What happened
Cool Cat Teacher’s Vicki Davis reported from ISTE/ASCD 2026 in Orlando, bringing together three shows with interviews from nine educators, superintendents, edtech leaders and thinkers. The post says ISTE+ASCD announced ISTE is now the International Society for Transforming Education, with the T changing from Technology to Transforming, and includes Richard Culatta’s line that ISTE was “never really about the technology.”
Why it matters
The reporting points to practical shifts rather than a single tool agenda. Dr. Carmalita Seitz urged educators to start with learner outcomes and pedagogy, not technology. Steven Swanson said AI-suggested grades and comments should pass before a teacher’s eyes and be editable. Karim Meghji framed AI teaching as discussion about the machine, including bias, probability, training data and control.
What to do next
Treat these as conference perspectives, not research findings. Review AI assessment workflows for teacher review, disclosure and student-data questions. Audit whether a tool’s learning curve supersedes the intended learning. For AI literacy, plan lessons that let students examine flawed or biased output and discuss what the system is doing.
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