Past Events


RiSE Center Conference on STEM Education and Related Research

2023Integrating Research and Practice: Engaging Students with Authentic Research and Problem Solving in STEM

2022Integrating Research and Practice: Working Together to Support Robust Student Learning in STEM

2021Integrating Research and Practice: Moving Forward in STEM Teaching and Learning through Research-Practice Partnerships (virtual)

2019Integrating Research and Practice: Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Across the STEM+C Disciplines

2018Integrating Research and Practice: Using STEM Disciplines to Build 21st Century Workplace Skills

2017Helping Every Student Succeed: Strategies for Engagement, Deepening Understanding, and Addressing Student Difficulties


RiSE Center Teaching Symposium

2018Strategies for engaged student learning in undergraduate STEM courses


Maine STEM Partnership Fall Summit

2022Maine STEM Partnership Moving Forward: How Do We Work Together To Build Excellence In STEM Education For All Students?

2021 – Strengthening Research-Guided STEM Teaching and Learning for Maine Students (virtual)

2020Maine STEM Partnership Community Fall Celebration (virtual)

2019Strengthening Research-Guided STEM Teaching and Learning for Maine Students: Targeted Initiatives in the Maine STEM Partnership

2018Strengthening Research-Guided STEM Teaching and Learning for Maine Students: Community-Based Strategies to Support Educators

2017Strengthening Evidence-Based STEM Teaching for Maine PK-16+ Students

2016 – Collecting Meaningful Evidence to Guide STEM Education Improvement

2015Evidence-Based Strategies for Excellence in Teaching: Active Learning and Student Engagement


National Conferences

2016 – Integrating STEM Education Research and Teaching: Understanding and Strengthening Student Reasoning, Critical Thinking, and Communication Skills

2014 – Integrating STEM Education Research and Teaching: Using Assessment to Guide Practice

2012 – Integrating STEM Education Research into Teaching: Knowledge of Student Thinking

2010 – Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching

2008 – Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching: Resources and Tools for Improved Learning

2006 – Increasing students’ success in college preparatory chemistry and in college general chemistry by remediation of requisite basic math skills

2004 – Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching

2002 – Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching


Statewide Biennial Conferences

2015 – Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in the Context of the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics

2013 – Teaching and Learning in the Context of the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics

2011 – Bringing Guided-Inquiry Curricula into Science and Mathematics Classrooms

2009 – Bringing Guided-Inquiry Curricula into Science and Mathematics Classrooms

2007 – Bringing Guided-Inquiry Curricula into Science and Mathematics Classrooms

2005 – Bringing Guided-Inquiry Curricula into Science and Mathematics Classrooms