CESBA invites you to share your expertise!
Building on the success of last year’s conference, CESBA is back in early December 2023. The conference will offer learning opportunities to inform and inspire exemplary practice in adult and continuing education across Ontario.
As a potential workshop presenter, you have an opportunity to lead a learning session with educators from across Ontario. To ensure a range of viewpoints and diverse experiences, presenters are encouraged to collaborate on their proposals.
CONFERENCE DATES & LOCATION
December 6-7, 2023
Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
June 23, 2023 (@11:59 PM)
WORKSHOP DECISIONS
July 29, 2023
The theme of the 2023 CESBA Conference is Embracing Transformation: It’s Up to All of Us, with a focus on the following four sub-themes:
- Telling Our Stories
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Technology
- A&CE Essentials
Workshop format
All workshops this year will be increased to 70 minutes in length and will focus on interactivity, including discussion questions, small group work and Q & A with the audience, rather than a lecture-style approach. The additional time will also allow presenters to ensure that participants complete the workshop evaluation.
What kind of proposals are we looking for?
CESBA is looking for proposals that connect participants and inspire discussion. We encourage you to share your expertise and experience to:
- inspire leadership and cooperation among adult educators and/or students;
- showcase strategies for designing learning models;
- present diverse perspectives in response to timely trends and practices in A&CE; and
- encourage a dialogue about current issues and directions that affect adult education today.
Basic information
LEAD AND CO-PRESENTERS
Before adding a co-presenter to your proposal, please confirm their willingness to be included. Lead presenters and co-presenters may not be added or changed after the deadline date for submissions.
WORKSHOP REVIEW AND DECISIONS
CESBA’s Conference Committee will review workshop submissions in a timely manner. Accepted presenters will be notified via email by July 29, 2023.
PRESENTER AGREEMENT
Workshop presenters will be asked to sign a presenter agreement to acknowledge their acceptance of the terms and conditions of these guidelines, including permission to post your workshop and materials on the CESBA website. The agreement will be emailed with your acceptance. A copy of the agreement must be returned to CESBA no later than September 22, 2023 prior to the conference.
WRITING THE PROPOSAL CHECKLIST
Use this checklist to organize the details required to compile your workshop proposal:
- Title (80-character limit) – Please choose a title that is short and interesting.
- Subtheme (tick one):
- Telling Our Stories
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Technology
- A&CE Essentials
- Workshop description (100-character limit) – Provide a concise and accurate description of the workshop that could be used on the conference website.
- Learning objectives (200-character limit) – Provide 3 key points that participants will learn as a result of attending your session. Please use the active voice: discuss, learn, share, explore etc.
- Audience (tick as many as apply):
- Credit
- ESL/FSL
- LBS
- IILE
- Summer school
- Employment
- PSW
- Principals
- SOs, Directors of Education
- New staff
- Lead presenter:
- Name
- Title:
- Organization:
- Email:
- Phone:
- Lead presenter bio (150-character limit) – Please include a short description of your education, position title and professional affiliations, including school board, community affiliation, as well as any recent accomplishments.
- Co-presenter (Note – There is a maximum of two presenters eligible free registration on day of presentation):
- Name:
- Title:
- Organization:
- Email:
- Phone:
- Co-presenter bio (150-character limit) – Please include a short description of your education, position title and professional affiliations, including school board, community affiliation, as well as any recent accomplishments.
Other logistics
RESOURCE AND BACKGROUND MATERIALS
- Slides must be shared with the CESBA by Thursday, November 23.
- Presenter permission will be obtained on the “Presenter Agreement” to share your workshop and learning materials on the CESBA website, following the conference.
- Any follow-up workshop materials will be made available to participants after the conference.
- Online resources, (including a list of where to seek further information) should support all workshops.
WORKSHOP CANCELLATION
- CESBA reserves the right to cancel workshop sessions with low enrolment, prior to the conference. Once your workshop proposal has been accepted, CESBA will confirm your session enrolment numbers about 10-14 days prior to the conference.
- Some presenters who are not selected for the 2023 conference may be invited to speak at other CESBA events during the academic year.
Final check
BEFORE YOUR SUBMIT…
- Consider which focus and workshop format best suits your presentation.
- Review all components carefully to be sure all required information is present and complete.
- Complete and submit your proposal.