The New Teacher Conference engages early career PK-12 teachers (1-5 years of teaching experience) with sessions that embrace their early career experiences and grow their professional knowledge and skill. Participants will engage in a variety of topics and sessions that are pertinent to new teachers in the field across grade levels and content areas.
*Proposal Submission deadline is Sunday, February, 27, 2022*
We encourage proposals connecting to this year's conference theme: The Joys and Challenges of Early Career Teaching. Session proposals that encourage and embrace new teachers' lived experiences are warmly welcomed. Varied session types are encouraged: panel, individual, co-presenters, etc.
Past session topics have included (and may be options again):
Practicing teachers, college/university faculty, school administrators and professionals, and individuals with professional teaching experience that can benefit early career teachers are invited to submit session proposals.
When preparing a proposal, please consider the following:
For proposal inquiries, please contact NTCON@IllinoisState.edu.