Sponsoring Company: Carolina Science

What we can’t see still matters. Explore how scientists reveal the hidden materials in air and bring abstract concepts to life. This session models an engaging Smithsonian Science for the Classroom investigation teachers can use to help students visualize, question, and understand the unseen world.

Sponsoring Company: Association of Old Crows Educational Foundation

Master the electromagnetic spectrum through a semester-long, NGSS-aligned sequence. This high school physical science curriculum uses engaging, scaffolded topics to help students bridge the gap between abstract physics concepts and real-world phenomena.

Discover Vernier Connections® for grades 3–12—a digital platform designed for the NGSS that blends hands-on investigations with lessons, activities & assessments. See how it helps districts deliver equitable STEM learning at scale with actionable data insights and time-saving tools like autograding.

Sponsoring Company: Elenco Electronics, LLC

This session introduces educators to Snap Circuits as a hands-on way to teach foundational electronics concepts. Designed for classroom and STEM center environments, this session emphasizes short, guided builds that lead to quick wins and high engagement. Educators will learn how to introduce concepts like power, current flow, inputs, and outputs through play-based exploration and structured challenges that foster curiosity and problem-solving.

Sponsoring Company: Savvas Learning Company

The Science of Reading shows why background knowledge is essential for language comprehension. Let’s discuss how teachers can use science experiences to grow students' background knowledge and strengthen essential literacy skills before they're introduced to nonfiction/ informational text. Reframe your approach to reading comprehension—through the lens of science!

Sponsoring Company: Diffit for Teachers

What if one sentence could generate a full science lesson, including student inquiry prompts, data analysis, vocabulary, real-world applications, and hands-on activities? Diffit does exactly that — and more. In 20 minutes, we'll show you how to go from minimal input to standards-aligned, differentiated student-ready science resources sets for any grade level.

Sponsoring Company: Inquisitive K-5 Science

Practical workshop for K–5 educators on Visible Thinking Routines in phenomena-based science. Learn simple, research-based strategies that make student thinking visible, deepen reasoning, and guide inquiry. Experience routines in action and leave with a ready-to-use digital toolkit to immediately support engagement, understanding, and mastery of grade-level science standards.

Sponsoring Company: Carolina Science

Explore how living organisms enrich science classrooms through authentic, hands-on investigation and deeper student engagement. This session highlights effective strategies for integrating live materials while demonstrating how Carolina serves as a dependable partner, managing the sourcing, shipping, and support needed to successfully use living organisms in teaching.

Sponsoring Company: ECA Science Kit Services

Can you build a kit that works? Race the clock in a supermarket-style game to “shop” and set up materials within your team’s budget using an OpenSciEd lesson. Uncover teacher realities, kit usability, and hidden costs while building practical strategies for short-term and long-term implementation success.

Sponsoring Company: Newsela

Join us for an exclusive look at how Newsela STEM can be educators’ solution for seamless scaffolding, student engagement, and instruction aligned to your state standards.

Sponsoring Company: ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology

Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology is a donor-funded program that aims to help teachers provide real-world applications to students in STEM. The program provides FREE professional development with all travel expenses paid, FREE equipment for teachers to use with their students, as well as scholarships for students and teachers

Sponsoring Company: Comak

Teachers still think with pencils, markers, and quick sketches. The challenge comes when those ideas need to become clean, reusable teaching materials. Join this session to see how you can preserve the human side of teaching while creating clearer, easier-to-update lesson visuals without losing momentum.

Sponsoring Company: Savvas Learning Company

The Science of Reading shows why background knowledge is essential for language comprehension. Let’s discuss how teachers can use science experiences to grow students' background knowledge and strengthen essential literacy skills before they're introduced to nonfiction/ informational text. Reframe your approach to reading comprehension—through the lens of science!

Sponsoring Company: Comak

Teachers’ most valuable asset is time. A large part of that time is spent redrawing content to keep lessons fresh and engaging. See how Comak turns classroom sketches into editable visuals you can update, reuse, and drop into teaching materials fast.