Science and mathematics education is a relevant area not only for the ongoing scientific and technological development of modern, globalized, and digital societies, but also for citizenship education and the sustainability of the Planet. Moreover, it contributes to the full development of the individual learner.

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Science and Mathematics teachers, teacher educators, and researchers can therefore help to make a difference beyond the classroom.

 

However, science and mathematics education are facing challenges associated with the digital transition. Thus, the ATEE Winter Conference 2026 will focus on science and mathematics education in the digital era.

 

The goal of the Conference is to provide a platform for scholars worldwide to reconceptualize, recontextualize, and discuss conventional topics in science and mathematics education research in light of the digital paradigm, as well as to share and realistically discuss the emerging ones, considering their potential, limitations, and possible threats.

 

Additionally, as several countries are faced with the threat of teacher shortage, ways to attract students to science and mathematics, and teachers to the profession will be discussed.

 

Thus, the Conference encompasses a large set of subthemes that cover the diverse dimensions of the conference theme. The subthemes help participants to understand the scope of the Conference theme and facilitate the organization of the parallel sessions. The conference topics are as follows:

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1. Role and features of science- and mathematics-related education in the digital era

2. Science- and mathematics-related literacies for a sustainable and digital future

3. Science and mathematics materials (e.g., syllabi, textbooks, digital textbooks, etc) in the digital era

4. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to science and mathematics education in the digital era

5. Science and mathematics teacher education for a digital future

6. Motivating and engaging science and mathematics students in the digital era

7. Assessment in science and mathematics education in the digital era

8. Opportunities and challenges offered by online science and mathematics education

9. Artificial Intelligence in science and mathematics education

10. Maker education for promoting STEM learning

11. Robotics as an interdisciplinary STEM-promoting tool

12. Gamification in science and mathematics education

13. Digital labs and other technologies for science and mathematics education

14. Digitalization and the leveraging of diversity and inclusion in science and mathematics education