The Right Messages from the Right Messengers: Increasing Girls’ Interest in Coding with Peer Videos
When: 9:45-11:15 a.m. PT
Where: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Mt. Washington
Who: Taylor Alexander
Session Type: Paper Session
This study explores the influence of peer role models on middle school students’ computer science/coding (CS) motivation and course enrollment, finding that peer role models in CS can help remove barriers for girls. Learn more.
Beyond Active Learning: Instructor Practices Connected to Students’ Sense of Belonging in Introductory STEM Courses
When: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
Who: Yoon Ha Choi, Taylor Alexander
Session Type: Poster Session
This study explores evidence-based practices that instructors can implement to improve student performance in undergraduate STEM courses. Learn more.
Unforgetting, Designing, Reimagining: Equitable Futures in Math EdTech for Teachers and Learners
When: 1:45-3:15 p.m. PT
Where: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 1
Who: Korah Wiley
Session Type: Symposium
The symposium examines how social and emotional learning (SEL) and culturally responsive mathematics education can inform the design of equity-centered edtech products that also support instructor pedagogical practice. Learn more.
Expanding and Enriching K-12 Computational Pathways with Data Science Competencies
When: 3:45-5:15 p.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515B
Who: Quinn Burke, Sharin R. Jacob
Session Type: Structured Poster Session
This presentation shares early results from ongoing computational thinking (CT) and data science mapping and pathway efforts. The project will ultimately develop curricular experiences grounded in real-world examples to help students develop understandings of data, CT, and artificial intelligence (AI). Learn more.
Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on District-Wide K-12 Computational Thinking Pathways
When: 7:45-9:15 a.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501A
Who: Quinn Burke, Merijke Coenraad, Alessandra Rangel, Sharin R. Jacob, Kelly Mills
Session Type: Working Group Roundtable
This paper session examines how district leaders and administrators take ownership of their respective state computer science standards and policies, translating state department expectations to the specific contexts and priorities of their own students, schools, and communities. Learn more.
Portraits of Excellence: Supporting Student Success in Introductory Statistics Courses
When: 9:45-11:15 a.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
Who: Dalila Dragnic-Cindric, Vanessa Peters Hinton
Session Type: Poster Session
By providing concrete, research-based examples of student-centered instruction that improves engagement and inclusion in gateway statistics courses, this study illustrated how some instructors create classrooms where all learners thrive. Learn more.
AI Integration Through CT Pathways: District-Led Strategies for Sustainable K-12 Innovation
When: 4:15-5:45 p.m. PT
Where: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Santa Barbara C
Who: Sharin R. Jacob, Quinn Burke
Session Type: Paper Session
Expanding on the growing body of research on classroom-level uses of AI tools, this study examines district-level AI adoption. By exploring how school districts built on established K-12 CT pathways, the authors demonstrate how these districts developed the capacity to implement AI education at scale. Learn more.
Making Meaning with Data: Integrating Data Literacy in ELA
When: 9:45-11:15 a.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A
Who: Merijke Coenraad
Session Type: Structured Poster Session
This study examines how student-based texts, learning resources, and teacher facilitation serve as entry points into data literacy in ELA. Learn more.
U-GAIN Reading Overview and Demonstration
When: 3:45-5:15 p.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A
Who: Jeremy Roschelle
Session Type: Structured Poster Session
This poster-demonstration will share how U-GAIN Reading is investigating how generative AI can better implement the science of reading in ways that adapt to important variations in how students read, speak, and interact as they practice reading with a large-scale online reading tutor. Come explore baseline and new prototype technologies at this demo. Learn more.
Educators’ Use of AI Tools for Literacy: Uncovering Opportunities and Challenges for English Learners
When: 3:45-5:15 p.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A
Who: Tiffany Leones
Session Type: Structured Poster Session
This poster-demonstration will describe the objectives for two exploratory studies conducted by the U-GAIN Reading R&D Center and how findings will help inform subsequent studies and guide the Center’s overall work. Learn more.
Organizing Practitioner-Centered National Leadership to Support the Use of AI-Enabled Technology to Implement the Science of Reading
When: 3:45-5:15 p.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A
Who: Yenda Prado
Session Type: Structured Poster Session
This poster-demonstration will explore how communities leverage resources for national leadership development within UGAIN-Reading, offering insights on implementing practitioner-centered cohorts that effectively support national initiatives at the intersection of technology, innovation, literacy, and education. Learn more.
Biology Instructors’ Frames Regarding the Nature of Science: Connections to Teaching Practices and Implications
When: 3:45-5:15 p.m. PT
Where: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum H
Who: Yoon Ha Choi
Session Type: Paper Session
This study explores the connection between biology instructors’ frames regarding the nature of science, focusing on how these frames manifest in their teaching of sex, sexuality, reproduction, and gender (SSRG) topics amid sociopolitical pressures to teach the sciences in “neutral” ways. Learn more.
Staffing Matters: Comparing Coach Staffing Models and Their Influence on Coaching Practice
When: 9:45-11:15 a.m. PT
Where: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
Who: Angela Marie Hardy, Lauren H. McMahon, Nicola Hodkowski, Mai Chou Vang
Session Type: Roundtable Session
This research explores how three coach staffing models influence coach responsibilities and the ways coaches engage in coaching practices, offering insights for district leaders seeking to make research-informed staffing decisions around coaching. Learn more.
Not All Active Learning is Equal: Cluster Analysis of Instructional Talk Patterns and Student Engagement in Undergraduate Statistics Courses
When: 1:45-3:15 p.m. PT
Where: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum G
Who: Xin Wei, Taylor Alexander, Barbara M. Means
Session Type: Paper Session
This study examines instructional discourse patterns in undergraduate statics courses using audio analytics from TeachFX, challenging the assumptions that all active learning is equally effective and underscoring the importance of instructional structure. Learn more.
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