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ELTDP Symposium 2015

Wednesday 4th Friday 6th March 2015
Hilton Hotel, Kuching
Invitation for Session Proposals
The long-term success of our project depends on teachers continuing to build upon their
achievements, by further developing their own knowledge and professional skills and by
encouraging participation, including sharing with and inspiring others. The Symposium
Organising Committee is very pleased to invite teachers, with the support of their mentors, to
lead sessions related to the symposium theme:
Keeping it Going: Sustaining Professional Growth

Guidelines

You are invited to submit a proposal which not only features an area, or areas, of past
achievement but also highlight how you will maintain, further develop and share your
success in the future. You are encouraged to structure both your retrospective experience
and ideas for the future in a who/what/why/when/how framework.

The sessions, which can involve a maximum of 2 people (2 teachers or 1 teacher supported
by the mentor), can take the form of an Interactive Talk/Workshop (30 or 60 minutes) or a
90 minute Workshop. There will also be opportunities to display a Creative Teacher
Showcase (CTS) showing examples of best practices and resources for discussion with
interested delegates. Guidelines for the CTS will be published on our website shortly.

Below is a proposal form in which you are asked to provide a short summary of your session
which will appear in the conference programme. Please carefully consider the following:

1. Will it capture interest by offering a unique and stimulating session?
2. Is it appropriate for the theme Keeping it Going: Sustaining Professional Growth?
3. How will you share this presentation with others in your district?

Although we would like to give all those who submit proposals the opportunity to participate,
final selection will depend upon the number received versus rooms available, geographical
spread and, of course, the quality and relevance of the proposals. Please be assured that
following submission of initial proposals, where appropriate, we will do our best to offer
guidance and suggestions for modification.

DEADLINE: Proposals to eltdpproposals2015@gmail.com should arrive no later than
Friday 24
th
October 2014. We will get back to you within three weeks and no later than
Friday 14
th
November 2014 either to confirm acceptance or with any queries/suggestions.
For all other enquiries concerning conference administration please contact us by email:
eltdpsymposium2015@gmail.com.

The United Kingdoms international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.


Session Proposal Form

1. Details of mentor

Name:
Email:
Telephone:
School:
Cluster/Zone:


2. Details of facilitators
Please remember a maximum of 2 people only per proposal can be accepted, i.e. mentor and
teacher or 2 teachers.

Name (mentor):
Name (teacher 1):
Name ( teacher 2):

Teacher 1 email:
Teacher 1 telephone:

Teacher 2 email:
Teacher 2 telephone:


3. Title of talk/workshop /creative teacher showcase:
(Maximum 15 words)



4. Type of session

Interactive talk/workshop (30 minutes)
Interactive talk/workshop (60 minutes)
Workshop (90 minutes)
Creative Teacher Showcase (CTS)





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5. Talk/workshop/ CTS summary as it will appear in the conference
programme (minimum 75 words; maximum 200 words)
Please ensure that your summary accurately reflects the aim and content of your
talk/workshop/creative teacher showcase and that it is also related to the symposium
theme: Keeping it Going: Sustaining Professional Growth. It is important to indicate how
you will further develop and share your achievements. If appropriate your summary
should also describe the types of activities participants should expect to do.
SUMMARY




6. Facilitators Name(s)/ session title:

(Please give names of facilitators and title of your session as you would like it to appear on
your certificate.)

Name:

Name:

Session Title:







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7. Biodata: Please summarise your professional profile as you would like
it to appear in the conference programme (around 70 words) in
impersonal 3rd person style. Example:

Aisha
English Teacher
SK , location

Aisha teaches at SK . She has been teaching for 15 years, is an English optionist teacher
and Head of English panel, and is currently teaching Years 1, 3 and 6. This is her second
year on the ELTDP. She has a Bachelor of Education (TESL) with Honours from OUM
Kuching. She has previously participated in a Creative Teacher Showcase at a MELTA
conference.

Jane Smith
British Council (ELTDP)

Jane is a teacher mentor in Kuching. She has been teaching since 1999 in Greece, the UK
and for the British Council in Malaysia and Sri Lanka. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English
Literature, the Cambridge CELTA, DELTA, and CELTYL. She also has extensive IELTS
examining experience. This is her third year with the British Council and her second
conference presentation.


Criteria for selection of proposals

As stated in the guidelines, although we would like to give all those who submit proposals the
opportunity to participate, final selection will depend upon the following criteria:

1. How your proposal relates to the theme; Keeping it Going: Sustaining Professional
Growth.
2. How you suggest that you will share this presentation with others in your district.
3. Variety of topics - does the proposal offer a unique and interesting session?
4. Geographical spread to maximise opportunities for all teachers on the project.

A REMINDER

DEADLINE: Proposals to eltdpproposals2015@gmail.com should arrive no later than
Friday 24
th
October 2014. We will get back to you within three weeks and no later than
Friday 14
th
November 2014 either to confirm acceptance or with any queries/suggestions.
For all other enquiries concerning conference administration please contact us by email:
eltdpsymposium2015@gmail.com.