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Sunshine State TESOL of Florida 31th Annual Conference Thursday-Saturday, May 7-10, 2008 Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Daytona Beach, Florida Call for Proposals |
Proposals must be submitted by email by March 20, 2008 to:
Sandra Hancock, Program Chair, shm@ufl.edu, 352-374-2282
To ensure maximum participation and representation, Sunshine State TESOL requests that each individual and publisher submit no more than two proposal for this conference, excluding panel discussions. Note that the selection of a proposal is not ensured. All presenters, (unless invited guests), must register and pay for the conference.
1. Presenter(s) The first presenter is responsible for forwarding all correspondence to other presenters.
Name of 1st presenter
School district/organization:
Email:
Best contact mailing address:
Best contact phone:
May we publish your email address in the conference program?
Name of 2nd presenter and school district/organization
Name of 3rd presenter and school district/organization
Name of 4th presenter and school district/organization
2. Presentation type
___a. Paper: (45 minutes)Oral summary with occasional reference to notes, describing and discussing what the presenter has done. Includes handouts and visual aids.
___b. Demonstration: (45 minutes) Showing, rather than telling, including handouts and visual aids.
___c. Panel Discussion: (45 minutes) Formal presentation by a group with participant discussion.
___d. Workshop: (90 minutes) Activity emphasizing participant involvement, carefully structured by the facilitator with little lecturing.
___e. Technology Demonstration: (Saturday, 45 minutes) Demonstration of how technology and the Internet can be used to enhance language instruction. Note that you must provide your own computer and projector.
3. Preferred date.
(Please rank by choice 1st, 2nd, 3rd): ___Thurs., May 8 ___ Fri., May 9 ___Sat., May 104. Title of presentation (11 word limit):
5. Summary for the Program. (50 work maximum--please double check spelling and grammar)
6. Abstract of your presentation. (300 word maximum)7. Bio of each presenter. (25 word maximum for each--Note that only the first 25 words will be used for each presenter!)
8. Interest area (Select 1-3):
__ESOL in Elementary Education __Teacher Education/Training
__ESOL in Secondary Education __ Refugee Concerns
__ESOL in Community Colleges __ Research
__ESOL in Higher Education __ Program Administration
__ESOL in Adult Education __ Parental Involvement
__Applied Linguistics __ Bilingual Education
__Computer-Assisted Language Learning __ Other: _______________
9. AV EQUIPMENT: Screens provided. TV?VCR and overhead projector by request only.
_____I need a TV/VCR _____I need an overhead projector
*****All other AV equipment must be provided by the presenter(s), including CD/cassette players, computers and projectors. Wi-fi will be available on request.
Contacts:
Conference Chair: Ann Jackman jackmana@palmbeach.k12.fl.us
Program Chair: Sandra Hancock shm@ufl.edu
Registration: Charlotte Kelso sunshine_tesol@hotmail.com
Publisher/Exhibits: Kisha Bryan kbryan@ufl.edu
Hotel: Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort at Ocean Walk Village , 100 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Please call the Hilton reservation office at 866-536-8477 before April 1, 2008 and ask for the Sunshine State TESOL of Florida Group Conference Rate of $129 single, double, $139 triple, $149 quad. If registering online, our conference code is SSTFL
For the latest conference information as it evolves, check out our website
www.sunshine-tesol.org