About Us
EduCon is not your typical education conference.
We’re a gathering of passionate educators, students, school leaders, innovators, and change-makers — coming together to imagine what school could be.
Held each year at the Science Leadership Academy (SLA) in Philadelphia, EduCon blends real-world learning with powerful conversations. It’s not about keynotes or PowerPoints. It’s about dialogue. Every session is a conversation — designed to challenge assumptions, explore big ideas, and leave you asking better questions.
We believe learning should be:
Inquiry-Driven
Project-Based
Student-Centered
Connected to the Real World
And we believe professional learning should be, too.
At EduCon, you’ll sit in student desks, walk the halls of a working high school, and engage with real students. You’ll meet people who are rethinking assessment, reinventing curriculum, centering equity, and building schools where kids want to be.
EduCon is both a conference and a community — and there’s room for you in it.
Whether you’re a classroom teacher, a district leader, a tech designer, a student, or someone who simply cares about the future of learning — EduCon is your space to think, question, connect, and grow.
We’re not just talking about change.
We’re practicing it.
Together.
Daily Schedules
- 6:00 – 8:00
Panel Discussion at the Franklin Institute: Why Does Innovation Matter?—Come to the Franklin Institute to see a group of societal visionaries speak about the role of innovation in our society in a panel discussion moderated by Frederic Bertley of The Franklin Institute
- 8:00 – 9:30
Reception at the Franklin Institute
- 8:30 – 9:15Registration/Coffee
- 9:15 – 9:45Keynote: Leroy Nunery, Deputy Superintendent, School District of Phiadelphia
- 10:00 – 11:30Conversations: Session 1
- 11:30 – 12:30Cross-Pollination Lunch or Encienda EduCon
- 12:30 – 2:00Conversations: Session 2
- 2:30 – 4:00Conversations: Session 3
- 4:30 – 6:30Making Connections: “Philly Classic” Dinner at SLA
- 7:30 – 11:00Network at Philadelphia Field House — 1150 Filbert St
- 8:30 – 9:00Coffee & Conversations
- 9:00 – 10:30Panel Discussion @ SLA: Can Schools Support Student Innovation Engage with a panel of education leaders discussing how we can reform our schools to empower students to learn and create in powerful, meaningful ways.
- 10:30 – 12:00Conversations: Session 4
- 12:00 – 12:30Cross-Pollination Lunch or Encienda EduCon
- 12:30 – 2:00Conversations: Session 5
- 2:30 – 4:00Conversations: Session 6