Teaching Outside the Box Conference Presenter Application 2014 |
1. Important Information about Submitting a TOTB Session
The Teaching Outside the Box (TOTB) conference is Thursday, March 20-Saturday, March 22. The conference will be in Denver. We are finalizing a contract with the venue and will announce the location soon.
The tagline for this year's TOTB conference is Share, EEvolve, Grow, which references environmental education(EE) in the past and present in Colorado and the evolution of EE towards the future.
Environmental education occurs in many forms and is taught by a variety of EE providers including both formal (classroom) and non-formal (nature centers, non-profits, state agencies,community groups, etc.) educators. Strong consideration will be given to session proposals that incorporate or address the conference tagline and teaching EE outside of the box.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION (PLEASE READ)!!!
• IF SUBMITTING MULTIPLE PROPOSALS: If submitting more than one proposal, please submit them separately through survey monkey. DO NOT SUBMIT THEM TOGETHER in the same online form.
• DUE DATES: Presenter applications are due Tuesday, November 12. You will be notified of your presenter status by the week of December 9. If accepted, you must confirm your initial acceptance to present by the week of December 16.
•CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: CAEE encourages conference presenters that participate and engage in the conference experience in addition to their presentation. All selected presenters/co-presenters will be expected to register and pay to attend the conference.
Presenters will be required to confirm presenting/register for the conference by January 24 prior to CAEE submitting the conference booklet to ensure accuracy in sessions listed.
•SCHOLARSHIPS: Limited scholarships are available for conference attendees. An online scholarship application is due Wed, January 15 and can be found at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/totbscholarship
DETAILS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
•SESSION DATES/TIMES: TOTB has a new format with the conference starting the evening of Thursday, March 20 (with educational sessions and networking) and conference sessions taking place throughout the day on Friday, March 21 (between 10:00am-5:00pm) and Saturday, March 22 (between 9:00am-4:00pm). CAEE is considering making some changes to the conference format/schedule that we had in the past and these time ranges may change. Sessions range in length from 1-3 hour time slots.
•SESSION FORMAT: In addition to presenting in an informational/workshop session format, CAEE is offering the opportunity to have your session take the format of a roundtable discussion or as an evening educational session on Thursday.
•PREFERENCES: CAEE will do its best to accommodate your time and session type preferences,however,please note you may not receive your top preferences. If you have very specific considerations or requests, please be sure to note them in your application.
CLICK TO THE NEXT PAGE TO VIEW A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT IN CASE YOU WANT TO PREPARE IT PRIOR TO ENTERING IT INTO THIS FORM.
The tagline for this year's TOTB conference is Share, EEvolve, Grow, which references environmental education(EE) in the past and present in Colorado and the evolution of EE towards the future.
Environmental education occurs in many forms and is taught by a variety of EE providers including both formal (classroom) and non-formal (nature centers, non-profits, state agencies,community groups, etc.) educators. Strong consideration will be given to session proposals that incorporate or address the conference tagline and teaching EE outside of the box.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION (PLEASE READ)!!!
• IF SUBMITTING MULTIPLE PROPOSALS: If submitting more than one proposal, please submit them separately through survey monkey. DO NOT SUBMIT THEM TOGETHER in the same online form.
• DUE DATES: Presenter applications are due Tuesday, November 12. You will be notified of your presenter status by the week of December 9. If accepted, you must confirm your initial acceptance to present by the week of December 16.
•CONFERENCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: CAEE encourages conference presenters that participate and engage in the conference experience in addition to their presentation. All selected presenters/co-presenters will be expected to register and pay to attend the conference.
Presenters will be required to confirm presenting/register for the conference by January 24 prior to CAEE submitting the conference booklet to ensure accuracy in sessions listed.
•SCHOLARSHIPS: Limited scholarships are available for conference attendees. An online scholarship application is due Wed, January 15 and can be found at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/totbscholarship
DETAILS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
•SESSION DATES/TIMES: TOTB has a new format with the conference starting the evening of Thursday, March 20 (with educational sessions and networking) and conference sessions taking place throughout the day on Friday, March 21 (between 10:00am-5:00pm) and Saturday, March 22 (between 9:00am-4:00pm). CAEE is considering making some changes to the conference format/schedule that we had in the past and these time ranges may change. Sessions range in length from 1-3 hour time slots.
•SESSION FORMAT: In addition to presenting in an informational/workshop session format, CAEE is offering the opportunity to have your session take the format of a roundtable discussion or as an evening educational session on Thursday.
•PREFERENCES: CAEE will do its best to accommodate your time and session type preferences,however,please note you may not receive your top preferences. If you have very specific considerations or requests, please be sure to note them in your application.
CLICK TO THE NEXT PAGE TO VIEW A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT IN CASE YOU WANT TO PREPARE IT PRIOR TO ENTERING IT INTO THIS FORM.