The 2013 ILSN Conference Committee is searching for presenters for the 2013 conference to be held in the Lakeland Central School District in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Now is your chance to give back to your profession by sharing your knowledge, skills or creative teaching ideas with other educators from around the world. One-hour workshops will be scheduled daily. We invite individuals and/or groups to submit a Call for Presenters Application with topics related to learning style and current educational topics.

LEARNING STYLES AND LEADERSHIP / LEARNING STANDARDS and LS / INTERVENTIONS and LS
·  Setting Up Effective Learning Environments
·  Planning for Emotional Needs
·  Small Group Instruction
·  Learning Strategies for Perceptual Strengths
·  Big Picture, Little Parts – Everyone’s Brain is Different
·  Impulsive/Reflective Learners
·  Teacher-Student Learning Style Disparity / ·  Leveled Text
·  Complex Text
·  Matching Text and Readers - Lexile/ Fountas and Pinnell Leveling
·  Reading and Learning Styles
·  Close Reading
·  Reading in the Content Area / ·  Interventions and Learning Styles
·  Principles of Interventions (RtI)
·  Small Group Techniques
·  Using Assessment to Inform Instruction
·  Student Profiles and Intervention
TEACHER EVALUATION and LS / DIFFERENTIATION and LS / CRITICAL THINKING and LS
·  Evaluating Teaching And Learning Style
·  How To Think About Their Own Teaching Style
·  Establishing a Culture for Learning
·  Engaging Students in Learning: activities, groups and resources
·  Communication and student participation / ·  Flexible Groups
·  Tiered Assignments
·  Research-Based Instructional Practices
·  Scaffolding
·  Acceleration / ·  Extending Thinking Strategies
·  Writing to Deepen Understanding
·  Advance Organizers
·  Summarization Strategies
·  Reflection
·  Graphic Organizers and other Thinking Maps

*Please note: No stipend is offered to presenters.

Please return the completed Call for Presenters Application Form by 28 February 2013 to:

Dr. Theresa Wilkowski, 2013 ISLN Conference Chairperson

1086 East Main Street ■ Shrub Oak, NY 10588

Email: Phone: 914-245-1700 ext. 234 ■ Fax: 914-245-6453

*Applicants will be notified by email of the Program Committee’s decision by 1 April 1 2013.


Call for Presenters Application Form

Title of presentation (as you wish it to appear in the program)

Presentation Title:

Contact Person: / Title:
Address: / City:
State: / Zip Code: / Country:
Phone: / Fax: / E-mail:
Employer:
Additional presenter(s) (attach pages as needed):
Name: / Title:
Address: / City:
State: / Zip Code: / Country:
Phone: / Fax: / E-mail:
Employer:

Presentation Time Preference

We will attempt to accommodate your time choice when possible. Please indicate 1st and 2nd choice.

Monday PM: / Tuesday AM: / Tuesday PM: / Wednesday AM: / Wednesday PM:
Thursday AM: / Thursday PM: / Friday AM: / Friday PM:
Session Abstract (for inclusion in conference program; limit to 50 words or less: Attach pages as needed.)
Primary Focus Area Addressed:
Please check intended Grade Level / K-5: / 6-8: / 7-12: / All levels – K-12:
Method of Presentation: (lecture, group participation, discussion group, etc.):
Equipment needed (bring your personal laptop):
Biography: Include a short biography/resume about each person presenting. This description will serve as your presentation introduction and will be included in the conference program. (Attach pages as needed.)