Professional Development LEARN Workshop

The 2014 Professional Development LEARN Steering Committee invites submission of proposals on the topics relevant to the theme “Professional Development for Language Teaching and Learning”. The topics below are not to be exclusive; however, to stimulate ideas, consider how any of them are delivered in a variety of modes (online, f2f, blended, video chat, informally, formally, etc.) and timings (pre-service, in-service).

• Building learner autonomy, what instructors need to know
• Teacher training
• Peer-to-peer training (peer feedback)
• Planning your own professional development (webinars, MOOCs, f2f classes, online resources, new models of professional development)
• Train-the-trainer (Teacher to teacher, SME’s to trainers)
• Language teacher education (University and the government, where is the overlap?)

We encourage a variety of interactive approaches including: panel, remote presentations, video chat, case studies, interviews, and other ideas listed below.

- 50 minute Hands-On Small Group Workshops (Hands-on Small Group Workshops are an ideal format for interactive exploration of a particular topic. )

- 20 minute Show and Tell (Presentations are strictly limited to 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions and answers. Proposals can be for individual or joint presentations.

- 5 minute Ignite Presentation (20 slides, automatically advancing every 15 seconds)

- Poster Presentation for a Share Fair (poster showcasing an initiative, project, opportunity, or idea about professional development)

All proposals must be submitted online at www.FBCconferences.com/LEARN by midnight EST on March 21, 2014 in the correct format. Confirmation of receipt will be emailed instantly upon successful submission. Presenters will be notified by email of the Review Committee’s decision by April 8, 2014.

Proposals must be submitted in English and in final publishable format. The submission should be print-ready in final publishable format. Use all punctuation, underlining, italics, etc. exactly as you want it to be printed in the program guide. All proposals must be written in third person format avoiding the use of "I" and "we." All accepted proposals will be printed in the LEARN Workshop Program Guide as submitted during the Call for Proposals; however, the LEARN Review Committee reserves the right to edit if necessary.

ONLINE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

It is important that you include all information requested when entering your submission in the online form.

TITLE: The topic should be relevant to the conference theme and current concerns of the profession. Maximum length for title is 12 words.

CONTENT DESCRIPTION: The description must clearly align with the content of the proposal and be in final, publishable format, free of any errors. The online submission system automatically limits the content description to a maximum of 200 words.

METHODS: Required for all presentation and courseware sharing session proposals. This section is limited to a maximum of 150 words and should indicate how information will be shared. Presentational modes must be specifically identified and highly engaging.

OUTLINE: Required only for Workshop submissions. This section should include an outline of the proposed workshop, including a schedule for each topic addressed or activity performed.

SUBMISSION, REVIEW, ACCEPTANCE PROCESS

After submitting a proposal, the primary presenter will be emailed a confirmation along with login information. Presenters may log in and make edits or changes to their proposals until the submission deadline, March 21, 2014. Once the deadline passes, all submissions will be placed in “review” mode and will not be accessible for further editing. The reviewers will make their acceptance decision based on what is in the system on the closing date.

Funding for any associated travel expenses will be the responsibility of the attendees’ organization. Please direct questions concerning this call for proposals to Katie Lamoureux at LamoureuxCA@state.gov or Doug Gilzow at GilzowDF@state.gov.

Workshop updates, travel, lodging and registration information will be posted on the LEARN website at www.FBCconferences.com/LEARN.