{"id":385,"date":"2026-10-27T16:19:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2026-11-06T12:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:56:28","slug":"2027-spring-conference-for-wisconsin-educators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/2027-spring-conference-for-wisconsin-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Spring Conference for Wisconsin Educators Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-outline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2026\/10\/SCoTL-2027_Banner-Narrow-1024x228.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2026\/10\/SCoTL-2027_Banner-Narrow-1024x228.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2026\/10\/SCoTL-2027_Banner-Narrow-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2026\/10\/SCoTL-2027_Banner-Narrow-768x171.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2026\/10\/SCoTL-2027_Banner-Narrow-1536x342.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2026\/10\/SCoTL-2027_Banner-Narrow-2048x456.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, April 15 &amp;<br>Friday, April 16, 2027<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memorial Union, Madison<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for Proposals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Proposal submission deadline: Noon on Wednesday, January 5, 2027<\/em><\/strong> <strong>via this<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/opid-2027-presenter-proposal-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online form<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OPID, the Universities of Wisconsin\u2019s Office of Professional and Instructional Development, welcomes your proposals for the 2027 Spring Conference <em>: Teaching Matters.<\/em> Join us in sharing and celebrating lessons learned from teaching in Wisconsin.<s><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Submit a proposal that shares emergent, evolving, or sustained teaching &amp; learning practices in areas such as, but not limited to:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adapting to new technologies and pedagogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming AI-Aware educators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exploring alternative assessments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintaining equity-minded teaching approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sparking curiosity, agency, and empowerment in your students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening relationships, resilience, and reflection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-constructing community in courses \u2013 face-to-face\/online\/hybrid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practicing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure that all students succeed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advising and mentoring as teaching practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open Educational Resources (OER)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formulating meaningful Scholarship of Teaching &amp; Learning (SoTL) questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging High-Impact Practices (HIPs): ePortfolios, community-based learning, internships, first-year seminars and experiences, common intellectual experiences, learning communities, writing-intensive courses, collaborative assignments and projects, undergraduate research, diversity\/global learning, capstone courses\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring mental health and wellness for students and faculty&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practicing mindfulness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultivating a pedagogy of kindness &#8211; &#8220;justice, believing people, believing in people&#8221; (Cate Denial)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Formats:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Workshop<\/em><\/strong> <em>\u2013 10-minute presentation followed by hands-on work \u2013 60-90 minutes<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Panel presentations<\/em><\/strong> <em>\u2013 60 minutes<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Round-table discussions<\/em><\/strong> <em>\u2013 10-minute framing followed by discussion &#8211; 60 minutes<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Lightning talks<\/em><\/strong> <em>\u2013-short &nbsp;presentations on a teaching approach to a common challenge or problem<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Individual presentations<\/em><\/strong><em>&#8211; 15-20-minutes \u2013 You will be scheduled with presenters with similar topics in a 60-minute session<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Poster presentations<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We welcome:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Multi-speaker presentations representing 2-3 universities and\/or community partners<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Multi-media and performative presentations<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Inclusion of student voices<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Proposal Review and Acceptance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposals will be anonymously reviewed by UW faculty, instructors, and teaching &amp; learning center directors on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/opid-advisory-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPID\u2019s Advisory Council<\/a>, with invited reviewers from UW\u2019s Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC) and the Office of Online &amp; Professional Learning Resources (OPLR). Criteria for review: alignment with conference themes and aims, opportunities to spur participant engagement and learning, feasibility to accomplish goals given session format, grounding in relevant scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I<strong>nquiries may be directed to:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/fay-yokomizo-akindes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fay Akindes<\/a><\/strong>, Director of Systemwide Professional and Instructional Development, Universities of Wisconsin,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fay.akindes@wisconsin.edu\">fay.akindes@wisconsin.edu<\/a>,&nbsp;(608) 263-2684. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For technical support contact:<\/strong> Diane Waters, Program Associate, Office of Academic Affairs, Universities of Wisconsin,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:OPID@lists.wisconsin.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OPID@lists.wisconsin.edu<\/a>, (608) 262-8778.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OPID Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-accordion\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-uwsa-panel\"><summary>Faculty College<\/summary><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/faculty-college-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty College 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/past-faculty-colleges\/\"><strong>Past Faculty Colleges<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/faculty-college-2025\/\">Faculty College 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/faculty-college-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty College 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/faculty-college-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty College 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/faculty-college-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty College 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/past-faculty-colleges\/faculty-college-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty College 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/faculty-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40th Annual Faculty College 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/a-look-at-faculty-college-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty College 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-uwsa-panel\"><summary>Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning<\/summary><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/2026-spring-conference-for-wisconsin-educators\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/past-spring-conferences\/\">Past Spring Conference Plenary Videos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/opid-2025-spring-conference-on-teaching-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/opid-2024-spring-conference-on-teaching-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/opid-2023-spring-conference-on-teaching-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/opid-2022-spring-conference\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2022&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/2021-spring-conference-on-teaching-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"241\">Spring Conference 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/opid-2019-spring-conference-on-teaching-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2019&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/spring-conference\/2018-spring-conference-on-teaching-learning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Conference 2018&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-uwsa-panel\"><summary>Wisconsin Teaching Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/summary><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Teaching Fellows &amp; Scholars Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2026-27-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026-27 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2025-26-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\">2025-26 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2024-25-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\">2024-25 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2023-24-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\">2023-24 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2023-24-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/wtfs-2023-24-abstracts-presentations-2\/\">Abstracts, Presentations, Posters and Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/2022-23-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\">2022-23 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2022-23-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/wtfs-2022-23-abstracts-presentations\/\">Abstracts, Presentations, Posters and Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2021-22-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\">2021-22 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2021-22-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/wtfs-2021-22-abstracts-presentations\/\">Abstracts, Presentations, Posters and Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2020-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\">2020 Community of Practice | Summer Interim Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2019-20-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-20 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/wtfs-2019-20-abstracts-presentations\/\">Abstracts, Presentations, Posters and Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/opid\/wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars-program\/2018-19-wisconsin-teaching-fellows-scholars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-19 Fellows &amp; Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, April 15 &amp;Friday, April 16, 2027 Memorial Union, Madison Call for Proposals Proposal submission deadline: Noon on Wednesday, January 5, 2027 via this online form.&nbsp; OPID, the Universities of Wisconsin\u2019s Office of Professional and Instructional Development, welcomes your proposals for the 2027 Spring Conference : Teaching Matters. 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