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Daily Prep: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Home (Hemet) Note: 3 meetings (Health Coach Bot cancelled — Marily’s dog ER). 9am hour freed up — use for ISTE doc review + Legal 101 email. Josh 1:1 is the big one (ISTE debrief). Friday = Colombia 8am + flight to SEE.

Carried Forward from Wednesday Feb 25

Done Yesterday

  • ISTE partnership meeting — went well! Rev-share + authorized provider model discussed. Follow-ups tracked.
  • Wen/MyBook meeting — discussed Firebase data collection. Agreed to prototype AI Trust Survey dashboard.
  • Fixed Firestore security rules — extended to 12/31/26 via Firebase console
  • Chiro appointment (4pm) — finally done
  • Massive inbox cleanup (~1,400 emails deleted, unread down from ~1,639 to ~201)
  • AI Dev 26 SF — tickets + travel booked
  • Created reference/blog-ideas.md

Still Open — Urgent

  • Send Legal 101 follow-up email — draft created in Apple Mail, ready to send
  • Trip receipts for Moraima (overdue since Feb 13)

Still Open — Due Today/This Week

  • Capacity building model first pass (due for today’s Josh 1:1 — NOT DONE)
  • Draft SMART goals through May (due for today’s Josh 1:1 — NOT DONE)
  • “5 questions” exercise — 6/12/18 month horizons (due for today’s Josh 1:1 — NOT DONE)
  • Respond to Josh’s Google Doc comment on Flash Lab pricing (“assume 3-hour”)
  • Send moderator bot info to Sarah Williams-Habibi
  • Look into OpenAI content flagging policy for Sarah/Rachel/Kyla
  • Map three core personas to partner pathways

Today’s Calendar

9:00 AM — Build-a-Bot Health Coach Discussion CANCELLED

With: Marily Oppezzo, Michele Patel, Priya Talreja Reason: Marily had to take her dog to the ER. Both Marily and Michele want to reschedule to next week. Michele will send times today. Action: Reply with availability for next week (Tue-Thu, 10am-3pm). This frees up 9-10am for prep.

10:00 AM — Josh 1:1

With: Josh Weiss (Director, Accelerator Studio) Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/94194351840?pwd=YkxaQ3JaL3h4d3lVbTluK1plYjByZz09 Duration: 45 minutes

Context: Big agenda — ISTE debrief is the centerpiece. Josh was in the meeting and will want to discuss next steps. Capacity building model, SMART goals, and “5 questions” exercise were all due today but none are done.

Strategy: Lead with ISTE debrief (your strongest material). Josh shared an “ISTE <> Stanford” Google Doc after the meeting yesterday — review this before the 1:1. Be transparent about model doc/SMART goals timing.

Talking points:

  • ISTE debrief: review Josh’s shared doc, authorized provider model, train-the-trainer (Josh prefers SAL direct involvement), Tinkery CoP role, managing overlap with other Stanford AI PD
  • MyBook/Wen update — Firebase rules fixed, data collection prototype in progress
  • End-of-month debrief (from Tuesday)
  • Capacity building model / SMART goals — need to push these or do a verbal first pass
  • Tequity + CRISPRkit — Alex Choi reached out, Josh replied. Verify next steps.

11:15 AM — Chat with Josh + Christine Bywater re: PLEX

With: Josh Weiss, Christine Bywater (Associate Director, CSET → PLEX?) Location: Raikes 205C (you’re remote via Zoom) Duration: 30 minutes

Context: Christine is spearheading a new PLEX (Professional Learning EXtension) initiative. CSET may be rebranding to PLEX. Meeting is to figure out how Josh and Reuben fit into their plans.

Questions to ask:

  • Is CSET officially becoming PLEX, or is PLEX a new program within CSET?
  • What’s the scope of PLEX? (K-12? Higher ed? Both?)
  • Where do Flash Lab and Build-a-Bot fit in their vision?
  • How does this relate to the ISTE partnership discussion? (ISTE strategy doc mentions managing overlap with other Stanford AI PD units — this is exactly that)

Note: This is strategically important. If PLEX becomes Stanford’s PL arm, the Accelerator Studio needs to understand how its offerings (Flash Lab, Build-a-Bot) relate — are they part of PLEX, parallel to it, or feeding into it?

1:00 PM — Tinkery Toolkit with Gregory Wilson II

With: Gregory Wilson II, Josh Weiss Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99733519496?pwd=Hw2MjvwVIJ7WBeaxd8WQ4owwg6FyuP.1 Duration: 30 minutes

Context: Follow-up on AI Tinkery document. Gregory replied to Flash Lab + Tinkery Toolkit threads this week. Discussion about integrating Build-a-Bot and Flash Lab into a shared “Tinkery Toolkit” resource. This is a Goal 3 thread (scalable educator capacity programs).

Email Action Items

Needs Response

  • Marily Oppezzo / Michele Patel: Health Coach Bot meeting cancelled (Marily’s dog ER). Reply with availability to reschedule next week.
  • Josh (Google Docs): Flash Lab pricing comment — “assume 3-hour.” Review doc and respond.
  • Alex Choi (Tequity + CRISPRkit): Wants to meet re: CRISPRkit project. Josh already replied — verify if handled.

Needs Action

  • Axess Timecard: Due by Feb 28 (end of pay period). Submit and approve.
  • ISTE <> Stanford doc: Josh shared Google Doc with ISTE partnership notes. Review before 10am 1:1.
  • CrashPlan backup: Device hasn’t backed up in 4 days. Run backup when convenient.
  • Firebase Firestore rules — Already fixed yesterday (extended to 12/31/26).

FYI

  • Data Use Agreement thread (Christina Hewko/Wilson Wang/Micaela Bonilla) — resolved, no action needed
  • SofIA design team meeting invite from Moraima — check when scheduled
  • AI Safety conversation at GSE, March 2 at AI Tinkery (ANKO 020) — worth knowing about

Newsletters (scan headlines)

  • TLDR AI: Perplexity Computer, DeepSeek withholds v4
  • Learning Agency: LLMs & Language Learning + AI in Education Policy webinar Mar 5
  • Stanford Report: “How AI is transforming learning” — may reference SAL, worth a skim
  • AINews: Anthropic accuses DeepSeek/Moonshot/MiniMax of “industrial-scale distillation”

Reminders

Due Today

  • Read: OpenAI Prompt Caching 201 cookbook (personal laptop tonight)

Upcoming

  • Jonathan’s DMV driver test — Tuesday, March 3 at 8am (5 days out)
  • Dentist appointment — April 15

Personal (no due date)

  • Pay HVFC dues
  • Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions
  • Buy echinacea herb for cold
  • Email avionics shop in SEE — check on annual inspection

Claude-ToDo (processed)

  • “When does the algorithm become AI?” — already in action-items.md (Someday/Explore)
  • Apply LabGPT streaming approach to Build-a-Bot — added to action-items.md (Someday/Technical)

From Inbox Processing

INBOX.md had the Unaligned.io article note (“quality without expertise” blog post idea). Already captured in reference/blog-ideas.md yesterday. Inbox cleared.

Look Ahead (Rest of Week)

Date Event Prep/Action Needed
Fri Feb 27 8am AI After — Colombia Ana Saavedra. Early start (timezone). Check chatbot data status.
Fri Feb 27 Flight to SEE (N73898) Check on annual inspection while there? Email avionics shop.
Tue Mar 3 8am Jonathan’s DMV driver test Personal — morning blocked

Today’s Priorities

Priority order: (1) Time-sensitive external, (2) Meeting prep, (3) Carryover, (4) Strategic

9am meeting cancelled — use the freed hour wisely!

  1. Review ISTE <> Stanford doc (before 10am) — Josh shared it yesterday. Critical prep for the 1:1.
  2. Josh 1:1 (10am) — ISTE debrief + doc review. Be upfront about model doc/SMART goals timing.
  3. Christine Bywater chat (11:15am) — listen and learn, Josh-initiated
  4. Tinkery Toolkit (1pm) — discuss AI Tinkery doc + Flash Lab/Build-a-Bot integration with Gregory
  5. Send Legal 101 follow-up email — DONE. Draft in Apple Mail, ready to send.
  6. Reply to Marily/Michele — reschedule Health Coach Bot to next week
  7. Submit Axess timecard — due by Feb 28
  8. Trip receipts for Moraima — 13 days overdue. Egencia receipts recovered yesterday.

If Time Permits (between/after meetings)

  • Respond to Josh’s Flash Lab pricing doc comment
  • Start capacity building model doc (even bullet points)
  • Send moderator bot info to Sarah Williams-Habibi
  • Run CrashPlan backup

Session Notes

End of Day Summary

Completed:

  • Josh 1:1 (10am) — ISTE debrief, reviewed Josh’s Google Doc, discussed next steps
  • Christine Bywater / PLEX chat (11:15am) — learned about PLEX initiative, Lake Forest visit (March 30 – April 1), Ground Floor org, 5-session series for Build-a-Bot
  • Tinkery Toolkit meeting with Gregory Wilson (1pm) — Build-a-Bot facilitator training planned, Flash Lab at Tinkery confirmed for March 30, York Scholars explored, task cards discussed
  • Legal 101 follow-up email drafted and sent
  • Capacity building model, SMART goals, “5 questions” exercise, SAL differentiator — all completed for Josh 1:1
  • Map three core personas to partner pathways — done
  • Dashboard: redesigned home page with calendar timeline, urgent actions, synthesis alerts
  • Dashboard: fixed meetings parser (now supports both old and new header formats)
  • All 34 people profiles updated with Relationship Depth classification
  • Created synthesis/known-patterns.json for pattern suppression
  • Updated synthesis skill (SKILL.md) with relationship depth + pattern filtering
  • Updated MEMORY.md with system documentation
  • Created Joseph South people profile (from yesterday’s ISTE meeting)
  • Processed ISTE meeting notes into running-notes.md, project files, action items

In Progress:

  • Trip receipts for Moraima — 13+ days overdue, Egencia receipts recovered but not submitted
  • Wen/MyBook prototype dashboard — waiting on Wen’s links/requirements

Deferred:

  • Submit Axess timecard (due Feb 28)
  • Send moderator bot info to Sarah Williams-Habibi
  • OpenAI content flagging policy research
  • CrashPlan backup

Decisions Made

  • Christine’s PLEX initiative is real — CSET may rebrand. Flash Lab + Build-a-Bot need to be positioned relative to PLEX.
  • Tinkery Flash Lab workshop confirmed for Monday March 30 on campus
  • Lake Forest group likely Tue March 31 3pm or Wed April 1 morning
  • Book Stanford trip: Sun March 29 – Wed April 1 (Tinkery Mon, Lake Forest Tue-Wed)

Notes for Tomorrow (Friday Feb 27)

  • AI After — Colombia at 8am PT — early start, check chatbot data status for Ana
  • Weekly Personal Review at 2pm — use this to catch up on deferred items
  • Flight to SEE — check on annual inspection while there, email avionics shop
  • Trip receipts — try to do before leaving for weekend

Generated: Thu Feb 26, 2026, morning Updated: Thu Feb 26, 2026, end of day

Source: daily/2026-02-26.md