Please be willing to share ideas, anecdotes, successes and challenges from your own experience to inspire and provide insight to those attending. Presenters should allow and encourage opportunities for discussion in their session as well as expanding the discussion to the pre-post conference blogs and discussion board.

Conference Strands:
Each strand includes elementary, secondary, cross-panel and post-secondary elements.

1. The 21st Century Classroom -  Focus on Promising Instructional  practices

2. Leading and Learning - Supporting system and classroom change

3. Global Connections - Community and collaborative partnerships that connect the classroom to the world

4. Increased Student Achievement through Engagement and Strong Assessment Practices:  Integration of technology into classroom and assessment practices
All proposals must be received by January 16th, 2009.
All proposals will be vetted through the Leading Learning 2009 Conference Proposal Sub-Committee. We welcome proposals/sessions presented in English or French. However, there will be no translation services for sessions.
Proposal Selection Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated by the Conference Program Sub-Committee based on its:

• relevance to the conference stands, 
• positive contribution to the greater theme “New Designs for Learning for a Connected World”,
• exemplary integration of emerging instructional designs,
• support of current research,
• presentation approach and
• replicability and sustainability.

The Committee requests and will follow up with references and we encourage you to provide the contact information with the proposal. The Conference Program Committee may request that presenters revise their presentations to better fit the strands of the conference. The Committee reserves the right to solicit proposals other than those submitted.
Submitting Your Proposal

• Please complete the proposal form found here

If your proposal is accepted, the committee will inform the main contact.

• Each member of the presentation team must register for the conference.
• If you are presenting remotely, please indicate this on your proposal. Presenters are responsible for their travel and accommodation costs.
• Your acceptance will be communicated to you before February 13, 2009.
• All presenters will be listed in the program along with their session descriptions.
• We encourage presenters to submit their websites, blogs, handouts or PowerPoint presentations for posting to our website prior to the conference to initiate the professional dialogue prior to the conference.

Questions should be directed to Pat Whitehouse at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it