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NCTM Call for Proposals

Innov8: Engaging the Struggling Learner

St. Louis, Missouri | November 16-18, 2016

Thank you for considering submitting a proposal to speak at NCTM�s 2016 Innov8 Conference in St. Louis. We are excited to unveil NCTM�s new learning experience and your proposal is an important step towards the meeting�s success!


What is Innov8?

  • Sessions will address one specific problem of practice: Engaging the Struggling Learner.
  • Innov8 will feature a variety of new session types and will be more focused and interactive than our other conferences.
  • The Innov8 Conference encourages collaboration and teamwork. Participants will bring their specific classroom, school, or district problems in engaging the struggling learner to the conference and work in teams to develop a plan and work towards solutions throughout the conference.
  • A selection of the proposals will be crowdsourced so that the NCTM community can vote for their favorite presentations and help build the conference schedule.
  • Some sessions will take place in the new Innovation Lounge that will be unveiled during the conference.

    • 30-Minute Sessions

    (10:00am-5:00pm Thursday and Friday)
    Proposals for the 30 minute sessions will proceed through an initial blind review process then will be posted on the NCTM websites. The NCTM community will vote to select sessions for the conference.

    LIFESAVER SESSION
    Lifesaver sessions are designed to share a particular idea or strategy that changed the way you teach. What transformational idea has changed the way you teach for the better? How has this idea helped support students who struggle?
    New Submissions Closed

    INTERVENTION CONVENTION SESSION
    These sessions highlight an intervention that worked with students who struggle. Include details that would support teams in designing and implementing their own intervention. Details might include timelines, content, curriculum strategies, data collection, and assessment. What strategies or protocols are most effective for an intervention? How can we evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention?
    New Submissions Closed

    VIDEO INTERACTIVE SESSION
    Video Interactive can be presented in two different formats:
        Video of Classrooms: This session highlights video of active classrooms including students who struggle and/or teachers discussing mathematics, solving problems, and sharing strategies.
          Using Video in the Classroom: This session demonstrates how to use video to engage students who struggle. Examples might include using video to ignite engaging tasks, showcase student solutions (videos, Apps, screencasts), and engage students in mathematical discourse. How can video enhance my instruction? How can video help my team change our teaching practice?
    New Submissions Closed

    60-Minute Sessions

    (10:00am-5:00pm Thursday and Friday)
    Proposals for 60 minute sessions will proceed through a blind review process.

    CONTENT SESSION
    This interactive session focuses on how content knowledge connects to classroom instructional practices for students who struggle. All sessions must include a grade band and a specific content related focus (e.g. contextualizing algebraic reasoning, adding and subtracting fractions, using proportional reasoning, exploring linear relationships, etc.) How can we facilitate a deeper understanding of relevant mathematics content?
    New Submissions Closed

    75*-Minute Sessions

    (10:00am-5:00pm Thursday and Friday)
    Proposals for 75 minute sessions will proceed through a blind review process.

    The final 15 minutes of these sessions are designated for participant teams to conduct team discussions. Presenters will facilitate this designated time as part of their session.

    TOPICAL SESSION
    This interactive session focuses on a particular topic that connects to classroom instructional practices for students who struggle. All sessions must include a specific topic appropriate for the grade level. How can (your instructional idea) support and enhance quality mathematics instruction? How can we reach all learners when we incorporate your instructional idea?
    New Submissions Closed

    RESEARCH & PRACTITIONER’S PAIRED SESSION
    This engaging session partners a research and a practitioner to share their journey of translating research (about learners who struggle) into practice. Speakers share insights about findings from research projects, experiences, and innovations that changed classroom instructional practices. How does a practitioner create classroom opportunities for incorporating your research idea? How does a practitioner access and implement effective strategies related to research? How can practitioners utilize your research idea to improve teaching?
    New Submissions Closed

    Additional Opportunities

    (10:00am-5:00pm Thursday and Friday)

    NARRATE: STORIES FROM THE CLASSROOM(10 minutes)
    Share your stories about your experiences from the classroom. Two selected presenters will anchor each topic and then the mic will be turned over to attendees to narrate their own experiences. A brief panel discussion with all contributors will conclude each session. If you have much more to share than the traditional Q&A allows, this open mic experience is for you.
    New Submissions Closed