2026: AI Fluency vs. Literacy & the CRAFT Curriculum Trend
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In today’s rapidly shifting educational landscape, schools face eroding trust, instability, and mounting pressure to deliver meaningful outcomes. At the same time, communities are seeking ways to reclaim connection, purpose, and agency. The emerging CRAFT curriculum—Create, Rig, Apply, Fuse, Thrive—offers a human-first, locally grounded approach to learning, fostering practical problem-solving, entrepreneurial skills, and pathways to independent livelihoods. Find out about crafting your own CRAFT curriculum offering.
The day will also introduce next-level Omni-AI schooling, which integrates multiple AI systems with existing operations, allowing schools to move beyond incremental technology adoption to a paradigm shift in teaching, learning, and decision-making. This is digital fluency, not mere literacy—the ability for students, educators, and administrators to operate seamlessly within an intelligent, interconnected ecosystem where AI enhances personalization, efficiency, and insight.
Join us for an actionable, research-backed exploration of how AI fluency and the CRAFT curriculum can empower schools to build resilient, future-ready learning environments.
Agenda
8:00-8:30 am - Welcome & Introductions - Handouts for Workshops
8:30-10:00 am- Workshops
- Intro to CRAFT curriculum
- Omni-AI & Digital Fluency
- Being Human: 5 Characteristics Machines Can’t Do
10:00-10:10 am - Break
10:10-10:40 am - Learning Counsel Research Briefing - The Trends in Perspective
10:40-11:00 am - Guest Speaker - Innovations & Challenges
11:00-11:30 am - New Edtech Showcase
11:30-12:00 pm - Lunch (Video Showcase at 11:50 pm)
12:00-12:30 pm - Guest Speaker - Our AI Journey
12:30-1:00 pm - Scenario setting - AI Problem Solving Co-Design
1:00-1:30 pm - Problem Solving Breakouts
1:30-2:00 pm - Panel Discussion - Pride of Place, Human Branding, Practical AI Takeaways
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