TECS Grad Student Conference

Hello TECS,

The deadline for TECS Grad Student Conference is extended to March 16, 2014!!!!

We are sincerely apologize for the confusion that some of you experience over the abstracts deadline. Now, it's the 16th and we hope this encourages to submit yours!

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2014 Symposium for Research and Innovation in Education*

April 18, 2014

1:00 – 8:30p.m.


w CALL FOR ABSTRACTS w

Submission Deadline: March 16, 2014


The 2014 Symposium for Research and Innovation in Education, hosted by the newly formed TECS Graduate Student Organization (GSO) in collaboration with students and faculty from all four concentrations, will be held Friday, April 18, 2014 from 1:00–8:30p.m. at the UMass Campus Center.


This conference is designed to showcase research presentations from students in all concentrations in our department (CFS, LLC, MSLT, and TESI), with breakout sessions appealing to students with a wide variety of interests. Special features include panel discussions from faculty across campus, a grant search workshop, a plenary presentation by professor emerita Dr. Sonia Nieto, and plenty of networking opportunities over lunch and dinner (provided). The theme for this event is Learning Beyond Boundaries: (Re)visioning the Education of Diverse Learners, and it will foreground research that in some way considers breaking traditional boundaries to consider the diverse needs and experiences of teachers and learners; however, submissions are welcome in other topic strands relevant to the interests of the TECS community.


Abstracts

Abstracts are invited for poster or paper sessions.

·  POSTERS: Posters are for on-on-one discussion of research and can be especially effective for presenting visual data. A block of time will be designated when presenters are available to discuss their posters.

·  PAPERS: These are formal, technology-assisted  (e.g., PPT) presentations of 10–15 minutes followed by time for discussion. Paper presentations will be organized into sessions of 3–4 papers.



Submit your abstract online by March 16 at: Online Abstract Submission Form


Any additional questions may be sent to conference organizers at tecsconference@gmail.com.