CALL FOR PROPOSALS INFORMATION

Discover the Future of Community College Teacher Education Programs

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Reno, Nevada
March 13-15, 2009

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NACCTEP’S Discover the Future of Community College Teacher Education Programs is the premier conference for everyone who is involved with or supportive of community college teacher education programs. Faculty, deans, presidents, chancellors, K-12 partners, university partners, business partners, organizations and educational partners are encouraged to attend. This unique conference provides an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your model programs, network with colleagues, share knowledge and experiences, and shape the future by exploring a magnificent collection of diversified learning opportunities.

Proposal strands include the areas of Partnerships, Programs, Policy, and Practice.
In addition to the strands above, NACCTEP is encouraging proposals that support the critical, national movement to increase mathematic and science teachers, in addition to initiatives supporting rigorous preparation for all K-12 teachers. In order to address suggestions made by 2008 conference attendees, additional proposal topics may include alternative teacher preparation programs at community colleges, increasing teacher diversity, and offering a forum for dialogue/brainstorming about challenges faced by community college teacher education programs.

NACCTEP invites you to take this opportunity to showcase your college's innovative partnership, practice, program, or policy that supports the theme, Discover the Future of Community College Teacher Education Programs!

Partnerships - Showcase the innovative and new ways that your community college or program is working with others to develop strong teacher education programs. Partnership proposals highlight such things as increasing recruitment opportunities for students (especially in mathematics, science, and technology); articulation efforts with high schools or public and private universities, including persistence strategies that support program retention and completion; or collaborations with entities committed to strengthening quality teacher education programs including documenting student success. Entities may include businesses, other educational institutions, state departments of education, K-12 schools, or organizations.

Practice - Highlight your teacher education program(s) that demonstrate quality recruitment and preparation of teacher education students in the community college. Proposals may include such things as recruitment strategies increasing the diversity of prospective teachers; contextual learning across all content areas (especially mathematics, science, and technology) including instructional strategies and techniques for nurturing student interest and engagement; program evaluation; data collection; successful implementation of standards; quality curriculum; student support services; field experience programs; or any unique approach eliminating a stumbling block(s) to success.

Programs - Provide examples of quality teacher education programs that have evidence of success. Model programs will include community college teacher preparation programs; effective interdisciplinary initiatives that include math or science; post baccalaureate programs; community college certification programs; paraprofessional programs; early childhood programs; alternative certification; community college baccalaureate programs; special education programs; professional development programs; and initiatives that address the moral and ethical dimensions of teaching.

Policy - Characterize the innovative way(s) your community college is working toward influencing professional standards; certification/licensure issues; advocacy; No Child Left Behind; legal issues; state policies; program evaluations; policy issues impacting quality teacher education; or other innovations designed to strengthen the education of current or future PK-14 teachers. To increase the policy sessions, these proposals will be given a higher priority by the proposal committee.

How to Submit a Proposal

Breakout Presentations may include one or more speakers in a small, classroom setting. Sessions are 60 minutes in length and highlight successful and innovative programs by colleges or consortiums. All breakout sessions are scheduled for March 14, 2009. All presenters are required to register and pay the conference fee.

Proposals must include the following items:

1. Summary of the presentation for the conference program. Booklet requirements are: 50 word maximum, written in a 3rd person narrative. NACCTEP reserves the right to edit content for space and consistency.

2. A 500 word maximum description of proposed presentation being considered by the program committee. As you develop your proposal, please keep the following items in mind:

• Why is your proposal innovative or creative?
• Does your proposal address a current issue?
• Did you include key items to make the concept of your proposal clear? Is your proposal related to the conference strands: partnerships, practice, programs, or policy?
• Are components of NACCTEP’s Mission & Goals incorporated into the proposal?
• Does the proposal clearly incorporate the conference theme?
• How are the attendees engaged during this session? (Please consider ways to engage your audience so all attendees continue to value this important conference.)

3. Brief description of presentation format including intended audience.

4. The program starting date.

5. Complete description of AV equipment requested for your presentation. Can presentation be modified if equipment is not available? Pricing information for AV equipment per session:

• Internet connection: $250.00
• LCD and screen: $145.00
• VHS player with monitor: $145.00
• DVD player with monitor: $145.00
• Flip chart(s): $145.00
• Overhead: $145.00
• Fees for AV equipment not listed will be determined if needed.

6. Have you presented at a past NACCTEP national conference?

Proposal Deadline - All proposals must be received on or before Wednesday, October 8, 2008.

Proposal Acceptance Letter Notification - Acceptance letters will be sent via E-mail by early November 2008. Upon receipt of this email, presenters must register for the NACCTEP National Conference. All presenters must be paid registrants for the conference. At this time, presenters will be invoiced for AV equipment. All AV invoices must be paid by January 23, 2009.

Please contact Pam Asti at 480.731.8760 or pam.asti@domail.maricopa.edu with any questions regarding the proposal process.

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