CETL Sponsored & Co-Sponsored Conferences

MAKING AN IMPACT: Best Practices to Enhance Achievement, Assessment, and Accountability for
P-12 Learning
March 16-17, 2007
Crowne Plaza, Atlanta Perimeter Northwest

Registration Deadline: February 16, 2007
Complete details on the conference and registration are available at the conference Web site.

Kennesaw State University's Bagwell College of Education (BCOE), Center for Service, Outreach & Partnerships, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) are excited to announce the first annual Impact on P-12 learning conference for institutions of higher education who prepare teachers and educational leaders. The 2007 conference will focus on how colleges and universities can measure, report, and enhance the impact of their teacher and leader preparatory programs on all P-12 student achievement. The meeting will include keynote speaker Rick Stiggens, concurrent symposia and workshops, and poster sessions. The target audience includes college and university faculty who prepare teachers and leaders, college of education deans, P-12 partner school system teachers, administrators, and professional development personnel, researchers, policy makers, and graduate candidates.

Beginnings & Endings: Best Practices for Introducing and Bringing Closure to the Undergraduate Psychology Major

October 12-13, 2007
Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Perimeter NW Hotel

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Proposal Deadline: May 14, 2007

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP, Division 2 of APA), the Society for the History of Psychology (Division 26 of APA), the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP), and the Kennesaw State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) are excited to announce the 6th conference in the popular "Best Practices in Teaching Psychology" series, which started in 2002.

The 2007 conference will focus on innovative and effective strategies both on ways we start off majors (e.g., the introductory course, a careers course, psychology-specific orientation program) and on how we bring closure to the major (e.g., a specially designed capstone course or experience; a senior seminar; a history and systems course; research or applied internships/practicum). Modeled after the format of the previous conferences, the conference will include keynote speakers, concurrent symposia and workshops, and poster sessions. Our target audience includes teachers from high school, 2-year and 4-year college/university settings.

15th Georgia Conference on College & University Teaching
2008 Dates TBA
KSU Center, Kennesaw GA

This is an interdisciplinary conference designed to provide college and university faculty with the opportunity to discuss and share experiences and innovative teaching techniques. Over the past 14 years, faculty from all 34 University System of Georgia colleges and universities, as well as other schools in the Southeastern region, have attended. Some return year after year to learn from one another and talk about teaching in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere. The conference offers concurrent sessions on teaching techniques and issues associated with undergraduate education. Time is also available for participants to get to know each other and establish contacts with fellow teachers throughout the State and Southeast region.

20th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
2008 Dates TBA
Crowne Plaza, Atlanta Perimeter Northwest

The Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology is co-sponsored by the KSU Department of Psychology and CETL. It is an opportunity for teachers of psychology to discuss and share experiences and techniques. The conference offers concurrent sessions and invited addresses on teaching techniques and issues associated with undergraduate education. Time is also available for participants to get to know each other and establish contacts with fellow teachers throughout the Southeast. The conference was the recipient of the 2001 University System of Georgia Award for Excellence in Research in Undergraduate Education.