Conference

Proposals must align with the conference theme and address one of the conference strands. Submission will contain the following:

• Presenter(s) Information: name, email, phone number, title, institution, address
• Presentation Title (18 words or fewer)
• Specific Conference Strand
  • Strand 1: Humanizing Pedagogies in a Digital Age
  • Strand 2: Sustaining Programs with Big Impact
  • Strand 3: Advancing Equity-Centered and Inclusive Educator Preparation 
  • Strand 4: Clinical Partnerships in Rural and High-Need Communities

• Session Format (select one):
  • Traditional Concurrent Sessions – These 50-minute sessions will be shared between two presentations of research, program innovations, or case studies associated with one or more of the conference strands. Each 25-minute presentation should include opportunities for audience members to actively engage in the session. 
  • Roundtable Discussion – These 50-minute sessions will be shared amongst three round table discussants. Presenters will have an opportunity to discuss their work on specific questions or dilemmas in educator preparation and receive feedback on challenges and solutions. Instead of a traditional presentation, this format fosters a conversational exchange focused on a specific conference strand, encouraging interactive dialogue and constructive feedback. 
  • Collaborative Scholarship Development Labs (CSDL) – These 50-minute sessions are designed to foster scholarly collaboration, particularly among early-career faculty. Instead of traditional presentations, participants will submit a brief abstract describing scholarship-in-progress that aligns with one of the conference strands. During the session, accepted participants will be grouped by theme to share their work, build peer networks, and explore opportunities for co-developing a shared “Best Practices” manuscript. Each group will be supported by an experienced facilitator to guide discussion and collaboration. All accepted CSDL participants will be recognized in the conference program, listed individually alongside their contribution to the theme. Thus, they are credited with a national conference presentation, which may lead to co-authored, publishable work.

• Program Summary (50 words or fewer): to be included in the conference program
• Presentation Description (200-400 words):
  • Concurrent and Round Table proposals should describe the presentation’s purpose, context, methods (if applicable), key findings or insights, and relevance to the conference strand.  Proposals for these formats should also provide clearly stated goals with respect to participant engagement during the session.
  • Collaborative Scholarship Development Lab (CSDL) proposals should describe the current state of a scholarly inquiry relevant to one of the conference strands. Submissions should include anticipated next steps and key unanswered questions to help facilitators foster meaningful engagement within the group. Because the goal of the CSDL format is to promote collaboration and peer feedback, each submission should be individually authored.

• Key Words (3-5 words): All proposals should include key terms to help categorize the submission.