Back to Daily Daily Prep: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Daily Prep: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Home (Hemet) — back from Stanford trip

Carried Forward from Wednesday

Must-Do Today

  • Prep quarterly goals for Josh 1:1 (10am) — update goals/q1-2026-goals.md with current progress
  • Send OpenAI API key to Sarah and Howard — before VFT meeting (1pm)
  • Review 3D model from HarmonAI — before VFT meeting if found

Still Open

  • [ ] Reply to Gregory Wilson re: Tinkery Toolkit (deeper feedback) Due: This week
  • [ ] Mock up login flow for Wen’s dashboard Due: This week
  • [ ] Send Wen functional test plan and end-to-end test plan template Due: This week
  • [ ] Review Wen’s database schema + survey design emails (Feb 9) Due: This week
  • [ ] Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership Due: Feb
  • [ ] Send curated question list to Sam for Legal 101 review Due: End of week
  • Reply to Cat Nostrand re: NCCE recording/updates
  • [ ] CRM re-engagement campaign: 5 emails to send Due: Feb 7+
  • [ ] Look up “AI 2027 for Education” by Amanda Bickerstaff Due: This week
  • [ ] Look up “MIT Brainrot study” on AI and creativity Due: This week

Today’s Calendar

10:00 AM — Josh 1:1 (Zoom)

With: Josh Weiss Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/94194351840?pwd=YkxaQ3JaL3h4d3lVbTluK1plYjByZz09 Password: 588228 Context: Quarterly goals discussion — this is the big one. Goals file still in draft from Jan 21. Lots to update:

  • Goal 2: Oman delivered, Summit attended (2 days of strategic networking), ISTE advancing, Legal 101 launched, Teaching w/ AI community connection
  • Goal 3: Courtney Garza running Build-a-Bot at TCEA independently ([MULTIPLIER] [RIPPLE]), Gregory Wilson Tinkery toolkit collaboration, Flash Lab toolkit live
  • Goal 4: Personal Logic Model as reflective practice, Claude executive assistant system as sustainable routine Also discuss:
  • Summit takeaways and connections (Candace Thille, Tamar Perez)
  • Gregory Wilson / Tinkery collaboration next steps
  • Courtney Garza as Build-a-Bot scaling proof point
  • Wen MyBook no-cost extension (Cathy sent the form)
  • Jena Swan / Learn Academy inquiry (Redwood City, special ed, potential Shariffa connection?)

11:45 AM — [hold] CheddarAI

Notes: Hold — check if this is confirmed or can be released.

12:30 PM — #it-connect Donut

With: Samir Kumar Pandey Context: Random coffee match from IT Connect. Low-prep — just show up and chat.

1:00 PM — VFT Seed Grantee Monthly Meeting

Location: ANKO room 011 (room change! near the Tinkery) or Zoom Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/94967065967?pwd=KFHhLsyMXKXeJcnQF3TDebrgANiu2T.1 Organizer: Kristen Pilner Blair Attendees: Roy Pea, Dan Schwartz, Cathy Chase, Ana Saavedra, Sarah Williams-Habibi, Keith Bowen, Josh Weiss, Joe Sherman, and many others Agenda: Brainstorming potential shared products (joint papers) and next steps Agenda doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GTym2WJNTTlRefyOtn7M1U0jUeHgjbTWQIYpmzq_au8/edit Prep: Send OpenAI API key to Sarah and Howard before this meeting. You’re remote today so Zoom only.

Email Action Items

Needs Action

  • Axess Timecard reminder — due by end of pay period. Submit timecard.

FYI

  • Cathy Chase (Wed 5:55 PM) — MyBook funding: Cathy sent Wen the no-cost extension form. If approved, extension through Aug 31, 2026. No action needed from you right now.
  • Jena Swan — Learn Academy & AI Educational Initiatives: Behavior analyst at nonpublic school in Redwood City (K-adults, students with disabilities). Potential connection to Dr. Shariffa’s AI + special ed work? Worth flagging to Josh.
  • Kristen Pilner Blair — VFT room change: ANKO 011 for today’s in-person meeting (you’re remote, so no impact).
  • Summit thank-you email from SAL — informational.

Newsletters (scan if time)

  • TLDR AI, AINews, Turing Post, Flint v6.6 update, Ulrich Boser “Beyond Chatbots”

Reminders

Upcoming

  • Schedule chiro appointment — due Feb 16 (next week)
  • Jonathan’s DMV driver test — March 3 at 8am
  • Dentist appointment — April 15 at 8am

Claude-ToDo (process)

  • Check in on Shelly (LDT) — how is she doing?

From Inbox Processing

INBOX.md was empty — nothing to process.

Today’s Priorities

  1. Prep quarterly goals before 10am Josh 1:1 — update goals file with evidence from past 3 weeks
  2. Josh 1:1 (10am) — quarterly goals discussion, Summit debrief, Courtney/Gregory updates
  3. Send OpenAI API key to Sarah and Howard — before 1pm VFT meeting
  4. VFT Seed Grantee Monthly (1pm) — join via Zoom, brainstorm shared products
  5. Submit Axess timecard — don’t let this slip
  6. Donut chat (12:30) with Samir — low effort, just be present

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: Feb 12, 2026 morning

Source: daily/2026-02-12.md