Idaho Annual STEM Conference: The Magic of STEM 2026

Exploring OpenSciEd from Carolina (K-12) 9:35am - 10:35am

Watershed Science with the Confluence Project 10:45am - 11:45am

Modernizing Mathematics: Integrating Future-Ready Skills into th... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sourdough for Science! Citizen Science Meets Phenomenon-Driven I... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Elementary Affinity Group 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Level Up Your Classroom with Gamification 9:35am - 10:35am

Math Tech That Connects: Intentional Technology in a Thinking Cl... 10:45am - 11:45am

Creating a Culture of Inquiry 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Students to Scientists - Empowering Curiosity 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Secondary Science Affinity Group 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Classroom Strategies that Drive True Science Understanding 9:35am - 10:35am

Bringing the Real World to the Classroom: Career-Connected Math... 10:45am - 11:45am

From Simple to Spectacular: Making Science Magical in Elementary... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Phenomena Based Science is a Piece of Cake 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Secondary Math Affinity Group 3:30pm - 4:30pm

AI in Education: Where We Have Been and Where Are We Going? 10:45am - 11:45am

Opening doors to a future in STEM: A fluency approach to re-invi... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Initial Priorities for becoming a more STEM-Focused School 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Secondary Technology/Computer Science Affinity Group 3:30pm - 4:30pm

See It, to Be It: Making Healthcare Careers Real for Middle Scho... 10:45am - 11:45am

AI in Idaho Education 1:00pm - 2:00pm

AI Literacy: Resources for Teaching Students 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Informal Educators Affinity Group 3:30pm - 4:30pm

If We Don’t Name It, Students Can’t Use It: Making STEM Skills V... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

My Math, My Story: Fostering Confidence, Identity, and Belonging... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Higher Education Affinity Group 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Think Like a Scientist: Simple Moves for Elementary Classrooms 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Beyond Job Titles: Helping Students Discover What STEM Careers A... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

The Idaho LAUNCH Playbook: Funding Pathways, Expanding Futures 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Attraction and Repulsion-It’s Magnetic 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Sentences & Sensemaking: Critical Thinking Made Visible 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Developing Thinking Through Student-Centered Discourse 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Classroom Catalysts: Demonstrating atomic structure concepts usi... 10:45am - 11:45am

Making Space for Science: Practical Strategies for Integrating S... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Pivotal Progressions: Designing a Coherent K-5 MTSS Math System 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Avoiding the Traps of Algorithms 8:30am - 9:30am

Reaching More Students in Less Time, Elementary 10:45am - 11:45am

Reaching More Students in Less Time, Secondary 2:15pm - 3:15pm

BSU OnRamp a collaborative educa... 9:35am - 10:05am

Playlab: Build AI apps that align your goals, context, curriculu... 10:05am - 11:05am

Workplace Injury Prevention FIT Tests performed by BBSI Maria Ca... 10:45am - 11:45am

College of Southern Idaho, Genna Poytner along with STEM ambassa... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

STEM Fun with TMC Labs 2:15pm - 2:45pm

Igniting Innovation: Fusing Digital Design and Hands-on Engineer... 9:35am - 10:35am

Workforce Development Council + STEM: A Practical Guide to Fundi... 10:45am - 11:45am

Tiny Tablets, Big Claims: CER Writing with Alka-Seltzer Rockets 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Why is it Snowing in July? Using Hands-On and Literacy to Suppor... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Supporting Students in Productive Struggle 9:35am - 10:35am

Beyond the Ban: Ethical & Effective AI Use in Secondary Classroo... 10:45am - 11:45am

Birds, Binoculars, and Big Data: Bringing Citizen Science into Y... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Beyond the Test: Turning ISAT Items into Instructional Tools 2:15pm - 3:15pm

ALEKS and the Idaho Framework: Turning Vision into Practice 9:35am - 10:35am

Physics with Phones 1:00pm - 2:00pm

micro:bit Essentials: Fast, Fun, and Classroom-Ready Activities 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Connecting to Community through Citizen Science 10:45am - 11:45am

Chatter That Matters 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cool Schools: Investigating Heat Islands 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Ignite Your Classroom with FREE ID-Specific Coding Curriculum an... 10:45am - 11:45am

Success Stories from Idaho Math Badging 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Affirming Multilingual Learners in the PK-5 Mathematics Classroo... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

State of Mathematics in Idaho 10:45am - 11:45am

Students Leading STEM: Inside the Idaho EcosySTEM Student Ambass... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

From Answers to Arguments: Increasing Student Justification 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Bridging the Gap Between Curriculum and Assessment 10:45am - 11:45am

REVIT: Preparing Students for the Clean‑Energy Workforce Through... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Fast & Curious: Bringing Math Vocabulary to Life in Every Grade 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Base-Jumping Eggs! Using Local Phenomena and Place-Based Science... 10:45am - 11:45am

The Levels of Inquiry with Rosie 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cybersecurity Building Blocks for the K-8 Classroom 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Beyond Compliance: A Social Model for Neuro-Inclusive STEM 10:45am - 11:45am

Developing Student Agency and Conceptual Understanding with Self... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Games and Books in the Math Classroom! 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Elementary Phenomena and Sensemaking 10:45am - 11:45am

Sensemaking: Models, Evidence, and Student Explanations 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Leading the Shift: From Knowledge Delivery to Student Sensemakin... 8:30am - 9:30am

Lotion Making with Artisan Labs,... 9:35am - 10:05am

Lotion Making with Artisan Labs,... 10:05am - 10:35am

STEM Fun with TMC Labs 10:05am - 10:35am

Workplace Injury Prevention FIT Tests performed by BBSI Maria Ca... 10:45am - 11:45am

Lotion Making with Artisan Labs,... 10:45am - 11:15am

Lotion Making with Artisan Labs,... 11:15am - 11:45am

College of Southern Idaho, Genna Poytner along with STEM ambassa... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Guild Mortgage, Deb Owen, Financ... 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Playlab: Build AI apps that align your goals, context, curriculu... 2:15pm - 3:15pm