickinson College and has shared the work of the CTTL through publications such as Edutopia, Mind, Brain, and Education, ASCD Express, “Impact” from Charted College, and EdSurge and presented around the world at public, charter, private, and international school conferences including: ISTE, Learning and the Brain, Learning Forward, NAIS, researchED, SXSW EDU, and UNESCO.
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