CLTA Conference Proposal Form

February 26 - March 1, 2009
Doubletree Hotel
Sacramento, California

Send Proposal Today
Proposal deadline extended to September 15, 2008
Acceptance Notification: December 15, 2008
Questions: e-mail Paula Hirsch, Conference Coordinator phirsch@windwardschool.org

Mr. Ms. Dr.

Your Full Name

Title/Position

Please give both addresses and check your preferred mailing address:

School name

Principal's name

School address: Street

City, ZIP

Home address: Street

 

City, ZIP

Which address do you prefer us to use? Home School

E-mail

Re-enter e-mail

Home phone

School phone

Co-presenter(s): If you have co-presenters, please provide the following:

Co-presenter #1

School and title

Co-presenter #2

School and title

Title of your presentation:

 

Type of session (Select one):

* All workshops are scheduled for Thursday and/or Friday prior to the conference.

** Only available for those who are exhibiting at the conference.

 

 

Appropriate Level(s) (Check all that apply.):

All
Elementary
Secondary
College
 

 

Language Focus

All languages
Specific language(s):
 

 

Sessions conducted in

English
Other:
 

 

Major focus:

Other:
 

Special emphasis (optional):

 

Audio-visual equipment needed:

(VCR not available. No computer provided.)

1st selection:

2nd selection:

3rd selection:

 

 

Program Abstract

Please write a 2 to 3 sentence abstract of your presentation. This will appear in the conference program. Please be brief.

 

Presentation Description

Presentation description identifying content, procedures, and materials.

Introduction

Please write a brief introduction of yourself. The presider will use this information to introduce you.

 

All room set-ups on Saturday and Sunday (interest sessions) are theater-style (chairs) only. 

For workshops only:

1. If you need a specific set up for room, please describe it here.

2. What is the maximum number of participants for this workshop?

 
   
Workshops and interest sessions for the conference will be selected from proposals submitted. CLTA reserves the right to cancel workshops and sessions with insufficient enrollment. Presenters MUST be current members of CLTA (except exhibitors). All contact is through the lead presenter. He/she is responsible for keeping any co-presenters informed.

*NCLB Criteria: In order for our colleagues to be supported with NCLB, Title II, Part A funding to participate in the conference, your workshop/session abstract should address the following goals for the participants:

  • Strengthen teachers' content knowledge of the languages and cultures they teach;
  • Provide teachers will the pedogocial content skills that help their students to acquire the target language and culture;
  • Improve classroom management skills;
  • Advance teacher understanding of effective instructional strategies that are grounded in scientific reasearch (cite sources, if possible).

The above points will be incorporated into the rubric for accepting proposals for the 2009 conference. Also, please avoid terms such as "games" and "fun," and substitute them with such terms as "motivation," "engagement," etc.

 

After pressing the SUBMIT button below, you will be taken to a "Thank You" page. If you don't get the "Thank You" page, then your proposal may not have been submitted.

In addition, you should receive an email confirmation of receipt of your proposal within a FEW MINUTES.

If you don't receive your confirmation, please submit again and/or contact webmaster Lewis Johnson at clta@clta.net.

 

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