The College of Education 11th Annual ABC Conference October 17
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The College of Education 11th Annual ABC Conference October 17
The College of Education 11th Annual ABC Conference October 17, 2015 Invitation to Speak New teachers are in the early stages of learning their craft and have the opportunity to begin their careers using the best of what we know about effective teaching from research and practice. UTEP’s College of Education is soliciting proposals for the 11th Annual A Better Beginning Conference (ABC) and concurrent sessions. Proposals should address the conference theme: The Heart and Mind of 21st Century Learners. The audience will consist of novice and experienced teachers and UTEP pre-service teachers. The workshops should be interactive and model best practices. Deadline: Proposal must be received by September 20, 2015. Eligible Presenters: Proposals may be submitted by faculty and graduate students of the University of Texas at El Paso, other universities and colleges, and El Paso Community College, PK-12 in-service teachers, and curriculum specialists/staff developers. Proposal Guidelines: Essentials for Proposals: Presentations should indicate times available Team/Group/Panel/Poster Session proposals are encouraged Potential presenters may submit one to two proposals for consideration Format Criteria for Presentations: Workshop, Panel, Seminar, Paper, Poster Overall Proposal Criteria: Relevant topic to teaching in PK-12 environment in the 21st Century. Well-defined topic addressing the conference theme: “The Heart and Mind of 21st Century Learners” Presentation Time: 45 minutes (Including Q & A), with the exception of Poster. Paper Presentation Criteria: Papers present reports of significant work, work in-progress or integrative reviews in pedagogy, research, development, applications, and cultural and social justice issues related to all aspects of the conference theme: “The Heart and Mind of 21st Century Learners”. If the presentation includes classroom experiences, be sure to include an application section describing how the lessons learned can be transferred into another learning context for other teachers; consider the implications for other teachers. Poster/Idea Exchange Criteria: 1. Poster/Idea Exchange will provide participants with an overview of relevant topics and artifacts in an open Q&A environment. Presenters will stand with their posters to answer questions and discuss their topic/findings for an hour and half time period. 2. The recommended maximum size for posters is 36” x 48”, with landscape orientation. 3. A poster is a visual tool. It should be informative and easy to read. 4. Keep your poster simple and brief. Think of a poster as a series of highly efficient, organized “panels” (a storyboard) upon which appear synopses of the relevant information – just enough to get the point across. 5. Use large fonts. For headings, use at least a 48-point font. For text, use nothing less than 18-point. 6. Make the poster appealing. Incorporate color. Use photographs, graphs, charts, maps, and the like. Simplify charts and figures to include only information that can be grasped at a glance. Be attentive to the layout and placement of materials, and maintain high content to background contrast. 1 Program Proposal Contact Information Primary Contact Person: ______________________________________________________________ All correspondence will be sent to the primary speaker listed in this section. It will be the responsibility of this person to contact additional speakers, if necessary Work Title/ Dept.____________________________________________________________________ Work Address____________________________City____________________________State____________Zip_______ Phone_____________________ FAX_______________________ Email_________________________ Please list any additional speakers and their respective titles below: Speaker________________________________________Title/Dept.____________________________ Speaker________________________________________Title/Dept.____________________________ I. Title of Session: ____________________________________________________________________ II. Description of Session: Please provide a brief description (up to 50 words) of the presentation proposal. What do you expect the participants will be able to do or know at the end of the session? Consider adding a line near the end of the description that reads something like this: “At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to . . . .” If the proposal is accepted, the primary contact person will be notified and the description will be included in the conference program. All presenters will be notified by October 2, 2015 of their acceptance into the conference program. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ II. Presentation Format _____ “Make & Take” session ______ Socratic Seminar (question and answer) _____ Interactive Session ______ Panel Session Other _____________________ _____ Poster/Idea Exchange Session 2 III. Time ______ 9:30-10:15 _____10:30-11:15 ______ 9:30 – 11:15 Poster Sessions IV. Strands addressed in Presentation. Check one in each column. STRAND CONTENT/FOCUS GRADE LEVEL _____ Curriculum Design & Alignment ______ Math ____ EC-6 _____ Pedagogical Strategies ______ English/Language Arts/Reading ____ 4-8 ______ Bilingual/Dual Language ______ Science ____ 8 12 ______ Diverse Needs of Learners/Universal Design ______ Social Studies ____ all levels ______ Instructional Technology/Media Literacy ______ Fine Arts ______ Ethics of Caring and Safety in Education ______ Physical Education, Dance, Health ______ Cross-Curricular Design & Alignment ______ Electives ______ Student Evaluation/Assessment ______ Data Mining in Educational Planning ______ Complexity of Education ______ Other V. Audio/Visual: (All rooms are equipped with laptop, LC projector and screen) If you have additional needs, please contact 747-5572. Please return this form by September 20, 2015 ATTN: Noni Silva 500 W. University Avenue, Education 414 El Paso, TX 79968 [email protected] 747-5783/ fax 747-5755 3