STEM Summer Institute 2026

STEM Summer Institute 2026

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08:00 MDT

Check-In, Breakfast and Exhibits Open Norm Hall

09:00 MDT

Keynote: Cultivating Expert Learners Not Just Expert Knowers Norm HallValerie Otero

10:15 MDT

Break and Transition to Sessions TBA

10:30 MDT

Increasing Classroom Efficiency with Generative AI Prompting Norm HallMary Anne Skinner Mathematics as a Language: Building Numeracy That Powers STEM Norm HallThelma Fernandez Rooted in Place: IEFA and Environmental Science Norm HallConnie Michael Spark Insight: Easy Data Science Integration for K-12 Educators Norm HallLee Ellen Harmer TBD Norm HallSam Massey • Diandra Lewis

11:30 MDT

Lunch and Learn-Exploring OpenSciEd High School from Carolina TBA Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

12:45 MDT

AI for Inquiry: Designing Better Questions, Investigations, and STEM ChallengesJason Neiffer Patterns, Play, & PurposeKatrina Engeldrum Quantum AdventureVryann James Sison Using the science of learning in STEM classroomsJeannie Chipps

14:45 MDT

Break and Visit Exhibitors TBA

15:15 MDT

NotebookLM as a Trusted STEM Companion Norm HallVryann James Sison Plants and Culture: Science and Culture Tradition meet in the Classroom Norm HallAislee Olmstead STEM-ulating Activities for People and the Planet Norm HallCorinne Day Student Led Consensus Building Using Student-Generated Data Norm HallMary Webb Using "Pedagogical Tools" to Facilitate Model-Building Activities Norm HallValerie Otero Wiring Curiosity to Career: Building UAS Pathways Through Hands-On STEM Norm Hall