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| Title | "Making School a Place of Meaning," |
| Body | CES 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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| Inputdate | 2003-05-21 12:40:00 |
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