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Week of March 8 - March 14, 2026

OTL Meeting + VFT Seed Grantee + Goals Write-Up Week

Weekly Focus

  • OTL / ISTE Licensing Meeting (Mon 2:15pm) — David Mallin (OTL), Isabelle, Josh, Brooke Donald. Invention docket draft ready. This is the IP/licensing conversation for ISTE partnership. Goal 3
  • AS:DE Meeting (Tue 11am) — Ask Joe about evidence deliverable format. Share CRM survey draft status. Goal 2/3
  • VFT Seed Grantee Monthly Meeting (Thu 1pm) — Big group. Sarah Williams-Habibi there (moderator bot info). Goal 1
  • Josh 1:1 (Thu 10am) — Follow up: goals write-up sent?, CRM survey feedback, OTL debrief, Leon Furze connection, LAUSD prep (Mar 19)
  • Send goals write-up to Josh — Draft done, needs final review and send early in the week

This Week’s Calendar

Day Time Event Prep Needed?
Mon 3/9 8:00 AM Cathy running FeedbackGPT study Be available for support
Mon 3/9 10:00 AM HOLD TBD
Mon 3/9 2:15 PM Discussion about ISTE/ASCD (OTL) YES — bring invention docket draft. Key people: Isabelle Hau, Josh Weiss, Brooke Donald, David Mallin (OTL Licensing Manager).
Tue 3/10 9:00 AM HOLD 100x TBD
Tue 3/10 11:00 AM AS:DE Meeting Ask Joe re: evidence deliverable format
Wed 3/11 8:00 AM Chiro Personal
Wed 3/11 evening Learning Design Challenge judging? Confirm with Keith Bowen — 6-6:30pm per action items, but not on calendar. May conflict with Crystal Springs trip.
Thu 3/12 10:00 AM Josh<>Reuben 1:1 OTL debrief, goals write-up status, CRM survey, Leon Furze, LAUSD prep
Thu 3/12 1:00 PM VFT Seed Grantee Monthly Meeting Raikes 209 / Zoom. Large group. Bring moderator bot info for Sarah?
Fri 3/13 2:00 PM Weekly Personal Review —
Sat 3/14 2:30 PM Christyl honor choir Personal

Key Prep Items

Monday — OTL/ISTE Meeting (2:15pm) ← HIGHEST PRIORITY

What this is: First meeting with OTL (David Mallin) to discuss IP licensing structure for the ISTE partnership. Brooke Donald is also attending (SAL communications? or legal?).

What to bring:

  • Invention docket draft (projects/otl-invention-docket-draft.md) — review the [REUBEN: ...] items before Monday
  • ISTE partnership summary: authorized provider model, rev-share on $7,500/day CLS, non-exclusive
  • Key framing: IP stays at Stanford, ISTE is licensed to deliver, “Powered by Stanford” branding
  • Josh’s position: direct TtT only for now, no second-hand training

Questions for David Mallin:

  • What’s the standard licensing structure for methodology + toolkit (not just software)?
  • How does OTL handle non-exclusive authorized provider agreements?
  • What does the invention disclosure process look like from here?
  • Timeline to formalize — all CLS faculty meeting at ISTE Live (fall 2026)

Context: Joseph South (ISTE) essentially designed the business model for us at the Feb 25 meeting. Very strong buy-in from ISTE side. Isabelle is taking the lead on OTL + dean approval.

Thursday — Josh 1:1 (10am)

Agenda:

  1. OTL meeting debrief — what did David Mallin say? Next steps?
  2. Goals write-up — did Josh review? Feedback?
  3. CRM survey questions — Josh’s async review feedback?
  4. Leon Furze — did Reuben send the reply? Any response?
  5. LAUSD Foundation prep (Mar 19) — what’s the ask? What should Reuben prepare?
  6. Airtable entries — Joe’s reminder about Quoted Impact. Monthly entries due?

Thursday — VFT Seed Grantee Monthly (1pm)

Attendees include: Kristen Pilner Blair (organizer), Sarah Williams-Habibi, Cathy Chase, Keith Bowen, Josh, Joe, Ana Saavedra, Rachel Wolf, Kyla Cook, Ryan Petterson, and many more.

Reuben’s role: Listen, contribute where relevant. Opportunities:

  • Give Sarah the moderator bot info (content moderation system prompt approach)
  • Connect with Cathy re: LabGPT study progress
  • Keith Bowen — confirm Learning Design Challenge judging availability

Look Ahead: Week of March 15-21

Josh in Michigan Mon-Wed (Mar 16-18) — Reuben solo for those days.

Date Event Notes
Tue 3/17 SAL All-Hands (10am, in-person + Zoom) ANKO Building, Shriram III. Isabelle organizing.
Tue 3/17 AS:DE Meeting (11am) Josh may be remote from Michigan
Tue 3/17 Christyl concert evening Be available
Wed 3/18 Health Coach Bot Regroup (9am) Marily, Priya, Michele. Follow up from Mar 3 meeting.
Wed 3/18 GSE All-Staff (10am) IT team spotlight + new Senior Associate Dean
Thu 3/19 STACKED DAY Josh 1:1 (10am), Studio Services/SofIA (12:30pm), CRAFT (2pm), LAUSD Foundation (3pm)
Thu 3/19 LAUSD Foundation (3pm) Isabelle, Josh, Sadie Jefferson, Dominic Caguioa, Larry Corio. “LAUSD might want to do something with Flash Lab.”

March 19 needs advance prep — especially LAUSD Foundation. Prep during the week of Mar 8 so you’re not scrambling.

Action Items Status

Critical This Week

  • [x] Review invention docket + send to Isabelle, Josh, Brooke for discussion Done: Mar 6
  • [x] Send goals write-up email to Josh Done: Mar 12 (SMART goals finalized at 1:1)
  • Ask Joe about evidence deliverable format (at Tue AS:DE or async) — carried forward
  • Confirm Keith Bowen Learning Design Challenge judging (Mar 11 6-6:30pm) — carried forward

Done This Week

  • OTL meeting (Mar 9) — two-tier IP model confirmed, WSA path
  • AS:DE meeting (Mar 10) — Flash Lab basic/deluxe, Health Coach Bot framing, Stage 2 funding (confidential)
  • Josh 1:1 (Mar 12) — SMART goals finalized, Flash Lab rename/special sauce, tag analysis plan
  • ISTE Live attendance approved
  • Flash Lab special sauce analysis written (prep/2026-03-19-flash-lab-special-sauce.md)
  • LAUSD Foundation prep file created (prep/2026-03-19-lausd-foundation.md) — full attendee research
  • Weekly digest for Mar 15 week created
  • Copyright notice + Terms of Use added to designkit.stanford.edu
  • Cat Nostrand email drafted
  • Apr 2-3 off requested (Micah birthday + camping)
  • qmd semantic search installed + configured as MCP server

In Progress — Carried to Next Week

  • CRM survey questions — not yet drafted, Josh waiting for async review
  • ISTE due diligence — PL landscape, revenue potential
  • Health Coach Bot: Prompt Lab build, BCT content, data storage
  • Tag analysis plan — 3-month rollout (Josh wants slow and steady, confident data by July)
  • Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)

Waiting On

  • Isabelle/OTL: Monday meeting — Done Mar 9. WSA path confirmed. Brooke following up with Geoff Cox + YouCubed.
  • Christine: Lake Forest visit schedule (Mar 30 – Apr 1)
  • Jessica Garner: Response to lighter ISTE course request — replied Mar 6. Will try to get preview access to online courses. For in-person PD, suggests attending an event.
  • Marily/Michele: Behavior change research articles
  • Josh: CRM survey questions feedback (once drafted)
  • Brooke (OTL): Follow up with Geoff Cox + YouCubed for precedent

Stories/Impact to Capture

  • OTL meeting (if productive) — first formal IP licensing conversation for Flash Lab. [SCALE-MOMENT] [STUDIO-BUILD]
  • Leon Furze connection — international AI education thought leader offering feedback. [BRIDGE-BUILD] [THOUGHT-PARTNER]
  • Gregory training completed — first Build-a-Bot facilitator walkthrough for Tinkery. [MULTIPLIER] [LEVEL-UP]
  • LAUSD Foundation interest (preview for Mar 19) — major district-level Flash Lab interest. [SCALE-MOMENT]

Created: 2026-03-06 (Friday weekly review) Updated: 2026-03-13 (Friday EOD)

Source: week-of-2026-03-08.md