Conference Proposal Form

NEW YORK STATE READING ASSOCIATION ~ ANNUAL CONFERENCE

“Literacy—Common Core and Beyond"

OCTOBER 28 - 30, 2012, Liverpool, NEW York

We are seeking proposals that address Literacy and Common Core State Standards with several associated strands:
Literacy (Reading, Writing, Digital Literacy); Graphica and Graphic Novels; Differentiated Instruction (RtI,
ELLs and more) and Assessment.

If you are an exhibitor or other educational sales/services company or representative, please use the form specified
for “Exhibitors & Other Educational Sales and Services Companies or Representatives”.

Please read and follow the guidelines for completing the proposal form before you fill out this form. Proposals
that do not adhere to the guidelines may not be considered. This proposal form should submitted electronically to:
Fall2012Conf@nysreading.org

Questions: Kay Gormley (gormlk@sage.edu) or Debbie Dermady (bad8251@twcny.rr.com)

Please be sure NYSRA Email will not be rejected by anti-spam software.

Deadline for proposals is April 30, 2012

Title of Presentation (as you wish it to appear in conference program) ~ 10-word limit

Please provide contact information for the summer months.

As a professional, nonprofit organization, NYSRA is unable to reimburse program participants for any expenses.

Please note that ALL presenters must register for the conference.

List all the presenters in the order their names should appear in the conference program
Session Facilitator (see #4 in guidelines)
If you selected Best Practices as a presentation topic please indicate which area the best practices focuses on.
Program Entry (this description will appear in the Conference Program): Limit the description of your presentation to no more than 35 words designed to attract participants and clearly identify the focus of your presentation. Be creative, but accurate!
In no more than 200 words, please cover the following main points that will be used to evaluate the proposed program. A. Objectives of your proposed program B. Methods planned to present content C. Highlights of planned content D. Organization of time for program E. Extent of audience participation F. Connections to the Common Core Standards