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Make the Case for your Science Team

Teacher support matters. Because science matters.

Strong science instruction starts with supported science educators. CAST26 gives teachers, instructional coaches, coordinators, and campus and district leaders access to professional learning that connects directly to classroom practice.

The 2026 Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST), presented by the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT), takes place November 12–14 in Houston and brings Texas science educators together for 3 days of hands-on learning, practical strategies, and meaningful connection.

Why CAST26 Supports Campus and District Goals

CAST26 can help your team:

• Strengthen implementation of the Revised Science TEKS.
• Support recurring themes and concepts, scientific and engineering practices, and classroom sensemaking.
• Explore practical strategies teachers can apply in their classrooms.
• Build teacher confidence, capacity, and connection.
• Support vertical alignment, coaching conversations, PLC planning, and curriculum implementation.
• Return with resources and ideas that can be shared across teams, grade levels, or campuses.

Why Send Early-Career Teachers?

Early-career teachers benefit from professional learning that builds confidence and connects them with a larger support network. At CAST26, they can find classroom-ready strategies, learn from experienced educators, and return with practical tools that support planning, engagement, and science instruction.

For teachers still building their foundation, CAST26 can provide the encouragement, resources, and community that help them feel supported in the profession.

Why Send Experienced Educators?

Experienced educators can use CAST26 to recharge their practice, explore advanced strategies, and bring new ideas back to their colleagues. Their learning can extend beyond one classroom through PLC share-outs, department conversations, mentoring, and campus-level implementation.

For teacher leaders, CAST26 can support both instructional growth and leadership development.

Why Attend as an Instructional Leader?

Instructional leaders can use CAST26 to identify strategies, sessions, and resources that support broader implementation goals. Whether you are leading coaching cycles, supporting curriculum rollout, strengthening vertical alignment, or helping teachers connect standards to classroom practice, CAST26 offers insight into the needs and opportunities shaping science classrooms across Texas.

What Your Team Can Bring Back

After CAST26, attendees can:

• Share session takeaways with grade-level teams, departments, or PLCs.
• Recommend strategies aligned to campus or district science goals.
• Bring back ready-to-use resources for classroom instruction.
• Identify tools and vendors that support science learning.
• Support stronger implementation of the Revised Science TEKS.
• Return reenergized for the rest of the school year.

Make the Investment Easier to Approve

Use the resources below to review registration costs, hotel information, schedule details, and planning tools. These materials can help your team prepare purchase order requests, compare registration options, and connect CAST26 attendance to professional learning goals.

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Registering a team? It is highly recommended that attendees submit the registration form themselves in order to ensure that each attendee has reviewed all policies and has a unique email address in the system to receive all CAST communications and mobile app access before the conference. → Read more FAQs.