Events
CREATE for STEM hosts, sponsors and supports STEM education happenings around MSU. We are working to help bring attention to STEM education related events around the country; please let us know if there are any conferences, workshops, etc... that you would like posted on the CREATE Events page and we will do our best to help.
We hosted Dr. Sara Vogel from City University in New York, and Qian Wu from East China Normal University during Fall 2025. A new series called CREATE Community Talks was launched in an effort to give opportunities to junior researchers to share their work, offer support and advice, and allow for open conversation around current research projects. There will be one more session of Community Talks on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Watch for details!
If you will be in Anaheim for NSTA in April, you might be interested in a pre-conference workshop on April 15. Dr. Tingting Li, Dr. Joe Krajcik, and Dr. Selin Akgun, will work with participants to create three-dimensional (3D) science assessments, supported by a powerful generative AI tool and guided by your teacher's expertise.
Our eleventh mini-conference is just around the corner! Please plan to join us on Tuesday, May 12th, in the STEM Teaching & Learning building, where we have held the event the past two years. See below for more information about our keynote speaker and registration. We hope to see you this spring.
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12 May 17:00
CREATE for STEM Annual Mini-Conference, May 12, 2026
We are excited to welcome our first mathematics scholar and researcher, Dr. Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, as keynote speaker this year!
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20 Apr 16:00
CREATE Community Talks, April 28, 2026, 1:00 - 2:00pm
You are cordially invited to join us on Tuesday, April 28, in the CREATE seminar space at 1:00pm for our last session of the CREATE Community Talks series for this year.
We have two speakers lined up:
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01 Apr 15:00
MSU Science Festival is back! April 1-30, 2026
It's the festival's 14th year! Look for the full schedule of events in March. -
29 Jan 20:00
CREATE Community Talks prepares for Spring 2026 launch
The new CREATE Community Talks series is ready to officially take off on January 29, 2026 AND mark your calendars for Monday, April 6, 2026 for a special 'conference presentation practice day'! -
14 Jan 21:00
2026 conference season is here: AERA, NSTA and NARST in April
CREATE will be represented at all of the conferences in April. We hope to see you in Anaheim and/or Seattle. -
10 Jan 03:00
Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University offers lecture series and public shows
As an outreach unit of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the planetarium supports astronomy teaching on campus while offering a wide range of planetarium programs to the public.
Past Events
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19 Apr 15:00
CREATE is at NARST 2026 in Seattle, WA, April 19-22, 2026
If you will be at NARST 2026, please consider joining a CREATE session. We would love to see you! -
16 Apr 22:30
Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer, Physics & Astronomy Colloquium, April 16, 2006; 3:30PM
The April 16th Physics & Astronomy Colloquium features Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer presenting "Project Ethel: using AI for teaching and learning at ETH Zurich". This lecture will be Zoom only. -
15 Apr 15:15
CREATE workshop @ NSTA: Designing 3D Assessments in Partnership with Generative AI
Are you looking for better ways to design meaningful, standards-aligned classroom-based assessments that reflect your students' thinking? Attend this full-day workshop and become empowered. -
15 Apr 15:00
CREATE at National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Annual Conference
CREATE will be well represented at NSTA in Anaheim! We hope to see you at a session, or just stop in to say hello.
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06 Apr 20:00
Conference Presentation Practice Day, Monday, April 6, 2026
If you are presenting at a conference this spring and would like to practice your talk in a casual, informal atmosphere, please sign up to attend Practice Day.
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31 Mar 16:00
AERA 2026 - CREATE for STEM schedule of presentations!
Join CREATE for STEM at any or all presentations over the course of the conference! We would love to see you. -
14 Mar 14:00
Michigan Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conversations Among Colleagues Conference
Conversations Among Colleagues was designed in 2003-2004 to facilitate conversations between and among mathematicians, mathematics educators and leaders in mathematics education.
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15 Jan 16:00
Michigan Science Teacher's Association (MSTA), March 6-7, 2026
The 73rd MSTA Annual Conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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24 Nov 20:30
Visiting Scholar presentation: Qian Wu from East China Normal Unversity, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
Qian Wu will discuss a study conducted in China that used specific scaffolding in order to help students understanding of Crosscutting Concepts, (CCCs) within a Project-Based Learning context. -
24 Nov 18:45
AI in Education - College wide debate, November 24, 2025
Special brown bag planned for Monday, November 24, 2025! -
19 Nov 18:00
Rethinking STEM Education Research, Teaching, and Learning in the Age of AI
Virtual attendance welcomed! RSVP to attend the AI4STEM Education Center’s inaugural Distinguished Guest Speaker Series on November 17, 2025. -
12 Nov 15:00
NSTA National Conference, November 12-15, 2025
CREATE for STEM to present three workshops at NSTA in Minneapolis!

