ISLS 2026 Agenda

2:30 PM

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Hybrid Symposium · ALP 1700

Hybridity, Equity, and Conference Design: Stakeholder Perspectives & Community Discussion

A working session that gathers data and stakeholder perspectives to iterate on ISLS hybrid conference design, framing accommodation through the disability-studies idea of "curb cuts." Disabled scholars, caregivers, Majority World scholars, and organizers share experiences, followed by facilitated cross-modality breakout discussions to generate recommendations.

Co-Design & Participatory Design

Symposium · ALP 2300

Artifacts to Support Teacher Learning? Rethinking and Forging New Design Principles to Support Teacher Learning

A structured poster session examining the role of frames and framing in learning across diverse populations, contexts, and methodologies. The aim is to discuss how expansive, asset-based framing can support ambitious pedagogies and partnerships across learning ecologies.

Co-Design & Participatory Design

4:30 PM

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Symposium · ALP 2500

From Enrichment to Essential: The Value of the Arts in Learning and Education

A symposium positioning the arts as central rather than peripheral to learning, countering funding cuts and narrow evaluation frameworks that obscure their value. Six contributions present methodological and theoretical innovations and purposeful partnerships, delivered through a participatory fishbowl and co-created emotional cartography of insights.

Co-Design & Participatory Design