Engaging, inspiring speakers contribute enormously to the success of our conference.
Thank you for providing your presentation proposal for our consideration!

We are pleased to unveil the theme for our 2025 National Conference, inspired by the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23): Cultivating the Heart. Like the apostles, the Catholic educator prepares the earth and plants the seed of God’s word for a bountiful harvest. The heart – of both the teacher and the student – is the first ground to be cultivated. Through presentations, workshops, worship, and fellowship with fellow educators, we’ll explore how a Catholic liberal education can prepare hearts to receive truth, goodness, and beauty.

Jules Breton’s 19th century oil painting, La Bénédiction des blés en Artois (The Blessing of the Wheat in Artois), depicts the faithful bringing Christ to the world, praising Him, and seeking His blessing.

May we prepare all hearts to welcome with joy the Word of life!

Where possible, we encourage presentations that draw from and reflect the conference theme, but we also consider separate topics.

As you prepare your proposal, please keep the following in mind:

• Please submit your proposal by our deadline of Friday, January 31.
• You will be notified by Friday, February 28, regarding the status of your proposal.
• Breakout speakers are chosen from among our registered National Conference attendees. We are pleased to offer a small honorarium; however, we are unable to waive the speaker’s registration and travel costs. If your proposal is accepted, you are asked to register yourself for the Conference within a week.
• Plan on up to 50 minutes for your presentation, including time for Q&A or an interactive portion. Our participants have told us that, in addition to theory, they are looking for practical tools for immediate use in the classroom.
• Any handouts will be made available to participants electronically. (We will collect the digital copies of your handouts closer to the Conference date.) If you need to use printed handouts during your session, kindly bring them with you because copying facilities at the conference venue are limited. Please bring up to 50 copies of each handout.
  
• Please note that we will record the audio of each presentation. Conference attendees have access to all the recordings for at least 90 days after the end of the program.
• For reference, you may view last year’s program HERE.

Please submit your proposal HERE.