CALL FOR PRESENTERS

October 24-25, 2013

Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas Association for

Continuing and Adult Education

Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Arkansas Association of Continuing and Adult Education and Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc. invite you to present at the annual conference, October 24, 25, 2013. The Association or ALC, Inc. is unable to reimburse program presenters for travel or hotel expenses or provide an honorarium unless otherwise arranged. All program presenters must register and pay regular conference fees. In order to provide a balance in program planning,

the program committee reserves the right to suggest modifications in proposals or disqualify incomplete proposals. Proposals should be postmarked no later than August 15, 2012. All applicants will be notified of the program committee’s decision.

THEME

The theme for the conference will be Gold Rush: Mining the Common Core.

PROGRAM FORMAT

The one hour SESSIONS are designed for presenters to provide an overview of a specific topic or a research report related to a strand. Two hour WORKSHOPS are designed to provide in-depth coverage of a specific topic.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Relevance of the topic to the conference theme and its major strands, quality and clarity of objectives, content, organization, and method of presentation are major factors in considering proposals.

Disqualifying factors include but are not limited to the promotion of commercial materials or programs, content unrelated to adult education or literacy, and failure to complete the proposal according to the guidelines.


CALL FOR PRESENTERS

AACAE & ALC’s, Inc. Conference

October 24-25 2013

AACAE 2013 Gold Rush: Mining the Common Core

I. PERSON SUBMITTING PROPOSAL (Please type or print.)

Dr., Miss, Mrs., Ms., Mr. ______

(Last) (First) (Middle Initial)

Title or Position ______

Program ______

Street Address ______

City, State, Zip ______

Telephone Number(s) ______(H) ______(W)

E-mail Address ______FAX #______

Are you a member of the AACAE? Yes No

II. TYPE OF SESSION

WORKSHOP (2 hours) SESSION (1 hour)

Thursday Time Preference: ______Friday Time Preference: ______

III. TITLE OF SESSION ______

Description ____________

______

______

______


CALL FOR PRESENTERS

AACAE & ALC’s, Inc. Conference

October 24-25, 2013

AACAE 2013 Gold Rush: Mining the Common Core

I would like to submit my proposal under the following strand(s):

Standards/Frameworks/Curriculum Alignment �Assessment

Instructional Strategies �Systemic Change Process

Advocacy/Leadership �Content (K-12)

Supervision �Mentoring/Coaching

Educational Technology �Principles of Learning/Developmental Stages

Research Building a Collaborative Learning

Community

IV. TARGET AUDIENCE

Instructor Administrator Paraprofessional

Tutor Volunteer Other ______

V. AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT REQUEST

Every presentation room will be equipped with a screen and an LCD projector for a PowerPoint presentation. AACAE encourages every presenter to bring his/her own laptop which will almost guarantee a flawless technical arrangement.

If you have an Apple laptop, please don’t forget to bring your special connection cable to hook up to the LCD projector.

In addition,

a)  Will you need speakers? Yes No

b)  Will you need a flip chart & easel? Yes No

c)  Will you need an overhead projector (OHP) for transparencies? Yes No

Do you have a request for other AV equipment? Please list below:

1.  2.

3. 4.


CALL FOR PRESENTERS

AACAE & ALC’s, Inc. Conference

October 24-25, 2013

AACAE 2013 Gold Rush: Mining the Common Core

I understand that I will not be reimbursed for any expense by the AACAE & ALC’s, Inc. CONFERENCE, and I must register and pay regular conference fees.

______

(Signature of person submitting proposal)

Please check to be sure that all information is included. Incomplete proposals may be disqualified. Questions should be directed to Chuck Carter, (501) 945-6055, .

Mail or fax the application form to:

Chuck Carter, AACAE Vice-President

C/O Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center

801 S. Louisiana

Little Rock, AR 72201

Fax 501-907-2492