NECGT2010

You are invited to submit a proposal for a workshop at the 16th Annual NECGT.

Proposals should relate to the theme of “Connections and New Directions”. Through this theme, we are seeking innovative programming that will help forward the mission to grow gifted teaching and learning, guidance, parenting, advocacy, and leadership. We expect proposals to reflect the vital links between current thinking on gifted learner needs, and how all learning communities can promote new directions that will advance connective thinking and assure the recognition and support of our gifted youth—in our communities, across the nation, and throughout the world. To exemplify the “Connections” theme, the Connecticut Association for the Gifted is partnering with SENG to sponsor this exciting event. We anticipate 500 educators, parents and leaders from New England and the rest of the country to attend.

Conference Theme and Strands
“Connections and New Directions” highlights the relationships between global interdependence, global economics, and environmental stewardship. It is also vital that the field of Gifted Education connect with others outside the field: business and industry leaders, forward-thinking educators, policy makers, and all those with the potential to affect positive change. Our youth will inherit a world that is in need of their energy and service to a greater degree than ever before, and the recognition and preparation of our gifted children is critical. We would like participants to leave this conference with a renewed vigor, new tools, strategies, and information that they will be excited to put into action, with lasting results. Programs that help constituents to discover new strategies to use, build and evaluate the quality of a program to better serve gifted students, or ways to tackle on-going, unresolved issues head-on, are welcomed! In other words, your proposal should reflect both practical and creative avenues to motivate, stimulate and inspire participants!

As you will note on the RFP form, there are a wide range of strand avenues for your proposal to link into. Please check off all key areas that your program will be targeting. We look forward to an especially exciting, well-attended conference in 2010!

Proposal Preparation
1. All sessions are limited to one primary presenter and a maximum of 2 secondary presenters.
2. Consider carefully the topic for your presentation. Make sure that it aligns with the conference theme and addresses the learning needs of at least one constituency group.
3. Make sure the session title clearly describes what the session is about and is no more than 8 words.
4. Use active verbs to explain what will occur in the session, e.g., discuss, explore, examine, and analyze.
5. Write in complete sentences.

Proposal Review
All proposals will be reviewed and rated by at least 2-3 readers. Readers will use the following key features on a rubric to assess the quality of each proposal: (1) alignment with conference theme and strands, (2) alignment with best-practices and effective results, (3) clarity of learning outcomes for participants, (4) potential of the session to stimulate conference attendance, and (5) usability of presentation techniques.

Deadline and Notification
• The deadline for proposals is February 1, 2010. Notification of acceptance, or non-acceptance, will be emailed to you by April 30, 2010.

Presenter Responsibilities
• Presenters are responsible for expenses related to conference attendance, including costs for travel, accommodations and printing of handout materials.
• Selected materials and handouts are to be submitted to necgt@ctgifted.org electronically as a Word document or .Pdf format by June 1, 2010 so that a CD-ROM can be created and given to all conference participants. Proper documentation and copyright is the responsibility of all presenters.
• Although the conference budget does not permit remuneration for workshop presenters, a complimentary conference registration and meals for the day of your workshop only will be provided for you and for one co-presenter.