Conference Overview
Last year, Covid forced the annual KATE conference to move online. While we certainly missed connecting with fellow educators in person, the virtual format brought record attendance – 300 people including pre-service, novice, and veteran teachers along with teacher educators chose from 40 high quality sessions and spent the day learning together. We’re going to continue with an online format this year with the hope that we can reach as many if not more Kentucky educators.
The conference theme this year is Inquiry, Innovation and Civic Action. We suggest you to consider the following questions as you craft your proposals:
· In what ways do you use inquiry in the classroom?
· What innovative strategies do you use that support student growth, ignite curiosity, involve technology, or span disciplines?
· How are you teaching your students to be informed citizens who take civic action?
Once again, the conference will be geared toward K-12 in-service teachers and there will be no charge to attend.
We encourage school districts, novice and veteran teachers, teacher educators, and graduate students to share your strategies. Conference strands are listed below. We request presentations focus on inquiry, innovation or civic action and that they connect to at least one of these important areas:
Conference Strands (K-12)
Technology
Classroom Management
Trauma Informed Care
High-Leverage Practices
Social Justice
Literacy
Math
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Art
Music
Emotional Health of Students
Movement/Exercise