Thank you for attending the 2026 Fall Illinois Science Teaching Association Conference! This organization would not be successful without your support, input, and continued engagement!
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Using A.I. to teach and design pedagogical approaches and to assess students in the science classroom.
How to appropriately use A.I. and understanding the ethics of both student and teacher A.I. usage in the science classroom.
Using A.I. to instill critical thinking skills in the student’s learning and reporting process.
Using wonder, awe, and curiosity to spark deeper engagement and student sensemaking.
Implementing three-dimensional instruction around real-world phenomena using routines and strategies.
Making meaningful connections between classroom science, student’s everyday experiences and workforce readiness.
Innovative, inclusive instructional strategies that leverage phenomena-based learning, language scaffolds, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and assistive technologies to increase access for ML students and students with IEPs and 504 plans without reducing rigor.
Asset-based approaches to multilingual science education that position students’ home languages, cultural experiences, and diverse ways of knowing as strengths in scientific discourse, modeling, argumentation, and collaboration.
Systems and classroom structures that promote equitable access, including co-teaching models, strategic accommodations and modifications, collaborative planning between general and special educators, and progress monitoring practices that ensure compliance while centering student identity, agency, and belonging.
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