STEM Best Practices Conference
The STEM Best Practices Conference is an opportunity to learn about STEM Best Practices from experts and leaders in our pre-K-12 STEM community. The conference highlights projects from across the state where communities are experiencing success with STEM learning. Re-licensure points are available for attendees, and the conference is FREE to attend. Plus, there will be amazing prizes you can get the chance to win!
June 18 at USU Eastern Jennifer Leavitt Student Center in Price
June 30 at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center in Ogden
Meet our keynote speakers for ogden
We are thrilled to announce the keynote speakers for our 2026 STEM Best Practices Conference! Erin Welsh, PhD and Erin Allmann Updyke, MD, PhD, host the popular podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You. Their goal is to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and everyday understanding. Erin Welsh is a disease ecologist and epidemiologist, and Erin Allmann Updyke is also a disease ecologist, epidemiologist, as well as a Family Medicine physician.
We're excited to welcome them to Utah and hear their take on this year's theme for our conference: Building STEM Identity. "The Erins" are our keynote speakers for our conference in Ogden on June 30, 2026.
Conference Schedule
- - Check-in and breakfast
- - Welcome
- - Keynote address
- - Break one
- - Session one
- - Break two
- - Session two
- - Lunch and Networking
- - Session three
- - Break three
- - Session four
- - Prize Drawing
- - Adjourn
FAQs
Who should be attending/registering?
Prek-12 educators, school administrators, industry, government, community partners, higher education, and STEM vendors.
We are encouraging each district to have a team of 3-5 people and charter schools a team of 2-4 people representing different stakeholder groups. We would also encourage our K-12 STEM education partners at universities and informal science education institutions to attend.
What is the cost of conference registration?
FREE. There is no conference registration fee.
What if I can’t attend the entire event?
We are not recording sessions this year, so we encourage you to attend as many sessions as possible.
Will you run out of space?
We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE early registration, as registration fills fast.
Can I get credit for this conference?
Attendees will be given a certificate of attendance which may be used to document eight (8) re-licensure points.
