Florida
American Sign Language

Teachers Association

2012 Annual Conference
February 17th – 19th
Embassy Suites Tampa Airport/Westshore
Tampa, FL 33609

"Vision - Action - Results”

CALL FOR PRESENTERS

For details, please see the Call For Presenters Info (CLICK HERE)

Are you interested in being a part of the Florida American Sign Language Teachers Association’s 2012 Annual Conference? FASLTA is seeking proposals for creative, exciting, and informative conference workshops that will broaden horizons, enrich experiences, and challenge participants. The theme of the Conference is “Vision - Action - Results” and will be held in Tampa, Florida. We are expecting 100+ participants to be in attendance and would like to invite you to join us, February 17th-19th, 2012, as we continue to explore the practice of teaching ASL. Participants at our annual conferences include Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing individuals from Florida as well as other states who are currently teaching or interested in ASL instruction for foreign language, interpreting, or personal interest. All participants are expected to be fluent in ASL. All workshops will be conducted in ASL without voice interpretation. ASLTA professional development points and RID CEUs will be provided to participants. So are you interested? You are invited to submit a workshop proposal which fits into our theme, "Vision - Action - Results.” The list below is not inclusive of all possible topics, we welcome your ideas as well. You may submit more than one proposal, however please be sure to use a separate form for each workshop. The deadline for submission is October 30, 2011.

Please complete the form below and submit.
ALL ITEMS ON THIS FORM MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK(*) ARE REQUIRED
IN ORDER FOR YOUR PROPOSAL TO BE CONSIDERED.

PLEASE NOTE THE INFORMATION BELOW THE FORM FOR ALL PRESENTERS!

*NAME: *ADDR: *CITY:  *ST:   *ZIP: *H PH:   * Voice   TTY   Both   VPhone    FAX: *EMAIL: Additional Presenter (1) Additional Presenter (2)

*SCHOOL/BUSINESS NAME: *ADDRESS: *CITY: *STATE: *ZIP:   *WORK PHONE: EXT:       FAX:

*TITLE OF PRESENTATION/WORKSHOP:

*BRIEF ABSTRACT OF PRESENTATION/WORKSHOP (250 characters or less): (please include the content, presentation method, and benefit to participants)

*FOR WHICH LEVEL IS YOUR PRESENTATION MOST APPROPRIATE? K-12 Community College University ITP Community Program

*ARE YOU ASLTA CERTIFIED?    YES NO

*PLEASE PROVIDE A BIOGRAPHY INCLUDING YOUR BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS, AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

DO YOU REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS OR PRESENTATION AIDS OR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION? IF YES, PLEASE LIST BELOW**: NOTE: Equipment provided includes: 8 ft. Projector screen, LCD projector, PC laptop, WiFi (wireless internet), extension cord/powerstrip, presentation riser. If you prefer to use your own laptop, you are required to bring any necessary video adapter/dongle to connect to the LCD projector. ** If you require presentation aids other than those provided (ie: wireless mouse, controller, TV and/or VCR, chart paper or other equipment), you must include that information with your proposal. Failure to include this information on your proposal may result in FASLTA being unable to provide the equipment you need.

PLEASE NOTE:
Conference registration is required for all presenters. You may register at the conference rate of $100.00. All presenters are responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and meals.  Questions? Please click to email the confcommittee.

To review the list of topics or other info, please return to the Call For Presenters page.