ISLS 2026 Agenda

8:00 AM

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Short Paper · ALP 1120

Creative expressions in diverse contexts

Six short papers examine creativity and creative learning across varied settings, from university students' creative identities and contemporary-art gallery talk to designing for caring professional noticing. Additional threads cover GenAI for K-12 creativity, teaching the complexity of immigration, and Native youth's relationships with digital storytelling.

Informal, Community & Out-of-School Learning in a talk

6 talks

Short Paper · ALP 2200

Socio-emotional learning in education

Short papers on the role of emotion in learning, including shame and emotional mimicry, impostor feelings in engineering, and emotional language in math knowledge-building. Studies also analyze sentiment in parent-child STEM talk, epistemic affect in YouTube science learning, and SEL within socioscientific issues.

Informal, Community & Out-of-School Learning in a talk

6 talks

Short Paper · ALP 3610

Designing for Partnerships and Equity

Design-based research aimed at equity and partnership in science education, including queer-inclusive STEM curricula, dignity frameworks for multilingual learners, and funds-of-knowledge approaches. Talks also cover affective equity in research-practice partnerships, museum evaluation practice, and teacher curriculum-customization tools for sensemaking.

Informal, Community & Out-of-School Learning in a talk

6 talks