National Institute on Scientific Teaching
2025 National Meeting

August 8-10, 2025 at the University of Denver in Colorado

Meeting Mission Statement

To inspire, empower and support current and future faculty to transform STEM education through the implementation of evidence-based teaching practices.

Meeting Goals

Support the development and implementation of practical solutions and strategies that drive evidence-based pedagogical and institutional reform consistent with the three pillars of Scientific Teaching

Celebrate the National Institute on Scientific Teaching (NIST)'s history, impact, and future as an inclusive, welcoming community of science educators

Build community to support science educators, providing pathways of entry and continued exposure to National Institute on Scientific Teaching (NIST) programming

Meet our Keynote Speakers

Scientific Teaching Past, Present, and Future

We are pleased to welcome four keynote speakers to the inaugural National Institute on Scientific Teaching Meeting.

Two Decades of Scientific Teaching

Jo Handelsman

Co-Founder of the Summer Institutes; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor; Vilas Research Professor; Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery - University of Wisconsin

Supporting Our Students

David Asai

Former Senior Director for Science Education - Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Using AI to Teach Students, and. Teaching Students to Use AI

Logan McCarty

Associate Dean for Science Undergraduate Education; Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Physics -Harvard University

STEM Education

Edna Tan

Hooks Distinguished Professor of STEM Education; Teacher Education and Higher Education - University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Jo Handelsman

David Asai

Inclusive STEM Learning

Logan McCarthy

Using AI To Teach Students, and Teaching Students to Use AI

Edna Tan

Meeting Schedule

Friday, August 8th

Registration

Afternoon

Pre-meeting workshops

Evening

Opening Talk

Dinner

Keynote

Saturday, August 9th

Morning

Breakfast

Keynote

Concurrent Sessions

Afternoon

Lunch

Workshops

Concurrent Sessions

Evening

Dinner

Sunday, August 10th

Morning

Breakfast

Keynote

Concurrent Sessions

Afternoon

Lunch

Ways to Participate

Registration

Registration Opens: March 7, 2025

Meeting Dates: August 8-10, 2025

University of Denver (UD) campus

Denver, Colorado

Registration fee includes

Meeting registration

Friday pre-conference workshop

Friday and Saturday nights single occupancy dorm room

All meals from Friday night – Sunday lunch

One year NIST membership

Cost

Registration cost plus UD dorm room

$450 Faculty and Professional Staff

$425 Postdoctoral Fellows

$410 Graduate Students

Registration cost without UD dorm room

$325 Faculty and Professional Staff

$300 Postdoctoral Fellows

$285 Graduate Students

Scholarships to Attend the Meeting

Limited funds are available to provide scholarships for the NIST National Meeting.

Interested in helping to during the event - fill out this survey - and the organizing team will be in touch.

Proposal Submission

Proposals Due: February 21, 2025

Submit a Proposal

Detailed Call for Proposals Submission Information

Session Types

Incubate

Report

Teach

Workshops

Posters

The NIST National Meeting aims to build community among STEM educators in higher education and provide a forum for disseminating evidence-based strategies to improve the practice of teaching science. We welcome proposals to share ideas and approaches that promote student engagement, including regular graded and ungraded feedback, in a learning environment where all students can succeed. Approaches may be based inside the classroom, outside of the classroom, or at a broader scale — such as departmental or institutional transformation.

Interested in helping to review proposals - fill out this survey - and the organizing team will be in touch.