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Daily Prep: Friday, March 20, 2026

Carried Forward from Thursday

Incomplete Action Items

  • Reschedule dentist (Tiffany) — overdue since Mar 12
  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh waiting for async review
  • Write tag analysis plan — 3-month rollout for Josh
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Register for ISTE Live 2026
  • Frame what BaB validation looks like for Health Coach Bot study
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • Send Rachel AI + learning-by-creating tool recommendations (aquaponics/ag ed context)
  • Reply to Marisol Liu — acknowledge data structure change requests, give timeline

Updates from Thursday

  • Josh 1:1 happened — sparse inbox note only (“Josh 1:1”). No detailed notes captured. Consider adding key decisions/outcomes to meetings/josh-1on1s.md.
  • Gregory Wilson II — Reuben replied suggesting Tuesday 3/24 afternoon. Gregory replied with availability: 10-11am, 12-1:30pm, or after 3pm on Tuesday. Need to confirm a time.
  • Keith Bowen — Learning Design Challenge evaluations due by end of this week (TODAY). Qualtrics form + Airtable project links provided. This is time-sensitive.
  • Priya Talreja — Sent exercise snack videos + behavior change technique videos for Health Coach Bot. Resources to save.
  • Shelley Williamson — Father passed away last month. Didn’t get into Stanford PhD this round, plans to reapply. Wants to chat in April. Needs a thoughtful response.
  • Tomas Jimenez — Gratitude reply to Isabelle’s Follow-ups thread. FYI only.
  • Joe Sherman / Airtable — Added Reuben to tEquity records (Lead on “Schedule follow-up meeting” + Secondary on “Initial consultation meeting”). FYI.

Today’s Calendar

Calendar MCP unavailable — verify times in Calendar app.

Known from this week’s schedule:

2:00 PM — Weekly Personal Review

Context: Friday afternoon review session. Good time to assess the week and prep for next week.

Other known events for today:

  • Check Calendar app — calendar integration down. There may be meetings not listed here.

Email Action Items

URGENT — Due Today

  • Keith Bowen — Learning Design Challenge evaluations: Qualtrics form must be submitted by end of today so scores can be tabulated and results shared with students for Spring Quarter planning. Qualtrics form Your assigned projects All projects

Needs Response

  • Gregory Wilson II — “Re: AI Flash Lab with York Scholars”: He’s free Tue 3/24: 10-11am, 12-1:30pm, or after 3pm. Confirm a time. (March 30 workshop is 10 days out.)
  • Shelley Williamson — “Re: Hello from Stanford Accelerator for Learning”: Her father passed last month. Didn’t get into Stanford PhD, reapplying next year. Wants to chat in April. Send condolences + schedule April catch-up.
  • Marisol Liu — “AI Comic Studio Data_follow up requests”: Still needs response. Data structure change requests: timestamps, active behavior definition, view-level data, page timing format, second-level precision. Give technical assessment + timeline. (Carried from Thursday.)

FYI

  • Stanford Open Minds: Staff Edition — Registered for Wed Mar 25, 1:30-3:30pm PT (virtual). Confirmation #43NDHKG7QZN. Can submit questions for President Levin’s fireside chat by noon Tue Mar 24.
  • Priya Talreja — Exercise snack videos + BCT videos for Health Coach Bot. Links: 1-min Sumo Squat, Ban A Barrier, What The Hell Effect, No Time.
  • Joe Sherman / Airtable tEquity — Added as Lead on “Schedule follow-up meeting” and Secondary on “Initial consultation meeting” records.

Newsletters (skipped)

  • TLDR AI, Stanford Report, Stanford Open Minds (informational)

Reminders

Reminders MCP unavailable — check Apple Reminders manually.

Known from Yesterday

  • Reschedule dentist (Tiffany) — overdue since Mar 12
  • Read: OpenAI Prompt Caching 201 cookbook — personal laptop
  • Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions
  • Buy echinacea herb
  • Godwin trip planning — talk to Christyl about timing
  • Ask for April 2-3 off — Micah’s birthday + camping. Submit PTO via Axess. (Did you mention this to Josh at yesterday’s 1:1?)

From Inbox Processing

INBOX.md had a sparse entry: “2026-03-19 17:02 — Josh 1:1”. No details captured. Cleared.

If you have notes from yesterday’s Josh 1:1, drop them in INBOX.md or tell me and I’ll route them to meetings/josh-1on1s.md.

Cadence Checks

  • Learning Design Challenge — DUE TODAY: Keith’s evaluations must be submitted by end of Friday. This is the top priority.
  • End of month (Mar 31): 11 days out. Airtable monthly entries approaching. Consider running /monthly-airtable next week.
  • Timecard: Next deadline is March 31 (end of month). You have time but don’t forget.
  • Q1 ends March 31: Quarterly logic model review due. Good time during next Josh 1:1 to assess goal progress.
  • Strategic horizon: Monthly update due by end of March.
  • Open Minds: Staff Edition — Wed Mar 25, 1:30-3:30pm. Submit questions for President Levin by noon Tue Mar 24.
  • York Scholars Flash Lab — Mon Mar 30. 10 days out. Planning meeting with Gregory on Tue 3/24.
  • Lake Forest trip — Mon Mar 30 – Wed Apr 1. Christine shared planning doc. Review before travel.
  • Health Coach Bot meeting — Tue Mar 24, 9am. Rescheduled from last week. Priya just sent new BCT videos.

Next Week at a Glance

Day Key Events (verify in Calendar app)
Mon 3/23 Airtable Transfer 9:30am
Tue 3/24 Health Coach Bot 9am, AS:DE meeting 11am, Gregory Wilson meeting (TBD), CAP evening
Wed 3/25 Open Minds: Staff Edition 1:30-3:30pm (virtual)
Thu 3/26 Josh 1:1
Fri 3/27 Weekly Personal Review

Today’s Priorities

Friday — lighter meeting day. Use for focused work + weekly review.

  1. Keith Bowen evaluations (URGENT) — Submit Learning Design Challenge scores via Qualtrics today. Review the 4 assigned projects in Airtable, score them, write brief feedback for each team.
  2. Confirm time with Gregory Wilson — Quick reply to lock in Tue 3/24 meeting for York Scholars Flash Lab planning.
  3. Reply to Shelley Williamson — Thoughtful note: condolences, encouragement about PhD reapplication, schedule April chat.
  4. Weekly Personal Review (2pm) — Assess week, prep for next week, check goal progress.
  5. Reply to Marisol Liu — Technical assessment of AI Comic Studio data change requests.
  6. If time: CRM survey questions draft, tag analysis plan, Flash Lab inventory document.

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: 2026-03-20 (Friday morning)

Source: daily/2026-03-20.md