The International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) 2026 conference is swiftly approaching, and we can’t wait to share the work of our research team. As the annual place for those in the Learning Sciences community to gather, we’re particularly excited about this year’s theme—building effective research-practice partnerships through cross-sector collaboration. Add these sessions to your conference agenda and ensure that you don’t miss out!
Curricular Co-Design as Professional Development: Transformations in History Teachers’ Learning and Practice
Session #204
Speakers: Rachel S. Phillips, Shelton Daal, Angela Hardy, Abby Reisman, Emi Iwatani, Tiffany Leones
Teacher-Developed Design Principles for Assessing Critical Thinking
Session #85
Speakers: Kimberly Erickson, Kyle Dunbar, Kelly Mills
Google, AI Literacy, and the Learning Sciences: Multiple Modes of Research, Industry, and Practice Partnerships
Session #383
Speakers: Victor R. Lee, Michael Madaio, Ben Garside, Aimee Welch, Kristen Pilner Blair, Ibrahim Oluwajoba Adisa, Alon Harris, Kevin Holst, Liat Ben Rafael, Ronit Levavi Morad, Ben Travis, Belle Moller, Andrew Shields, Zak Brown, Lois Hinx, Marisol Diaz, Evan Patton, Selim Tezel, Robert Parks, Hal Abelson, Adam Blasioli, Jeremy Roschelle
From Implementation to Innovation: Re-imagining the role of Practice in Research
Session #707
Speaker: Linette Victor
Co-Designing GenAI Reading Technologies: Scaling Practitioner Expertise Within a National R&D Initiative
Session #45
Speakers: Yenda Prado, Pati Ruiz, Joshua Ddamulira
Feeling Like a Scientist, Engineer, and Computer Scientist: Exploring Students’ Disciplinary Identity in an Integrated STEM+C Curriculum
Session #969
Speakers: Namrata Srivastava, Gabriella Anton, Shruti Jain, Clayton Cohn, Umesh Timalsina, Naveeduddin Mohammed, Jennifer Chiu, Gautam Biswas
Democratizing Algebra: Advancing Conceptual Understanding Through Purpose-Driven Research-Practice-Industry Partnership
Session: #89
Speakers: Tarik Buli, Amanda Wortman, Stefani Pautz Stephenson, Rebecca Banks
The Language Between Us: Using CHAT to Explore STEM Coach-Researcher Collaborations
Session: #370
Speakers: Jessica McClain, Jerika Miller, Linette Victor, Judi Fusco, Joshua Danish, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Krista Glazewski, Wendy Walter, Haesol Bae
Early Science Hub: Designing Interactive Simulations to Support Preschool Educators’ Understanding of Science Core Ideas and Cross-Cutting Concepts
Session #1302, Table 5
Speakers: Tiffany Leones, Danae Kamdar and Ximena Dominguez
