Creating Effective Partnerships: A Framework for Cross-Sector Collaboration
SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Audience Classification: Digital Learning Audience Expertise: All Levels - This session is intentionally designed to engage and provide value across experience levels-from beginners to seasoned leaders. Grade Level Focus: Pre-K, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Higher Education, Adult Learners Primary Audience: All attendees Does this session focus on a specific product? No – This session is focused on ideas, strategies, or practices, not a specific product or service.
Founder & Executive Director Taos Education Collaborative Taos, NM, United States
Abstract Description : This Pecha Kucha presentation shares key findings from a qualitative research study examining how education practitioners, researchers, and edtech developers collaborate to design more meaningful learning technologies. The study identified twelve indicators - or levers - that foster high-quality cross-sector partnerships, highlighting the structural, relational, and cultural practices that enable collaboration to thrive. Participants will quickly move through each lever. The session will emphasize concrete, actionable strategies that conference attendees can apply to strengthen partnerships in their own organizations or initiatives. The combination of visual storytelling with quick-moving insights makes Pecha Kucha an appropriate format for this content.
Learning Objectives:
Identify and understand twelve key indicators that foster effective cross-sector collaboration between educators, researchers, and edtech developers - and which may also be applied in their own contexts.
Explore practical strategies for applying these levers to strengthen partnerships, improve co-designed educational technologies, and enhance learner-centered outcomes.
