FETC 2008 Application to Present InformationGreetingsFETC is recognized nationally as a venue where the best educators come to share their strategies, methods, and best practices with their colleagues. We encourage those in educational technology research and policy to share their knowledge as well. Please take time to submit an Application to Present so that other educators, and ultimately students, can gain maximum benefit from emerging technologies. Michael Eason, Executive Director |
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How to Submit Complete the online form to submit your Application to Present after you have read this page. If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact FETC for further instructions. Email: info@fetc.org Conference Dates FETC 2008 invites you to submit an Application to Present for consideration for one of the 200 fifty-five minute sessions to tentatively be held on Thursday, January 24, and Friday, January 25, 2008. Presentation content should focus on technology in education that is used today and will be used in the future. FETC welcomes applications from educators representing all levels of education, all content areas, specialists, and business and industry experts. Standards To make FETC an even more effective, productive, and valuable professional development opportunity for educators, the FETC 2008 sessions are required to be aligned with the Florida Sunshine State Standards (SSS) and/or ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students, Teachers, and Administrators. This allows conference participants to look for and tie sessions to technology and content standards and to assist with their professional development. Upon initial selection you will be required to provide alignment to standards for your presentation. An online form will be provided for this purpose. Your presentation will not be officially accepted and included in FETC 2008 until this step is complete. No exceptions. Focus Areas A presentation may address more than one focus area. Only the primary focus area is needed. 21st Century Skills Accountability Administration/Leadership/Implementation • School Based • District • Other Community Connections Digital Content Future and Emerging Technologies Professional Development Teaching and Learning • Language Arts/Reading • Math • Science • Social Studies • Foreign Languages • Health and Physical Education • Music • Visual Arts • Special Education • Vocational/Career Education • Technology/Computer Education • Cross Curriculum Areas/Integrated Curriculum Technology Management/Infrastructure/Security Virtual Learning Audience Even though a presentation may address more than one level and classification of audience, only the primary audience level and classification is needed. The targeted audience of your presentation should be designed for attendees who work in any of the following levels and classifications: Level: PreK/Elementary Elementary Secondary Post Secondary Special Education Vocational/Adult Center Non-Specific Classification: Administrators Educators Media Specialists Technologists Other Session Handouts & Follow-up Material Part of effective professional development is providing meaningful handouts and/or follow-up material that allow the participants to further their learning. It is also a critical component of Florida's professional development protocol. It is expected that presenters provide handouts and/or follow-up materials to participants. The preferred method for doing so is for presenters to submit a URL of their materials for posting on the Virtual Handouts section of the FETC website. If your presentation is selected, your acceptance letter will provide further details. Equipment Provided FETC will provide the following standard A/V room setup: 1 LCD projection unit 1 screen 1 lavaliere microphone 1 podium with microphone 1 head table with 2 chairs 1 wireless Internet connection FETC requires all presenters to supply their own computers. Presenters Per Session A session may be presented by any number of people, but only the main presenter will be listed in the Program Directory. If your session is selected, you will have the opportunity to add up to two co-presenters which will be identified in the session listing. FETC Registration FETC is pleased to provide a complimentary conference registration per accepted main presenter. Additional co-presenters MUST register and pay for the conference. Vendor Presentations About 15 percent of FETC sessions are industry related. Companies, organizations and individuals representing technology-related products are invited to apply. These sessions should offer valuable facts and content to the audience and are not to be used as an "infomercial." Sales pitches are highly discouraged. Vendor presentations will be noted in the FETC Program. All vendor presenters must be exhibitors at FETC. Application Deadline The Application to Present deadline is July 13, 2007. Evaluation Process Each application goes through a process of being reviewed and evaluated by three topic area experts who use the following criteria: Interest to conference attendees, primarily Florida teachers and administrators; Content of presentation; Topic areas/intended audience. Application Notification Notification of the evaluation outcome will be mailed to the main presenter listed on the Application to Present. Please provide the address of where you would prefer to receive all correspondence. Providing your primary address will help to expedite mailings. Letters indicating whether or not your application has been accepted will be mailed in September. Application to Present Online Form Please complete the Application to Present at the bottom of this page. If you are unable to access the online form due to technical difficulties, please send an email to info@fetc.org with a detailed account of the problem or error message. How to Submit a Good Application To help you increase your chance that your application will be selected, use the following tips to make your presentation stand out. Apply on time. You have from now until July 13, 2007 to submit. Applications are not accepted after the deadline. Write concise session descriptions that make it clear what you are presenting, who will benefit, and how it fits the needs of today's educators and students. Write accurate program descriptions. Attendees do not like it when the session is not what they thought it was going to be. What you are presenting should be truthfully stated in the 25-word description they read in the conference program book. Select the closest fitting topic area description. If a reader has an application that does not fit the topic area, it generally receives a lower ranking. Provide accurate contact information. If FETC does not have accurate contact information, they have no way to let you know your session's acceptance status. If you are an exhibitor, sponsor an educator who uses your product. No one wants to sit through a blatant sales pitch. Educators prefer to attend session led by colleagues who truly believe in a product because it works for them. | |
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