{"id":35,"date":"2026-02-20T16:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:20:24","slug":"about-estela","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/about-estela\/","title":{"rendered":"About ESTELA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ESTELA was developed as part of the co-aligned University of Central Florida and Valencia College AI in STEM research initiatives, funded as part of the NSF IUSE programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/%f0%9f%93%a3-conference-purpose-themes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"42\">conference<\/a> (June 3-5, 2026) exploring how artificial intelligence can revolutionize science and math instruction. From building dynamic problem banks to transforming how we assess, engage, and inspire students, this workshop offers instructors and educational facilitators an in-depth exploration of Generative AI. As AI tools rapidly 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESTELA was developed as part of the co-aligned University of Central Florida and Valencia College AI in STEM research initiatives, funded as part of the NSF IUSE programs Join us <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/about-estela\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/306"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/estela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}