Iowa STEM Summit 2026

Iowa STEM Summit 2026

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Aerospace Education Membership in Civil Air Patrol AI Tools for the Science Classroom Biomanufacturing: A Viable but Unknown STEM Option for Iowa Students Building Iowa's Future STEM Workforce: Connecting Students to Biotechnology Careers Through Workplace Experiences Building STEM Programs That Last: Lessons Learned from Creating Pathways, Inspiring Students, and Adapting Along the Way Creating Community Connections with Adobe Podcast Drone Designers: Where Technology, Innovation, and Creativity Take Flight Enabling STEM learning through AI and 3D printing Experiential Learning via Student Driven Projects From Curiosity to Career: Building Iowa's AI Workforce Pipeline From Struggle to Mastery: Understanding Neurodivergence in the Classroom Project STEM Ready-VR: Increasing Students with Disabilities in STEM Still Human: How Educators Can Teach the Skills AI Will Never Replace Student Involvement: The Key to Student Engagement The Environment Won't Fix Itself: Why YOUth Leadership Matters The Natural Connections: Why Your Lessons are Already "Computational" Youth Voices, Youth Choices: STEM Discovery Day with the Iowa STEM Youth Ambassadors Accessible Learning in Action Amplify, Don't Replace: Collaborating on AI Tools for Compassionate Care Workplaces Beyond the Barn: How Iowa 4-H is Building Iowa's STEM Talent Pipeline Breaking Barriers: Engaging Hard-to-Reach Students Through Real-World STEM Build Your Own AI with micro:bit CreateAI Cosmic Clutter: A Hands-on Workshop Connecting Classroom Science to Space Cultivating STEM Connections: Lessons Learned as a First-Year Iowa STEM Teacher Externship Host Driving Question Board to Spark Thinking Engineering the Real World: Bringing Authentic Problem-Solving into K–12 Science Classrooms Evidence-Based Mathematics Instruction in Iowa: Building the Foundation for STEM Success Growing STEM in our Community Horticulture, Rooted in STEM: Growing Food, Beautifying Spaces, Enriching Lives Making Energy Learning Matter Mission Moon: Building the Artemis Generation Through Public–Private Partnerships Using Unplugged Coding Activities to Support Preschoolers' Emergent Literacy Networking Space Room 310 Poster Walk: STEM-Powered Youth of Iowa

8:00am CST

Check-In and Networking Community Choice Credit Union, Iowa Events Center

9:00am CST

Welcome and Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom (400 Level)

1:00pm CST

Iowa STEM Summit 2026

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