February 24, 2026
8:15AM – 3:15 PM
Location: Champlain Valley Union High School
February 24, 2026
8:15AM – 3:15 PM
Green Mountain Technology & Career Center
738 VT-15, Hyde Park, VT 05655
>>Community Education Center<<
Vita-Learn Tech Clinic
The Vita-Learn Tech Clinic is focused professional development event for district technology leaders. Attendees can expect to…
- Hear about emerging technology trends, particularly within Vermont
- Receive the latest information on managing technology to create effective learning environments
- Network with peers and the private sector
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Attendee registration – $55 (Non-member rate)
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$55 per person for non-members or save $20 per person with the member discount code.
Company/Corporate attendees must also be a sponsor, and they should use the Sponsorship registration below.
Agenda
| 8:00 – 8:30AM – Registration, Coffee & Connectivity — Welcome | ||
8:30AM — From Guidance to Action: AI in Vermont Schools Josh Blumberg from the Agency of Education will walk through the recently released AI Guidance for Education with a focus on what matters most for technology leaders. We’ll cover how to vet AI tools, student data privacy, developmental guidelines for student access, policies to review, and the infrastructure decisions that need to happen before AI can be used responsibly in classrooms. We’ll also look at what’s ahead, upcoming professional learning opportunities and how the AOE plans to support districts through implementation. | ||
9:45AM – AI in our schools – Assessing Needs In this breakout you will be able to reflect on your own district’s AI journey and compare notes. Where should you be focusing your energy? What have other people already done? Prepare to both reflect and to share. | Suggest a round table topic | Suggest a round table topic |
| 10:30AM – Coffee Break | ||
10:45AM – Practical AI solutions using Google’s Studio flows and Gemini Gems Join us at Tech Clinic, where two of the team from the ExplAInED podcast, lead us with some powerful ways to use Gemini. If you are using Gemini and want to learn how to better use Gemini, let Renee and Shaun show you how! AI is most powerful when it moves from curiosity to workflow. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to design practical AI solutions using Google’s Studio flows and Gemini Gems: custom AI assistants built for real school needs. We’ll explore prompt iteration strategies, safe deployment practices, and how to move from a rough idea to a usable tool in under an hour. | ||
| 11:45AM – Networking Speed Meetings | ||
| 12:30PM – Lunch | ||
1:15PM – HPE Networking Roadmap Update This session will provide an update on HPE Networks acquisition of Juniper networks and how this will impact the portfolio. We will discuss recent developments with the Aruba platform and introduce you to the Juniper/Mist platform and how we are cross pollinating the two platforms to better support our customers. We will also do a deep dive into how our AI-Native networking platform can help schools IT teams dramatically reduce trouble tickets, cut onsite support needs and deploy networks 9x faster. Presenter: Jason Cote, Senior System Engineer HPE Networking | AI in our Schools – Tool Vetting and Management Should you turn on Gemini access? Should you allow products like BriskAI and MagicSchool? How should you manage these tools? What guidance should you give on PII with these tools? Learn from the experience of others and share your own lessons learned. | Suggest a round table topic |
| 2:00PM – Afternoon Stretch Break | ||
2:15PM – AI Risks, Mitigations and Policies How are you mitigating the risks associated with AI? What policies do you need to implement? | Suggest a round table topic | Suggest a round table topic |
| 3:00PM – Next Steps & Closing | ||
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SPONSORS
Thank you to our Gold Sponsor
Thank you To Our Sponsors
Gold Sponsorships - $3500
Benefits:
- Limited to 1 Gold Sponsor
- Plenary workshop led by company experts, topic to be determined in collaboration with Vita-Learn.
- Speed Meetings: Meet with each attendee in brief (~8 minutes) speed meetings in small groups over the course of 1 hour. Attendees will rotate between sponsor tables in small groups (likely 5-7 attendees).
- Registration for two company representatives. Representatives are encouraged to participate throughout the day with attendees in the discussions and conversations.. Additional representative registrations are $100 each.
- Sponsor may display a standard pop-up banner in the main event space. Banners should be approximately 3′ wide and may be approximately 6′ tall.
- Logo placement on this page as well as on Vita-Learn email newsletters..
- Attendee list with names, emails, organization, and role provided before and after the event for a one-time mailing.
Silver Sponsorships - $1250
Benefits:
- Limited to 5 Silver Sponsors
- Speed Meetings: Meet with each attendee in brief (~8 minutes) speed meetings in small groups over the course of 1 hour. Attendees will rotate between sponsor tables in small groups (likely 5-7 attendees).
- Opportunity to lead a workshop session (+$250)
- Registration for one company representative. Representatives are encouraged to participate throughout the day with attendees in the discussions and conversations. Additional representative registrations are $100 each.
- Sponsor may display a standard pop-up banner in the main event space. Banners should be approximately 3′ wide and may be approximately 6′ tall.
- Logo placement on this page as well as on Vita-Learn email newsletters..
- Attendee list with names, emails, organization, and role provided after the event for a one-time mailing.
MAP & DIRECTIONS
Tech Clinic will be hosted in the Library at Champlain Valley Union High School Google Maps | Apple Maps
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Duty of Care
COVID-19 Readiness: Keeping You Safe & Healthy at the Vita-Learn Tech Clinic
The leadership at Vita-Learn has developed the following Duty of Care for the Tech Clinic which will help keep you safe when attending the event in person.
As of February 11, 2026
Vita-Learn is excited to continue to host in-person events this winter. Our concern for your health and safety is our top priority, and we want to make your experience at the meeting positive, and as professionally successful as in pre-COVID days. To that end, we are implementing the following guidelines that we hope will make you and your colleagues comfortable and safe. These guidelines are subject to change if new guidance is issued on, before, or during the conference by the venue’s organization, State of Vermont, the city of the venue, or the CDC.
Guidelines:
- Vita-Learn is not planning to require proof of vaccination status or negative COVID test results at the Tech Clinic 2026. Additionally, masks will be optional but welcome at the event.
- Vita-Learn continues to encourage all participants to follow CDC and state of Vermont recommended precautions including completing a full course of vaccinations (when possible), and wearing masks indoors, especially in large gatherings.
- If you have symptoms of COVID-19 or have tested positive for COVID-19 within 10 days of the event, you may not attend the conference.
- If you may have been exposed to a confirmed coronavirus case 10 days or less prior to the Event, please follow the state of Vermont’s guidance for close contacts to determine if you should attend.
- Attendees should self-monitor their health. If you begin to feel unwell during the conference with symptoms consistent with COVID-19, out of an abundance of caution, we ask that you notify Jeff Mao and seek medical attention. If you test positive for COVID-19, please notify Jeff Mao so that the conference can follow up with all other attendees so that they may make their own informed decisions related to their own health and precautionary measures. Remember that our attendees come from all over Vermont and the nation, and they may be in regular close contact with individuals with higher risk factors.
- Vita-Learn will continue to monitor statewide and local COVID transmission rates and requirements and will modify this guidance if needed.
- Social distancing and mask wearing are at your discretion. We ask that you respect an individual’s choices in these matters.
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