{"id":11,"date":"2025-05-02T08:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:19:48","slug":"welcome-to-estela","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/welcome-to-estela\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to ESTELA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ee87162ffbb54642143dd5001f939b54\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97875daf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-256aec57 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f1e98d6c897e424c7d4e8232ded39f0a wp-block-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"home\">ESTELA<\/a><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-right wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-3817c3ed wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive items-justified-right wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/estela-summer-workshop-2025\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">ESTELA Summer Workshop 2026<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/about-estela\/mailing-list-request-form\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Mailing List Request Form<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-2-2025-07_55_30-AM.png\" alt=\"Illustration with the word &quot;ESTELA&quot; above images of a scientist, laboratory equipment, a student writing, a chalkboard with math symbols, and a silhouette head with &quot;AI&quot; circuitry.\" class=\"wp-image-20 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1536\/1024;width:554px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-2-2025-07_55_30-AM.png 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-2-2025-07_55_30-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-2-2025-07_55_30-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-2-2025-07_55_30-AM-768x512.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empowering STEM Educators with AI: Smarter Teaching Starts Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Join us for an interactive conference exploring how artificial intelligence can revolutionize science and math instruction\u2014from building dynamic problem banks to transforming how we assess, engage, and inspire students. As AI tools reshape how students learn, it\u2019s time for instructors to lead the way in how these technologies are used to teach. This conference is designed <em>by and for STEM educators<\/em>, with a focus on practical, hands-on strategies for integrating AI into teaching practice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-facilitated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/ucf.edu\">University of Central Florida<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/valenciacollege.edu\">Valencia College<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#e68b14\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87ee99ac wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-8eb0bdf3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow 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