ONLINE · SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2027
CARLY AND ADAM’S STEM TEACHER SUMMIT
Big ideas for STEM.
No travel required.
The Building Blocks of STEM is a day of practical ideas, fresh inspiration, and community for elementary educators—right from home.
Included with your active STEM Teachers Club membership.
Featured keynote speakers
Barney Saltzberg + Dr. Cyndi Burnett
A LITTLE INSPIRATION GOES A LONG WAY
Learn today.
Teach with confidence.
January 2, 2027
Join us online
700+ lessons
Included with membership
For elementary educators
Practical ideas for your classroom
Learn from educators
Hear practical strategies from teachers, authors, and creative thinkers who understand elementary classrooms.
Connect from anywhere
Join the summit online, including live lunchtime learning with Jed Dearybury and Happy Hour with Carly and Adam.
Bring ideas to life
Explore ready-to-use STEM lessons and resources you can take straight to your students.
A FRESH START FOR YOUR STEM CLASSROOM
Professional learning you can put to work.
Whether you’re new to STEM or looking for fresh ways to build on what you already do, you’ll leave with ideas to help your students imagine, create, and solve problems.
EXAMPLE: IN PERSON + SHOP PURCHASES
Conference trip and resources
Conference registration $250
Round-trip airfare $550
Hotel: 2 nights Ă— $175 $350
Ground transportation $75
Meals $100
730 shop resource listings, purchased separately $3,065.50
Example combined total: $4,390.50
THE ONLINE STEM TEACHER SUMMIT
Learn from home
One month of membership $15
Summit registration Included
Travel and hotel $0
700+ downloadable lessons Included
First month total: $15
MORE LEARNING. LESS TRAVEL.
See how the savings add up.
Here’s one example comparing an in-person conference trip and separately purchased digital resources with joining the summit online.
In person vs. Online
Cost difference: $4,375.50
Travel alone differs by $1,310 in this example.
Travel costs are illustrative for one person and vary. Airfare is rounded from the U.S. average round-trip fare for the second quarter of 2026. Hotel taxes and optional airline fees are not included.
Barney Saltzberg
Children’s author and illustrator
Dr. Cyndi Burnett
Creativity researcher
LET’S WARM UP THOSE CREATIVE MUSCLES
STRETCH Before You STEM
Join children’s author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg and creativity researcher Dr. Cyndi Burnett for creative thinking warm-ups you can use to get students ready for their next STEM challenge.
Explore simple ways to spark flexible thinking, try new ideas, and help students feel ready to tackle productive challenges.
MEET MORE OF THE LINEUP
Real ideas from people who love teaching.
Explore classroom-tested approaches to design, literacy, robotics, space, and creative problem-solving.
Kathryn Hofmann
From Cardboard to CAD
Connect hands-on prototyping, design thinking, and digital 3D design.
Katie Chirhart
Building Thinkers, Not Just Makers
Design STEM experiences that grow curiosity, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.
Melanie Sowa-Li
Robots and Read Alouds
Bring stories to life through robotics, literacy, and computational thinking.
Jill Johnson
Before the Launch
Inspire young explorers through space and meaningful STEM experiences.
Jed Dearybury
Lunchtime Laughs and Learning
Take a break, connect, and enjoy a little laughter and learning together.
Coming Soon
Meet even more educators
More session details are on the way.
INCLUDED WITH THE SUMMIT
All the lessons. Ready when you are.
Love the STEM lessons in Carly and Adam’s store? They’re included with your STEM Teachers Club membership, too.
Members can download from our library of 700+ ready-to-use STEM lessons, including activities for read-alouds, engineering challenges, centers, makerspaces, and more.
Snowflake Bentley
Read-aloud STEM for winter.
Winter STEM Centers
Perfect for Family STEM Nights.
Winter Creativity Challenges
Build Creativity in your classroom.
ONE MEMBERSHIP. SO MUCH TO EXPLORE.
Join for the summit. Stay for the support.
Get the January 2027 summit, 700+ downloadable STEM lessons, virtual summits, planning support, and a community of STEM educators in one membership.
$15 / month or $144 / year
Membership renews until canceled. Lesson library access is available while your membership is active.
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