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Week of April 5 - April 11, 2026
Week of April 5 - April 11, 2026
Back from PTO + Stanford Trip. Q2 kickoff week — AS Quarterly Planning on Wednesday.
Weekly Focus
From Q1 goals and current priorities
- Q2 kickoff — AS Quarterly Planning (Wed) is the big one. Retrospective on Q1, capacity check, game plan for next quarter.
- Leon Furze intro — First meeting with Australian AI-in-ed consultant (Mon 5pm). Flash Lab dissemination + TTT model.
- CRISPRkit app — First meeting with Belinda Yeung (Wed). New tEquity seed grant collaboration.
- Catch up after PTO — Process backlog from Thu-Fri off. Carried items piling up.
Daily Log
Sunday, April 5
- Micah’s 15th birthday!
Monday, April 6
- Hold for Chris (9:30am-3:30pm) — personal
- Leon Furze meeting 5:00pm PT — Flash Lab / AI PD intro (NOTE: Calendly booking shows canceled — confirm this is still on via the manual calendar entry)
Tuesday, April 7
- Chiropractor 8:00am
- AS:DE Meeting 11:00am — Josh, Joe, Reuben (weekly team meeting)
- AI Education Workshop (AI Collective) 3:30-5:00pm — “Application Developer to Agent Builder” virtual workshop
- CAP 6:30pm — Civil Air Patrol (recurring)
Wednesday, April 8
- AS Quarterly Planning 10:00-11:30am — Josh, Joe, Reuben. Retrospective, wins/challenges, capacity, tag analysis, brainstorm sharing. This is the big meeting of the week.
- CRISPRkit app 1:30-2:30pm — Belinda Yeung. First meeting on cross-platform app development.
Thursday, April 9
- Josh<>Reuben 1:1 10:00am — First 1:1 of Q2. Stanford trip debrief, quarterly planning follow-up.
- VFT Seed Grantee Monthly 1:00pm — Kristen Blair hosting. Large group.
Friday, April 10
- Tinker Time Planning for META 1:00-2:30pm — Christine Bywater
- Weekly Personal Review 2:00pm
Saturday, April 11
- [HOLD] AI Show (all day — multi-day hold through Apr 13)
- ClaudeStanford Buildathon at Tinkery 10am (Gregory posted — FYI/optional)
This Week’s Calendar
| Day | Time | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:30am-3:30pm | Hold for Chris | Personal |
| Mon | 5:00pm | Leon Furze — Flash Lab / AI PD | Josh referral. Flash Lab dissemination, TTT. Confirm not canceled. |
| Tue | 8:00am | Chiropractor | Badura D.C. Hemet |
| Tue | 11:00am | AS:DE Meeting | Weekly team meeting |
| Tue | 3:30pm | AI Education Workshop | AI Collective — virtual, “App Dev to Agent Builder” |
| Tue | 6:30pm | CAP | Recurring |
| Wed | 10:00am | AS Quarterly Planning | 90 min. Retro, wins, capacity, tags, sharing. Key meeting. |
| Wed | 1:30pm | CRISPRkit app | Belinda Yeung. First meeting. |
| Thu | 10:00am | Josh<>Reuben 1:1 | Q2 opener. Stanford debrief. |
| Thu | 1:00pm | VFT Seed Grantee Monthly | Kristen Blair + large group |
| Fri | 1:00pm | Tinker Time Planning for META | Christine Bywater |
| Fri | 2:00pm | Weekly Personal Review | Overlaps slightly with Christine meeting |
Key Upcoming (Beyond This Week)
| Date | Event | Prep Needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | Crystal Springs PD | Not attending — told Christine. Confirm communicated to full team. |
| Apr 21 | Robotics, AI & Education Panel 4-6pm | RSVP if interested (Shriram II) |
| Apr 28-29 | DeepLearning.AI Dev Day (Pier 48, SF) | Yes — flights + hotel booked. |
| End of Jun | ISTE Live 2026 | Yes — still need to register |
Action Items Status
Critical This Week
- Prep for AS Quarterly Planning (Wed 10am) — retrospective on Q1: wins, challenges, tag analysis, capacity. Bring data.
- Confirm Leon Furze meeting — Calendly booking shows canceled but manual event exists. Check if rescheduled or still on.
- Prep for CRISPRkit meeting (Wed 1:30pm) — review Alex Choi connection, Belinda Yeung context
- Reply to Sergio Arango — he wants to schedule Zoom with Josh + Reuben, week of Apr 6-10
In Progress
- Send Moraima flight receipts (Mar + Apr Stanford trips)
- Push Airtable stories — was due before end-of-month meeting, may still be incomplete
Carried From Last Week
- 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)
Waiting On Others
- Brooke (OTL): Follow up with Geoff Cox + YouCubed for contract precedent
- Jessica Garner: ISTE online course preview access
- Marily/Caitlin: IRB feedback on Health Coach Bot chatbot questions
Week’s Accomplishments
Cumulative list, updated as the week progresses
- Leon Furze intro meeting (Mon)
- AS:DE meeting (Tue)
- AS Quarterly Planning completed (Wed)
- CRISPRkit first meeting (Wed)
- Josh 1:1 — Q2 opener (Thu)
- VFT Seed Grantee monthly (Thu)
- Christine Tinker Time planning (Fri)
Decisions Made
(Updated as the week progresses)
Stories/Impact to Capture
Candidates for Airtable or quoted-impact.md
- Stanford trip recap (last week) — Tinkery Flash Lab with Gregory co-facilitating (16 York Scholars), Lake Forest Activation Stage (2 sessions, Superintendent Montgomery), Health Coach Bot Zoom w/ Marily (in-person didn’t happen). Massive week for Goal 2 + Goal 3.
- Leon Furze connection — international AI-in-ed consultant interested in Flash Lab dissemination [BRIDGE-BUILD] [MULTIPLIER]
- CRISPRkit — new tEquity seed grant collaboration starting [CO-CREATE]
Carried to Next Week
(Updated at end of week)
Created: 2026-04-06 (Monday — first day back from PTO)
Source:
week-of-2026-04-05.md