About the sessions:

Keep this feedback in mind from last year’s conference when crafting your proposal:

• “I enjoyed this session, however, I would have liked a more hands-on approach.”
• “I really wish they had more hands-on moments. Speakers were great, but telling us about it doesn’t give us the tools. Sorry.”
• “This was PHENOMENAL. Real things I can immediately take back to my district.”
• “I loved ___’s openness and authenticity as a speaker. I also really appreciated the good mix of the ideas behind the practices but also super practical strategies I can apply right away in my classroom! Thanks!”
• “Great strategies! You helped me plan my first week of school in an hour!”

Breakout

A 60-minute session should be interactive, engaging, practical, including fresh ideas, and be something awesome. Maximum 60 participants.

Proposals due: January 2, 2020

Keynote

Between 20-30 minutes long, addresses all attendees, and introduces a promising practice (above). The keynote may be done by one person or as a duet. There is an option to be a speaker during the opening day of the conference on the topic of the conference theme: Revolutionizing Education.”

Proposals due: December 15, 2019

Masterclass

A 3-hour Masterclass should be interactive, engaging, practical, including fresh ideas, and be something awesome.

This interactive session is a time in which skills or concepts are taught, demonstrated, or explored. These sessions are scheduled for 3-hours and should be structured so that some explanatory or introductory information is provided, with ample time for audience interaction, participation, and involvement.

Masterclasses involve extensive interaction between presenters and participants around an idea or hands-on experience of a practice. These sessions may also take the form of a crafted panel, staged conversation, dialogue, or debate – all involving substantial interaction with the audience.

Proposals due: January 2, 2020