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Week of March 29 - April 4, 2026

Stanford Trip + Q1 Close + Micah’s Birthday PTO

Weekly Focus

From Q1 goals and current priorities

  • Stanford trip (Mon-Wed) — Tinkery Flash Lab with Gregory + York Scholars, Lake Forest Activation Stage (2x 1-hour sessions), Health Coach Bot in-person at GSE
  • Q1 close-out — End-of-month meeting Tuesday 10:30am. Airtable stories must be pushed before then.
  • PTO Thu-Fri — Camping + Knotts Berry Farm for Micah’s birthday celebration

Daily Log

Sunday, March 29

  • Pack for Stanford trip
  • Southwest check-in (24 hours before 6:25am Monday flight)

Monday, March 30

  • Flight 6:25am ONT→SJC (Southwest 2034, conf CKVSDS)
  • Tinkery Flash Lab 10am-12pm — 16 York Scholars (HS juniors/seniors from NY). Gregory Wilson co-facilitating. flashlab.live boost cards + problem statement worksheet.
  • Check in to Comfort Inn Palo Alto (conf 26663251)

Tuesday, March 31

  • End-of-month wrap-up 10:30am (Zoom) — Josh + Joe. Activity review, trends, stories, process changes. Q1 final.
  • AS:DE 11am (Zoom) — weekly team meeting
  • Health Coach Bot in-person 12pm (GSE, ANKO 011) — with Marily, Michele, Priya. Cloud-sync default, A/B experiment, moderation pipeline.
  • Lake Forest Visit 3:30-4:30pm (ANKO 011) — Activation Stage format. ~20 attendees, Superintendent Matthew Montgomery. Christine’s framing: “What role do humans and AI play in developing these solutions?”
  • Reuben <> Christine 4:45pm — debrief

Wednesday, April 1

  • Lake Forest 9-10am — second Activation Stage session
  • Open day on campus until evening
  • Return flight 7:50pm SJC→ONT (Southwest 3166, arrives 9:05pm)

Thursday, April 2

  • PTO — Camping (Micah’s birthday celebration)

Friday, April 3

  • PTO — Knotts Berry Farm

Saturday, April 4


This Week’s Calendar

Day Time Event Notes
Mon 6:25am Flight ONT→SJC Southwest 2034, conf CKVSDS
Mon 10:00am Tinkery Flash Lab 16 York Scholars, Gregory co-facilitating
Tue 10:30am End-of-month wrap-up Josh + Joe. Q1 close-out. Airtable stories due.
Tue 11:00am AS:DE Meeting Weekly team meeting
Tue 12:00pm Health Coach Bot (in-person) GSE ANKO 011. Marily, Michele, Priya.
Tue 3:30pm Lake Forest Visit ANKO 011. ~20 attendees. Activation Stage.
Tue 4:45pm Reuben <> Christine Debrief
Wed 9:00am Lake Forest Session 2 Second 1-hour Activation Stage
Wed 7:50pm Flight SJC→ONT Southwest 3166, arrives 9:05pm
Thu all day PTO — Camping Micah’s birthday
Fri all day PTO — Knotts Micah’s birthday

Key Upcoming (Beyond This Week)

Date Event Prep Needed?
Mon Apr 6 Hold for Chris Personal
Mon Apr 7 Leon Furze 5pm PT Yes — people profile, Flash Lab dissemination + TTT
Mon Apr 7 Crystal CSET Planning 3:30pm Yes — need to communicate Apr 15 PD cancellation
Tue Apr 8 AS Quarterly Planning 10-11:30am Yes — retrospective: wins, challenges, tags, capacity
Wed Apr 9 Josh 1:1 10am Regular
Wed Apr 9 VFT Seed Grantee Monthly 1pm Regular
Fri Apr 10 Weekly Review 2pm Regular
Sat Apr 11 ClaudeStanford Buildathon at Tinkery 10am Gregory posted — FYI

Action Items Status

Critical This Week (Before Trip / Before Tue 10:30am)

  • Finalize Flash Lab slides — boost cards with flashlab.live URLs, QR codes, problem statement handout
  • Push Airtable stories — Josh reviewed at Thu 1:1. 9 updates + 1 new (AI Comic Studio) + Chinese Room → On hold
  • Print boost cards — hard copies needed for Monday’s Tinkery session

This Week (On Campus)

  • Lake Forest Activation Stage content — 2x 1-hour sessions ready
  • Health Coach Bot in-person meeting — come prepped with cloud-sync architecture, A/B design, moderation flow
  • End-of-month meeting prep — activity review, trends, stories, changes

Still Carried Forward

  • Draft CRM survey questions — Josh waiting
  • Write tag analysis plan — 3-month rollout
  • 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 — “how did NCCE go?” (no reply since Mar 16)
  • Create Flash Lab inventory document (basic vs deluxe)
  • Let Crystal Springs team know you’re not coming Apr 15

Waiting On Others

  • Brooke (OTL): Follow up with Geoff Cox + YouCubed for contract precedent
  • Jessica Garner: ISTE online course preview access

Week’s Accomplishments

Updated as the week progresses

  • Tinkery Flash Lab delivered (Mon)
  • End-of-month meeting completed (Tue)
  • Health Coach Bot in-person meeting (Tue)
  • Lake Forest Activation Stage sessions delivered (Tue + Wed)
  • Airtable stories pushed
  • Q1 officially closed

Decisions Made

(Updated as the week progresses)

Stories/Impact to Capture

  • Gregory Wilson co-facilitating Flash Lab at Tinkery — first external facilitator running session with Reuben observing [MULTIPLIER]
  • Lake Forest visit — Superintendent Matthew Montgomery + 20 attendees coming to Stanford for AI literacy workshops [BRIDGE-BUILD] [LEVEL-UP]
  • Health Coach Bot → IRB-grade research platform — Build-a-Bot validated for Stanford Prevention Research Center [CO-CREATE] [STUDIO-BUILD]
  • flashlab.live — professional URL infrastructure for scaling boost cards [STUDIO-BUILD]

Carried to Next Week

(Updated at end of week)


Created: 2026-03-30 (Monday morning — travel day)

Source: week-of-2026-03-29.md