Call for Proposals

To submit your proposal, please fill out CAID Online Proposal Form.
Proposals Deadline - May 21, 2011

The primary goal of the CAID Conference 2011 is to bring together teachers and educational support colleagues who are working with DIVERSE deaf and hard of hearing students. Specific efforts are being made to make contact and invite teachers, who work with deaf and hard of hearing students in the mainstream, who often feel somewhat isolated.

Theme
The theme of the CAID Conference 2011 is  "Teaching Digital Students: Fostering Thinking, Collaboration, and Creativity" .  Deaf students who are entering postsecondary programs today have grown up with much greater access to each other and the world through internet access and digital communication technology. The intent of CAID 2011 is to continue to explore how deaf and hard of hearing students may be different than previous generations due to their digitally-influenced developmental experiences, as well as individual variations in language, culture, and learning. By focusing on DIVERSITY in 2011, the intention is to include the perspectives of educational support colleagues as described below.

Topic Strands
Concurrent Sessions = General Topics that relate to student diversity in culture, language and learning; characteristics of students; teaching strategies; and support processes (at any level birth-postsecondary) that address diverse learning needs.

Additional Thematic Sessions that focus on Educational Interpreting Issues, Counseling, Special Learning Needs, Educational Technology and Educational Administration.  

  • Educational Interpreting Issues: Sessions related to interpreting support of student learning; Collaboration between teachers and interpreters.
  • Counseling: Sessions that focus on counseling support of the teaching/learning process; Concerns/Trends that counselors recognize in their work with students.
  • Special Learning Needs: Sessions where presenters share insights and techniques that have shown to be successful with students who manifest challenging learning needs.
  • Educational Technology: Sessions led by educational technologists who share current successful classroom technology and emerging technology in support of teaching and learning.
  • Educational Administration: Sessions focusing on successful administrative techniques and strategies that support teachers and students.
  • Students Experiences: Sessions focusing on students entering the profession and their perceptions of education, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students and intern experiences.

Special Interest Group (SIG) Sessions = SIG-related Topics that address one of four CAID SIG areas:

  • Mathematics
  • English Language Arts (TELA)
  • Mainstreaming (SWIM)
  • Science and Technology/Technological Support
  • Student Chapters

Proposal Guidelines & Review Process
CAID invites you to submit proposals for presentations of 60 or 75 minutes in length.

  • Presentations will be categorized into one of the topic strands and sessions listed above.
  • Please do not hesitate to submit your ideas for a session, even if you think it might not relate to the conference theme or specified topic strands.
  • Proposals from first-time presenters are welcome.
  • You may request assistance from us in developing a proposal. This service is independent of the review process.

Priority will be given to presentations that:

  • Focus on students and teachers
  • Are thoughtful, creative,
  • Derive from personal experience
  • Are interactive (actively involve session participants).

GENERAL SESSION, TOPIC STRAND, and SIG PROPOSALS will be reviewed by a general review committee.

AV Support:
LCD projectors will be supplied, however, presenters are expected to bring their own laptop computers.  Additional AV requirements are the responsibility of the presenter(s) and can be easily arranged with the conference hotel staff. 

To submit your proposal, please fill out an CAID Online Proposal Form.
Proposals Deadline - May 21, 2011

Note: Presenters will be responsible for personal travel, lodging, meals, and other expenses. In addition, upon request, conference conveners will provide presenters with formal confirmation letters of proposal acceptance.