ISLS 2026 Agenda

8:00 AM

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Short Paper · ALP 1120

Teacher professional development in practice

Papers report on teacher professional development in practice, examining tolerance for ambiguity in model-based science, dialogic teaching change through video-based PD, and teachers' evolving views of scientific uncertainty as a resource. Other talks cover computational thinking PD, video-based math identity research, and pre-service teachers' TPACK trajectories.

Quantitative Ethnography & Discourse Analytics in a talk

6 talks

Long Paper · ALP 2100

Collaborative problem-solving

A paper session on collaborative problem-solving, modeling how dialogue, metacognitive regulation, and knowledge building unfold during group work in math and other domains. Studies use methods such as ordered network analysis and Hidden Markov Models, and examine collaboration-competition dynamics and the emergence of flexible strategies.

Quantitative Ethnography & Discourse Analytics in a talk

5 talks

Short Paper · ALP 2200

Innovative Design for Learning

A short-paper session on designing innovative learning environments, spanning embodied game-based math, collaborative argumentation amid misinformation, and shared feedback visualization in simulation debriefing. Several papers examine generative-AI chatbots in computing education, from technology acceptance to effects on fifth graders' computational thinking.

Quantitative Ethnography & Discourse Analytics in a talk

5 talks

10:00 AM

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Short Paper · ALP 2200

Collaborative STEM Inquiry

Short papers on collaborative STEM inquiry span engineering notebooks scaffolding middle school robotics, multi-user immersive VR for science learning, and collaboration quality in computational modeling. Threads also include teacher knowledge building via KNILT minicourses and ordered-network-analysis-supported reflective assessment.

Quantitative Ethnography & Discourse Analytics in a talk

5 talks

2:30 PM

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Long Paper · ALP 2300

AI and Ethics

Four papers on teaching and studying AI ethics across age groups and methods. Approaches include a literature review of AI ethics in ISLS proceedings, tabletop and scenario-based games for fostering multidimensional and ethical thinking, and laddering methodology for surfacing young children's values in design.

Quantitative Ethnography & Discourse Analytics in a talk

4 talks