Thinking about presenting at Spring Forward 2027? Join CALIE for a live virtual webinar designed to walk prospective speakers through the full submission process. You’ll get a clear breakdown of every submission question, learn how the scoring rubric works, and discover how to align your proposal to the Effective Technology Guidelines so you can submit with confidence before the September 11 deadline.
Strong sessions start with strong submissions. CALIE’s Speaker Submission Webinar is designed for educators with something worth sharing who want to put their best proposal forward for Spring Forward 2027.
During this live session, the CALIE team will walk through the submission process and explain what reviewers are looking for at each scoring level. You’ll learn how to connect your session to the Effective Technology Guidelines domains, and there will be dedicated time for Q&A, so come with your questions. Whether you’re a first-time submitter or a returning speaker approaching the process with fresh eyes, this webinar gives you the tools and clarity to submit with confidence.
Submissions close September 11, 2026.
Get a full walkthrough of the submission process
Understand every submission question and what reviewers look for
Learn how to align your session to the Effective Technology Guidelines
Get your questions answered live by the CALIE team
Ready to grow your impact and lead meaningful change in your school, district, or organization? Join CALIE on July 22 for a virtual information session to learn how the Certified Educator Program empowers educators to strengthen leadership skills, build capacity for innovation, and turn ideas into action. Discover how this yearlong experience can help you advance your career while creating lasting change for your learning community.
Great educators inspire learning. Great educational leaders create the conditions where innovation can thrive. CALIE’s Certified Educator Program is designed for educators who are ready to take the next step in their professional journey by leading meaningful change in their classrooms, schools, districts, or organizations.
During this information session, you’ll get an inside look at the program, hear what participants can expect throughout the cohort experience, and learn how the curriculum develops practical leadership skills you can apply immediately. Whether you’re looking to expand your influence, lead new initiatives, or build stronger collaborative practices, the program provides the tools, support, and professional network to help you succeed.
Participants in the program have the opportunity to earn an Advanced Certificate in Leading Innovation in Education, adding a valuable credential to their professional portfolio. As an added benefit, educators who complete the program receive complimentary registration to Spring Forward, giving them another opportunity to continue learning alongside California’s most innovative educators.
Develop practical leadership skills to drive innovation in your learning community.
Build a personalized action plan with support from experienced facilitators and peers.
Earn an Advanced Certificate in Leading Innovation in Education.
Connect with a statewide network of forward-thinking educators.
Receive free registration to Spring Forward upon becoming a Certified Educator.
Spring Forward 2027 is accepting session proposals now through September 11, 2026. Share your expertise with thousands of educators at the Palm Springs Convention Center, March 18-20, 2027.
Why Speak at Spring Forward?
Spring Forward brings together thousands of California educators each year. Speaking here means your work reaches the classrooms that need it most.
Share classroom-tested practices with educators across California
Connect with a community of innovators pushing learning forward
Build your professional reputation and network
Contribute to a field reimagining what school can look like
Effective Technology for Teaching and Learning
Spring Forward 2027 will feature sessions that demonstrate thoughtful, learner-centered, and evidence-informed uses of technology that positively impact teaching and learning in real-world practice. Strong submissions are grounded in authentic classroom, school, district, or organizational implementation and show how technology supported more intentional, effective, equitable, accessible, or sustainable learning experiences.
CALIE’s Effective Technology Guidelineshelp educators, schools, and districts evaluate, measure, and improve the effectiveness and impact of educational technology. They are designed to help educators ask better questions:
Is this technology improving learning?
Is it supporting teaching?
Is it worth the time, investment, and effort?
Session Scoring Rubric
All Spring Forward 2027 session proposals will be reviewed against a scoring rubric. Reviewers are CALIE members who evaluate each submission for quality, relevance, and fit. If you’re interested in serving as a session reviewer, please submit here. You must be an active CALIE member to review sessions.
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Forward Reflects the Current Reality
Schools are asking harder questions now. “Should we ban phones?” “How do we balance screen time?” “What does EdTech equity actually look like?”
These aren’t tech adoption questions—they’re impact questions. Teachers, leaders, and administrators need a space to grapple with these tensions together, not separately. Forward is that space.
Spring CUE -> Spring Forward. Why the Name Change?
We’re not abandoning 40 years of CUE. We’re honoring it by evolving. Spring CUE served its time brilliantly—it positioned technology as the central conversation. Now, that conversation has matured. Technology is important, but it’s a means, not an end. Forward signals that we’re moving toward something bigger: systemic change, educator agency, and equitable innovation. Read more about why this change is right for this moment here.
Pricing
Early Bird Pricing Through November 1st:
Member: $399
Non-Member: $570
Standard Pricing After November 1st
Member: $485
Non-Member: $693
CALIE Membership is only $50 and saves you 30% for your Spring Forward registration. Membership can be added at the time of registration.
Cancellations/Substitutions
CALIE’s complete cancellation and payment policies can be viewed here.
I want to attend the conference, but my supervisor needs more information.
We understand you may need a justification letter to help you attend Spring Forward 2027. We have created a justification letter template for you to facilitate this process. This document will download directly to your computer.
CALIE Members selected to speak as the PRIMARY speaker at Spring Forward receive a discounted registration fee of $100. All co-speakers must register.
Speakers who are selected and are not CALIE members will receive a registration code for 20% off the prevailing rate.
Co-Speakers do not receive discounted registration.
Questions? Email info@joincalie.org
Policy Statement on Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect
CALIE is dedicated to fostering a culture of work and learning that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and respect as fundamental principles. These principles are vital for CALIE to excel as an organization, empowering all team members and volunteers to achieve their utmost and make meaningful impacts on children and families. CALIE promotes complete inclusion at all our gatherings, irrespective of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy), family configuration, religion, or disability. Embracing complete inclusion allows CALIE to leverage the strengths stemming from the diverse perspectives and contributions of each individual.
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Shifting from Spring CUE to SPRING FORWARD is more than just a name change. It’s an evolution, reflecting who we’ve become and where education is headed in the coming years.
For years with CUE, we’ve gathered educators around technology. Now at Forward, we’re gathering around impact.
At a Glance
Forward unites the entire education community: classroom teachers, instructional coaches, IT leaders, and district administrators, to tackle the systemic challenges that matter most. Together, we’re changing how schools make decisions, solve problems, and build cultures where every student can thrive.
>3k
Educator attendees
250+
Dynamic sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities
250+
Exhibitors & partners
Who Should Attend
Whether you’re a classroom teacher or district strategist, this event is designed to equip, energize, and connect you.
Classroom Teachers
Administrators
Librarians/Media Specialists
Adult Educators
IT Professionals
Coaches/TOSAS
Want free registration for Spring Forward 2027?
CALIE members have the opportunity to receive free Spring Forward registration by volunteering at the event. Join the CALIE community, support the event, and enjoy full access!
Get Powerful Access to the Largest Pool of Influential Educators in California.
Spring Forward is the place to close business with the educators, leaders, and decision-makers who are setting the standard for how technology is used in schools in California and beyond. Earn instant trust as a part of our show floor that directly leads to adoption.
Access to California’s Most Concentrated Education Leadership Community
Direct Connection With Educators Who Are Actively Deciding
Demonstrate Solutions in Real-Time Through Partner Sessions
Measurable Outcomes and Lasting Brand Visibility
Build Year-Round Partnerships Beyond the Conference
Your Presence is about Partnership, not Just Promotion
Forward 2027 Exhibit Hall Map
Why Partner With CALIE?
CALIE (formerly CUE) is California’s most trusted educator network—with 45+ years of impact and a growing ecosystem of members, districts, and statewide initiatives.
Our attendees are looking for solutions with purpose, not just flashy tech. If you’re committed to supporting meaningful, equity-driven innovation, this is the community to be part of.
Join us for CUE SF’s end-of-year celebration at Mission Bowling Club. CUE SF is covering the whole night: free bowling, free appetizers, free drinks. This is our way of saying thank you to the educators who show up every day. Come as you are and bring someone with you.
This is CUE SF’s end-of-year thank-you to educators across San Francisco. No agenda. No workshops. Just a night to connect, unwind, and be with people who get what you do every day. Whether you’ve been part of the CUE SF community for years or just found us this season, you belong here. Bring a colleague, a friend, or come solo. Either way, you’ll leave with new connections and a lot less stress than you walked in with.
Mission Bowling Club sits in the heart of the Mission District at 3176 17th Street. We’ve reserved lanes for the evening, and CUE SF is picking up the tab. Bowling, appetizers, and drinks are all on us.
The school year is almost done. You made it. Come celebrate with the people who understand exactly what that means.
Learning, Innovation, Voice, & Equity! Join CUESF and Padlet for an engaging evening celebrating the innovative work happening in our schools and communities.
Date: April 30, 2026
Time: 4:30 – 7:00 PM
Location: Padlet Headquarters – 87 Graham St Ste 250, San Francisco, CA 94129
Are you excited to share something innovative happening in your classroom, school, or community? This is your chance to showcase your work and inspire others!
March Live Lab: Creating Interactive Learning Experiences
Do you have great ideas for interactive content – quizzes that adapt, simulations that visualize concepts, games that review key ideas – but you don’t know how to build them? Feeling stuck with outdated or generic templates and activities?
In this Live Lab session, you will learn how to break free from limited tools that don’t capture student imagination or offer multiple paths for students to show what they know. Build web-based quizzes, simulations, and interactive tools in minutes—no programming experience required. Join us to turn your content ideas into actual working tools your students can use tomorrow.
CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.
If you’re tired of:
Professional development that feels like wasted time
Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
Innovating alone without support or recognition
Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus
Then Live Labs is built for you.
You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.
CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges.
No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.
Key Features of Live Labs
Create, Don’t Just Consume Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work
