Why Attend?

Teaching is harder than it used to be. Enrollment pressure, disengagement, burnout, and AI arriving faster than our syllabi can absorb it. Most of us are improvising.

STP's Virtual Conference on Teaching (VCT) is two days of tested teaching strategies. Sessions are invited and curated around what psychology educators are actually struggling with this year, plus a new open session, Psych CHATS, where you can share your own. More than 470 educators registered in 2026. The keynote and recorded sessions are available on-demand, so schedule conflicts don't cost you the content. And we've kept it accessible: priced so departments can send everyone, free for STP members in non-high-income economies, and non-members receive a complimentary STP membership with registration.

What Attendees Say

• "I walked away from the workshop with a TON of ideas to implement in my own classes." 
• "Super easy to access live talks and recordings (very low friction - well done!)...Phenomenal overall." 
• "I felt supported in learning about the meaningful and innovative work being done in teaching."
• "Real, useable, engaging material and assignments to use in the classroom."

2027 Keynote Spotlight

David Yeager — University of Texas at Austin

"Mentor mindset in the teaching of psychology: Theory and practice"

Thursday, February 18, 2027 · 1:00-2:30pm ET

Bring your hardest student-engagement questions. In this interactive session, David Yeager takes questions and puzzles submitted by the audience — how to motivate students to actually talk to one another, for example — and works through them live using the mentor mindset framework from his recent book, 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation—And Making Your Own Life Easier. 

New in 2027: Psych CHATS - Call for Proposals

Got a classroom hack that works? Psych CHATS (Classroom Hacks And Tips) is a set of 7±2 minute talks, each using one slide to share one practice other teachers can use the following week. Present live or pre-recorded; co-presenters welcome. After the talks, presenters meet attendees for live Q&A, and attendees vote on an Encore Talk that returns as a full invited talk at VCT 2028. Space is limited. Visit VCT Proposals for more details. 

Registration

• STP member — $50 
• STP non-member — $99, includes a complimentary STP membership 
• STP member in a non-high-income economy — free 
• ACT 2026 St. Louis attendee — free 

Registration includes both days, all live sessions, and on-demand access to VCT recordings through October 1, 2027

Key Dates

• Registration — Open now
• Online Program Posted — December 2026
• Psych CHATS Proposals Due — December 16, 2026
• Psych CHATS Decisions — by January 8, 2027
• Virtual Conference — February 18-19, 2027
• On-Demand Access Through — October 1, 2027

2026 On-Demand

• Didn't attend VCT 2026? You can still register below to review the on-demand content until October 1, 2026 (see rates on registration page).
• Attended VCT 2026? Your recordings and the online program remain available on the links below through October 1, 2026. 

   

     

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