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SUNSHINE STATE TESOL OF FLORIDA

Submission Timeline 

  • Proposal deadline has passed. 

  • Registration deadline for all accepted presenters: September 15, 2023    Special pricing: $30.00

  • Conference presentations will be offered virtually (live, no pre-recorded sessions): Saturday, October 21, 2023


Registration


Online presenters will be invited by the SSTESOL Program Committee
 upon acceptance of the proposalPresenters must register for the conference (for multi-authored presentations, all presenters must register) by September 15th): https://sunshinestatetesol.wildapricot.org/Registration-2023-Annual-Conference

Failure to register will result in removal of sessions from the program.  Please make sure to add sstesol@gmail.com to your contacts to prevent messages going into your junk/spam folders.

Proposal Components for a 45-minute session (practice-oriented or research) or a 90 min- workshop/demonstration session:

Presenter Information: Name, title, institutional affiliation, email address, physical address, and telephone number of all presenters on proposal.  These presenters will attend the conference; if they are additional authors on your research paper please do not include them on this form.

Presenter Bio: 30-word limit

Title: 12-word limit

Strand: Choose one: dual language/bilingual education, K-12, adult education, EFL, EAP/IEP, teacher education, technology, advocacy/policy, learner autonomy

Presentation Type: Practice-Oriented Session, Demonstration/Workshop, or Paper/Research Abstract: 100-word limit.This will be used in the program. Please proofread. 

Proposal Summary: 300-word limit 

Selection Criteria: Timeliness of topic, relevance to conference theme, positive contribution to the TESOL field, and clarity. The following rubric will be used. 


Proposal rating rubric criterion

Excellent

5

Good

4

Satisfactory

3

Fair

2

Unacceptable

1

1. Does the proposal title clearly describe the session?

The title succinctly describes the session.

The title clearly describes the session.

The title generally describes what the session will entail.

The title cursorily indicates what the session might entail.

The title indicates little about what the session might entail.

2. Is the proposed topic timely and/or appropriate?

The proposal represents issues of immediate relevance and importance.

The proposal is timely and appropriate.

The proposal focuses on issues appropriate to the field over the last decade.

The proposal focuses on out of date materials and/or practice.

The proposal’s focus is irrelevant and of no importance to the field.

3. Is the session based on best practices within the TESOL field?

The session is solidly based on best or recommended practice in the TESOL field.

The session is based on best or recommended practice in the TESOL field.

The session alludes to best/recommended practice in the TESOL field.

The session refers to historically established and/or extraneous issues or practices in the TESOL field.

The session refers to few practices or contributions in the TESOL field.

4. Is the proposal abstract clearly written?

The proposal is succinctly written.

The proposal is clearly written.

The proposal is adequately written.  

Proposal needs some additional work.

The proposal clearly needs significant work.

5. Will this session positively contribute to the conference and the TESOL field?

The session will make significant, memorable contributions toward the conference and effective educational practices.

The session will positively contribute to the conference and to effective educational practices.

The session will offer minimal contribution to the conference and to effective educational practice.

Conference attendees may question the validity of the inclusion of this session.

Conference attendees will most likely regret their decision to attend this session.




  


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