Florida Department of Education

Florida Association of Colleges of Teacher Education

Central Florida Community College

Statewide Teacher Education Conference:

Assessing Candidates’ Performance for

Impact on K-12 Student Learning

Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida

August 3-4, 2006

Presentation Content

Presentations should focus on research, program components, and practices that

support implementation of the accountability provisions of Rule 6A-5.066, Florida

Administrative Code (www.firn.edu/doe/rules/6a-5.htm#6A-5.066), including specifically:

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Collected evidence to show that each candidate is ready to impact student

achievement before completing a teacher education program

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Best methods, instruments, and classroom experiences to collect formative and

summative data on candidate performance related to student achievement

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Partnerships between postsecondary institutions and school districts that foster

varieties of classroom experiences with high-performing teachers.

Program/Participation Information

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Proposals must include all the information indicated below; this information will be

included in the conference materials and may be edited for this purpose.

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Presentations must be submitted as indicated below no later than June 12; these will

be reviewed and notification of acceptance made no later than June 30.

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Presentations should not exceed a total of 75 minutes, including at least 15 minutes

for participant questions/interaction.

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All communications will be with the designated contact person, who is responsible for

sharing information with other presenters as appropriate.

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Presenters or their sponsoring entities are responsible for registration and other

costs of participation.

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Masters of any handouts must be provided no later than July 21, or presenters must

provide onsite 150 copies, hole-punched, of such materials.

Presentation Proposal

The presentation proposal must include each of the following:

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Title of Presentation

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Purpose/Proposed Outcomes of Presentation

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(in reference to topics noted above)

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Description of Presentation (200-word maximum; indicate any handouts)

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Primary Presenter/Designated Contact Person (name, title, program, institution,

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telephone number, email address)

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Other Presenters (name, title, program, institution, telephone number, email address

of each)

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Presenter Biographies (50-word maximum for each, detailing most relevant

credentials/experience; curriculum vitae may be attached but may not be submitted

in lieu of short biography)

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Set-Up/Audio-visual Needs—specify preferred room arrangement and equipment

needs. (Central Florida Community College has a variety of rooms for breakout

sessions, including labs equipped with computer and Internet capabilities for up to 32

participants, if this type of access is needed. Other rooms are set classroom style for

larger groups of session participants.

Proposal Submission

Presentation proposals must be submitted no later than June 16, 2006, as follows:

Teacher Education Conference Presentation Review

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Bureau of Educator Recruitment, Development and Retention

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Florida Department of Education

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325 West Gaines Street, Suite 124

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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

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Proposals may also be submitted via email to Danielle.Justice@fldoe.org; please

indicate “Conference Presentation Proposal” in the subject line.

Thank you for your interest in this important conference! We look forward to working

with you in Ocala!

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