Crystal Machado

Workshop/Professional Development Sessions

When presenters review the call for presentation proposals from different organizations, they typically have choices about the type of session they prefer to make. These sessions vary, not only in the length of time allocated but also with respect to the purpose. Each type of conference session at each venue has to be understood in order to maximize a prospective presenter’s success at that meeting. This chapters provides guidance in the major types of conference presentations: workshops/professional development, roundtables, posters, papers, symposia/panel discussions, distance/virtual presentations, and keynote addresses or other invited sessions.

Keynote Address or Invited Session

When presenters review the call for presentation proposals from different organizations, they typically have choices about the type of session they prefer to make. These sessions vary, not only in the length of time allocated but also with respect to the purpose. Each type of conference session at each venue has to be understood in order to maximize a prospective presenter’s success at that meeting. This chapter provides guidance in the major types of conference presentations: workshops/professional development, roundtables, posters, papers, symposia/panel discussions, distance/virtual presentations, and keynote addresses or other invited sessions.

Symposia/Panel Discussions

When presenters review the call for presentation proposals from different organizations, they typically have choices about the type of session they prefer to make. These sessions vary, not only in the length of time allocated but also with respect to the purpose. Each type of conference session at each venue has to be understood in order to maximize a prospective presenter’s success at that meeting. This chapter provide guidance in the major types of conference presentations: workshops/professional development, roundtables, posters, papers, symposia/panel discussions, distance/virtual presentations, and keynote addresses or other invited sessions.

Presenting from a Distance/Virtual Sessions

When presenters review the call for presentation proposals from different organizations, they typically have choices about the type of session they prefer to make. These sessions vary, not only in the length of time allocated but also with respect to the purpose. Each type of conference session at each venue has to be understood in order to maximize a prospective presenter’s success at that meeting. This chapter provide guidance in the major types of conference presentations: workshops/professional development, roundtables, posters, papers, symposia/panel discussions, distance/virtual presentations, and keynote addresses or other invited sessions.

Before the Conference: General Planning Strategies

This chapter is chronological; it leads the reader to reflect on what needs to occur prior to proposing a conference session and describes the planning process. It begins with practical advice on how to fulfil the expectations for a presenter and includes many different considerations, including: physical appearance, travel funding, and proposing a session that meshes with the organization’s mission. With regard to session planning, the emphasis is on being participant-oriented and being clear about appropriate outcomes for those attending the session. Templates for a presenter’s introduction, a brief session description, and a one-hour workshop are supplied. This chapter also provides criteria for self- and peer-evaluation of conference proposals and presentations. Volunteer service as a reviewer of conference proposals is recommended as a way to more fully internalize expectations for presentation proposals.

Developing Confidence and Skill as a Presenter

This chapter guides the reader in a self-evaluation of strengths as a presenter, ways to make the session more engaging for participants, and fielding difficult questions—all elements in developing skill as a presenter.

Making Presentations to Fellow Professionals: A Rationale

This chapter begins by describing the role with which most readers will be thoroughly familiar: that of attending professional conferences and professional development sessions. It then guides readers in understanding the principles of effective presentations by asking them to reflect on their best/worst experiences as a participant. The chapter concludes with the foundation for all successful presentations; namely, audience awareness. This enables presenters to move beyond a preoccupation with self-as-presenter and to focus instead on the impact of the presentation on the intended audience.

From Presentations to Publications

Many professionals make presentations at conferences but comparatively few take the next step and transform an oral presentation into a written and publishable piece. This chapter is based on numerous presentations made at international conferences on the topic “From Presentation to Publication.” One of the most frequent questions at any session on writing for publication is how to generate multiple projects from a single review of the literature. In this chapter, we answer that question by leading the reader through the process of converting a successful conference presentation into a publication.

Opening Young Minds and Hearts: Employing Technology-infused Critical Pedagogy in Hybrid Border Spaces

The large influx of immigrant children in the American classroom is deepening the ethnic texture and the linguistic and cultural diversity of classrooms. Given that 70 % of the world’s cultures have a more collaborative, interdependent orientation than is found in the dominant culture in some regions, early childhood educators worldwide need to create learning spaces that support acculturation in all rather than assimilation in those who identify with non-dominant groups. In this chapter, the author provides the reader with a minoritized perspective which is often absent from the mainstream discourse in teacher education. She describes ways in which educators and caregivers of young children can create technology-infused hybrid border spaces where effective cross-cultural interaction and transformative learning can take place.