GACTE Fall 2025 Meeting: Call for Proposals:
“Centering Candidates in a Changing World”
November 12 – 14, 2025, Peachtree City, Georgia
Call for Proposals:
We are pleased to invite submissions for presentation at the 2025 Georgia Association of Colleges for Teacher Educators (GACTE) Annual Conference. GACTE provides a forum for dialogue on issues related to professional education, promoting effective public policy, and enhancing and improving professional education programs at colleges for teacher education. The theme for the 2025 GACTE conference is “Cantering Candidates in a Changing World.” The GACTE conference provides an opportunity to share ideas, research, policy, and best practices for teaching and leading. In the last few years, advocacy has taken a front seat among teachers and education leaders. Both in and outside of the classroom, teachers’ efforts should ensure that ALL students experience success in an equitable learning environment. GACTE welcomes proposals highlighting advocacy, teaching, and leading in P-12 and Higher Education classrooms incorporating ample opportunities for participation and engagement, and serving as springboards stimulating further discussion, dialogue, reflection, and action.
Proposal and Review Timelines
Proposal Deadline: August 15, 2025
Proposal Submissions: Click Here
We invite submissions across 4 categories – policy, advocacy, research, and practice/application through traditional presentations, oral presentations, and a poster session. Presenters are encouraged to consider the appropriate audience for the proposal.
- Traditional Presentation: A 40-45-minute traditional session. Oral presentations may be delivered individually or as part of a group discussion. Presenters share their ideas, experiences, and perspectives gleaned from their research, practice, or policy background and/or focus. These sessions provide the audience with ample opportunities for participation and engagement, and they serve as springboards stimulating further discussion, dialogue, reflection, and action.
- Oral Presentation: Oral presentations may be delivered individually or as part of a group discussion during a 40-45 timeframe. Presenters share their ideas, experiences, and perspectives gleaned from practical application in the P-12 setting. These sessions provide the audience with ample opportunities for participation and engagement, and they serve as springboards stimulating further discussion, dialogue, reflection, and action. A 45-minute traditional session.
- Poster Session: Researchers may choose to present their research in a visual format during a poster presentation session. In-person posters will be physically displayed during a designated poster session. Researchers share their ideas, experiences, and perspectives gleaned from their research, practice, or policy background and/or focus. Poster sessions will be held in one room where participants can interact with a variety of presenters during a 40-45 minute time frame.
Audience: We are seeking proposals with specific emphasis for the audience listed. Consider which audience your presentation is best suited. Consider identifying no more than two audiences for your presentation as we want to ensure presentations are specific for the targeted group(s).
- Teacher Education
- Education Leadership
- Counseling Faculty
- Field and Clinical Experience Directors
- Education Assessment Personnel
- Certification Officers
- Teacher Candidates seeking initial certification
Conference Strands:
- Promoting student and teacher advocacy
- Leadership
- Literacy
- Innovative Teaching Practices
- Teacher Recruitment & Retention
- Innovative Field and Clinical Experiences related to conference theme
Proposal Process:
Each abstract is reviewed through a blind-reviewed process by the GACTE research committee. Not all submitted proposals may be invited to participate in the conference. Proposals that are accepted will be included in the conference-based inclusion of the following elements, alignment to conference theme and strands, and available space.
PROPOSAL FORMAT:
Presenter(s):
Session Type. (choose one)
- Traditional Presentation
- Oral Presentation
- Poster Session
Strands. (choose one that is most aligned)
- Advocacy
- Leadership
- Literacy
- Innovative Teaching Practices
- Teacher Recruitment & Retention
- Innovative Field and Clinical Experiences related to conference theme
Proposal Title.
Proposal Objectives. Provide up to three participant learning objectives.
Target Audience. (choose 1-2)
- Teacher Education
- Education Leadership
- Counseling Faculty
- Field and Clinical Experience Directors
- Education Assessment Personnel
- Certification Officers
- Teacher Candidates seeking initial certification
Proposal Abstract (MAX 300 words). Abstract should be a summary of the presentation as it would appear in the conference program guide.
PROPOSAL REVIEW
After reviewing the proposal and verifying its format adheres to the preceding outline, score the proposal from 1 – 5, with 1 being very weak and 5 being very strong, based upon the following criteria:
- Format: follows the format described in the Call for Proposals.
- Theme: addresses the conference theme and selected strand.
- Organization: provides a clear description of conference presentation.
- Timeliness/Significance: addresses a critical issue and advances knowledge and practice in the profession
- Participant outcomes: includes a clear description of participant outcomes and how they will be achieved.
- Audience interaction: describes plans for an appropriate level of audience interaction for the session type.