Brookhaven National Laboratory
⚛ Workshop for Long Island Physics Teachers
AI Unworkshop
Dates
June 29 – July 1, 2026
Monday through Wednesday
Hours
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Daily · 3 days
Location
Brookhaven National Lab
Upton, Long Island, NY
The AI Unworkshop helps you design AI activities for your students that preserve and strengthen critical thinking and creativity — not replace them.
All Experience Levels Welcome
Know a little? We'll help you learn — at your pace, in your context.
Know a lot? We'll learn from you — your expertise shapes the group.
Compensation & Credit
$120 Stipend per day
12 hrs CTLE Credit*
*CTLE available to current LIPTA members
Who Should Attend
Current & prospective QuarkNet members. Open to:
Agenda Highlights
- 1
Discover QuarkNet — Learn about opportunities for teachers in the national QuarkNet network and physics research community.
- 2
Collaborative Lesson Design — Work together to develop thoughtful, classroom-ready plans for using AI effectively with students.
- 3
Tour BNL — See world-class particle physics facilities firsthand at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
- 4
Cutting-Edge AI in Physics — Hear from scientists about how AI is revolutionizing particle physics research at BNL right now.
Why "Un" Workshop?
An Unworkshop is participant-driven — you set part of the agenda. Sessions emerge from the group's questions and expertise. No passive sitting. No death by slide deck. Just real collaboration between curious educators.
About QuarkNet
QuarkNet is a national program bringing physics research opportunities directly to teachers and students. Members gain access to real data, experiments, and a network of educators and physicists from leading research institutions.