What: KCTE Conference

When: Friday, February 23 & Saturday, February 24, 2018

Where: Embassy Suites Lexington

Theme: The Power of Engagement

Deadline for Proposal Submissions: October 31, 2017

How to Submit a Proposal: Fill out this form

Conference Registration: Register directly from this link

KCTE Membership: Join or renew here

Educational researchers like Robert Marzano and John Hattie support what practitioners already know: when students are actively engaged in the learning process, achievement increases. This idea has manifested itself in the STEM subjects as project-based learning and hands-on experiments, but the English Language Arts field tends to be left out. We owe it to ourselves and our students to increase active engagement in the ELA classroom. Further, teachers must also engage in the professional networking and learning process in order to positively grow and evolve. As such, the KCTE Conference will be focused on teacher and student engagement. We are currently seeking conference proposals from innovative professionals on the following topics:

• Project, problem, and/or performance-based learning

• Research-based, teacher-tested, student-vetted instructional strategies that promote student engagement

• Engaging reading, writing, and vocabulary strategies

• Inquiry-based instruction

• Professional networking

• Engaging in the political process as educators

• Genius hour

• Literacy across the curriculum

This list is not exhaustive; KCTE will consider any proposal that promotes student and/or teacher engagement.