Panorama Summer School Syllabus
Sharpen your skills and prepare to lead with confidence in the AI era with this mini-course featuring Panorama’s latest tools, expert insights, and practical strategies to empower your teams and start the school year strong.
Live attendees will receive a certificate for each session they attend—perfect for tracking your professional learning hours.
Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send the recording and resources straight to your inbox.
[Session 1] Panorama Next: Unlock Every Student's Potential
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 3PM ET / 12PM PT
Your quarterly update on what’s new and next in Panorama’s platform. Be the first to hear about new features, hot-off-the-presses just in time for back to school.
Join us on July 23 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT for a first look at what's possible with Solara with Class Companion—purpose-built AI built to drive student growth and educator impact.
This summer, we're unveiling a unified, educator-and student-facing AI platform built to deliver real results. Join us live for an exclusive preview of Solara with Class Companion—now part of the Panorama family through acquisition—and see how AI grounded in student context can help your team save time, personalize support, and turn insight into action just in time for back to school.
Whether you're planning lessons, giving feedback, or reviewing data, these new tools are built to make a real impact.
Get a first glimpse at the AI-powered innovation ahead, including:
- Solara with Class Companion—live and in action - Preview how educators can create assignments, generate rubrics, and deliver real-time student feedback in one seamless, AI-powered workflow.
- AI tools designed for educators - Discover new features that accelerate lesson planning, reduce busywork, and help educators focus on what matters most—student growth.
- A personalized AI experience for every student - Learn how students receive instant, actionable feedback to keep them motivated. Plus, see how educators can group students by need, assign follow-ups, and guide them toward mastery in just a few clicks.
- Enhanced Survey Reporting for the school year ahead - Explore Panorama’s newest reporting features that make it easier than ever to understand student and staff voice, identify trends, and take action.
Don’t miss your chance to see what’s new and what’s next!
Speakers:
Aaron Feuer
CEO, Panorama Education
Sabina Sobhani
Senior Director of Product, Panorama Education
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Georgia Bambrick
Senior Professional Learning Director, Panorama Education
Katie Scholick
Product Strategy Director, Panorama Education
[Session 2] Playbook Power-Ups: Fresh Strategies and Faster Follow-Through
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | 3PM ET / 12PM PT
Discover new sets of instructional resources in Playbook, Panorama’s repository of research-based strategies, and see how AI is helping educators personalize and implement student supports faster, smarter, and more effectively than ever before.
Move from insight to action, faster. In this session, get ready to lead impactful back-to-school PD and empower school teams with new, ready-to-use Playbook strategies. You’ll also get an inside look at how Panorama’s AI tools can transform how your teams implement research-backed supports—helping to match students with the personalized strategies most likely to help them succeed in just a few clicks and implement them more efficiently.
We’ll explore:
- A review of the 950+ strategies available to you in Panorama Playbook, including hidden gems to support PD for school staff
- Updated collections of Playbook strategies you can share with your school teams to support attendance, AI literacy, graduation readiness, and more
- New AI-powered tools that will guide your teams in efficiently matching students with personalized supports
- Pro tips for leveraging AI to differentiate instruction and deeply personalize learning experiences for students
From Tier 1 lessons to individualized supports, this session will give you tools and strategies to elevate back-to-school PD and set your school teams up for success.
Speakers:
Nick Woolf
Instructional Design Director, Panorama Education
[Session 3] Prompting with Purpose: AI Best Practices for District Leaders
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 3PM ET / 12PM PT
Stay ahead of the curve with AI prompting best practices. Whether you're exploring the basics or pushing the boundaries, you'll gain practical strategies and real K–12 examples to lead with confidence.
As AI tools become more powerful—and more present—in K–12 education, one skill stands out as foundational for leaders & educators alike: knowing how to prompt effectively.
Whether you’re just getting started or already experimenting with advanced techniques, this session will equip you with the necessary mindsets, practical knowledge, and actionable strategies to build your AI prompting skills with confidence. You’ll learn what prompts are, how they work, and why the ability to craft clear, context-rich prompts can be a game-changer for both teaching and administrative work.
We’ll explore:
- Why AI literacy is an essential skill for today’s education leaders
- The anatomy of a strong prompt—from basic to advanced use cases
- Prompting best practices (including how to improve clarity, creativity, and relevance)
- Guidance for navigating data privacy and safeguarding student information while working with AI tools
- How to stay agile as prompting “rules” evolve—and why exploration and iteration may matter more than memorizing static formulas
Along the way, we’ll share a set of actionable frameworks, real K–12 examples, and downloadable takeaway resources to help you keep learning, experimenting, and growing your practice.
Speakers:
Nick Woolf
Instructional Design Director, Panorama Education
Georgia Bambrick
Senior Professional Learning Director, Panorama Education
[Session 4] Reset & Refocus: Build Your Game Plan for Attendance Success in 2025-26
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | 3PM ET / 12PM PT
Refocus your attendance strategy over the summer and start the new school year with the tools, insights, and game plan to stay ahead of chronic absenteeism.
Back-to-school is a pivotal moment to get ahead of chronic absenteeism—and this session will help you do just that.
Together we’ll explore research insights from Panorama on the connection between student survey responses and attendance trends. We’ll also share new, AI-powered tools across the Panorama platform that help districts uncover root causes, take targeted action earlier, and implement evidence-based strategies at scale. Whether you're refreshing your Tier 1 approach or deepening Tier 2 supports, you'll leave with practical ideas to reset your strategy and strengthen your systems for the year ahead.
We’ll explore:
- Research-backed insights on the connection between student survey data and attendance trends
- How to leverage critical back-to-school moments to get ahead of chronic absenteeism
- New AI-powered tools in Panorama that help identify root causes of attendance issues
- Evidence-based strategies to strengthen both Tier 1 universal approaches and Tier 2 targeted supports
- Actionable steps to build stronger attendance systems that support student engagement and success
There’s no one-size-fits-all fix for chronic absenteeism, but this session will share a framework to guide you in thinking strategically, acting early, and building a game plan to support every student’s path to showing up and thriving.
Speakers:
Christopher Forst
Professional Learning Director, Panorama Education
While we encourage you to join us for the full Summer School series, you're also welcome to register for individual sessions that fit your interests and schedule.
