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SSI 2008: Presentation Abstract Submission

If you wish to present more than one unique session, please submit each separately so that we have an accurate list of abstracts and A/V requirements. If you plan to present the same session more than once, you only need to fill out this form one time.

You will receive an email confirmation once you submit your information. If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please contact the SENCER office at (202) 483-4600. We will contact you by May 29th to let you know if your proposal has been accepted for presentation. 

The deadline to submit a proposal is May 12, 2008.  If you have any questions, please contact the DC office at the phone number above or email sencer@sencer.net.

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Applicant Information
I. Primary Presenter
First Name:*
Last Name:*
E-mail:*
Institution:*
II. Additional Presenters Information (with Institution/Organization if different from above)
Please include institutional/organization affiliation only if different from that of the primary applicant.
(400 characters max.)
Presentation Information
I. Presentation Proposal
Title of Presentation:*
Presentation Abstract (Max. 150 words):*
(Note: Please be sure to include some phrases that describe what the participants will learn/gain by participating in your session.)
II. Audio/Visual Needs
I need SENCER to provide: (choose all that apply):*
Note: This equipment can be quite costly to rent. Please choose all the items that you will need us to provide for your presentation. If possible, help us control expenses by bringing your own laptop and LCD projector. Thanks.
LCD Projector
Computer
Overhead Projector
Whiteboard/Blackboard
Flip Chart
None
I will bring: (choose all that apply):* LCD Projector
Computer
Flip Chart
None
III. Aims and Purposes: Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Pedagogical Strategy (select all that apply)*: In an effort to help Institute participants choose which presentations/sessions would be most useful to them, we ask that you select the characteristics that best describe your pedagogical strategies/session format, the aims and purposes of your presentation, and your idea of the audience that would most benefit from your presentation.

Case Reports (You will describe something you've done and give some evidence for why it succeeded/didn't meet expectations as well as suggestions that others can use to adapt your innovation to their circumstances.)

Informal discussion session (You will help lead an informal, reasonably unstructured and/or lightly moderated discussion of an issue [a complex, capacious unsolved civic issue, for example], a special challenge for your educational or regional "sector," and/or a specific concern or set of issues within disciplinary, interdisciplinary or professional education.)

Lecture-based presentation with discussion (You will offer a relatively formal treatment of a subject to be punctuated with or followed by questions and answers, and/or small group work.)

Hands-on training (You will teach a technique or strategy and the participants will "learn" it in a workshop format.)

Small group activities (You plan to break up the group into smaller, working groups who will be engaged in a learning activity, and/or invited to offer suggestions, recommendations and/or other feedback.)
Special Interest Areas/Themes (select all that apply):* Pre-service teacher education
Community colleges and articulation
Disciplinary-based presentations ("birds of a feather")
SENCER in the majors
Civic engagement
Service-learning
Other:
Target Audience's Level of Experience with SENCER: New
Alumni
Any Level
What do you hope will be accomplished at your presentation?
What three things will you hope those who participate in your session will be able to do as a result of participating in your session?
Do you wish to suggest question(s)/topic(s) for an evaluation questionnaire? (Please number.)