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Call for Proposals
Submit a session proposal to add your ideas on how best to channel educators’ proven record for inventiveness and innovation. Our discussions at Forum 2012 and the Southern Regional Forum will encompass cutting-edge educational issues and pertinent policies; grass-roots and macro-level topics; community-specific strategies; cross-professional solutions; education advocacy; and both best and next practices in college admission, financial aid, and college readiness. A strong preference will be given to proposals that draw on the perspectives of multiple intuitions rather than a single institution or program and those that incorporate this year’s theme — Investing in Education — where the investment represents any way to engage or support students. Sample topics include:
- Innovative curricula
- New methods of encouraging retention
- Addressing community-specific barriers
- Ways to ameliorate the effects of the cost of post-secondary education
Submitted proposals will be evaluated by the Forum Program Planning Committee, which is a cross-professional group of approximately 30 educators from across the country. The committee will select approximately 80 sessions for Forum 2012 and 27 for the Southern Regional Forum. Submitters will be notified of the status of their application by mid June.
Conference & Submission Overview
The Southern Regional Forum will be held between 1 pm on Oct. 23 and 1:30 pm on Oct. 24 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach. Forum 2012 will be held from 2 pm on Oct. 24 and 4 pm on Oct. 26 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The two hotels are across the street from one another.
- Organizers must confirm with presenters which conference that they are available to speak at. Proposals can be submitted for both conferences.
- Session blocks are 60 minutes. Organizers should plan for no more than 50 minutes of content and 10 minutes of Q&A.
- Organizers and presenters must pay the discounted presenter registration fee. A discounted registration form will be sent if the session proposal is accepted.
- Organizers will be notified of the status of their application by mid June.
- The submission deadline for session proposals is Monday, April 16, 2012.
Submission Requirements*
When submitting your proposal you will be asked to:
- Submitter: Enter your contact information, and identify your role (organizer or organizer and speaker).
- Presenters: Enter contact information including the name, job title, institution, state, and email for each session presenter (fields are required). We do not identify moderators – moderators should be entered as a presenter. Limit of five presenters.
- Session Topic: Select the 2 audiences/topic areas that are most relevant to your presentation.
- Session Title: Enter a short title (limited to 75 characters) that describes your session.
- Session Abstract: Enter a short paragraph (limited to 150 words) that describes your session. This should quickly introduce your session, identify key participant learning outcomes, and state what the speakers will do.
- Learning Outcomes: List your two participant learning outcomes.
- Suggestions: Include issues and topics would you like to see addressed or discussed at this year’s Forum.
*All session titles and abstracts, along with presenter name, job title and state, are printed in the program book. Information will be edited by the Forum team.
The submission deadline for session proposals is Monday, April 16, 2012.
Session Guidelines & Topics
We encourage hands on practical sessions, sessions that pull from research and advocacy efforts and sessions that represent both U.S. and international perspectives. Preference will be given to proposals that incorporate this year’s theme — Investing in Education — and draw on the perspectives of multiple intuitions rather than a single institution or program. Single presenter sessions are not typically accepted by the Forum Program Planning Committee. Suggested topics include:
Administration
- Partnerships between K-12 and higher education institutions
- Systemic approaches to educational choice and opportunity
- Ensuring quality education amid constrained resources
- U.S. education performance on international assessments
- School, district, state or federal impact of Race to the Top
Admissions
- Barriers to and successes in reaching underrepresented populations
- Community College relationships and transfer policies
- Acceptance vs. yield rates amid diminished financial resources
Counseling
- Practical examples
- Encouraging more students to consider higher education
- Helping students align expectations with skills
Financial Aid
- Funding for college
- Proposed changes to federal grants and student loans by the new administration
- Fostering collaboration between Financial Aid professionals with Counselors and Admissions professionals
Teaching
- Perspective on merit based pay
- Engaging students in STEM disciplines
- Ways to recruit and retain quality teachers
- Successful pedagogy amid shifting demographics