Get ready to see innovation through the eyes of students at the CUEKids Student Showcase! Located in the G-P Atrium, this high-energy experience puts K–12 students in the spotlight as creators, problem-solvers, and leaders, sharing how they’re using technology to transform learning in their classrooms. Explore interactive showcase tables, catch fast-paced IGNITE-style presentations, and connect directly with students and educators while discovering fresh ideas and inspiration from schools across the region.
Future Makers: Coding & Engineering
Grades 5–8 Coding Club students will bring creativity and technology together through interactive projects featuring coding, robotics, lights, movement, and sensors. Using tools like Hummingbird Robotics Kits, imagi Charms, and micro, students will demonstrate their creations and share how collaboration, problem-solving, and computational thinking brought their ideas to life.
Integrating Computer Science In Elementary Science Classes
K–5 students from Beal Elementary School will showcase how they’re applying computer science and computational thinking to their science learning using the CSforALL curriculum. Through hands-on examples, attendees will see how coding and technology can be integrated into existing curriculum while giving students creative new ways to explore concepts and demonstrate their learning.
Student Voices In STEM: Interactive Dioramas
Student presenters will showcase how they transformed traditional science dioramas into interactive, robotics-enhanced STEM experiences focused on endangered plants and animals. Attendees can explore student-created habitats and robotic monitoring devices while learning how coding, engineering, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving can bring science learning to life.
Students will showcase creative Micro projects that bring coding, literature, art, and real-world problem-solving together. From interactive games and light and sound pollution sensors to book-inspired character displays, students will demonstrate their creations and share the process behind their coding, data collection, and design.
Creating A Student Run Broadcast Using AI and Canva
Students will showcase how AI and Canva can bring a schoolwide morning broadcast to life, from brainstorming and scriptwriting to visuals, video, and storytelling. Attendees will discover how student-led broadcasting builds communication skills, amplifies student voice, and encourages responsible, creative use of AI and digital tools.
The Journey of Bringing an Information Technology Vocational Program into an Academic High School
Students and educators from Springfield Central High School will showcase the evolution of their vocational Information Services and Support Networking (ISSN) program. Through student experiences and live demonstrations, attendees will see skills in computer maintenance, repair, networking, and certification-focused training while learning how the program has grown from an idea into a pathway for future technology professionals.
Family Partnerships in STEM & Student-Led Innovation
Elementary students, parent volunteers, and educators will showcase how family partnerships can strengthen Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) learning. Through coding, robotics, digital creation, and computational thinking activities, attendees will see how volunteers help students collaborate, problem-solve, and build confidence while discovering ideas for creating similar partnerships in their own schools.
Opportunity Box: Using Digital Fabrication Tools To Solve Community Needs
Students from The Meadowbrook School will showcase their Opportunity Box, a student-driven initiative that transforms real community needs into creative solutions. Using design thinking and digital tools like 3D printers and CNC routers, students will share how they research, design, test, and refine their ideas while demonstrating how authentic problem-solving can build student agency and make a meaningful community impact.
Go West! Interactive Board Game
Students will bring history to life through a digitally interactive board game inspired by westward expansion.Combining social studies, math, ELA, coding, 3D prototyping, and design thinking, attendees can experience the student-created game firsthand while exploring how storytelling, probability, and hands-on problem-solving make learning more engaging.
Beyond the Prompt: Real Student Uses of AI
Fifth-grade students will share how they’re using AI to support research, creativity, projects, and everyday learning. Through real classroom examples—including AI-generated images, reading responses, personalized feedback, podcasts, and interactive activities—attendees will hear directly from students about how AI can be integrated meaningfully and responsibly into the classroom.
Fourth-grade students will showcase how they use a MUSE laser etcher to turn digital designs into precisely crafted creations, from analog clocks to charcuterie boards. Attendees will learn how students collaborate using design software, templates, measurement tools, and mockups to plan projects, create accurate cuts, and bring their ideas to life.
SVU Fact-Checking, SIFTing, and Solving in Today's Digital World
Students will showcase how they use the SIFT method to investigate online claims, AI-generated content, and misinformation like digital detectives. Through interactive activities such as “Fact or Fake?” and real-world investigations, attendees will discover engaging ways to build media literacy, critical thinking, and responsible information-verification skills.
Unfiltered: What 5th Graders Really Think About Screens and School
Fifth-grade students will take the stage to share their perspectives on screens, AI, learning, and digital life at home and at school. Through a student-led panel and interactive conversations, attendees will hear directly from today’s learners and gain valuable insight into how technology shapes their experiences, habits, and education.
