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ACRES Conference Presentation Proposal

Extended proposal deadline: December 14, 2007. Late submissions will be considered if program space permits.

Please be sure all fields shown with an asterisk(*) are filled out; otherwise the proposal cannot be processed.

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I. PRINCIPAL PRESENTER
*First Name:
*Last Name:
Title:
*Affiliation:
*Mailing Address:
*City:
*State:
*ZIP code:
Country:
*Phone:
*E-mail:

II. CO-PRESENTER(S)

(If you have additional co-presenters, please send their information via e-mail to Britt Fergusonfergub@mnstate.edu/a>
- include the title of your presentation in the e-mail.)
First Name:
Last Name:
Title:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
ZIP code:
Country:
Phone:
E-mail:

III. *PRESENTATION TITLE

IV. *PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

(50 words or less for publications and program)

V. *PRESENTATION ABSTRACT

(500-700 words)
Do not include authors' names, handouts, or program materials with the abstract. We recommend that you organize your abstract according to the following headings:
  1. Title of presentation
  2. Purpose of presentation (why is this important and who is the target audience)
  3. Objectives of the presentation (what are you planning to do)
  4. Rural focus (how is this different from what is presented at other conferences)
  5. Practical applications (how can your results/strategies be used by others)
  6. Relationship to the conference theme
  7. Information (data or theoretical base) to support what is advocated.

VI. *CONFERENCE TOPIC STRANDS

VII. *TYPE/LENGTH OF PROPOSED PRESENTATION

(Select one):
Research/Evaluation sessions: 20-minute report of research related to the strand. Time will be provided for discussion.
Promising Practices presentation: 50-minute discussion or demonstration of successful programming or teaching strategies relative to a specific strand.
Theory/Descriptive presentation: 50-minute description of theory or rationale using literature or field experience.
Roundtable discussion (Thursday): 25-minute session repeated three times in succession as participants rotate among tables/presentations.
Poster session (Friday): One and a half hour visual display of programs, applications or research. Practioner session (Friday): 50-minute discussion or demonstration of successful teaching strategies specifically for K-12 teachers.

VIII. *FOCUS AUDIENCE

(Please select one)
General Educators
Special educators
Administrators
Support personnel
Parents
Preservice educators

IX. *EQUIPMENT NEEDS

Overhead projector & screen will be provided at no cost.

Check items needed:
Overhead projector & screen
Slide projector
None

X. SPECIAL NEEDS

Describe any accommodations you require:

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