Thank you for your interest in presenting at FETC® 2023.
The Future of Education Technology Conference brings together a collaborative community of educational leaders and technology experts to exchange techniques and empower participants with strategies for teaching, leading and learning success. FETC® invites education technology professionals representing all levels, content areas and specialties, as well as industry and technology experts, to submit an application to present. By sharing your successful practices that transform learning for all students, you can help inspire and encourage other administrators, information technologists, coaches, educators and executives to creatively deploy technologies and expand the possibilities of learning through educational technology.
FETC® attendees represent all 50 states and over 60 countries. Our attendees have varied professional roles in education, but all are educational technology leaders: administrators, IT directors, instructional designers, academic computing professionals, media specialists, technology integration specialists, edtech and instructional coaches, tech-savvy faculty, and others charged with technology implementations on campuses, districts and states.
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K-12 school systems continue to navigate redesigning education models since the pandemic disruption; hybrid instructional models, competency based grading, flexible schedules, personalized learning platforms, communication methods and cybersecurity protocols are evolving from reactionary solutions to strategic offerings. This transformation to the core instructional fabric is forcing changes to operational support, culture, expectations, professional development, pedagogy, infrastructure, community demands, resources and integrating technology. It is through this new and exciting lens that FETC will select content to share with all tracks in 2023.
FETC 2023 will provide an opportunity to discover how districts and schools are working post pandemic with skill training for new instructional practices and an exploration of future education implications. FETC is seeking submissions on new and emerging technologies. Converging technologies such as web 3.0, metaverse, 5G, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, 3D Printing, blockchain, simulation software, and new collaboration tools that are providing ways to reimagine how people learn—which, in many ways, can be superior to the traditional physical model.
Our Program Selection Committee will evaluate proposals in all tracks based on their value and relevance. Below is a list of the FETC Conference Tracks and the topics in each track we are currently soliciting applications to present for FETC 2023.
Future of EdTech Administrator: FETC will provide administrators with professional development focused on operational strategies during live and virtual learning management alongside introductions to new and emerging technologies. This track offers sessions dynamically designed for superintendents, assistant superintendents, district administrators, state education leaders, chief academic officers, principals, innovation directors, facilities management directors, finance directors and virtual school leadership.
FETC will provide coaches with professional development focused on proven strategies during in person and virtual learning alongside introductions to new and emerging technologies. This track offers sessions for technology coaches, technology integration specialists, instructional technology resource teachers, instructional technology coaches, instructional technology specialists, educational technology coaches, technology integration facilitators, instructional facilitators, instructional technologists, technology resource teachers, technology integration mentors and instructional coaches.
FETC will provide educators with professional development focused on best practices during live, virtual, hybrid, blended, flipped or online learning alongside introductions to new and emerging technologies. This track offers sessions for tech using educators, curriculum designers, online educators, technology integration specialists, grant developers, professional development trainers, technology coaches, and pre-service teachers.
FETC will provide IT Leaders with professional development focused on operational strategies and best practices for in person and remote instruction support. Cybersecurity will continue to be a topic of great interest with this track offering sessions on technical solutions, cyber insurance, policy/procedure and awareness. Finally, we always want to see what is new, exciting or emerging and this track won’t let you down. Designed to meet the training needs of state and district chief information officers, information technology directors, technologists, technology integration specialists, web designers, IT support staff, and network administrators, the Information Technology track won’t disappoint.
FETC will provide library media specialists with professional development focused on best practices during both in person and virtual learning alongside introductions to new and emerging technologies. This track offers sessions for library media specialists and it is designed to encourage collaboration, personalization and creation through increased literacy and student-centered learning.
FETC is accepting applications for all of the session formats described below.
Keynotes: Keynotes provide an opportunity for all conference attendees to gather together to learn from high-profile speakers who engage attendees on important topics and content that are reflective of the prevailing themes of the conference. These highly regarded professionals are passionate about sharing their expertise with audiences. One hour presentation.
MEGA Sessions: These sessions provide the FETC audience with the most relevant and emerging educational technology topics and most popular speakers. These sessions are held in rooms double the size of concurrent sessions and draw 500 or more attendees. 45 minute sessions.
Concurrent Sessions: FETC Concurrent sessions are 45 minute sessions held in rooms set in theater style for up to 200 attendees. Attendees will have variety of session topics to choose from, presented by experts and innovators who are making a difference across the PK-12 education spectrum. They'll share best practices, innovative ideas, leadership strategies and provide valuable perspectives and solutions to challenging edtech problems.
Leadership Round Tables: District, state and school-level leaders will get timely, topical, practical content focused on policy, leadership strategies, technology initiatives, pedagogy, wellness and school management in these sessions lead by nationally recognized district administrators. Attendees at Round Tables can choose the discussions to participate in during one-hour time slots. This format encourages group discussion in a relaxed environment.
Theater Sessions Information Technology Theater: Designed specifically for the technologist. This theater will focus on LAN, WAN and wireless technologies, cybersecurity infrastructure best practices, G-Suite administration and the leading technologies in monitoring, trending and forecasting. If you are looking for the latest and greatest in core technology infrastructure best practices these are must attend 30-minute sessions to put on your schedule.
Technology Discovery Theater: Designed for the senior level decision-makers in schools and all types of education organizations, this theater showcases the newest technologies to support teaching, learning and administration. Discover innovations in products and services that support and serve education with evolving instructional pedagogy in these 30 minute sessions. Explore emerging education products and learn about how they work through live product demonstrations reinventing the future for education. STEM Theater Presentations: Attendees learn how to implement STEM/STEAM content from education experts and representatives of award-winning schools across the country in these 30-minute sessions in a theater built in the Exhibit Hall. The FETC STEM Excellence Award winners and STEM experts will share their lessons and discuss the best tools and techniques for these innovative programs! Thought Leadership Theater Sessions: These 30-minute sessions held in expo hall theaters help attendees learn new skills and leadership strategies to take back to their districts! Attendees participate in 30-minute sessions to learn future of education design principals and applications to take back to their schools and use right away! Whether working to create an environment to attract and retain excellent staff or designing and delivering an agile, future-proofed digital strategy, attendees will learn tactics to streamline staff workload, guide culture change, manage organizational shifts and encourage robust student engagement with the implementation of technology. eSports Theater Sessions: These 30 minute sessions are designed to engage those interested in developing and building a successful eSports program in their schools and districts. Presentations are led by eSports coaches, athletic directors, team members and industry professionals who share insights and developments in the k12 gaming space.
Workshops: FETC workshops are deep dive, hands-on professional learning activities designed to give attendees new skills and strategies in educational technology. Workshops are offered in 2-hour lengths only. They are offered in computer labs (PC laptops, MAC or iPad) or BYOD. Workshops require attendees to pay an additional fee to participate. Workshop presenters are expected to develop effective hands-on activities to ensure the workshop attendee the best professional development opportunity.
Special Events: There are several professional development learning opportunities at FETC that engage attendees in alternative presentations. These include track orientation sessions, certification testing, academies, summits, computer science fire hose, mobile mega share, hack-a-thon, pitch fest, meet the author, sandboxes, new@FETC, school tours and field trips.
FETC® is pleased to provide a complimentary conference registration to all of the accepted lead presenters (one per session). All co-presenters MUST pay a discounted rate for the conference registration.
ALL communications will be sent to the primary email address you will provide in the application. It is important that you provide an email address that you access year-round and does not block FETC® emails. We recommend a personal email and not a school email if you do not control the spam filter.
The information gathered during this process will be used to prepare the agenda, website, signs, and the mobile app. Please be sure that the information you provide is complete and accurate. The following items are required parts of the application submission form below:
Call for Presentations Closes: June 30, 2022 Submission Review Period: June – August, 2022 Invitations to Present Issued: September 2022 FETC 2023: January 23-26, 2023 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA.
Each proposal undergoes a process of review and evaluation by the FETC® Program Selection Committee who use the following examination criteria:
Questions About Your Submission? If you have any questions, please contact: Jennifer Womble, Conference Chair, Future of Education Technology Conference edtechspeaker@lrp.com
Click here to see a .pdf of the entire FETC Application as a Preview
NOTE: With the high volume of submissions we receive, expect to be notified of the status of your submission in September 2022.
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