As your experience in education grows, you can share your interest, passion, and expertise through KDP by publishing in one of our award-winning journals or presenting at a KDP regional or national conference.

Publishing

Publishing articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals enables you to create a name for yourself in your area of expertise, add credibility, and build credits for your professional vitae. 

You also can review these resources for writing and publishing:

FAQs about Writing for a Peer-Reviewed Journal

Presenting

Numerous education conferences are hosted annually by education associations—such as American Educational Research Association and the National Staff Development Council—and those conferences offer presentation opportunities for educators. Many content-specific organizations, like the International Reading Association, host both annual state and national conferences. Your own school or district can be a good place to begin developing and honing your presentation skills; your fellow faculty members can be your audience. Let your principal or your dean know about your interest in sharing your expertise with your colleagues.

Once you have identified the conference that is best suited to your educational specialty, the next step is to submit a workshop proposal.  Workshops proposals are posted online for most conferences.  Here are some tips to keep in mind when submitting a proposal:

Be sure your session matches the themes and criteria on the proposal.

Don’t neglect the session abstract! Effective session abstracts begin with the most important information or concept and preview the workshop content.

Remember, the information/summary from your proposal will be used as the program description.

Make sure that you have a “hook” that attracts attendees to your session when they read about your session in the conference program booklet.

If possible, make the session interactive.

Here is an example of an effective presentation proposal:

Title: Education Law and You: Practical Applications of Section 504
Summary: Are you confused about the requirements of Section 504 and what it means for your students with special needs? Does a student’s Individual Education Plan meet the state and federal requirements? This session reviews accommodations of disabilities in school settings, addressing requirements, interpretations, and applications of 504 regulations, as well as the similarities and important differences between Sec. 504 and state special needs legislation. The session is presented by an attorney and former teachers, and you will leave with an improved understanding of this important law and the know-how to meet its requirements.

Clearly state the learning objectives of your workshop

Biggest problem can be "vagueness“

Use descriptive language to describe what you will do during your session

Be original—reviewers are looking for a creative twist or a unique way of accomplishing things

You can list objectives as endings to the following sentence: “At the end of this session…”

Sample learning objectives:

Objectives: Participants will be able to:  1) articulate the need for classroom procedures and behavior policies; 2) analyze procedures, behavior policies, and transition techniques that may need changing or to be implemented; 3) develop practical and effective strategies for applying these lessons and techniques to their own classrooms.
Submit a Proposal for KDP Convo 2009

You can share your experience and expertise with your colleagues at the Kappa Delta Pi 47th Biennial Convocation in Orlando, Florida, October 29–31, 2009. Presentation proposals are being accepted through March 1, 2009. Visit the KDP Destination Inspiration page for details.