[Directions]{.underline}: Please complete ALL sections. Incomplete or
incorrect submissions will NOT be considered. There should be only one
workshop or poster session described per submission.

[Presenter Contact Information]{.underline}:

Name:

Affiliation:

Address:

City: State: ZIP Code:

Email:

Telephone:

# Presentation Title:

[Conference Track]{.underline}: (check one)

\_\_\_\_ **Research, Evaluation or Survey Findings**

Schools and communities face significant challenges in their efforts to
create safe schools that facilitate academic achievement and healthy
youth development---challenges that are exacerbated by the pressures of
a severe economic downturn. This track is designed to highlight
information from research and evaluation studies and data collections
that will support State and local officials in assessing needs,
establishing priorities, and selecting the best responses.  The track
will also examine some emerging issues from a broader research
perspective about demographic and other changes that have major
implications for practice, as well as future research and evaluation
efforts.

\_\_\_\_ **Promising Programs**

Schools and communities are always searching for new and creative ways
to reach students, parents, and the community. This track will examine
innovative approaches that create positive results for students,
schools, and communities. As we continue to face challenges in our
schools, new comprehensive, integrated strategies may offer new
approaches to old problems, including violence prevention and promoting
healthy school climate, and how these intersect with improving academic
outcomes for students and school reform efforts.

\_\_\_\_ **Training or Skill-Building**

Each day, practitioners use a variety of skills in order to serve our
students, youth, and communities. This track will enable participants to
build upon skills and receive training from practitioners and experts in
the fields of emergency management; health, mental health, and physical
education; alcohol, drug, and violence prevention; civic and character
education; and other areas related to school- and community-based
prevention.  These sessions will involve interactive elements and
maximize take-away lessons that participants can use in their school
districts, organizations, and communities.

\_\_\_\_ **New Trends**

In a constantly changing world, new issues and topics emerge to
challenge educators, administrators, families and students---such as
preventing school violence, creating green schools, or connecting
students to adults.  This conference track will provide attendees the
opportunity to discuss the most current issues facing educators.

\_\_\_\_ **Technology**

Classroom-based technology, such as online training, programming, and
instructional tools, have changed the way that teachers and students
interact with one another and experience education.  This track will
examine the role that technology plays inside and outside of schools, as
well as the need to understand how technology also influences the school
climate and school safety.

\_\_\_\_ **Resources**

As the demands and challenges facing schools and communities evolve,
practitioners need a variety of resources to adapt to changing needs and
roles. This track will highlight a variety of tangible resources and
tools developed by fellow practitioners and leaders in their respective
fields. 

[Presentation Type]{.underline}: (check one)

\_\_\_\_ **Workshop:** A 60-minute single- or multiple-presenter session
related to the conference theme and a conference track. All workshops
must include sufficient time for audience questions, a PowerPoint or
other electronic format presentation, and handouts for participants.

\_\_\_\_ **Poster:** These sessions, which are up to 90 minutes, use a
visual, interactive format that typically focuses on specific programs,
recent findings, or resources. Presenters provide information on poster
boards, and/or table-top displays, as they hold discussions with
attendees who circulate among the posters.

***Note**: Presentation materials will be posted on the Department of
Education web site following the conference.*

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[Proposed Presenters and their affiliations (maximum of two for
workshops or posters)]{.underline}:

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2\.

[Learning Objectives for the Presentation:]{.underline}

Identify one to three learning objectives. Each learning objective must
be 15 words or less and will be published in the conference program
book. A learning objective is a statement in specific and measurable
terms that describes what the learner will be able to do as a result of
participating in the workshop or poster presentation.

1\.

2\.

3\.

[Proposal Checklist]{.underline}:

In addition to this form, please attach a proposal that contains the
following information:

-   Presentation abstract for printing in the conference program book.
    (100 words or less)

-   Narrative response to the proposal review criteria. (maximum of two
    pages)

-   A list of recent conference presentations conducted that were
    similar to this proposal.

-   Biographical information for each presenter (50 words or less).

**The deadline for proposal submissions is March 31, 2009.**

**All proposals must be submitted by email to
<osdfsnationalconference@ed.gov>.**

An example of a past proposal submission can be requested at the same
email address using the subject line "sample proposal."