FETC 2009
APPLICATION TO PRESENT
INFORMATION

FETC, a division of 1105 Media, Inc., is recognized nationally as a venue where the best educators come to share their strategies, methods, and best practices with their colleagues. We encourage those in educational technology research and policy to share their knowledge as well. Please take time to submit an Application to Present so that other educators, and ultimately students, can gain maximum benefit from emerging technologies.

Michael Eason, Executive Director

How to Submit

Complete the online form to submit your Application to Present after you have read this page.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact FETC for further instructions. Email: FETCsupport@fetc.org.

Deadline for submissions is June 20, 2008.

Conference Dates

FETC 2009 invites you to submit an Application to Present for consideration for one of the 200 55-minute sessions to tentatively be held Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24, 2009. Presentation content should focus on technology in education that is used today and will be used in the future. FETC welcomes applications from educators representing all levels of education, all content areas, specialists, and business and industry experts.


Tentative Schedule

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

  • Workshops
  • Pre-Conference Meetings

Thursday, January 22, 2009

  • Workshops
  • Opening General Session
  • Exhibit Hall Grand Opening

Friday, January 23, 2009

  • Workshops
  • Concurrent Sessions
  • Exhibit Hall

Saturday, January 24, 2009

  • Workshops
  • Concurrent Sessions
  • Exhibit Hall
  • Closing Session

Focus Areas and Sub-Focus Areas

A presentation may address more than one focus area. Only the primary focus area is needed.

  • 21st Century Skills – Presentations that focus on the use of technology to integrate 21st Century skills into teaching and learning.
  • Accountability – Presentations that address the use of technology to measure progress and report results and best practices.
  • Administration/Leadership/Implementation – Presentations that focus on the use of technology as a strategic tool for school improvement and reform, including state technology grants or projects.
    • School Based
    • District
    • Other
  • Community Connections – Presentations that address the use of technology to close the digital divide by creating mutually beneficial school-community partnerships in the area of learning.
  • Digital Content – Presentations that address the use of technology to deliver educational content and materials.
  • Future and Emerging Technologies – Presentations focus on up-and-coming digital tools and resources to enhance education.
  • Professional Development – Presentations that focus on the use of technology to advance the professional competency of educators.
  • Teaching and Learning – Presentations that address how educators and learners are using technology within the curriculum and learning environment to encourage high academic performance, promote best practices, and place a strong emphasis on academic standards and opportunities for learners to gain both academic and technology-oriented skills.
    • Language Arts/Reading
    • Math
    • Science
    • Social Studies
    • English Language Learner (ESL)
    • Foreign Languages
    • Health and Physical Education
    • Music
    • Visual Arts
    • Special Education
    • Vocational/Career Education
    • Technology/Computer Education
    • Cross Curriculum Areas/Integrated Curriculum
  • Technology Management – Presentations that focus on the use of technology to support the management of information, infrastructure, security and tools to support learning including networking, instructional information processing and communication systems.
    • Data Management
    • Infrastructure
    • Security
    • Management/Infrastructure/Security
  • Virtual Learning – Presentations address how educators and students are using the online learning environment to promote high academic performance and place a strong emphasis on academic standards.

Audience

Even though a presentation may address more than one level and classification of audience, only the primary audience level and classification is needed. The targeted audience of your presentation should be designed for attendees who work in any of the following levels and classifications:

Level

  • PreK/Primary
  • Elementary
  • Secondary
  • Post Secondary
  • Special Education
  • Vocational/Adult Center
  • Non-Specific

Classification

  • Administrators
  • Educators
  • Media Specialists
  • Technologists
  • Other

Session Handouts and Follow-up Material

Part of effective professional development is providing meaningful handouts and/or follow-up material that allow the participants to further their learning. It is expected that accepted presenters provide handouts and/or follow-up materials to participants.

The preferred method for doing so is for presenters to submit a URL of their materials for posting on the Virtual Handouts section of the FETC website. If your presentation is selected, you will be provided with further details.

Equipment Provided

FETC will provide the following standard A/V room setup:

  • 1 LCD projection unit
  • 1 screen
  • 1 lavalier microphone
  • 1 podium w/ microphone
  • 1 head table with two chairs

FETC requires all presenters to supply their own computers.

As additional technologies and audio visual opportunities become available, accepted presenters will be notified so they can take advantage of these offers if they desire.


Presenters Per Session

A session may be presented by any number of people, but only the main presenter will be listed in the Presenter Directory. If your session is selected, you will have the opportunity to add up to two co-presenters which will be identified in the session listing in the final program and on the conference website.


FETC Registration

FETC is please to provide one complimentary conference registration to the accepted main presenter. Upon acceptance, you will automatically be registered for the conference, by FETC staff.

Additional co-presenters MUST register and pay for the conference through the regular registration process.


Vendor Presentations

About 15 percent of FETC sessions are industry related. Companies, organizations and individuals representing technology-related products are invited to apply. These sessions should offer valuable facts and content to the audience and are not to be used as an “infomercial.” Sales pitches are highly discourages. Vendor presentations will be noted in the FETC Program. All vendor presenters must be exhibitors at FETC.


Application Deadline

The Application to Present deadline is June 20, 2008.


Evaluation Process

Each application goes through a process of being reviewed and evaluated by topic area experts who use the following criteria:

  • Interest to conference attendees;
  • Content of presentation; and
  • Topic area/intended audience.

Application Notification

Notification of the evaluation outcome will be mailed to the main presenter listed on the Application to Present. Please provide the address of where you would prefer to receive all correspondence. Providing your primary address will help to expedite mailings. Letters indicating whether or not your application has been accepted will be mailed in September.


How to Submit a Good Application

To help you increase your chance that your application will be selected, use the following tips to make your presentation stand out.

  • Apply on time. You have from now until June 20, 2008 to submit. Applications are not accepted after the deadline.
  • Write concise session descriptions that make it clear what you are presenting, who will benefit, and how it fits the needs of today’s educators and students.
  • Write accurate program descriptions. Attendees do not like it when the session is not what they thought it was going to be. What you are presenting should be truthfully stated in the 25-word description they read in the conference program book.
  • Be sure to double check your spelling and grammar. Reviewers look at these mistakes as a reflection of the applicant and the application generally receives a lower ranking.
  • Please do not use names of presenters in the session description, or provide biographical information. This information will be removed prior to the review process to ensure that the process remains anonymous.
  • Select the closest fitting topic area description. If a reader has an application that does not fit the topic area, it generally receives a lower ranking.
  • Provide accurate contact information. If FETC does not have accurate contact information, they have not way to let you know your session’s acceptance status.
  • If you are an exhibitor, sponsor an educator who uses your product. No one wants to site through a blatant sales pitch. Educators prefer to attend sessions led by colleagues who truly believe in a product because it works for them.






If you are unable to access the online form due to technical difficulties, please send an email to FETCsupport@fetc.org with a detailed account of the problem or error message.