2024 Conference Call for Proposals 

Conference Schedule At-a-Glance

2023 Conference Program

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Alternative Pathways, Apprenticeships

A focus on programs that allow prospective teachers to undergo training through a teacher preparation program while they work in schools and earn a paycheck.

Asset Based Pedagogy

A focus on the strengths that diverse students bring to the classroom – K12 & University - including students' customs, characteristics, experiences, and perspectives as tools for better instruction.

Social Emotional Care and Support

A focus on how we can assist ourselves and our teacher candidates in the process through which a person understands and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feels and shows empathy for others, establishes and maintains positive relationships, and makes responsible decisions.  

Candidate Recruitment and Support/Retention

A focus on the candidate process from recruitment to program completion. EPPs provides support services (such as advising, remediation, mentoring, and induction support) to ensure candidate success.

AI in Educator Preparation (Instructional Technology)

A focus on the design, development, and implementation of instruction that is computer-based, electronic, and non-electronic media technologies.

Trauma Informed Practices

A focus on preparing teacher educators and our teacher candidates to recognize and respond to the needs of their students who experience trauma

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Give back school: Homeland Park Primary School

The Give Back program allows SCATE members to support a local school within the community where the Fall Conference is held. SCATE members can donate to the give back school as part of the conference registration process or on site at the conference.