We will send you a .pdf version of the National Conference Program several weeks in advance of the conference. The program will contain your breakout session date, time, and location.

You are encouraged to visit your assigned session room in advance of your presentation.

Please plan to arrive at your classroom at least 15 minutes early. Please be sure to:

• start on time (after the conference volunteer has begun your audio recording)
• welcome the attendees
• introduce yourself
• and wrap up your session on time.

Please come prepared for a 50-minute session, including time for Q & A or an interactive portion. Keep in mind that our conference participants are often looking for both theory and practical tools for immediate use in the classroom. Based on feedback from previous conferences, slides and handouts are well-received by our audience. Thank you for crafting presentations that seek to truly engage our audience.

It’s difficult to predict how many participants will choose to attend your breakout session. Most breakout rooms hold a maximum of 50 people.

Thank you for agreeing that your presentation will not sell or promote a particular product or service at any time during the session. Our policy is that our breakouts must be content-rich and interactive with practical takeaways for attendees.

• To present, you will need to use your own laptop.
• Wi-fi is available in the conference areas of the hotel without a login or password.
• It is advisable to also bring your presentation on a flash drive as a backup.
• It is not advisable to present from a Chromebook.
• If you have any questions or are unsure about using your particular laptop for presenting, please reach out in advance of the conference.

Your handout will be shared electronically with our conference participants. Please save your handout file as a .pdf, name it with your last name and talk title, and upload it to this folder by Friday, June 5.

If you would also like to provide printed handouts during your session, kindly print up to 50 copies of them before you arrive and bring them with you; copying facilities onsite are limited.

The audio of your session will be recorded and shared with conference participants for 90 days after the National Conference.

Please do not begin your presentation until a conference volunteer has arrived in your room and started the audio recording. Be sure to stay near the audio recorder so that your voice can be easily picked up by the device. A team member will collect the recorder at the end of the presentation.