Thank you for your interest in submitting a session proposal to present at the 2021 Best Practices and Innovations in Career and Technical Education conference. The annual conference co-hosted by the NCLA and the Administration Division of the Association for Career and Technical Education® (ACTE®) is specifically focused on the professional development for administrators of both secondary and post-secondary career and technical education programs and institutions. The conference will be held September 29-October 1, 2021 in Austin, TX.

This year the following content areas have been identified as the focus for strengthening the field of veteran and new CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary programs.  Each submission must indicate which content area are proposed presentation addresses.

•   Inclusion, Access, Equality and Diversity
•        Post-Secondary CTE initiatives/innovative programs/collaboration with secondary program
•        High quality CTE teacher recruitment, engagement and retention
•        Providing access to technology, equipment and instructional materials including virtual resources to
         students engaged in remote learning
•        Use of data for program review, improvement and accountability
•        Social and emotional health-students and instructors
•        Integrating work based learning into in-person and remote instruction
•        Maintaining Business and Community Partnerships in a virtual world

This is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your successful programs initiatives and to share your expertise with colleagues. A best practice is a practice that has empirical data documenting the best practice. An innovation is defined as a teacher, school and/or administrative practice that demonstrates unique approaches in career and technical education, but has not yet been validated through empirical data.

The deadline to submit a proposal is 5 p.m. EDT, Monday, April 5, 2021.

To have your session proposal considered for the program, please fully complete the form below. A maximum of two proposals per individual may be submitted, but each must be submitted individually. If you do not receive a confirmation message after submitting this form, please contact Brandi Handres (bhandres@acteonline.org) to verify the status of your submission.

The person submitting a proposal is the primary contact and is responsible for notifying all other participants of acceptance, rejection, scheduling and any other information provided by ACTE. All speakers are required to register for the conference and pay their own expenses (e.g. travel, lodging, etc.) A discounted registration rate of $250 is available exclusively for presenters. Please note, speakers being offered a session commitment for the conference must be able to present on September 30 or October 1, 2021.

Each proposal will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers and final decisions about the program will be made by April 10, 2020. Submitters will be notified about the status of their proposals soon after that date. For more information about the conference please visit: www.acteonline.org/bestpractices