15th Annual C-STEM Conference

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Pre-Conference:  Thursday, October 16, 2025

Conference:  Friday, October 17, 2025 

@ UC Davis Conference Center, Davis, CA

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Pre-Conference Sessions

Join the UC Davis C-STEM Center for the 15th Annual Conference on Integrated Computing and STEM Education on October 17, 2025, at the UC Davis Conference Center. We will also host a Pre-Conference on October 16, 2025, starting at 1pm.  Explore engaging solutions to challenges in math and CS education, learn from fellow teachers, discover ground-breaking strategies and best practices for integrating coding and robotics into K-12 math education under the new CA Math Framework, and share math success stories.

C-STEM is a UC Approved Educational Preparation Program for Undergraduate Admission for all UC campuses.  The rigorous C-STEM Math, CS, and Engineering Design with Robotics Curriculum provides K-12 students with up to 13 years of integrated learning of math and computer science. C-STEM has UC A-G Program Status. High schools can readily and easily add the 20 “A-G approved” rigorous C-STEM courses to their own school’s A-G course lists to satisfy the UC/CSU admission requirements.  C-STEM provides professional development for teachers through the Joint UC Davis and UC Riverside  Computer Science  Supplementary Teaching Credential Authorization  Program.

The conference provides a forum for policy makers, researchers, district and school administrators, K-12 STEM teachers, and industrial partners to share their vision, research results, best practices, and experience on transforming math education with hands-on coding and robotics, especially on closing the math achievement gap for at-promise students and English language learners.

Gain first-hand experience integrating coding and robotics into math curriculum with our hands-on breakout sessions featuring Linkbots, Arduino, and more. See how teachers have successfully impacted students from ALL backgrounds through C-STEM K-12 Math, CS, and Engineering Design with Robotics Curriculum, Afterschool and Summer Robotics Camps and Robotics-Math Camps,  GIRL/GIRL+ Camps, Ujima GIRL Project,  level-playing-field RoboPlay Competition.

Also, learn more about the Joint UC Davis and UC Riverside Computer Science Supplementary Teaching Credential Authorization  Program and  teachers, schools, and districts increase their Smarter Balanced Math Test scores dramatically.

A group of C-STEM teachers, administrator, and superintendent will be recognized as C-STEM Teacher of the Year, C-STEM Administrator of the Year, and Superintendent of the Year for their extraordinary pioneering work on integrated learning math with hands-on coding and robotics. C-STEM Distinguished Schools will also be recognized. Each awardee will received award certificates from the California Department of Education, California State Legislature, and University of California, Davis.  More info about C-STEM awards can be found here.

Breakout Sessions

Many hands-on breakout sessions are designed for Learning through doing. Learn from experienced C-STEM teachers to share their experience on how to integrate coding, robotics, Arduino into their math and STEM classes for hands-on learning to close the achievement gap. Bring your own laptop of Windows, Mac OS X, or Chromebook to join many hands-on sessions to learn, and take the latest technologies, curriculum, know-how, and excitement to your classroom teaching. 

Breakout Session 1

1A. Hands-on: Getting Started with RoboBlocky for Absolute Beginners to Teach Math and CS with Robotics for Absolute Beginners to Teach Math and CS with Robotics (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

1B. Best Practices (ES): Integrating C-STEM K-12 Math with Robotics/CS Curriculum into Elementary School (for Administrators and Teachers with no C-STEM Experience)

1C. Hands-on Arduino: Introduction to Basic Electronics and Creative Problem Solving for Physical Computing (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

1D. Competition & Programs: RoboPlay Challenge Competition to Showcase Students' Creativity, Problem-Solving, and Teamwork Skills

1E. Leadership & PD: School and District Wide Integration of C-STEM Math/CS/Engineering Design with Robotics Curriculum into K-12 Math Classroom Teaching

Breakout Session 2

2A. Hands-on: Engaging Students in Learning Math with Coding and Robotics (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

2B. Best Practices (ES): Integrating C-STEM K-12 Math with Robotics/CS Curriculum into Elementary School (for Teachers with C-STEM Teaching Experience)

2C. Best Practices (MS/HS): Integrating C-STEM K-12 Math with Robotics/CS Curriculum into Middle/High Schools (for Administrators and Teachers with no C-STEM Experience)

2D. Competition & Programs: Expanded Learning - Afterschool and Summer Robotics and Robotics-Math Programs, Girls in Robotics Leadership (GIRL)/GIRL+ Camps

2E. Leadership & PD: Successful C-STEM Implementation - TOSAs, Principals and Directors - Pillars of Student and Teacher Success

Breakout Session 3

3A. Hands-on: CS with Music, Art, Language Arts, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), LMS (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

3B.  Best Practices: Integrating C-STEM with CS/CTE and Other, Including APCSP

3C. Best Practices (MS/HS): Best Practices in Integrating C-STEM Mathematics with Robotics Curriculum into Middle/High Schools (for Teachers with C-STEM Teaching Experience)

3D. Competition & Programs: Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) Girls in a Robotics Leadership (GIRL) Project

3E. Leadership & PD: C-STEM Professional Development & Joint UCD/UCR Extension CS Supplementary Teaching Credential Authorization Program

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