ISLS 2026 Agenda

Wednesday, June 17 · 14 sessions

8:00 AM

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Short Paper · ALP 1100

Maker educations

These maker-education papers examine identity, literacy, and collaboration across making contexts, including crafting and engineering identities, collaborative lore-building between marginalized girls, and computational literacies in an agricultural class. Additional talks probe what multimodal AI sees versus facilitator expertise, reflection quality and self-efficacy, and sustainable 3D clay printing.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement in a talk

6 talks

Short Paper · ALP 1110

Math education and teachers learning

Short papers address mathematics education and teacher learning, from participatory co-analysis of clinical interviews to the affective dynamics of whiteness in professional learning conversations. Other talks examine undergraduate conceptions of technology, mathematical values in algebra problem-solving, teacher sensemaking, and co-learning toward equity-oriented instruction.

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6 talks

Symposium · ALP 2300

Locating Vibes as the Felt Dimensions in Learning

This symposium theorizes 'vibes' as the felt, relational, and often unspoken dimensions of learning ecologies, arguing they are consequential for equitable learning with students from non-dominant communities. Drawing on out-of-school interactions, the papers offer a working theory of vibes, show how the colloquial term shaped intuitive pedagogy, and argue for treating vibes as a legitimate construct in the learning sciences.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement

Short Paper · ALP 2500

Socio-Emotional & Group Dynamics

Five short papers examine the emotional and social side of collaboration, from team functioning and leadership in pediatric medical simulations to regulating epistemic emotions in higher- versus lower-performing CSCL groups. Other talks cover teacher learning on WhatsApp, a fifth-grade SEL digital curriculum, and boundary-crossing STEM competencies in global informal programs.

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5 talks

Long Paper · ALP 2600

Affect and Learning

Papers explore the affective and emotional dimensions of learning, from elementary students' embodied, lived experiences with data to configuring emotions while studying Japanese American forced incarceration. The session also addresses meta-affective goals that activate self-regulated learning and the role of affect in experts' attention to student thinking.

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4 talks

Arts Gallery & Performance · ALP 2800

#1315: A Live Magic Show to Introduce Magic a Pedagogy for Creativity

An interactive live magic show demonstrating how magic can be used as a pedagogy for creativity and design thinking. Through performances with narrative explanation, it shows how watching, learning, and performing magic promotes flexible thinking and user-centered creative design.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement

Long Paper · ALP 3610

Supporting Learner Autonomy

Spanning methods and contexts, these papers examine how to support learner autonomy and student-centered learning, including non-linear modeling of SCL challenges and a meta-analysis of school-based ADHD interventions. Additional talks study math environments where students feel safe to be wrong, primary-source projects via network analysis, and neurodiversity-affirming responses to uncertainty.

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5 talks

10:00 AM

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Long Paper · ALP 2600

Out-of-school Experiential Learning

Four long papers investigate experiential learning beyond the classroom, including learner pathway analysis for STEM persistence across in- and out-of-school settings and nature-based learning motivation for students with learning differences. Additional work studies prior-knowledge use in outdoor learning and self-regulated learner profiles in flipped project-based courses.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement in a talk

4 talks

Short Paper · ALP 2700

Design based research and instructional design to support learning

Six short papers report design-based research and instructional design work, including comic cons for scientific literacy and redesigning a graduate program toward learning design. Additional talks cover game-based planning for disability transition services, teacher agency in co-design, hybrid conference history, and boundary tools bridging home and classroom.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement in a talk

6 talks

11:45 AM

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Social / Networking · ALP 1600

Ignite Talks I

A fast-paced set of Ignite talks featuring auto-advancing slides on emerging ideas and works-in-progress across the learning sciences. Threads include AI in classrooms and teams, joy and wellbeing pedagogies, neurodivergent and inclusive learning, computational thinking, and arts-based methods such as dance and game design.

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12 talks

4:15 PM

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Demo & Interactive · ALP 1700

Demo & Interactive Session

A demo session showcasing interactive prototypes, with a strong emphasis on generative-AI tools for self-regulated learning, AI literacy, and coaching, alongside immersive technologies such as olfactory VR and mixed-reality simulations. Other demos cover block-based quantum computing, Jupyter notebooks for K-12 educators, music and topological analytics tools.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement in a talk

22 talks

Poster · Online

ICLS Virtual Posters - Virtual Poster Session

A virtual poster session covering a wide range of learning-sciences topics, including making and aesthetics, computational thinking and creative coding, and culturally responsive STEAM across international contexts. Studies also examine generative-AI policies and student-LLM reasoning, field trips, and physics teacher professional development.

Motivation, Emotion & Engagement in a talk

70 talks

Poster · Outdoors

ICLS Posters - Wednesday Poster Session (In-Person)

An in-person poster session spanning equity-oriented learning across STEM, computing, and the arts, with threads on multilingual and culturally responsive teaching, integrated STEM+C and AI literacy, and teacher learning in makerspaces and curricular customization. Settings range from family garden activities and afterschool math to climate-change pedagogy and preservice teacher preparation.

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93 talks

Poster · Outdoors

CSCL Posters - Wednesday Poster Session (In-Person)

In-person CSCL poster session dominated by generative AI in collaborative learning, from teacher-in-the-loop essay scoring and AI lesson-planning to constrained GenAI for deeper learning and agency. Other posters cover multimodal and NLP methods for assessing collaboration, conversational agents in shared reading, and AI tools in arts learning.

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39 talks