NSTI - 2026: Full Schedule

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9:00am PST

AI in the Classroom: Ethical, Intentional, and Creative Practices for Schools. / IA em sala de aula: práticas éticas, intencionais e criativas para escolas.

Thursday November 5, 2026 9:00am - Friday November 6, 2026 2:52pm PST

This hands-on deep dive will invite participants to explore how AI can be used and discussed in schools to support critical thinking and learning, rather than simply a tool for answering. Across two days, we will examine how students and educators can use AI to research, draft, develop ideas, ask better questions, write effective prompts, and critically evaluate results with intention and responsibility. We will also engage with urgent ethical questions we are facing: the importance of media literacy in a world where seeing is no longer believing; the role of AI companions in students’ social and emotional lives; and the ways these systems can reflect, distort, or marginalize certain identities. Grounded in our school’s evolving experience of integrating AI into teaching and learning, this deep dive will create space for participants to reflect on their own contexts. Through discussions, practical frameworks, classroom observation, and collaborative reflection, participants will leave with strategies to support thoughtful, creative, and equitable AI use in their communities.

Este deep dive prático convidará os participantes a explorar como a IA pode ser usada e discutida nas escolas para apoiar o pensamento crítico e a aprendizagem, em vez de ser apenas uma ferramenta de respostas prontas. Ao longo de dois dias, vamos examinar como alunos e educadores podem usar a IA para pesquisar, elaborar rascunhos, desenvolver ideias, formular perguntas melhores, escrever prompts eficazes e avaliar criticamente os resultados com intenção e responsabilidade.
Também vamos abordar questões éticas urgentes que temos enfrentado: a importância da alfabetização midiática em um mundo em que ver já não é mais acreditar; o papel dos companheiros de IA na vida social e emocional dos alunos; e as formas pelas quais esses sistemas podem refletir, distorcer ou marginalizar determinadas identidades.
Com base na experiência em constante evolução da nossa escola na integração da IA ao ensino e à aprendizagem, este deep dive abrirá espaço para que os participantes reflitam sobre seus próprios contextos. Por meio de discussões, referenciais práticos, observação de sala de aula e reflexão colaborativa, os participantes sairão com estratégias para promover um uso mais consciente, criativo e equitativo da IA em suas comunidades.

Speakers

Márcia Bandim

Technology Integrator, Avenues São Paulo

Technology Integrator

Carla Gomes

Science Teacher - Secondary Division, Avenues São Paulo

Science Teacher

Andrea Pech

Technology Integrator, Avenues São Paulo

Technology Integrator

Thursday November 5, 2026 9:00am - Friday November 6, 2026 2:52pm PST

Deep Dive

Language Bilingual
Audience All educators
global Y

9:00am PST

Designing for Engagement, Responding to Student Behavior / Planejamento e Relacionamento: Estratégias para o Cotidiano Escolar

Thursday November 5, 2026 9:00am - Friday November 6, 2026 4:00pm PST

“Designing for Engagement and Responding to Student Behavior” is a practical and conversation-based Deep Dive focused on the everyday realities of working with students. Together, we will explore how thoughtful lesson design, clear routines, and consistent classroom structures can help students feel engaged, supported, and ready to learn. We will also discuss behaviors that are common and developmentally appropriate for different age groups, helping educators respond with both clarity and empathy. Throughout the session, participants will share experiences, reflect on real classroom situations, and build a practical toolbox of strategies for navigating challenges, strengthening relationships, and creating classroom environments where both students and teachers can feel successful. Participants will also have the opportunity to observe real classes at Avenues, connecting workshop conversations to authentic classroom practice.

"Planejamento e Relacionamento: Estratégias para o Cotidiano Escolar" é um Deep Dive prático e baseado em conversas sobre as realidades do dia a dia de trabalhar com alunos. Juntos, exploraremos como um planejamento intencional das aulas, rotinas claras e estruturas consistentes podem ajudar os alunos a se sentirem engajados, apoiados e prontos para aprender. Também discutiremos comportamentos comuns e esperados para diferentes faixas etárias, ajudando educadores a responder com clareza e empatia. Ao longo da sessão, os participantes compartilharão experiências, refletirão sobre situações reais de sala de aula e construirão um repertório prático de estratégias para lidar com desafios, fortalecer relações e criar ambientes em que tanto alunos quanto professores sejam bem-sucedidos. Os participantes também terão a oportunidade de observar aulas reais na Avenues, conectando as conversas do workshop à prática autêntica em sala de aula.

Speakers

Patricia Fernandes

Associate Division Head, Avenues

Patricia Fernandes is an Associate Division Head at Avenues.

Ligia Ravagnani

Associate Division Head, Avenues

Ligia Ravagnani is an Associate Division Head for the Secondary Division at Avenues.

Thursday November 5, 2026 9:00am - Friday November 6, 2026 4:00pm PST

Deep Dive

Language Bilingual
Audience All educators
global Y

9:00am PST

Designing Schools Around the Experiences That Matter Most: From Research to Practice

Thursday November 5, 2026 9:00am - Friday November 6, 2026 4:00pm PST

What if schools were intentionally designed around the experiences that most shape students’ lifelong wellbeing, purpose, and success?
Drawing on insights from the Gallup-Purdue Index and Avenues’ Student Experience framework, this two-day deep dive invites participants to explore the six essential experiences that research shows have a lasting impact on students: inspiration, care, mentorship, deep work, real-world application, and belonging.
Participants will engage in a highly interactive process that blends reflection, analysis, and design. Through guided activities, they will:

Reflect on their own formative learning experiences and connect them to the research
Explore the “Big Six” and how they translate into the Avenues Student Experience
Conduct an experience audit of their own schools to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities
Examine concrete examples from Avenues São Paulo, including structures such as circles, mentorship, mastery projects, and real-world learning programs
Apply a mentor mindset lens, considering how adult relationships and intentional design shape student growth across all six experiences
Begin designing or refining systems and practices that make these experiences more consistent and equitable for all students

Across the two days, participants will move from understanding research → seeing it in practice → applying it to their own context.
Participants will leave with:

A clear, research-informed framework for student experience and wellbeing
Practical tools to assess how intentionally their school delivers key experiences

Speakers

Josh Bolland

Dean of Student Life and College Counseling, Avenues World School - Sao Paulo

Dean of Student Life and College Counseling

Dominique Paladini

Director of Counseling and Student Well-Being, Avenues World School

Director of Counseling and Student Well-Being

Thursday November 5, 2026 9:00am - Friday November 6, 2026 4:00pm PST

Deep Dive

Language English
Audience All educators
global Y

9:00am PST

9:00am PST

9:00am PST

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