R E Q U E S T F OR P R O P O S A L S 2014 Education Minnesota Professional Conference Inspired by students, dedicated to the profession Request for workshop proposals for Thursday, Oct. 16, and Friday, Oct. 17 Every October, educators, students and members of the public look forward to the education event of the year—the Education Minnesota Professional Conference in downtown St. Paul. We invite you to share your expertise and ideas related to our conference theme. Our featured speaker on Thursday, Oct. 16, will be Finnish scholar Pasi Sahlberg. Our primary goals for this conference: • Our members will be inspired to motivate all their students and their colleagues by learning to design cognitively challenging, interesting and relevant work in schools that supports and encourages dynamic, multidimensional teaching and learning. • Our members will learn about improving their practice through peer coaching, reflection and collaboration with colleagues to help all students succeed. Delivering high-quality, professionally interesting education topics remains our focus on Thursday and builds a foundation for Friday. Classroom techniques, research on new teaching methods, success stories and strategies for professional collaboration will round out the types of proposals we hope to receive. For Friday, we will offer some one-hour workshops but continue to invite presenters to deliver sessions that enable teachers to satisfy some of the specific state requirements for license renewal. In particular, we invite you to share your knowledge and expertise in the following areas with our members and the general audience interested in education: • Developing collaborative relationships with parents, families and communities • Improving classroom management strategies • Broadening the knowledge base for all educators • Engaging student learning through arts education • Presenting new professional development initiatives that enhance teacher learning, improve student achievement and show promise for closing the achievement gap • Assisting educators who seek to bring “wellness” into their professional practice We invite you to submit a proposal to present a one-hour workshop either Thursday, Oct. 16, or Friday, Oct. 17, by completing the following: 1. Write a description of your workshop (100 words or fewer) on a separate sheet with your workshop title at the top. Please type or word-process, double spaced, using 12-point type. 2. Copy and complete the data sheet on the reverse side of this invitation. 3. Send your description and completed data sheet postmarked by Wednesday, May 7, to: Megan Boldt Education Minnesota Professional Conference 41 Sherburne Ave. St. Paul, MN 55103 The preferred mode of transmission is the U.S. mail. If you have questions, please contact Megan Boldt at megan.boldt@edmn.org. THE POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS MAY 7, 2014. Notifications will be sent by the end of June. R E Q U E S T F OR P R O P O S A L S 2014 Education Minnesota Professional Conference Inspired by students, dedicated to the profession Presenter Data Sheet Request for workshop proposals for Thursday, Oct. 16, and Friday, Oct. 17 Workshop title: Lead presenter name:  Mr.  Ms.  Dr. Job title: Organization/school district name: Preferred mailing address: City: State: Work phone: Work fax: ZIP: Email address(es): Your organization’s website (if applicable): Co-presenter name(s) and business title(s): Target audience: Grade level: Content area of your presentation (e.g., math, science, reading): Presentation style:  Lecture  Interactive Have you presented at this conference before?  YES Are you a member of Education Minnesota?  YES  NO  NO If yes, in which years:  Check here if you would be interested in presenting for two hours to a large group on Friday. Equipment & Room Requests (please note: we can’t provide Mac computer equipment)  Computer (Windows)  Additional 6’ tables (# )  LCD projector  Clip-on microphone  DVD player  Flip chart with easel/markers  CD player (music)  Power strip  I plan to bring my own equipment, as follows:  Extension cords (#  Internet connection ) Internet connections are wireless unless otherwise specified. If you have any additional tech questions or equipment needs, list here: Room setup: Please select one of the following; we will attempt to honor your request but cannot guarantee it. For space reasons, we cannot provide round tables.  Classroom style (tables and chairs)  Theater style (chair rows) Proposals must be postmarked by Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Please mail your RFP to: Megan Boldt, Education Minnesota Professional Conference 41 Sherburne Ave. St. Paul, MN 55103