CONFERENCE STRANDS
Proposals ought to be submitted according to the following conference strands identified to encourage deliberate lines of inquiry:
Arts and Alternative Inquiry for Social Change:
Proposals for this strand should include visual art, performing arts, performances, fiction, personal essays, other forms of creative writing (both completed and in progress) that promote social change and address this year’s theme. Submissions of works in progress are welcome and will be shared and discussed in a workshop format. The vision for this strand is to emphasize inquiry that engages artists, educators, scholars, and community activists who practice various art media to examine social issues of democracy, equity, and community change. Alternative presentation locations can include visual art gallery format, dramatic/movement spaces, and indoor and outdoor public spaces within and around the conference location. Additionally, this strand includes a writing workshop format that serves as an experimental space to explore works in progress. This space serves for anyone, beginners and seasoned writers alike, who would like collaborative, small group input on their writing process and discussion of their work. For additional information, contact Chris Higgins at chrishiggins25@hotmail.com or Morna McDermott at mmcdermott@towson.edu. Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to: candpaber@gmail.com
Mentoring: New or inexperienced conference presenters submitting single-authored proposals/papers (e.g., graduate students, recent graduates, PK-12 teachers and administrators new to scholarly conference presentation, and any others who may just be joining us) are warmly invited to submit their proposals to the Mentoring Strand. Presentations will be made in small groups of graduate students, recent graduates, and first-time conference attendees with similar research interests or questions. Participants, joined by one or two faculty mentors and other interested conference participants will take part in focused, small-group discussions of their work. Presenters will exchange drafts of their work prior to the conference to facilitate active discussion at the conference. Proposals for the mentoring strand ought to reflect a line of inquiry compatible with one of the other strands listed here. For additional information, please contact the strand chair, Kris Sloan at kriss@stedwards.edu Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to: candpmentoring@gmail.com
Public Moral Leadership: Proposals for this strand should be grounded in the notions of moral knowledge, actions, dispositions, and beliefs in leadership. Particular attention should be paid to moral leadership as situated in schools, programs, and society for the advancement of democracy. For additional information, please contact the strand chair, Fredrika Harper at f.harper@oakcreek.K12.wi.us Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to: candppml@gmail.com
Social Action, Then and Now: Proposals for this strand should address historical and contemporary ideas and actions that can inform deliberations about democratic struggles and social change within schools and within the broader civil society. For additional information, please contact the strand chair, Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to Jennifer Snow Gerono at jennifersnow@boisestate.edu Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to: candpsatn@gmail.com
Theory in Motion: Theory often informs practice as well as practice may inform theory. Proposals for this strand should be grounded within the everyday lives of P-12 and university education in which praxis, the intersection of theory and practice, is made real. For additional information, please contact the strand chair, Jennifer Milam at jennmilam@science.tamu.edu Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to:candptheory@gmail.com
Transformative Curriculum Development: Pedagogical notions and theories are represented and enacted within classrooms in material ways. Proposals for this strand should address issues related to curricular materials or instructional models either currently in use or in design for P-12 and university settings. Historical analyses are also welcomed. For additional information about this strand contact the strand chair, Susan Mayer at shaymayer@rcn.com Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to: candptcd@gmail.com
Making Meaning of Research, Measurement and Assessment: Mainstream practices of research, measurement and assessment dominate current policies and practices in education. A curriculum wisdom paradigm challenges such narrowly constructed theories and practices by strongly regarding participants’ understanding of the world. This strand welcomes proposals that challenge mainstream or narrowly-focused assessment and inquiry in the planning, evaluation and interpretation of curriculum and other processes in education. For additional information about his strand chair, contact Patti Bullock at plb12@psu.edu Proposals for this strand should be submitted by May 30 to: candpmmrma@gmail.com
