ISLS 2026 Agenda

8:00 AM

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Symposium · ALP 2nd Floor Rear

Broadening the Boundaries of the Learning Sciences: Reclaiming the Territory of Latin American Contributions to Educational Research

This symposium reimagines the Learning Sciences through Latin American epistemologies, weaving studies of Mapuche weaving mathematics, Uruguayan rural futures, and WhatsApp organizing at the Mexico-US border. Empirical work across Colombia, Ecuador, and beyond puts constructionism, ethnomathematics, and decolonial speculation in dialogue with field theories.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

10:00 AM

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Hybrid Symposium · ALP 1600

Learning Sciences in the Global South: Dialogue for multiple ways of knowing and doing

This hybrid symposium argues for multiplicity in ways of knowing and doing, drawing on cases from Latin America, Africa, and South Asia where scholars adapt and expand conventional research. The stories foreground tensions and (in)visible privileges in Global South scholarship, with dialogue continuing during and after the conference.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

2:30 PM

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Symposium · ALP 1300

Scaling Communities of Learners: How Size, Power, and Partnerships Shape Political Learning

A symposium using sociocultural and critical theories of power to examine how community scale shapes political learning for equity and justice. Across four cases ranging from organizational change in graduate education to a youth design-build group, teacher-leaders organizing for integration, and a single teacher-mentor dyad, it traces how transformation is mediated across community sizes.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

Hybrid Symposium · ALP 1600

Fostering Educational Intimacy: ILSSA Intergenerational Partnerships for Purposeful Community Building

A reflective session from the ILSSA student association exploring what community means and how to support it equitably, using duoethnography and Uttamchandani's concept of educational intimacy. The discussion considers intergenerational partnerships, embracing the political in learning, and building relational continuity across ILSSA's leadership and the communities it represents.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion