It’s here. ISTE+ASCD 2026 kicks off today at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando — four days (June 28–July 1) of keynotes, hands-on playgrounds, and the kind of hallway conversations that stick with you long after you fly home.
Whether this is your first ISTE or your fourteenth (it’s mine!), the week can feel like drinking from a firehose. So here’s a quick look at what I’m up to this week, the teams I’m excited to be working with — and, most importantly, how you can be part of all of it even if you’re nowhere near Orlando.
Let’s dive in. 👇
🎙️ Where to Find Me This Week
I’m honored this year to be a Featured Voice Speaker, and this year I’ve got a packed lineup. Here’s where to catch me:
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🎨 Beyond Templates: Teaching Creative Expression in Canva Code Through Vibe Coding
- Interactive Session
- Mon, June 29, 9–10 a.m.
- Room W205BC
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✨ Magic Happens with Coaching Connections: From Inspiration to Implementation
- Playground
- Mon, June 29, 11:45 –12:30
- Instructional Coaches Playground
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🤝 Instructional Coach Meetup
- Tue, June 30, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Sunshine Market Concessions
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đź“Š Measuring What Matters: Defining Success in Your Instructional Coaching Programs
- Interactive Session (streamed + recorded, so you can watch from home)
- Tue, June 30, 1–2 p.m.
- Room W300
🔗 All my sessions, handouts, and resources live here (updated all week): teachercast.net/iste2026​
🤝 The EdTech Teams I’m Excited to Work With This Year
One of my favorite parts of ISTE week is sitting down with the teams building tools that actually make a difference in classrooms. I’ll be stopping by these partner booths to record conversations for the podcast — I’ll drop episode links and highlights here as each one goes live, so check back through the week.
BenQ
A world-renowned innovator in visual display solutions, BenQ builds AI-ready interactive displays, digital signage, and wireless presentation tools that make classroom collaboration and campus communication easier for teachers and IT teams alike.
Renaissance
Renaissance Intelligence is a connected system that brings assessment, instruction, practice, curriculum, and trustworthy AI tools together to help educators make confident decisions faster. Renaissance Intelligence helps teachers move from insight to action with clear next steps, faster planning, and built-in supports that keep educators in control of decision-making.
Edmentum
Edmentum’s K–12 solutions accelerate growth and achievement, from foundational learning to college and career readiness. Backed by 18 ESSA-rated studies and designed to enhance educators’ practice, Edmentum’s solutions give teachers the data-driven insights, the confidence, and the time to improve student learning.
Rise Vision
Rise Vision is an all-in-one K–12 communication platform — digital signage, screen sharing, and emergency alerts — that turns the screens you already have into one centrally managed system for reaching every building and classroom.
GradeScan
GradeScan is an all-in-one platform that lets teachers create, print, scan, and AI-score handwritten paper assessments — saving hours of grading time while keeping student privacy built in through fully anonymized assessments.
🛋️ Can’t Make It to Orlando?
Here’s the truth: most of us aren’t in Orlando this week. Some of the best ISTE takeaways I’ve ever had came from following along at home with a notebook and a cup of coffee. Here’s how to make this your best ISTE yet, no plane ticket required:
- Tune in virtually. If you’re registered, your access includes hundreds of recorded sessions and virtual content for six months after the event. Block the time on your calendar like you’re really there.
- Follow along with me all week. I’ll be posting takeaways and dropping podcast episodes from the show floor as they go live — so you’ll get the highlights without the sore feet. Catch the episodes → teachercast.net/podcast​
- Grab the resources. Everything from my sessions — handouts, prompts, templates — lives in one spot: teachercast.net/iste2026​
- Do the game plan anyway. Pick one problem you’re trying to solve this year, then keep a three-bullet “Monday List” (Try Monday · Try This Month · Park It). Leave the week with three ideas you’ll actually use — not 40 you won’t.
Virtual doesn’t have to mean passive. A little intention turns a week of livestreams into real change back home.
đź’¬ One Question for You
Whatever you’re trying to make simpler in your classroom or coaching this year — I want to hear it. Hit reply (or drop a comment on LinkedIn) and tell me the one thing. I read every response, and I’ll point you toward a resource that can help.
See you this week — in Orlando or online,
Jeff Bradbury, Your Digital Learning Coach
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