A session proposal is your request to us that outlines the content, format, and goals of a proposed session that you would like to lead at InspirED Convention. 

Please go to our Call for Speakers home page and register or sign-in to submit your proposal.

Each session will be 75 minutes long. Our keynote addresses will be 60 minutes.

The session description provides detailed information about the session, and should help potential attendees understand what they can expect to learn and gain from this session. Include in your description:

1. Learning Targets: Describe what the audience will learn, rather than what they will do. Make this clear and prominent.
2. Content: Provide an overview of the content to be covered, including specific strategies and topics.
3. Format: Describe the session format including activities and exercises.
4. Materials: Specify materials that the attendees should bring, or that they will be provided.
5. Benefits: Describe how attendees will be able to apply the learning in their own classroom.

The rest of our submission form will lead you through several questions that will provide us with additional clarity on the anticipated audience and how you will provide opportunites for reflection.

Please consider the following when creating a Session title. A good session title is:

1. Clear and specific: The title should clearly and accurately describe what the workshop will cover, and what teachers can expect to learn or take away from the session.
2. Engaging: The title should be interesting and accurate.
3. Relevant: The title should be relevant to current issues in education, and should address topics that are of interest to teachers.
4. Practical: It should indicate that teachers will learn practical strategies or techniques that they can implement in their classrooms.
5. Concise: The title should be concise and easy to remember, avoiding jargon or overly complex language

Examples of Session Titles - 

Maximizing Student Learning: Effective Strategies for Formative Assessment

• Clear and specific: Yes, the title clearly indicates that the session will focus on assessment strategies for maximizing student learning.
• Engaging: Yes, the title uses engaging language and highlights the importance of student learning.
• Relevant: Yes, the topic of assessment is relevant and is of interest to teachers.
• Practical: Yes, the title implies that teachers will learn practical strategies that they can implement in their classrooms.
• Concise: Yes, the title is concise and easy to remember.

 

Parent-Teacher Partnerships: Effective Communication for Student Success

• Clear and specific: Yes, the title clearly indicates that the session will focus on effective communication strategies for promoting student success through parent-teacher partnerships.
• Engaging: Yes, the title uses engaging language and highlights the importance of effective communication.
• Relevant: Yes, the topic of parent-teacher partnerships is relevant to current issues in education and is of interest to teachers.
• Practical: Yes, the title implies that teachers will learn practical strategies that they can implement in their classrooms.
• Concise: Yes, the title is concise and easy to remember.

No, even if a session proposal is focused on a theoretical topic, it can still be practical by providing the attendees with practical strategies or techniques they can apply in their teaching practice.

For example, a session on the "Theory of Multiple Intelligences" could be action-oriented by providing attendees with practical ways to differentiate instruction and assessment to better support the diverse learning needs of their students. The session could also include hands-on activities that allow participants to experience different learning styles.  

Another way to make a theoretical topic practical is to focus on its real-world applications. For example, a session on "Social-Emotional Learning Theory" could be action-oriented by providing participants with specific strategies and resources for developing social-emotional learning in their classrooms. The session could also include examples of how other teachers have successfully implemented social-emotional learning strategies in their classrooms.

Here are two examples: 

Maximizing Student Learning: Effective Strategies for Formative Assessment

Attendees will learn about effective strategies for formative assessment and how to use them to maximize student learning. They will gain an understanding of the concept and importance of formative assessment and identify practical strategies to implement in their own classroom, such as classroom discussions, self-assessment, peer assessment, and teacher feedback. Participants will also learn how to use data collected from formative assessment to adjust instruction and support student learning. The session will be interactive, with opportunities for participants to engage in activities and exercises, including small group discussions and practicing implementing different strategies. Participants will develop a personal plan for using formative assessment to enhance student learning and achievement. Each attendee will come away equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to implement this important strategy.

* Please note the learning targets have been incorporated into the session description. 

Learning Targets: By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand the concept of formative assessment and its importance in maximizing student learning
2. Identify effective strategies for implementing formative assessment in their own classroom
3. Develop a plan for using formative assessment to enhance student learning and achievement

Parent-Teacher Partnerships: Effective Communication for Student Success

This session will focus on equipping participants with effective strategies for building positive relationships and communicating with parents. Through the session, participants will learn the benefits of effective communication between parents and teachers in promoting student success. They will also gain an understanding of how to establish open lines of communication, how to address parents' concerns, and how to share student progress and feedback. Additionally, the session will cover techniques for addressing difficult or sensitive topics with parents, such as behavioural concerns or academic challenges. The format of the session will be interactive, with small group discussions and practice exercises to help participants develop communication skills. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with the tools necessary to establish strong partnerships with parents and promote student success.

* Please note the learning targets have been incorporated into the session description. 

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify the benefits of effective communication between parents and teachers in promoting student success
2. Develop strategies for building positive relationships and communicating effectively with parents
3. Apply techniques for addressing difficult or sensitive topics with parents.

The rest of our submission form will lead you through several questions that will provide us with additional clarity on the anticipated audience and how you will provide opportunites for reflection.