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Week of March 29 - April 4, 2026
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
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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