Join the #I2Sdale Presenter Team!

The 7th annual Innovation Institute taking place June 8 & 9, 2022.
Mark your calendar and save the date. Our Call for Presenters has closed for this year's event!

You will be an awesome addition to the #i2sdale DREAM TEAM! Review the details below to help as you develop your session proposal for next year.

Call for Presenters is open from
February 15-March 30, 2022.

Planning Your Session:

We encourage you to think outside the box as you develop your presentation proposal. Be creative and have fun with this as that energy and excitement will flow through your session and engage our #i2sdale audience.

Consider developing a session around a theme, conference strand, type of session, or current trend in educational technology. Keep that in mind as you are creating your session title and description.

The proposal you develop, as well as the activities you plan, will make this year's Innovation Institute the best ever! Thank you for your dedication to connecting, discovering, and transforming teaching and learning.

Need help as you assemble your proposal? Use the #I2Sdale Presentation Proposal Planning Guide.

High Quality Lesson Design

Focus: Varied instructional and assessment strategies to create learning activities & meet the needs of learners and encourage self-directedness.

Authentic Learning

Focus: Through the use of real-world projects, students become problem-solvers, collaborators, critical thinkers, inventors, and creators.

Community of Learners

Focus: Building a community where learners share, take risks, respect and push each other as they find their own best way to learn and engage in deep content together.

Powered by Technology*

Focus: Technology adds excitement and motivation for students and teachers as they use digital tools to enhance and expand learning beyond the classroom walls.

Consider Your Session Type

(Select the 1 which applies to the majority of your session.)

Demonstration: Show & Tell (“How-to”, step-by-step, tool features & capabilities)

Guided Discovery: Active Participation (Experiential learning, role play, lesson experience)

Playground: Hands-on (Learn about a tool and have time to explore tool)

Panel/Roundtable Discussion: Group Dialogue (Experts share or Facilitator brings topic, time is provided for discussion or Q&A)

Snapshot: Listen and Learn (Presenter shares snapshot of projects)

Virtual Panel Discussion: Connect and Collaborate (A synchronous learning experience beyond the walls of the conference)

Birds of a Feather: Network and Learn (A gathering of like-minded individuals discussing topics of interest)


Participant Skill Level

Identify if your session is for the beginner, novice, or expert user. Make sure that you select the level in the presentation proposal form, but also give the participant that information in your presentation description to help them select sessions that are best for their experience level.


Additional Details:

The Call for Presenters is open until March 30, 2022.

Upon submitting session proposal* you should receive a confirmation email stating that it was received. Please email us ASAP if you do not receive confirmation! Presenters submitting proposals will be notified by April 1, 2022 if their session(s) has been accepted.

If your session is accepted you will have your registration fees waived for up to 2 presenters per session. Session presenters are responsible for their own travel, food, and lodging expenses. Travel accommodation details can be found on the Traveling to NWA page of our site.

I2 will supply wireless Internet access, data projectors, and VGA cables on site for presentations. Presenters will need to provide their own computer and peripheral devices including special cables & adapters (ie. speakers, Chromebook HDMI to VGA adapter, Apple dongle, etc.).

Sched:

The Innovation Institute uses Sched for sharing all session information and session schedules. The Sched Speaker Tools support documents can help with updating your profile, uploading documents, editing your session description, or connecting with attendees.


*At least 80%+ of your session (25 of the 30 min) should focus on free resources/tools/practices the participants can use without incurring additional fees.