Lanier Learning is dedicated to co-designing equitable learning experiences for school leaders, staff, and students. Lanier Learning also partners with non-profit and for-profit corporations that are committed to community good.

Lead Experience Designer, Dee Lanier is the author of Demarginalizing Design and co-author of The Promises and Perils of AI in Education. Dee is a passionate and energetic educator and learner with over two decades of instructional experience on the K-12 and collegiate levels. Dee holds Undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Sociology with special interests in education, race relations, and equity. Dee is an award-winning presenter, TEDx Speaker, Google Certified Trainer, Google Innovator, and Google Certified Coach that specializes in creative applications for mobile devices and Chromebooks, low-cost makerspaces, and gamified learning experiences. Dee is a founding mentor and architect for the Google Coaching program pilot, Dynamic Learning Project, and a founding coach of Our Voice Academy, a program aimed at empowering educators of color to gain greater visible leadership and recognized expertise. Dee is also the creator of the design thinking educational activities called, Solve in Time!® and Maker Kitchen™️ and co-host of the Liberated Educator podcast. Dee practices self-care by reading, playing percussion, and roasting, brewing, and drinking coffee.

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🎤👨🏾‍🎓 Lessons Learned From My Hip Hop Heroes

and what they can teach us all about culturally responsive education. 

AKA, parasailing past the pitfalls of poor pedagogical practices

🖼️👩🏾‍🏫 Design Teaching

Did you know that 80% of mobile apps are deleted within the first 3 days of original download? What if your class was an app, would your students delete it? How can you ensure that instruction isn’t long-pressed and permanently trashed from the memory of your students and staff? Deeply engage your learners by designing experiences, not just lessons. This is #DesignTeaching

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Workshop Facilitator

Discover the potential and pitfalls of AI in education. Learn about the latest AI tools, their ethical implications, and practical tips for using them responsibly. Understand how AI can enhance learning while protecting student privacy.

Navigating the Emergent and Urgent Realities of AI: From Classrooms to Cabinets to Corporate Spaces.


Demarginalizing Design- by centering on Equity, Empathy, and Creativity in Problem-Solving. Based on the top-selling book by the same title, this is an interactive session that aims to demystify equity work and provide perspective for educators to solve real-world problems with the most marginalized in their midst as co-designers for a better future.

Demarginalizing Design: by centering on Equity, Empathy, and Creativity in Problem-Solving.


Teaching Joy and Justice Through Virtual Field Trips: Inspiring Educators and Executives to Create Immersive Learning Experiences In today's world, students have less opportunity for hands-on experiences outside the classroom. Virtual field trips provide an innovative solution, allowing classes to "visit" locations worldwide without leaving school. From natural wonders to historic sites to impactful community organizations, a virtual trip ignites curiosity and makes learning interactive. With the use of free to use Google mobile applications, specific virtual field trip programs will be showcased along with best practices on integrating them into curriculum across subjects. Attendees will learn tangible strategies to help students gain empathy, think critically about social issues, and be inspired to create positive change. Sessions will demonstrate how virtual trips to places like museums, landmarks of equality, and sustainability projects can impart deeper knowledge while fostering wonder and care for our shared world. Presentations will also address overcoming equity barriers so these powerful experiences can be accessible to all. Educators of all grade levels and backgrounds will leave the conference freshly motivated and equipped to bring joy and justice into their classrooms. They will have access to impactful resources along with a supportive community passionate about purposeful, inspired teaching.

Teaching Joy and Justice Through Virtual Field Trips: Inspiring Educators and Executives to Create Immersive Learning Experiences

What is Solve in Time!®? Solve in Time!® is a gamified design thinking activity. The goal is to creatively explain a solution to a relevant, real-world problem within a set time limit. Up to six teams of 2-4 people can play using a single deck and can be facilitated live or virtually, low-tech or high-tech. Pick the problem, let’s solve it!

Solve in Time: Gamified Design Thinking to solve problems related to instructional design, bias and equity, Global Goals and more!

Experience Designer

Dee Lanier is a passionate educator and edtech leader dedicated to creating equitable learning experiences. As Lead Education Experience Designer at Lanier Learning, Dee empowers educators and students through innovative technology and design. With a strong background in sociology and over two decades as an educator, Dee is a sought-after speaker, author, and coach who inspires educators to transform classrooms into creative and collaborative learning spaces.