2024 Education Support Professional (ESP) Conference Request for Presenters

RFP is now CLOSED

ONLY INVITED PRESENTERS OF 4- AND 8-HOUR WORKSHOPS SHOULD USE THIS FORM. DO NOT USE THIS FORM UNLESS INVITED BY NEA ESPQ STAFF.


The National Education Association seeks dynamic workshop proposals for its ESP National Conference.


This year's conference theme is:



EDUCATION. DEMOCRACY. FREEDOM: OUR RIGHT! OUR RESPONSIBILITY!



The conference will be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, March 22-24, 2024.



WORKSHOP GUIDELINES


The 2024 NEA ESP Conference Committee invites you to join a unified effort to grow and strengthen the professional excellence of ESP members working in Pre-K through Higher Ed. The NEA seeks workshop proposals for interactive learning opportunities that will deepen participants' connection to NEA's commitment to growth and strength and align with NEA's Strategic Framework.


To meet the NEA's overall professional practice standard and in keeping with the NEA Conference Alignment Team, all proposals must align with an NEA:



We are seeking interactive workshops impacting ESPs that focus specifically and deeply on current professional issues, such as worker shortages; privatization; health and student safety; peer mentoring; social-emotional learning; adverse childhood experiences and trauma; behavior management; communication skills; presentation skills; leadership skills; organizing; and career family specific content.


Participants should leave with relevant strategies and tools they can use in their careers, including sustainable solutions, new ideas, skill sets, and a plan of action for when they return home.


This year, we are seeking 4-hour workshops specifically on these issues:


  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Student Behavior
  • Member Organizing
  • Campaigns and Elections



WORKSHOP SESSIONS


We are seeking proposals for 3 session blocks:


  • 2-HOUR WORKSHOPS

   

  • Workshop description limit: 500 characters
  • Limit includes spaces and punctuation
  • Check character limit manually before submitting



                                 

  • 4-HOUR WORKSHOPS (Friday)


  • Workshop description limit: 500 characters
  • Limit includes spaces and punctuation
  • Check character limit manually before submitting




  • 8-HOUR, FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS: BY INVITATION ONLY (Thursday)


  • Proposals should be submitted by invitation only.
  • Workshop description limit: 1,000 characters
  • Limit includes spaces and punctuation
  • Check character limit manually before submitting

                 

 


NOTE: Character counts cannot be imposed in this form. Please check your workshop description's character count manually before submission. Visit: wordcounter.net/character-count



WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS


1.   Presenters may be asked to present their workshop at least two times, in whole or as a condensed version of the original submission, for longer sessions.


2.    NEA will fund only ONE presenter for each workshop. Workshops that require two NEA-funded presenters will be considered for approval upon request and review. Rationale will be required.


3.    If you are not an ESP member, you must include an ESP as your co-presenter. Make sure to include this step in the workshop planning process before submitting your proposal.


SUBMISSION PROCESS


To have your workshop proposal considered, please complete and submit the proposal form below. Only complete submissions will be considered. A team of reviewers will evaluate all workshop proposals. Please provide detailed information in your workshop description that will allow reviewers to understand your workshop purpose and outcomes fully. All proposals must be received by the END OF DAY (PT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023.


CAUTION: Do NOT click on external links and leave this form during active submission. Your progress will not be saved, and you will be required to start again.

 

Workshop Details

 

 

(100 character limit)

Limit includes spaces and punctuation.

 
 

 

Identify the length of your workshop.

 

 
 
 

 

Workshop Learning Objectives


Clearly identify three (3) workshop learning objectives. Learning objectives should describe what participants will gain as a result of attending your session. (Each objective is limited to 50 characters or less.)

 

 

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to...

 
 

 

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to...

 
 

 

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to...

 
 

 

What adult learning techniques and strategies will be incorporated into your workshop to ensure that it is engaging and interactive? Please describe.


How do the workshop description and learning objectives reflect your workshop content? Please describe.

 
 

 

Which ESP career(s) is this workshop relevant for?


Check ALL that apply.


 

 

Which education levels/sites (in which ESPs work) is this workshop relevant for?


Check ALL that apply.


 

 

 

ESP Professional Growth Continuum (PGC)

www.nea.org/esppgc

 
 

Does this workshop directly explore experiences, learning, and strategies for infusing the PGC in professional development opportunities?

 

 

Select the PGC Universal Standard that best aligns with your workshop.

 

 

Select the level of professional growth that best aligns with your workshop.

 

 

 

NEA Leadership Competency Framework

www.nea.org/leadership-development

 
 

Does this workshop assist members in gaining a deeper understanding of how to successfully incorporate the Leadership Competencies in their leadership journey?

 

 

Select the NEA Leadership Competency that best aligns with your workshop.

 

 

Select the leadership experience level that best aligns with your workshop.

 

 

 

2022-2024 NEA Strategic Framework

 
 

NEA STRATEGIC GOALS


To achieve our mission and to grow and strengthen our association to promote quality public education for students, educators, and America’s schools, we the NEA will:


GOAL 1: Enhance the well-being of America’s students, their families, and their communities by advancing opportunities that will transform public education into a just, equitable, and excellent system.


GOAL 2: Ensure the success of the public education system, our members, and those they serve by developing the structures, processes, and practices that strengthen our organizational capacity across the enterprise.

 

 

Select the NEA Strategic Goal that best aligns with your workshop.

 

 

NEA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES


  • Build Safe, Healthy, Inclusive, and Future-Focused Learning Environments
  • Support Professional Excellence and Respect
  • Advance Racial Justice and Social Justice
  • Strengthen Public Education as the Cornerstone of Democracy
  • Enhance Professional and Organizational Regard
 

 

Select the NEA Strategic Objective that best aligns with your workshop.

 

 

 

Primary Presenter Information

 
 
 

 
 

 

Please double-check the e-mail address. Confirmation e-mails and future notifications will be sent to this e-mail address only.

 

 

Please enter your email address again.

 

 
Phone
 

 
Phone
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

Select the option that best describes your affiliation with the NEA.

 

What is your Race/Ethnicity?

 

 

Please select your Gender Identity.

 

 

What is your Sexual Orientation?

 

 

What are your credentials and/or experience in delivering this workshop content?

 
 

 

Describe your training experience with presenting this workshop topic to unions and/or not-for-profit, membership-based organizations.

 
 

 
 

 

NOTE: Co-presenters are approved on a case-by-case basis. If your proposal is selected, NEA will cover the cost of ONE presenter.


Requests for co-presenters will only be considered if included on this Request for Presenters form.

 

 

Availability to Present

 
 

 

2-HOUR PRESENTERS


Presenters submitting 2-hour workshops may be expected to present twice.

 
 

 

www.nea.org/esppdwebinars


Are you willing to be considered as a presenter for a future webinar through the ESP Learning Network?

 

 

 

Audio/Visual Needs

 
 

Each workshop room will be set up with:


  • 1 projector,
  • 1 screen,
  • 1 set of speakers,
  • 1 flip chart easel with paper,
  • 1 set of markers, and
  • 1 table for materials.


Presenters must bring their own laptops and projector connectors (dongles) for presentations.


NOTE: Due to cost, microphones will not be provided without pre-approval.


BE SPECIFIC. We will fulfill these requests as our budget permits. Requests made on-site are not guaranteed to be honored.

 

 

 

Please identify your laptop platform:

 

 

Do you have additional A/V needs beyond what is listed above?

 

 

Do you REQUIRE internet access?


Internet access is available to a limited number of breakout rooms.


Please check "Yes" only if your workshop REQUIRES an internet connection.

 

 
 

 

 

IMPORTANT: Read Before Submitting

  1. Please fill out the presenter's form completely before submission (incomplete forms will not be considered).
  2. To help maximize the number and diversity of presenters and perspectives, each individual is limited to three proposal submissions.
  3. The deadline for submission is end of day, Wednesday, October 18, 2023 (PT).
  4. Presenters will be notified of their submission results 30-45 days after the close of the RFP form.
  5. If selected, NEA will only pay travel and accommodations for presenters identified and approved on this proposal submission. (Note: Honoraria/fees and work release time are not reimbursable. Payment for substitutes are not covered.)
  6. Co-presenters are approved on a case-by-case basis. NEA will NOT cover expenses (e.g., registration fee, flight, hotel, ground transportation, etc.) for co-presenters who have not been pre-identified on this form AND approved by NEA.
  7. If selected, NEA will provide specific guidelines and information for travel arrangements and accommodations. NEA will also provide specific follow-up guidance and agreements for all presenters.
  8. Presenters will receive a separate registration link after completing the REQUIRED stipend agreement and W-9 form.
  9. All presenters ARE REQUIRED to register for the ESP Conference within the timelines provided. Failure to register may result in your session being canceled and/or replaced. Future communication will be provided with presenter timelines upon acceptance.
  10. NEA will NOT approve changes to identified primary presenters, designated to receive NEA travel accommodations and expense reimbursement, once the proposal is approved.


For help or questions about this Call for Presenters form, please e-mail NEA ESPQ staff, Grace Hwang at GHwang@nea.org or Jessica Brinkley at JDbrinkley@nea.org. A summary of this form can be e-mailed to you, along with your submission confirmation, once you click "Send me a copy of my responses" and click "Submit" below.

 

 


Confirm below before submitting this workshop proposal.