Submission Guidelines

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TITLE
The title should:

• not exceed 10 words.
• accurately reflect the content of your proposal.
• be clear to the intended audience.
• Each part of a slashed or hyphenated word counts as one word. Do not use quotation marks and capitalize all major words.

Examples:

• Participants’ Perspectives on In-Service Teacher Training (7 words).
• Websites for Teaching U.S. Popular Culture (6 words).

ABSTRACT
You should prepare a 250-word abstract of your presentation or workshop. Only the referees will
see your submitted proposal abstract; it will not appear in the program. All abstracts are blind
reviewed, so you should NOT include the presenter name(s) or institution(s) in your abstract.

The abstract should:

• include the proposal title.
• include the proposal type (research-based presentation, practice-based presentation, poster presentation, workshop). include the strand.
• not exceed 250 words. (Over-length abstracts will not be reviewed).
• not include presenter names(s) or institutions(s).
• clearly state a purpose and point of view.
• include supporting details or examples.
• contain evidence or current practices and/or research and relevant citations.
• be carefully edited and proofread.

SUMMARY
You should also prepare a 50-word proposal summary that will appear in the TexLER
Conference Program. Attendees will use the summary to decide whether to attend your
presentation, workshop, or poster exhibit, so it should be carefully written and proofread.

The summary should:

• Not exceed 50 words (Over-length summaries will not be accepted).
• Be written in the third-person present tense (e.g. “The presenter begins by…and she…”). Not refer to published works. Be written to draw the most appropriate audience.
• Spell out any acronym(s) used in the title (e.g. ELL as “English language learner”).
• Be carefully edited and proofread.

ADJUDICATION OF PROPOSALS
Proposals will be rated on the following criteria:

• The currency, importance, and appropriateness of the topic to the field.
• The purpose, participant outcomes, and session type.
• The theory, practice, and/or research basis.
• The support for practices, conclusions, and/or recommendations.
• The clarity of the proposal as an indicator of presentation quality.

Proposals will be disqualified if:

• They promote commercial interests.
• They are not completed according to the guidelines outlined in the call for proposals.
• They are not received by the deadline.