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Title"Making School a Place of Meaning,"
BodyCES National invites you to submit a proposal to facilitate a session
for the 17th annual Fall Forum, "Making School a Place of Meaning,"
which will take place in Columbus, Ohio, November 13-15. This year,
we seek sessions focused on creating schools that address students'
needs for meaning, purpose, and connection, so that students grapple
with ideas that matter to them and have significance in the world. We
welcome proposals - from both seasoned CES practitioners and
newcomers - for sessions that offer specific examples of the
successes and challenges of enacting Coalition principles. Proposals
are due on June 27. Read on for more details about application
guidelines, session topics, and important dates coming up this
summer. We hope to see you in Columbus and invite you to join our
invigorating conversation about creating powerful schools.

Submitting a Proposal

All proposals for Fall Forum sessions must be submitted online at
www.essentialschools.org. In addition to the user-friendly
application form, the Web site provides detailed instructions for
submitting a proposal, including application guidelines, sample
responses, and the scoring rubric that will be used to evaluate
proposals. Applications may be submitted beginning May 30 and are due
June 27. You can expect to be notified of the status of your proposal
by early August. If your proposal is accepted, you must then register
for the Fall Forum and confirm your session prior to September 15. We
will notify you of your session time and date by mid-October.
Applicants should be available to facilitate their sessions either
Friday, November 14, or Saturday, November 15.

Content Strands and Session Formats

Participants at Fall Forum are often most interested in hands-on,
experiential sessions. This year, we are looking for sessions that
fall within the strands of school design, classroom practice,
leadership, and community connections with special attention to these
focus topics: making school meaningful, issues of equity, issues of
rigor, making schools small, and authentic assessment.

While the criteria for an effective session remain the same as in
years past, we have altered the format of sessions somewhat. Rather
than choosing between a "workshop" and "roundtable," facilitators may
lead 2-hour sessions (still called workshops) that can take a wide
variety of formats - including open discussion, small group work,
structured interaction, and simulations, among others. Whatever
format you design, we urge you to keep CES pedagogical principles in
mind - including "depth over breadth," "less is more," and "student
as worker/teacher as coach."

Also this year, we introduce a new format: 90-minute interest group
gatherings. These gatherings are intended to bring together people
in role-alike or shared-interest groups for less structured
discussions that maximize participants' ability to meet and learn
about one another's work. Some examples include: "Teaching English
Language Learners," "Principals of Small High Schools," or
"Challenges of Rural Schools." We welcome suggestions for particular
groups to convene and seek practitioners willing to facilitate these
discussions.

Fee Waiver Eligibility

If your proposal is accepted and your school is affiliated with CES
National for the 2003-04 school year, you are eligible to receive one
registration fee waiver per session (up to 3 per school). CES Friend
affiliates who facilitate will receive a $100 discount off the
registration fee. To claim a fee waiver, you must register for Fall
Forum and confirm your session by September 15. For information on
affiliating with CES National, visit www.essentialschools.org.

Timeline

Proposals may be submitted online beginning May 30
Proposals due June 27
Notification of acceptance in early August
Conference registration opens in late August
Fall Forum: November 13-15 in Columbus
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