The 16th Annual C-STEM Conference

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Join the UC Davis C-STEM Center for the 16th Annual Conference on Integrated Computing and STEM Education on October 16, 2026, at the UC Davis Conference Center. The theme of this year's conference is Reimagining STEM Learning:  Integrating Math, Science, CS, and Engineering for Real-World Problem Solving. 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 STEAM 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 STEAM 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.

Keynote 

Promoting Integrated Understanding of STEM in the Age of AI

Moderator:  Dr. Harry Cheng, Professor and Director of UC Davis C-STEM

Dr. Marcia C. Linn is the Evelyn Lois Corey Professor of Instructional Science at the Berkeley School of Education, University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in science and technology. She is a member of the National Academy of Education and the International Academy of Education. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). She has served as President of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Chair of the AAAS Education Section, and on the boards of the AAAS, the Educational Testing Service Graduate Record Examination, the McDonnell Foundation Cognitive Studies in Education Practice, and the National Science Foundation Education and Human Resources Directorate. Awards include the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Award for Lifelong Distinguished Contributions to Science Education, the American Educational Research Association Willystine Goodsell Award, and the Council of Scientific Society Presidents first award for Excellence in Educational Research.

Dr. Linn earned her Ph. D. at Stanford University where she worked with Lee Cronbach. She spent a year in Geneva working with Jean Piaget, a year in Israel as a Fulbright Professor, and a year in London at University College. She has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences three times and a Bellagio Center Writing Resident twice. Her books include Computers, Teachers, Peers (2000), Internet Environments for Science Education (2004), Designing Coherent Science Education (2008), WISE Science (2009), and Science Teaching and Learning: Taking Advantage of Technology to Promote Knowledge Integration (2011) [Chinese Translation, 2015]. She chairs the Technology, Education—Connections (TEC) series for Teachers College Press.

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:  For Absolute Beginners - Getting Started with RoboBlocky to Teach Math and CS with Robotics into Elementary School Curriculum (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

1B.  Best Practices: Advancing Math/CS Achievement for All with County Office of Education (COE) Leadership & Cal-MSCS Grant

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 Student Learning, Perseverance, Creativity, Problem-Solving, and Teamwork Skills

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

Breakout Session 2

2A. Hands-on (MS/HS):  The Art of Project Making in Math with CS/Robotics (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

2B.  Teacher-to-Teacher Sharing (ES):  Best Practices, Strategies, Lessons, and Projects in Integrating C-STEM Coding and Robotics into Elementary School Math (for Teachers with C-STEM Teaching Experience)

2C. Teacher-to-Teacher Sharing (MS/HS):  Best Practices, Strategies, Lessons, and Projects in Integrating C-STEM K-12 Math with Robotics/CS in Middle/High Schools (for Teachers with C-STEM Experience)

2D. Competition & Programs: Expanded Learning - Afterschool and Summer Math/Robotics Camps & Student Clubs

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

Breakout Session 3

3A. Hands-on (ES/MS/HS): Integrating AI into C-STEM Classrooms & Lesson Planning (Bring-Your-Own-Computer)

3B.  Best Practices (ES/MS/HS): Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) & C-STEM:  Math Support for At-Promise, Multilingual & IEP Students at the District, School, and Classroom Levels

3C.  Teacher-to-Teacher Sharing (ES, MS, HS): Best Practices, Strategies, Lessons, and Projects to Increase Student Engagement & Achievement in CS/CTE, Sciences, APCSP, and Other Disciplines with C-STEM (for Teachers with C-STEM experience)

3D. Competition & Programs: Advancing Integrated STEM Education at Valley Robotics Academy:  Vision, Goals, Strategies and Story

3E. Leadership & PD: C-STEM Unconference