Taccara Marzette is an education leader shaping the future of learning at the intersection of teaching, technology, and equity. A former middle school educator and administrator, she holds a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Christian Brothers University and a B.S. in Child Development from Florida State University. She brings both academic training and lived classroom experience to her work with schools and districts across the country, reimagining how educators plan, teach, and make instructional decisions in increasingly complex learning environments. Her work centers on using emerging technologies as a thought partner that reduces friction, restores time, and elevates professional judgment.

Dominique came to economic development after a career in tech. Before Climb Together, Dominique was the CEO of a tech sales training and consulting firm, trusted by over 1,000 leading Big Tech and B2B SaaS companies and serving a workforce organizations pro bono. She was also CEO of a software company, LogLogic, and spent five years in Venture Capital at Crimson Ventures. As an immigrant, her education at Harvard Business School and introductions by generous strangers opened doors for her. Through the Harvard Project on Workforce, Dominique connected with Nitzan—after a "Goldilocks ask"—sparking the collaboration on Climb Together. As the mother of three young adults, Dominique is passionate about leveraging social capital to allow everybody to develop fulfilling, living-wage careers.

Educators will be immersed in the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) while exploring tech tools that remove learning barriers, foster engagement, and empower all students to take ownership of their learning. They will engage in hands-on exploration, collaborative discussion, and lesson redesign to apply the “why, what, and how” of learning in practical ways. The outline of the session uses the Challenge-Based Learning Framework, which implements best practices for collaboration, inquiry, and problem-solving to hook their learners into the use of AI, dig deeper to understand the relevance of AI resources, create an AI experience for learners, and develop a "Call to Action" plan to take back to their learning community. Learners will also practice applying all four elements of Computational Thinking: Decomposition, Pattern Recognition, Algorithms, and Abstraction to navigate through the "Crack the Code" experience.

Accessibility features are often viewed as tools designed for individuals with identified needs, yet many of the most powerful accessibility tools built into iPhone and iPad benefit every learner, educator, and everyday user. Through a Learn It, Try It, Apply It framework, participants will explore practical accessibility features that support inclusion, independence, productivity, and personalized learning. Attendees will leave with hands-on experience, ready-to-use strategies, and a renewed understanding that accessibility is not simply about accommodation—it is about access for everyone.

Danish Kurani is the founder and lead architect of Kurani, a design firm building environments for social good. Over the past two decades, Kurani has partnered with Google, New York City, Harvard, Black Girls Code, Stand Together Foundation, and others to design spaces that change how people learn, live, and gather. Recent projects include the DuBois Integrity Academy, Code Next labs, Khan Lab School for Khan Academy, and the Connected Classroom in rural Alabama. Kurani was named one of Fast Company’s “10 Most Innovative Architects in the World” and has been featured in Architectural Digest, NPR, and TIME. He is the author of The Spaces That Make Us: Why Design Is Broken and How We Can Create a Happier, Healthier World (HarperCollins).

Most AI conversations start with what the technology can do: this one starts with you and what you need to use it well. In this session, we’ll explore what using AI can actually look like in daily practice—not as a replacement for your knowledge or professional judgment, but as an everyday thinking partner and assistant for the work that drains you. Rather than focusing on one specific role or task, this workshop will emphasize the habits that make AI more useful across many school settings. Through real examples and honest reflection on the capabilities and limits of these tools, you’ll leave with a clearer picture of where AI fits in your work and the confidence to start experimenting on your own terms.