Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Interplay of Research and Scholarly Practice
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:35 pm
"How Instruction Can Promote Students' Perceptions on the Utility of Chemistry"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
"Authoritative-to-Dialogic Facilitation Practices: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice Through Learning Assistants"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Methodologies to Explore Interactions During Learning
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Disrupted Student Interactions During Problem Solving: From COVID-Driven Online Learning to AI-Enabled Affordances, Challenges, and Concerns"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"More Than Meets the Eye: Student Reasoning and Metarepresentational Competence in Organic Chemistry"
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:10 pm
"Comparative Study of Faculty and Students' Perspectives, Values, and Beliefs in Chemistry Doctoral Education"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Navigating Change in Complex Contexts
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Scaffolding VisChem Learning Design: A Scalable, PedChemSense-Guided AI Approach for Teacher Support"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"Leveraging Design-Based Research to Integrate Scientific Argumentation and Data Negotiation in Large-Lecture Settings"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
AI and Computational Thinking
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Should AI be the Centerpiece of our Classrooms? Three Case Studies on Peripheral Uses of AI-Based Technology in Chemistry Education"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"Refine Science Curriculum in the Era of AI"
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:10 pm
"Conceptual Change through Computational Chemistry? Pre-College Students’ Resources and Scientific Inquiry in Interaction"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Interactions in the Upper Division
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Mapping Student Perceptions of Chemistry Labs: A Shift from Qualitative to Quantitative Approaches"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"Symmetry in Pieces: Moving Past Misconceptions in Exploring the Learning of a Chemistry Concept"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Accessible Learning with Digital Interactions
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Connections, Interactions, Feedback: Using UDL as a Touchstone to Broaden Chemistry Learner Agency and Accessibility"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"Unlocking Chemistry Concepts Through Sign Language"
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:10 pm
"Language as a Window into Students' Conceptions of Hemoglobin Structure and Function: The Influence of Augmented Reality, Representational Modality, and the Task Environment"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Early Career Investigator Presentations
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Representations of Molecular Orbital Theory: Inorganic Chemistry Instructional Resources and Representational Competence"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Toward Understanding and Supporting Chemistry Knowledge Activation in Interdisciplinary Contexts: Inductively Mapping the Skills and Concepts Used in Materials Chemistry Research"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"The Neurodiversity Paradigm: Applications in Chemistry Education Research"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Learning about the Environment: Climate Change and Sustainability in Chemistry Education Research and Practice
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Leveraging a Critical Systems Thinking Approach to Connect Chemistry and Sustainability"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"Measuring Climate Change Acceptance in Undergraduate Science Students"
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:10 pm
"Perspectives on Teaching the Chemistry of Climate Change"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Unpacking Complexities in Research and Scholarly Practice
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"On the Promise of Adaptivity"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"National Science Foundation Inclusive Excellence in the Chemistry Curriculum: Strategies for Broadening Participation and Improving Belonging"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure