National Institute on Scientific Teaching
2025 National Meeting
Meeting Goals
Celebrate
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The National Institute on Scientific Teaching (NIST)'s history, impact, and future as an inclusive, welcoming community of science educators
Support
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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
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.
Meeting Schedule
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Friday, August 8th
Registration
Afternoon
Pre-meeting workshops
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Evening
Opening Talk
Dinner
Keynote
Saturday, August 9th
Morning
Breakfast
Keynote
Concurrent Sessions
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Afternoon
Lunch
Workshops
Concurrent Sessions
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Evening
Dinner
Sunday, August 10th
Morning
Breakfast
Keynote
Concurrent Sessions
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Afternoon
Lunch
Ways to Participate
Registration Information
​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 (Includes UD Dorm Room)
Single occupancy rooms with air conditioning and a semi-private bathroom (No minors are allowed in the dorms)
$450 Faculty & Professional Staff
$425 Postdoctoral Fellows
$410 Graduate Students
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Registration cost (Without UD Dorm Room)
$325 Faculty & Professional Staff
$300 Postdoctoral Fellows
$285 Graduate Students​​​​​​​
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Scholarships to Attend the Meeting
Limited funds are available to provide scholarships for the NIST National Meeting. To apply for a scholarship, a fully refundable enrollment $100 deposit is required.
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Interested in helping to during the event - fill out this survey - and the organizing team will be in touch.
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Proposal Submission​
Proposals Due: March 14, 2025
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Detailed Call for Proposals Submission Information
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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.
Please apply with the form to propose giving a presentation, facilitating a workshop, or sharing a poster. Space limitations require us to cap attendance to 150 attendees so we may have to limit the number of presentations that we can accept. If you already know your session type and title feel free to submit this preliminary information before the deadline.
We will let you know by April 7, 2025 to confirm whether your proposal has been accepted. Thank you for your interest in sharing your work and ideas at the NIST National Meeting!
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Interested in helping to review proposals - fill out this survey - and the organizing team will be in touch.
Organizing Committee
For Questions Email: nationalinstituteonst@gmail.com
Committee Co-Chairs
Tamara Brenner, Andrew Moiseff, Deb Pires, Elly Vandegrift
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Committee
Christine Andrews, Beth Beason-Abmayr, Mindy Findlater, J. Peter Gergen, Breonna Martin, Marvin O'Neal III