Iowa STEM Summit 2026

Iowa STEM Summit 2026

Community Choice Credit Union, Iowa Events Center	Grand Ballroom (400 Level)

7:45am
8:00am
8:15am
8:30am
8:45am
9:00am
9:15am
9:30am
9:45am
10:00am
10:15am
10:30am
10:45am
11:00am
11:15am
11:30am
11:45am
12:00pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:45pm
1:00pm

Check-In and Networking 8:00am - 9:00am

Welcome and Opening Remarks 9:00am - 10:00am

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm

No specific time

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