2025 UTeach STEM Educators Conference
Belonging as a Catalyst for STEM Learning
May 20–22, 2025
Reno, Nevada
Join us in May for connection and innovation with UTeach university faculty and staff from 54 UTeach programs, UTeach alumni teaching and leading in K–12 schools and districts, UTeach students, and higher education leaders.
In 2025, we're hosting the conference outside of Austin for the first time! And we are headed to Reno. It's exciting for everybody, and we're especially excited to have NevadaTeach at the University of Nevada, Reno as our co-hosts.
What if you could go to the conference and see a model UTeach program and enjoy the city and the outdoors? Find out here.
Registration
Registration opens Monday, November 18, 2024.
Your registration fee includes:
- Full access to all programming Tuesday, May 20 – Thursday, May 22
- Reception and Poster Session on Tuesday, May 20, with food and USEA Awards
- Breakfast and lunch on Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22
Fees
Register by April 6, 2025 for early bird discounts.
| Established programs that are paid USEA members | $600 |
| Established programs that are not paid USEA members | $775 |
| Implementing programs: 8 total complimentary registrations including a maximum of 2 students | $0 |
| UTeach alumni | $600 |
| K–12 educators who are not UTeach alumni | $775 |
| General attendees | $775 |
Lodging
Conference attendees can book rooms at the Atlantis Resort at a discount until April 11 OR until they sell out. Book a room soon because these rooms will be taken fast!
Skeleton Schedule and Session List
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Field trip to NevadaTeach and UNR
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Opening Session
2:45 to 5:00 p.m. Sessions
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Reception and Poster Session
8:00 to 9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Sessions
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sessions
5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Alumni Mixer
7:45 to 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Closing Keynote
10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Sessions
11:45a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sessions
Strengthening Curriculum and Instruction
Crash Course Corvette: Unraveling Motion With Physics and Forensics
Current Climate of Education: Inviting Students to Embrace the Field’s Complexity
Generative AI and Project-Based Instruction: Maximizing Benefits and Managing Challenges
Giving Life to Biology: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and the Field
How to Bring Three-Dimensional Instruction to Your Classroom
Identity Matters: The Importance of Identity in Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in STEM Education
Number Hive: A Game-Based Approach to Enhancing Mathematical Fluency in the K–12 Classroom
Supporting Preservice Primary School Teachers With Hands-on-Science
Using Differentiated Instruction for Classroom Interaction Students
Using RAG-AI Chatbots to Support Curricular Design
Course Overviews for all UTeach courses
Community Building and Support
Be the Catalyst! Explore Serving on a USEA Committee or Working Group
Find Your Flock: How USEA's PD and Induction Working Group Can Help You and Your Passion Projects
Promoting Seamless Transfer Pathways to Improve Community College Engagement and Transfer
Teacher Needs for Asynchronous Professional Development to Facilitate STEM for All Learners
The Impact of a Yearlong Induction and Mentoring Program for Program Graduates
Enhancing UTeach
Adapting UTeach Courses: Collaborative Solutions for CI and PBI at JacksTeach
Empowering UTeach: Accelerated Online Pathways for Transformative Teaching
From Buds to Blossoms: PVU Teach Grows
GeauxTeach STEM: Recruiting Future Math and Science Educators
Immersive Research Methods: Navigating UTeach, Mentorship, STEMM Laboratories, and Community Engagement
Not Just Surviving: Creating Community During Program Implementation
Research Methods in Education for Undergraduates: A New Type of Research Methods
Small Tweaks, Huge Gains: Insights Into Our Adapted Step Course Sequence
TeachSTEM Interns: Empowering Future Teachers Through Hands-on Experience and Community Engagement
USEA Recruitment Panel Discussion: Growing UTeach Programs Share Their Successful Strategies
What Is UTeach?
Research, Inquiries, and Investigations
Administering the Perceptions of Teaching as a Profession Survey: Results From One University
Bad for Kids and Bad for Business: The Rise of Uncertified Teachers in Texas
Communicating Your Impact: Writing and Presenting as a Classroom Teacher
Enhancing Belonging: The Role of Student-Led Groups in STEM Teacher Preparation
FIUteach Students Belong in Research and Design
Growing Educators of Mathematics and Science (GEMS): Reflections on Early Field Experiences
Investigating the UTeach STEM Teacher Pipeline: From Apprentice Teaching to Employment
NASA's GLOBE Program Teams up With NASA's K–12 Next Gen STEM Program
STEM Preservice Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Teaching With Online Technologies
Supporting the Apprentice: Successes and Challenges of Paid Versus Unpaid Internships
The Right Answer for the Wrong Reason: Step 1 Students’ Understanding and Perceptions of Inquiry
The Second Year Impact of UTeach-Trained K–12 Teachers on Developmental Math Classes at the University Level
What Do You Know About Your Preservice Teachers’ Spatial Reasoning?
UTeach Preservice Teacher Topics
Finding Your Teacher Voice
From Ideas to Impact: Preservice Teachers Shaping STEM Education
From Play to Pedagogy: Whirligigs as Learning Tools
Many sessions under Strengthening Curriculum and Instruction are relevant for current UTeach students
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