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Daily Prep: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Josh 1:1 rescheduled to after 4pm. VFT monthly at 1pm — Kristen wants you to demo VFTcam + 360 image creator.

Carried Forward from Yesterday

Incomplete Action Items

  • Reply to Leon Furze — confirm reschedule (quick)
  • Forward Egencia receipts to Moraima — flight + hotel PDFs (overdue)
  • Reply to Anthony Pollina — review his AI lesson plan
  • Weigh in on Efface/Privacy Office thread — contract/vendor question
  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh waiting
  • Register for ISTE Live 2026
  • Follow up with Vanessa Monterosa re: Flash Lab partnership
  • Send Rachel AI + learning-by-creating tool recommendations
  • Respond to Isabelle re: DCI Celebration June 5
  • Cat Nostrand follow-up (no reply since Mar 16)
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Download CRISPRkit TestFlight (code: NGEHQB)
  • Check with GSE IT about loaner Android devices / Chromebooks
  • Research Android apps on Chromebooks for CRISPRkit

Open Questions/Blockers

  • Marily/Caitlin: IRB feedback on Health Coach Bot
  • Brooke (OTL): Geoff Cox + YouCubed contract precedent
  • ISTE: Alissa scheduling meeting with Jessica Rami + Isabelle — watch for invite

Today’s Calendar

10:00 AM — Josh<>Reuben 1:1 MOVED → Friday Apr 10 at 3pm

With: Josh Weiss Context: Q2 opener. Debrief quarterly planning. Rescheduled to Friday 3pm.

1:00 PM — VFT Seed Grantee Monthly (60 min)

With: Kristen Pilner Blair, Ana Saavedra, Rachel Wolf, Cathy Chase, Josh Weiss, Joe Sherman, Dan Schwartz, Roy Pea, + many others Location: Raikes 209 or Zoom (pw: 436464) Context: Monthly check-in for all VFT seed grantees. ACTION: Kristen asked you to demo VFTcam and the 360 image creator (the PS Creator thing Rachel was freaking out about). Prep a quick 2-minute walkthrough. Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GTym2WJNTTlRefyOtn7M1U0jUeHgjbTWQIYpmzq_au8/edit

Slack — Needs Response (URGENT)

Josh Weiss — DONE. Moved 1:1 to Friday Apr 10 at 11am. Calendar updated.

Kristen Pilner Blair — DONE. Confirmed you’ll demo VFTcam + 360 creator at VFT meeting.

Rachel Wolf — DONE. Already replied and had back-and-forth about the 360 photo demo.

Monica Chen (yesterday, 8:37 AM)

“Rachel Wolf reached out to me regarding a grant proposal they are working on which relates to AI tool development with youth. She mentioned that she had a quick conversation with you yesterday. Do you know more context of their intended effort?” → Reply with context: Rachel’s aquaponics grant proposal, you helped with technical elements (facilities, equipment), built a 360 photo demo using PS Creator.

Unknown (yesterday, 11:46 AM)

“We have around 25 people signed up for the workshop next Thursday. Josh thinks we might want to boost those numbers a bit. He said you might have some ideas for additional emails and Slack channels.” → Reply with promotion ideas — which Slack channels and email lists to hit.

Email Action Items

Only newsletters today — Airtable, SSIR, Learning Agency, TLDR AI, Snowflake. No actionable emails.

Reminders

Personal (Claude list)

  • Ask Chris at Ascendant Aviation re: tax questions
  • Buy echinacea herb for cold
  • Read: OpenAI Prompt Caching 201 cookbook (overdue since Feb 26)
  • Read: arxiv.org/abs/2512.05470 (personal laptop)
  • Go through Google DeepMind skills collection

Claude-ToDo (mobile capture)

Same items as yesterday — no new captures.

From Inbox Processing

Local inbox had stale CRISPRkit notes from yesterday (already processed). Cleared. Pi inbox same. No new content.

Cadence Checks

  • TIMECARD: Already submitted this period.
  • SofIA MEETING Apr 17 (11am): Sergio Arango + Josh. Tech & AI questions.
  • TINKER TIME PLANNING TOMORROW (1pm): Christine Bywater. META planning.
  • WEEKLY REVIEW TOMORROW (2pm): Consider running /weekly-review.

This Week’s Key Dates

Day Date Key Events
Thu Apr 9 Josh 1:1 10am → after 4pm, VFT Seed Grantee Monthly 1pm
Fri Apr 10 Tinker Time Planning 1pm (Christine), Weekly Review 2pm, Josh 1:1 3pm
Sat Apr 11 [HOLD] AI Show

Today’s Priorities

Thursday — VFT meeting is the main event. Morning is open since Josh moved the 1:1. Use it for Slack catch-up and email backlog.

  1. Reply to Slack messages — Monica (Rachel grant context), workshop promotion ideas
  2. Prep VFT demo — 2-min walkthrough of VFTcam + PS Creator 360 image tool DONE
  3. VFT Seed Grantee Monthly (1pm) — demo VFTcam + 360 creator
  4. Forward Egencia receipts to Moraima — still overdue
  5. Reply to Anthony Pollina — AI lesson plan review

Session Notes

(Added throughout the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: 2026-04-09 8:30 AM PDT (Thursday)

Source: daily/2026-04-09.md