From your presenter portal, find the proposal you want to edit, click the CLICK TO VIEW/EDIT button, and click the link to the right that reads "View/edit this section."
Format is not editable once entered. All other fields are editable until the submission deadline.
After acceptance in mid-December, select fields that were used for review purposes may also be locked, including Topic and delivery preference. Title and description are editable through mid February. Presenters may be added at any time.
Presenters will receive an email notification in mid-December when proposal acceptance or decline notices have been posted on presenter portals. If accepted, each presenter will need to log into their presenter portal to confirm participation and sign a model release.
All presenters must sign a Participation Agreement/Model Release form for each accepted session by January 30, 2026.
Submitter of student presentations that are streamed/recorded are responsible for obtaining permission for each student and will be contacted with details in May.
Add presenter(s) to your session proposal by logging in to your presenter portal. Find the proposal you want to edit, click the CLICK TO VIEW/EDIT button, and scroll to the bottom of the page to the "Presenter" section. Click the link to the right that reads "View/edit this section.
Presenters may be added at any time. Anyone you add to a proposal with an email address will be notified upon submission and required to create their own presenter portal. You will need to notify anyone you add to a proposal after submission.
There is a limit of four presenters for all formats except Panels and Playgrounds. Panel submitters will work with conference program staff to select panelists. Please see additional details under "Panel" of the "Format-Specific Session Information" below. There is a limit of 25 presenters on Playgrounds. There is a limit of five K-12 student presenters for all formats.
ISTE+ASCD believes that by cultivating a community of educators with a wide range of experiences, diverse backgrounds and perspectives, we enhance the practice of all educators. For each proposed speaker, please consider how they contribute to the diversity of experience, opinion and representation in the session.
Presenters are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruling requires that anyone who endorses a product through social media or presentations, should make the relationship with the brand (“material connection”) obvious. A “material connection” to the brand includes a personal, family, or employment relationship or a financial relationship, such as the brand directly paying fees, covering travel, or providing free or discounted products or services.
Disclosure of these kinds of relationships at the conference is important because it helps keep recommendations honest and truthful, and it allows people to weigh the value of presenter endorsements.
As an influencer, it’s your responsibility to make these disclosures, to be familiar with the Endorsement Guides and to comply with laws against deceptive ads.
All conference presenters will be asked to disclose relevant details by May 31, including the company/companies and relationship(s)/compensation or indicate that they do not have a material connection to disclose. Please be sure that any presenters on your session are aware of this reporting. If accepted, the disclosure form will be located on your presenter portal.
All adult presenters must register to attend the conference prior to May 1 or may risk having your session cancelled.
By using the email address associated with your conference presenter record when you register, you'll receive the discounted presenter rate. We deeply appreciate all that presenters do to shape and support the annual conference. Offering the most discounted registration rate to presenters is one way we hope to extend our gratitude.
Registration will be available in December.
Details available in December.
In-person: You must provide your own computer or device. Bring the appropriate VGA or HDMI adapter for connecting to projectors or display monitors if you’re planning to use a Mac laptop or iPad as your presentation device. The standard front-of-room equipment set includes a combination of wired and wireless presenter internet connectivity, LCD projection with screen, 1 Wireless lavalier mic, 1 Podium Mic, 2 Wireless Hand Held, Cast/Airplay Mirroring service and a sound system to connect to the presenter’s laptop. Attendees will have wireless internet connectivity.
Research Papers Roundtables only: Please note for Research Paper Roundtables that no technology or power is provided at the tables; a charging station will be at the back of the room. For Research Paper Lectures, the presenter station described above is available.
Panels only: The standard front-of-room equipment set includes a combination of wired and wireless presenter internet connectivity, LCD projector with screen, 1 podium mic, 4 wireless handheld mics, Cast/Airplay Mirroring service and a sound system to connect to the presenter’s laptop. Attendees will have wireless internet connectivity.
Virtual: The conference does not provide equipment for presenters. Presenters must provide their own computer, internet connectivity, lighting, microphones, etc.
We suggest and encourage an ethernet connection to the device you are presenting from as it will provide a more robust and stable internet connection. A minimum of 5 Mbps upload and download connection is recommended for a consistent streaming experience. A speed test can be run here to verify your connection. It is also imperative when previewing and testing your presentation on the conference platform you do so on the network you plan to present from as school networks or computers may have firewalls blocking the streaming service.
If you are presenting virtually and also onsite in Orlando, please be prepared with any equipment necessary to do so, as well as a quiet space to give your presentation.
Sessions presented virtually will all be recorded. Sessions presented in-person may be recorded. All presenters must sign a Participation Agreement/Model Release form from their presenter portal. Submitters of student presentations that are streamed/recorded are responsible for obtaining permission for each student and will be contacted with details in May.
Please note that recordings will be online for up to 6 months behind a password-protected login for conference attendees, and attendees will not have the ability to download sessions.
If you do not agree to the model release, email conf-program@iste.org.
Available in February: Presenters can upload session presentations and relevant materials or handouts and URLs to your Digital Tote directly from your Presenter Portal. When creating resources be sure to consider accessibility for all participants.
Conference attendees will have access to Digital Totes, from the Conference website and app. This allows them to collect important materials from sessions and exhibits for future reference. Attendees appreciate when presentation slides are shared. Consider uploading them in pdf format.
Guidelines for formatting and submitting your research paper are available below under "Format-specific Session Information, research papers."
Available in January: Presenters and exhibitors have the opportunity to link their sessions with online exhibit listings, making sessions easier to find. Please help us create a holistic learning environment that enriches the attendee experience while supporting your goals and those of our corporate partners. Establish connections with exhibitors whose products and services are an integral part of your session content on your presenter portal. You can connect up to 10 exhibitors to your session.
The conference will be based in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT: UTC−04:00) as the in-person event will be held in Orlando, FL. From the program search page you will have the option to display session times in EDT or in your device's time zone.
Please consider accessibility! With the conference being hybrid, we’re able to expand our audience to an even more diverse group of attendees and we want to ensure all can enjoy the experience. Please review these in-person presenter accessibility tips for your live session, presentation materials and shared resources.
The social graphic gallery will be available for accepted presenters.
Primary presenters for in-person sessions must be physically present to moderate their events and provide presentation laptop/tablet including connection for any remote co-presenters if applicable. Additional technical support is not available to connect remote co-presenters.
During all active operating hours of the conference, no one under 16 years of age will be permitted to attend sessions or visit the expo unless that person is a badged student presenter or a school-aged (age 5+) registered attendee who has purchased registration and is accompanied by an adult chaperone. Students must be with an adult at all times.
Student presenters do not need to be registered through the Registration system, but student presenter names must be added or updated by May 31 to ensure their badges are ready when they arrive onsite or to be able to gain access to the virtual session if presenting virtually.
To add student presenter(s):
Log in to your presenter portal and click on your session.
Scroll to the bottom of the page where it says "Presenters" and click "View/edit this section."
Add the student's contact information under "Add presenters." If presenter is a K-12 student, email address is not required.
Be sure to indicate they are a student presenter by checking the "Student presenter?" box.
If a student is already listed on your session as a "Presenter," change the drop-down field next to their name to the role "Student presenter."
There is a limit of five student presenters per session with one adult chaperone. We do not make exceptions to this rule.
During all active operating hours of the conference, no one under 16 years of age will be permitted to attend sessions or visit the expo unless that person is a badged student presenter or a school-aged (age 5+) registered attendee who has purchased registration and is accompanied by an adult chaperone. Students must be with an adult at all times.
There is a limit of five student presenters per session with one adult chaperone. We do not make exceptions to this rule.
Students must be with an adult at all times.
A chaperone badge allows a non-presenting chaperone to accompany students at all times.
The chaperone badge does not permit attendance at any conference events independent of student participation.
A chaperone who is not presenting does not need to be named on the session record; a badge can be picked up onsite at the conference at the student presenter check-in counter.
Non-presenting students or children under the age of 16 (including infants) are not permitted in sessions, events or the expo hall.
Badged student presenters are permitted to to visit the expo hall when accompanied by an adult chaperone.
Adult chaperones may not have more than five students per group.
Students are expected to keep their voices down, stay in their groups and refrain from taking exhibitor giveaways unless they are offered.
All student presenters under 16 must complete the expo hall Student Presenter Policy form and turn in the top half of the form when they pick up their badges at the student presenter check-in counter.
In-person: 60 or 90-minute session focused on exploring new resources, developing new skills or creating through extensive hands-on activities using participant's own device. Attendees will walk away with an artifact, project or resource they have created. Attendees are required to preregister.
Virtual: 50-minute session focused on exploring new resources, developing new skills or creating through extensive hands-on activities using participant's own device.
In-person Idea Lab Ticketing
Preregistration is required for in-person Idea Labs; seats not claimed 5 minutes before start will be released to those waiting in the stand-by line on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees will be able to register for one Idea Lab each day.
In-person: 60-minute focused, diverse, and dynamic exploration of a particular topic.
Virtual: 50-minute focused, diverse, and dynamic exploration of a particular topic in a webinar virtual experience.
In-person: 60-minute lecture featuring audience participation and interaction with the presenter(s) during the session, including hands-on interaction, discussion or creation of a collaborative resource.
Virtual: 50-minute session featuring audience participation with the presenter(s) during the session via chat, with hands-on interaction such as creating a collaborative resource or participating in a presenter-led poll or other activity. Held in webinar format with breakouts and the ability to allow attendees to share video and microphone.
In-person: 60-minute immersive classroom experience that models the integrated use of highly effective instructional practices and strategies aligned with proven technologies. This session format aims to recreate a real classroom experience, where the presenter is the teacher and the attendees experience the lesson from the student perspective. Model Lessons showcase how educators can create and implement their own lessons for their students.
Virtual: No virtual offering in this format.
In-person: 60-minute conversation with a designated moderator facilitating a discussion focusing on an issue facing the field with two to five panelists with diverse perspectives.
Virtual: 50-minute conversation with a designated moderator facilitating a discussion focusing on an issue facing the field with two to five panelists with diverse perspectives.
Proposers will submit an idea for a great panel topic, including potential panelists. If selected, they will work collaboratively with the conference program team to develop their idea and build out a diverse slate of panelists.
ISTE+ASCD wants to ensure our panels have great representation from a variety of perspectives and demographics. In the interest of identifying and elevating new voices to our community, we can support proposers with panelist recommendations as needed. New voices can bring fresh perspectives and innovative examples to the program, and we want to create opportunities to intermingle ISTE+ASCD veterans with newer educators (or educators newer to our community). We think this blend makes for the most vibrant program offerings.
In-person: Playgrounds are large-scale, multi-presenter, hands-on learning experiences with a variety of learning and demonstration stations based around one theme. Playgrounds allow for experiential, playful discovery of new technologies and practices in a hands-on learning environment, and include six hands-on learning stations and two small demonstration stages. Playgrounds showcase new pedagogical implementations and multiple sandbox experiences for attendees. Led by educators for educators, playgrounds focus on play, discovery and experimentation as part of the learning process.
Playground coordinators propose an overarching theme, and if selected, will work with the conference program team to further develop and build out the playground experience, including the recruitment and coordination of their playground presenters. There is a limit of 25 presenters per Playground.
Virtual: No virtual offering in this format.
In-person: A 90-minute, demonstration-style presentation delivered in an open, multi-station environment that enables presenters to engage their audience in more intimate one-on-one and small-group conversations. A visual poster display will be included in each station setup.
Virtual: No virtual offering in this format.
Setup and Teardown
Each presentation group will have 30-minutes to set up before their presentation and 30-minutes to
teardown afterward. Please adhere to these timelines so every presentation group has sufficient time.
You must carry all of your equipment into the convention center. No deliveries will be accepted at the loading docks. If you have a lot of materials, consider mailing items to yourself at your hotel.
In-person Formats:
Lecture: In 60-minute lecture presentations, authors present abbreviated versions of their research papers, which is followed by feedback (if there is a discussant) and/or a discussion with the audience. Presenters present in the order they appear in the program.Please plan to attend the entire session for your time slot/room.
Typically, presenters create a multimedia presentation (e.g., Google slides, PowerPoint) to present their studies (however, feel free to be creative). You will have a projector and the room should host 50-100 potential attendees (although typically audiences have varied from 15-50 attendees) but not a computer - plan to bring your own computer and adapter to connect. It also helps if you coordinate use of only one computer for the presentations to minimize transition time and potential technical issues (this can be done by having your presentation ready on a flash drive or in the Cloud, like on Google slides). Remember that many practicing educators will be attending your session. Make sure to engage them as members of your audience and make connections from research to practice.
Roundtable: In 60-minute roundtable presentations, papers with similar research topics are each assigned to present in the same room, consisting of multiple round tables. Authors will have their own round table (which fits 10-15 participants) and the opportunity to engage participants in an hour-long discussion of their work. Roundtables are intended to be more collaborative discussions about research. No equipment is provided. Outlets may not be available. Attendees will have wireless internet connectivity.
Poster: In 90-minutes poster presentations, authors will be expected to engage in a demonstration-style presentation in a multibooth location, which involves interacting one on one or with small groups. See Posters format description for more details.
Virtual Formats:
Lecture: 30-minute virtual lecture featuring original research on the general theme of using technology to enhance education, with a question-and-answer session at the end.
Typically, presenters create a multimedia presentation (e.g., Google slides, PowerPoint) to present their studies (however, feel free to be creative). The presentation will have a chat feature so it helps to monitor chat. A volunteer will be online to record the session and assist with any technical issues or questions. Your audience will include practicing educators, be sure to engage with them using the platform chat feature and make connections from research to practice.
Listing Presenters and Co-Authors
On your presenter portal, find the proposal you want to edit, click the CLICK TO VIEW/EDIT button, scroll to the "Presenters" page and click the link to the right that reads "View/edit this section."
Presenters are typically listed in alphabetical order by last name, but research submitters can specify the order of presenters or co-authors as you prefer to have them displayed in the conference program and conference app. Primary presenters for in-person sessions must be physically present to moderate their events and provide presentation laptop/tablet including connection for any remote co-presenters if applicable. Please use the role “Presenter” for any authors/presenters who will be presenting in San Antonio and list other authors as “Co-author” if they are not presenting.
Research Paper Guidelines
As a condition of acceptance, please upload your full research paper in PDF format by June 1 via your presenter portal. Research Papers should adhere to the following requirements:
Research Papers will be posted as submitted, without additional editing or formatting, so please proofread carefully. Research paper authors maintain the copyright to their papers and are free to submit them for publication. We recommend including your own copyright statement on your research paper.
In-person: 1 to 2 hour off-site excursion, organized and led by the presenter, with a cultural, educational or historical focus that allows attendees to experience Orlando and mingle with locals.
NOTE: Transportation is not provided to or from offsite experiences. Be mindful of the location in relation to the Convention Center. Walking tours depart from the Convention Center. If you hope to visit a location with an entrance fee during your trip/tour, that entrance fee should be noted as part of your submission.
Virtual: No virtual offering in this format.
In-person: 30-minute fast paced, energizing session that provides attendees with bite-sized and actionable ideas. *Turbo Talk presentations typically take place in an open, public space.
Virtual: 30-minute fast paced, energizing live webinar experience that provides attendees with bite-sized and actionable ideas.