Name: On the Cutting Edge
Start: 2026-06-11T08:30:00-0400
End: 2026-06-11T10:00:00-0400

EDUCON is a premier educational showcase and learning opportunity for teachers, principals, and district leaders. Participants will have the opportunity to choose breakout sessions led by school districts from across the Central Kentucky region and beyond. You will not just come away with a good idea or two; you will gain an abundance of great ideas and best practices that you can immediately apply in your classroom, school, or district.

Breakout Session Strands: Your chance to focus on a particular area of interest throughout the conference or explore a broader span!
1. Academics & Instructional Best Practices
2. AI & Technology
3. Systemic School Supports
4. Career Exploration & Future Focused Opportunities

We’re proud to announce our keynote speakers: On Day 1, Jimmy Casas, nationally recognized educator and author of Culturize and Day 2, Horacio Sanchez, renowned expert on resilience and brain-based learning. Both will deliver powerful messages to inspire and equip educators to lead with purpose, compassion, and innovation..

Daily Schedule
7:45 am Registration and Vendor Hall opens
8:30 am Welcome & Keynote Speaker
10:30 am -11:30 am Breakout Sessions
12:00 pm -1:00 pm Lunch break
1:15 pm -2:15 pm Breakout Sessions
2:30 pm -3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

On the Cutting Edge

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am EDT

Main Room (Quad A-D)

We are on the cutting edge of technology, but also on the edge of discovering the ramifications of how we live with it. Four significant brain changes are occurring in many young people, and these findings are consistent across more than a hundred studies. Researchers warn parents and educators that if your child's screen time is excessive, you should assume these four issues exist and prepare for the following behavioral changes. Come learn about four brain adaptations that consistently occur and the steps you can take to restore and protect the brains of our students.

Speakers

Horacio Sanchez

President, Resiliency, Inc

Horacio Sanchez is the President and CEO of Resiliency Inc., an agency leader in helping schools improve school climate, instruction, and discipline. Horacio is recognized as one of the nation’s prominent experts on promoting student resiliency and applying brain science to improve... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
Main Room (Quad A-D) 4440 Kit Carson Dr. Richmond, KY 40475

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