Alumni Conference Justification

Reconnect with the Source — UTeach STEM Educators Conference  

Attending the UTeach STEM Educators Conference renews your energy, equips you with new resources, and strengthens your professional network. You’ll return with ready-to-use lessons, practical tools, and new perspectives on teaching.  

You may be able to receive funding from your school or district to attend the conference. Here's a letter template you can use to justify your request for funding.

Why Come Back?

  • Reconnect with colleagues and mentors: Meet fellow alumni, reconnect with program faculty, and strengthen your professional network. 

  • Instructional innovation: Explore fresh approaches in 5E, PBL, AI in education, computer science integration, engineering practices, formative assessment, and re-envisioned STEM classroom experiences. 

  • Community-building strategies: Learn how to foster connection, resilience, mentorship, student engagement, and family partnership in your school or district. 

  • Research-informed practice: Engage with new findings and practical studies that shape K–12 and higher education STEM teaching. See how data, research design, and classroom investigations can enhance your work. 

  • Leadership & career growth: Build durable skills, develop as a mentor, and explore pathways in teacher leadership, grant writing, and collaborative improvement. 

Sample Budget

Registration

 

Early bird
through April 5

Regular rate

UTeach alumni currently working in K–12

$395

$450

UTeach alumni not currently working in K–12

$550

$600

Lodging

Hampton Inn

  • $209 per night + taxes
  • Cut-off for special rate: April 18

Hilton Garden Inn

  • $209 per night + taxes
  • Cut-off for special rate: April 19

Jester Hall West (dorm on campus). Rates are from summer 2025 and may change for summer 2026:

  • Double/shared room: $64 per person, per night
  • Single room: $128 per night

More lodging info

Ready to Return?

Register today and reconnect with the source of your teaching practice.  

Letter template you can use to justify your request for funding.