We are 139 days away from the 2024 Connecting for Success Conference! Our theme this year is CTE is FUTURE READY!

We are still seeking proposals for professional development sessions, so the deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday March 1, 2024. Details, guidelines, and submission instructions are detailed below.

We look forward to hearing from you,

The 2024 CFS Leadership Team

PRESENTER PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

PRESENTATION IDEAS (not limited to):

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Best Practices (Vocational/Agricultural or Academic)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Unique Student Projects (Vocational/Agricultural or Academic)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Competency Tracking

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Tool Room Procedures

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Program Specific Topics

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Classroom Management

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Shop & Academic Crossover Projects

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Engagement and Teaching Strategies

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Exploratory Projects – CTE Program specific

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Fundraising for extracurricular activities (DECA, FFA, SKIllsUSA etc)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Cross-curricular Joint Projects between Academic and Vocational/Agricultural

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Universal Design for Learning Framework Implementation

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Strategies to support English Learners in specific content areas

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Strategies to move instruction from teacher centered to student centered

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Academic and vocational integration strategies

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>MTSS Tiered Support Strategies

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Licensure Advancement and PDP planning

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Effective CoTeaching Strategies

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Ed-Tech Tools for instruction and formative assessment

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Strategies for Diverse Learners

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>MyCap – College and Career Readiness

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Trauma-informed Strategies

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Addressing Chronic Absenteeism

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>MTSS Implementation

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>New Teacher Tips

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Mentoring Programs

SESSION FORMAT

All sessions must be 50-minutes in length. Examples include:

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>30-minute presentation with 20-minute interactive activities

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>40-minute session with 10 minutes for discussions, questions, & answers

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>40-minute carousel activity with 10 minutes for discussions, questions, & answers

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>50-minute professional learning community/job alike discussion

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Double session (allotted 110 minutes)

AVAILABILITY

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I will present multiple sessions on Wednesday (6/26)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I will present multiple sessions on Thursday (6/27)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I will present multiple sessions on both Wednesday (6/26) & Thursday (6/27)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I can only present one session on Wednesday (6/26)

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I can only present one session on Thursday (6/27)

SPEAKER REQUIREMENTS

As a conference speaker, you will be expected to:

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Use materials and language that do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, physical and intellectual differences/ability, or sexual orientation

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Provide your own presentation materials, handouts, and resources for distribution to participants

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Provide your specific presentation availability

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Detail the classroom space needed for your presentation

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Understand there is no stipend associated with your presentation. A certificate of presentation hours will be awarded to you after the conference has closed.

COMPENSATION

Presenters will receive a certificate detailing presentation hours. The certificate can be turned into schools for professional development points (MAVA does not issue professional development points).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All submissions should use our online form. Click Here to submit your proposal.

The Connecting for Success annual conference provides educators who currently work or aspire to work in a Massachusetts high school with opportunities to improve their practice and student outcomes through coherent and purposeful professional development. The Connecting for Success conference strives to provide purposeful professional learning that promotes the educator’s knowledge, skills, and practices through deeper levels of learning.

June 26-27 with pre-conference on June 24-25

Join your colleagues and gain access to some of the best information

available to anyone in Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education!