Call for Presenters – Exhibitors/Vendors

2015 NCSS Great Lakes Regional Conference

Hosted by the Indiana Council for the Social Studies

Conference Theme:

Celebrating Statehood: Connecting Yesterday and Today

Friday, November 20, 2015
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church

100 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN 46260

CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

PROPOSALS: The Program Committee of the Great Lakes Regional Conference is now accepting proposals for individual sessions and workshops. The proposals must be email time stamped by 11:59 PM July 15, 2015. Notification will be sent by September 8, 2014. ALL presenters and co-presenters must fully register for the conference. (Conference registration information will be posted online at www.indianasocialstudies.net later this spring.)

NATURE OF INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS: A session is a demonstration, discussion, presentation or participation session. All sessions will be 45 minutes in length. All presenters are expected to provide at least one handout.

Please submit handouts to ICSS at before October 31 for posting to the ICSS conference web pages.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

1.  Relationship to conference theme.

2.  Objectives clearly and specifically stated.

3.  Based on valid and reliable information obtained through research, practice or development.

4.  Overall clarity and coherence.

5.  Potential for educational improvement.

6.  Hands on “practical experience.”

There are a limited number of slots available for sessions. Only one proposal per person will be accepted. Proposals that focus on materials and activities that social studies teachers can use in their classroom will be given preference over other types of proposals.

RETURN COMPLETED PROPOSAL FORM BY July 15, 2015

Save proposal as a Word document email it as an attachment to

Don Fortner at:

EXHIBITORS/VENDORS

2015 NCSS Great Lakes Regional Conference Presenter Proposal Form

Celebrating Statehood: Connecting Yesterday and Today

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: July 15, 2015

Session Title:

Presenter Name:

Cell Phone Number:

E-mail address:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

Title & Affiliation:

CO-PRESENTERS: List Name and Title and Affiliation of each confirmed co-presenter. All presenters and co-presenters must pay the appropriate registration fee.

TECHNOLOGY - (note that no changes or additional technology requests can be made the day of the conference)

Please check the following according to your needs. Wireless Internet is available in each presentation room.

___ Screen

___LCD projector (no computer provided)

___I’m bringing my own LCD projector and computer.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

_____PRIMARY ___UPPER ELEMENTARY ___MIDDLE/JR. HIGH ___SECONDARY

___COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ___SUPERVISIORS/ADMINISTRATORS ___ GENERAL

TOPIC:

_____AP/IB ___U.S. History ___World History/Geography ___Govt./Econ. ____Sociology ____Psychology

____Other (explain)______

Include the following to complete your application:

1.  This form as a Word Document attachment.

2.  A 150 word description of the content of your presentation.

3.  A 50 word abstract for the program and website.

4.  Please submit handouts to ICSS at before October 31st for posting to the ICSS conference web pages.

Sessions will be on Friday, November 20, 2015 only.

Email this form to:

Don Fortner at