# K12 Webinars — Full Machine-Readable Index > Canonical source: https://www.k12webinars.com > Generated: 2026-06-11T18:18:22.158Z > Webinars: 4 · Organisers: 4 · Speakers: 11 All dates are ISO 8601. Sign-up always happens on the organiser's own registration_url. --- ## Webinars ### Has the Trump administration “returned education to the states”? - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/webinars/has-trump-administration-returned-education-states - Start (UTC): 2026-06-11T17:00:00.000Z - Duration: 45 minutes - Topic: Education Policy - Audience: Education Leaders - Organiser: Chalkbeat (https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/chalkbeat) - Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/has-the-trump-administration-returned-education-to-the-states-tickets-1989615056192 - Description: Two state education leaders weigh in at Chalkbeat Ideas virtual event examining the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have made “returning education to the states” — including closing the Education Department — the centerpiece of their education agenda. Chalkbeat ideas editor Matt Barnum will be in conversation with Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green and Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner. Join us to discuss how federal changes are affecting schools at the state level, from testing and accountability to civil rights enforcement. ### Responsible AI in K-12: What Districts Are Learning - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/webinars/responsible-ai-k12-districts-learning - Start (UTC): 2026-06-17T18:00:00.000Z - Duration: 60 minutes - Topic: Artificial Intelligence - Audience: District Leaders - Organiser: Powered by Pearl (https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/powered-by-pearl) - Register: https://poweredbypearl.com/responsible-ai-in-k-12-what-districts-are-learning/ - Description: District and national education leaders share how AI is showing up in real district workflows today — from leadership operations and communication to instructional guidance, cybersecurity awareness, and organizational readiness. Explore governance, cybersecurity, staff readiness, data quality, and responsible implementation practices. ### Safeguarding from school to home - How Vectare and SchoolsBuddy go hand-in-hand for effective operational brilliance - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/webinars/safeguarding-vectare-schoolsbuddy - Start (UTC): 2026-06-24T09:00:00.000Z - Duration: 60 minutes - Topic: Safeguarding - Audience: School administrators and operations staff - Organiser: Faria Education Group (https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/faria-education-group) - Register: https://fariaone.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wUKVcoEbQviLMnBQayuPWA?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--fmBt2pGE73oi42SUYaqRPmb8sK6wFAt-GIhV_uk8sXPT2vquA4rz8Is0cEPHYiaYo8Wrz&utm_campaign=46308999-VE-Mk-All-26-06-Safeguarding_Webinar&utm_content=379911739&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-1245865#/registration - Description: Explore how the powerful integration between Vectare and SchoolsBuddy transforms student safety during the transition from home to school and back. By bridging the gap between transport tracking and community management, schools can ensure a seamless safeguarding chain that extends far beyond the school perimeter, particularly during complex afterschool activity schedules. You can expect to hear about: - Common safeguarding scenarios - Real-time proactive safeguarding - The connection between Vectare and SchoolsBuddy - All demonstrated within a live demo of Vectare and SchoolsBuddy connection. *Can't join live? Register and click on the join link to access the recording! ### Managing, Maintaining and Maximising Your Esports Facility - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/webinars/managing-maintaining-maximising-esports-facility - Start (UTC): 2026-07-02T15:00:00.000Z - Duration: 60 minutes - Topic: Esports - Audience: Education Leaders - Organiser: Yoyotech (https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/yoyotech) - Register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/916eea63-bfa9-47f7-9345-ad2c15631300@8b02dd27-6077-4e4b-98a9-7497c3c970b4 - Description: Every hour your IT team spends pushing game updates, juggling licence keys, and resetting student logins is an hour lost to teaching. For institutions running esports facilities, or just planning one, these costs accumulate quietly and erode the value of significant capital investment. Hosted by Nik Turner, Head of Education & Esports Strategy at Yoyotech, this panel brings together four education esports leads who have built and now run facilities at scale. Topics include stopping time lost to game updates, safeguarding facilities properly, making the space generate year-round income, and getting the most out of your facility. --- ## Organisers ### Chalkbeat - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/chalkbeat - Website: https://www.chalkbeat.org - Tagline: Nonprofit news organization covering K-12 education - About: Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization covering K-12 education. They report on the efforts to improve schools for all children, with bureaus in cities including New York, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, and Indiana. ### Faria Education Group - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/faria-education-group - Tagline: Educational technology and school management solutions ### Powered by Pearl - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/powered-by-pearl - Website: https://poweredbypearl.com - Tagline: AI-powered tools for K-12 education - About: Pearl builds AI-powered tools designed specifically for K-12 education, helping districts implement responsible AI solutions across operations, instruction, and leadership. ### Yoyotech - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/organizers/yoyotech - Website: https://yoyotech.co.uk - Tagline: UK education technology and esports solutions - About: Yoyotech is a UK-based technology company specialising in education and esports solutions. They provide hardware, software, and strategic consultancy for schools, colleges, and universities looking to build and run esports facilities. Nik Turner, Head of Education & Esports Strategy at Yoyotech, chairs the Esports Trade Association Education Committee and is a core curriculum writer for the Pearson BTEC. --- ## Speakers ### Adrian Dalzell - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/adrian-dalzell - Title: Esports Lead - Organisation: New College Durham ### Angélica Infante-Green - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/angelica-infante-green - Title: Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education - Organisation: Rhode Island Department of Education - Bio: Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in Rhode Island since April 2019. Has led the state through COVID-19 recovery, advanced readiness-based graduation requirements, earned national recognition for reducing chronic absenteeism, and is overseeing the state intervention in the Providence Public School District. ### Dr. Katie Jenner - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/katie-jenner - Title: Secretary of Education - Organisation: State of Indiana - Bio: Indiana's first Secretary of Education and the state's top education official, leading a unified, student-centered vision from K-12 to college. Oversees eight state agencies/boards, including the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and chairs the State Board of Education. ### Jake Simpson - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/jake-simpson - Title: Head of Esports - Organisation: Newcastle United Foundation - Bio: Heads up esports within the community and educational partnerships for Newcastle United Foundation. ### John Bayes - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/john-bayes - Title: ICT Director - Organisation: Hull College - Bio: Oversaw the installation of one of the UK's first college esports arenas at Hull College. ### Mark Sanders - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/mark-sanders - Title: Technical Lead - Organisation: University of Salford - Bio: Technical Lead responsible for overseeing the running of the University of Salford's esports facility. ### Matt Barnum - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/matt-barnum - Title: Editor & Columnist, Chalkbeat Ideas - Organisation: Chalkbeat - Bio: Editor and columnist for Chalkbeat Ideas, a section devoted to explaining and examining the ideas and debates shaping American schools. Previously covered K-12 education for the Wall Street Journal. ### Nik Turner - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/nik-turner - Title: Head of Education & Esports Strategy - Organisation: Yoyotech - Bio: Chair of the Esports Trade Association Education Committee and a core curriculum writer for the Pearson BTEC in esports. ### Pete Just - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/pete-just - Title: Project Director, CoSN AI Initiative - Organisation: CoSN / Indiana CTO Council - Bio: Project Director of the CoSN AI Initiative and Executive Director of the Indiana CTO Council. ### Phil Hintz - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/phil-hintz - Title: Chief Technology Officer, Niles Township District 219 - Organisation: Niles Township District 219 - Bio: Host of the Zero Breach Zone podcast. ### Rubén Aurelio - URL: https://www.k12webinars.com/speakers/ruben-aurelio - Title: Superintendent - Organisation: Vallejo City Unified School District