Dear Presenter,

Thank you for submitting a proposal for the 2010 NCPN Conference in Dallas, Texas. Please read the following before completing the form.

This form must be completed in a single session. (The form will not save your information after you have closed your browser. Also, please be aware that your network may periodically "time-out," causing loss of information. So it's best to finish within a relatively short period of time.) You will not be able to retrieve and revise your information once it has been submitted.

You should receive a copy of your submission via email. To ensure that you have a copy for your records, we recommend that you also print a copy of the form prior to submission.

To make sure you have all the requested information, please review the form in its entirety before you begin.

If you have co-presenters, please supply their names, titles, and affiliations. As the key presenter, you will be responsible for disseminating information to co-presenters.

If you have questions or problems with the form, please contact Sheila Wilson.

Thanks
NCPN Staff

Presenter Information
* Denotes a required field.
Key Presenter (Registration fee: $225)
*First Name
  Middle Initial
*Last Name
*Job Title
*Organization
*Address Line 1
Address Line 2
*City
*State/Province
 *Zip/Postal Code
*Phone
 Ext.
*Fax
*E-mail
Summer Address: (where you can be reached in the summer if different from above)
Summer Address
City
State/Province
   Zip/Postal Code
Phone
   E-mail
Presentation Information

*Program Strands
(You can choose only one strand. However, you can choose more than one topic within that strand You may list topics not shown if they relate to the strand.)


*Topics
(Please list topics from the strand you selected.)

 Curriculum Design and Integration
(Topics: • Alignment of ABE/GED curriculum • Alignment of middle/secondary and postsecondary •  Career clusters/pathways • Course Development • Curriculum design • Curriculum frameworks • Curriculum integration • Engaging employers • Infuse standards into curriculum • P-16/20 Vertical Alignment • Programs of Study • Standards

Instructional Innovations
(Topics: • Accountability • Alignment with postsecondary • Assessment • Career focused learning • Certifications/credentials • Close achievement gaps • Contextual learning (relevance) • Effective teaching skills • Enrich academics through CTE • Externships for teachers • Innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) • Integration of academics and CTE using challenging academic standards • Internships for students • Keeping current in all aspects of industries • Problem solving / teamwork • Professional development for faculty • Project-based learning • Reading competency • Research and data to improve instruction • Rigorous academics • Role of CTE in NCLB • Special populations • Standardized tests • Technology to improve instruction • Work-based learning)

Adult Career Pathways
(Topics: Adult remediation • Best practices • Building community support • College student support services • Community sources of student support • Developing career ladders and career lattices • Engaging business • Faculty and staff professional development • Guidance and counseling strategies • Obstacles and challenges • Quick start retraining / remediation • Recruitment and retention • Resource development • Return on investment models • Short-term remediation • Stackable certificates/degrees)

Focusing Students
(Topics: Career assessments • Career awareness and exploration • Career coaching • Career planning for incumbent/low wage workers • Career planning (middle / secondary / postsecondary) • College readiness • Dropout prevention • Guidance and Counseling • Professional development for counselors/advisors • Parental engagement • Portfolios • Special populations • Student services)

Administrative Strategies
(Topics: • Career Pathways 101 • Consortium/partnership management • Funding sources/grant writing • Green Pathways • Innovative ABE/GED collaborations • Leadership perspectives •  Legislation/policies • Marketing/Promotional strategies • P-16/20 101 • Partnership development • State administration • Student organizations • Tech Prep 101)

Accountability
(Topics: • Assessment • Data collection and reporting • Definitions • Evaluation strategies • Identifying students • Performance measures • Perkins legislation requirements • Research • Statewide systems • Tracking graduates • Use of data for improvement)

College and Career Readiness
(Topics: Applied Baccalaureate • Articulaton: middle/secondary to postsecondary • Curriculum alignment • Bridging ABE/GED to postsecondary • Building engaging pathways • Dropout prevention • Dual and articulated credit • Enrollment management • Early/Middle College • Integrating college and work • Multiple entrance and exit points • P-16/20 integration • Placement • Professional development for faculty • Recruitment • Remediation • Retention/persistence • Role of community colleges • Special populations • Technology-based delivery)

Engaging Business
(Topics: 21st Century skills • Advisory groups • Advocacy/employer engagement • Benchmarks and best practices • Business impact measurement • Economic development • Entrepreneurship • Industry advisory committees • Keeping educators current in all aspects of industries • Legal issues • Partnerships with schools/creating a workforce pipeline • Return on investment • Skill standards and assessments • Sole proprietorships • Student worksite experiences • WIA • Workforce development /investment boards)

Priority for selection will be given to those who include one or more of the following professional development topics required by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins Act). Please indicate which of the following topics will be included in your presentation.

Integration of coherent and rigorous academic standards and career and technical education curricula including joint development
 Effective teaching skills based on research, including applied learning and other promising practices
 Training in the use and application of technology to improve instruction
 Accessing and using data for improvement
 Effective practices to improve parental and community involvement
 Meeting the needs of special populations
 Providing programs of study for students (career clusters/pathways)
 Planning professional development programs for faculty, counselors, and administrators
 Supporting partnerships among secondary, postsecondary, business, and other community organizations

*Title of Presentation
(Maximum: 12 words. The title should be able to stand alone. It will appear in the Program Preview with no further explanation. The title should clearly commmunicate what the presentation is about.)

*Description of Presentation (Maximum: 50 words. Describe what conference attendees can expect from your session and how they will benefit from it.)

This description will appear in the conference program book.

*Abstract (Maximum: 100 words. The abstract should answer questions such as the following: Why should conference attendees want to attend this session? What has made your program successful? How will attendees benefit from the session? Cite relevant information such as awards won. Describe visual aids, handouts, and how the information will be presented Give a short outline of what will take place during your presentation. [Traditional lecture methods are strongly discouraged.])

This information will not be published and is used only for evaluating presentations.
*Type of Presentation 

Forum (60 minutes)   
Clinics (75 minutes)
Roundtables (presented twice within a 60- or 75-minute time slot)(no equipment)
*If you chose forum or clinic but are not selected for that type of presentation, are you willing to present in a roundtable?
Yes   No
*Room Setup
(Select one.)
 Theater (rows of chairs)   Banquet (round tables)
NCPN will make every effort to accommodate presenters. Room changes cannot be made after presentation times have been assigned.
*Will this session be presented in panel format? Yes   No
(In other words, will you need head tables with microphones for your panelists?)
*Audiovisual Equipment
(Select all that apply.)
 DVD/VCR & monitor     Overhead projector
Internet connection     None
A screen and microphone (as needed) will be provided in each meeting room. There will be no equipment in roundtable presentations.
NCPN does not provide laptop computers or LCD projectors for PowerPoints.
Expected Audience Size
 (Room assignments are based on availability.)
*Audience Level
(Select one.)
 Beginner   Intermediate   Advanced
*Presentation Audience
(Select all that apply.)
 Postsecondary  High School   Middle School   Business
*Audience Position
(Select all that apply.)

Counselor
Employer
Superintendent 
Faculty/Instructor
Local or Regional TP or Career Pathways Director/Coordinator 
State TP or Career Pathways Director
Secondary Administrator
Postsecondary Administrator
School Board Member
Other

*Will your session promote a product or service that is commercially available from you or a company that you represent? Yes   No

If yes, which company?

*Have you presented before at NCPN? Yes    No   
                If yes, what year(s)?

Other major conferences where you have presented within the last five years:
*Name of Reference
(Please provide the name and contact information for someone who can attest to the quality of your proposed session and presentation skills.)

*Phone

*E-mail

Additional comments that might help us in reviewing your proposal (70 words or less)
Co-Presenter Information

Additional presenters: $375   Student presenters: $75

NOTE: Please do not register until you know whether your presentation has been accepted. Presenters will receive a presenter registration form in the mail. (Presenters should not register online or on the registration form in the brochure.)

*Do you have any co-presenters? If so, please tell us how many and complete their information.
No  One  Two  Three  Four  Five 

Do you have student presenters? Yes   No
First Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
  
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State/Province
    Zip/Postal Code
Phone
Summer Phone
Fax
E-mail
Second Co-Presenter		  
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State/Province
     Zip/Postal Code
Phone
Summer Phone
Fax
E-mail
Third Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State/Province
   Zip/Postal Code
Phone
Summer Phone
Fax
E-mail
Fourth Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State/Province
   Zip/Postal Code
Phone
Summer Phone
Fax
E-mail
Fifth Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State/Province
     Zip/Postal Code
Phone
Summer Phone
Fax
E-mail

*I agree to present in any time slot to which I'm assigned on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.   

*I understand that I (and additional presenters, if applicable) am responsible for my own travel, hotel expenses and applicable presenter registration fees. Travel arrangements should not be made until you have been assigned a presentation time slot in July.

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