Note: You’ll need to check with your school or district rules to see if they will accept an e-certificate as proof of professional development hours. Please do this prior to conference registration.

Option 1: Instant e-Certificate

At the end of the conference, you can get an instant e-certificate to match the amount of the trainings you chose to view at STEM CON & Beyond 2023. There will be up to 30 hours available.

Fees: None

Deadline: August 31, 2023*
*if you add on the 2022 Video Vault during registration, the deadline extends to April 19, 2024.

This is the first year we are offering grad-level units with a letter grade, which was requested by attendees based on their salary advancement requirements.

Please read through this section carefully to understand the fees, deadlines, and grading rubric.

UC Santa Barbara – Extension

UCSB Extension has approved our conference for three (3) quarter units [equivalent to two (2) semester units].

Fees (fees are in addition to conference registration):

• $150 UCSB Extension enrollment fee
• Official transcripts printed & mailed cost $17.50. Or you can choose to have transcripts sent electronically for $15 each.

Enrollment Opens: Jan. 12, 2023

Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023*

*The final deadline to enroll & submit assignments is August 31, 2023. However, there are monthly opportunities to submit assignments and receive transcripts earlier.

• • Transcript application deadlines are as follows:
    • Submit by April 30 to receive grade by May 12
    • Submit by May 31 to receive grade by June 14
    • Submit by June 30 to receive grade by July 14
    • Submit by July 31 to receive grade by Aug. 11
    • Submit by Aug. 31 to receive grade by Sept. 8

See UC Santa Barbara’s enrollment form here. (Note: form opens on Jan. 12, 2023)

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Grading Rubric:

You must submit the forms provided at STEM CON & Beyond no later than Aug. 31, 2023.

The following rubric will be used to assign grades (see printable version):

To Earn a “C”

By Aug. 31, 2023:

• Attend any combination of sessions to complete 30 hours of content.
• Submit a form confirming the sessions watched.

To Earn a “B”

By Aug. 31, 2023:

• Attend any combination of sessions to complete 30 hours of content.
• Submit a form confirming sessions watched.
• Submit a lesson plan assignment showing the application of ideas from the conference* 

To Earn an “A”

By Aug. 31, 2023:

• Attend any combination of sessions to complete 30 hours of content.
• Submit a form confirming sessions watched.
• Submit a lesson plan assignment showing the application of ideas from the conference*
• Facilitate the lesson with students and submit a written reflection, with an example of student work**

*Some sessions will include downloadable teaching resources. You are welcome to use downloadable materials as the basis for your lesson plan, combine ideas, & apply learnings from any session. You will be asked to credit presenters/sessions that influenced your lesson plan.

Guidelines for what must be included in the lesson plan will be provided, but you may use a lesson plan format of your choice, in keeping with your school or district’s preferences.

**After facilitating the lesson with students, there will be a form to submit a reflection on how the lesson went, what you would change going forward, how you might differentiate or extend, etc. You will be asked to submit an example of student work, which can be a scan of handout completed, a photograph of an engineering build, etc.

Note: To earn an “A” you will need to conduct a lesson before your school year ends.You do not need to watch all of the required hours prior to conducting your lesson. It is fine to watch some hours prior your lesson and additional hours after the lesson. Forms must be submitted no later than Aug. 31, 2023. 

The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, CSTP (an OSPI approved provider) has approved our conference for up to 30 STEM Clock Hours.

Fees (fees are in addition to conference registration):

Attendees will submit an additional transcript processing fee to CSTP. The fee is sliding and depends on the number of hours you are claiming:

• 1-5 hours: $10
• 6-10 hours: $15
• 11-20 hours: $25
• 21-30 hours: $35

Deadlines:

• The final deadline to apply is September 17, 2023. However, there are monthly opportunities to submit hours and receive transcripts earlier.
  • Transcript application deadlines are as follows:
    • Submit by April 23 to receive transcripts by May. 15
    • Submit by May 21 to receive transcripts by June. 15
    • Submit by June 18 to receive transcripts by July 15
    • Submit by July 23 to receive transcripts by Aug. 15
    • Submit by Aug. 20 to receive transcripts by Sept. 15
    • Submit by Sept. 17 to receive transcripts by Oct. 15

To earn STEM Clock Hours, teachers must complete their desired number of sessions and submit a form that will be provided inside the conference site.

Illinois teachers can choose to earn up to 30 CPDUs.

Fees (fees are in addition to conference registration):

• $18 transcript fee

Deadlines:

• You must complete the desired amount of training and submit a form provided at the end of the conference by Aug. 31, 2023.
  • Note: we are working on setting up options to submit for CPDUs earlier than the final deadline. Check back soon for an update.

New York teachers can choose to earn up to 30 hours to count toward CTLE (Continuing Teacher and Leader Education).

The University of Rochester’s CTLE number will be included on your e-certificate.

Fees (fees are in addition to conference registration):

• Transcript processing: $2 

Deadlines:

• You must complete the desired amount of training and submit a form provided at the end of the conference by Aug. 31, 2023.
  • Note: we are working on setting up options to submit for CTLEs earlier than the final deadline. Check back soon for an update.

Texas teachers can choose to earn up to 30 CPE Hours.

Fees (fees are in addition to conference registration):

• None

Deadlines:

• You must complete the desired amount of training and submit a form provided at the end of the conference by Aug. 31, 2023.
• The final deadline to apply is August 31, 2023. However, there are monthly opportunities to submit hours and receive transcripts earlier.
  • Transcript application deadlines are as follows:
    • Submit by April 30 to receive e-transcripts by May 12
    • Submit by May 31 to receive e-transcripts by June 9
    • Submit by June 30 to receive e-transcripts by July 14
    • Submit by July 31 to receive e-transcripts by Aug. 11
    • Submit by Aug. 31 to receive e-transcripts by Sept. 8

Both! While we started three years ago as an elementary conference, we’ve been growing the secondary content each year. You will find a lot of content applies to secondary teachers and homeschoolers.

You can find the best-fit grade levels for each session on the images and in descriptions on our Sessions by Day page.

Our presenters include engineers, master educators, authors, and subject-matter experts.

You can find our past presenters and upcoming presenter information as it becomes available here.

We have six options for PD credits. Each organization/institution has its own fees and deadlines, summarized in the PD Credits Options section (above the FAQ).

Yes, we do! Each year, we offer a Conference At-a-Glance PDF that remains updated as information becomes available. We’ve also made an email template you can use to share with your principal how the sessions align with your professional goals.

Refunds are available through April 1, 2023. After that date we will not issue refunds.

Yes!