Session types for the 2025 proposal form will again include an Individual Proposal session type (1–2 presenters only): You will be asked to choose to present a 30-minute session OR to be combined with other proposals on a similar topic (presenting for 15, 20, or 30 minutes, depending on how many other presentations are in the session; requests for this session type will be fulfilled if there are proposals to combine).

Each proposal must include teacher voices (at least one teacher from any level must be a presenter, including college faculty, preservice teachers, teacher educators, teacher librarians, literacy coaches, and retired teachers). Please indicate the number of teachers on your proposal and add them as presenters with their school affiliations.

When you submit a proposal draft, you will receive a confirmation email that will include information on re-entering the proposal system so you can edit the proposal, if needed. Be sure that the submitter’s name is in the first position in the list of presenters; this will ensure that the submitter will receive the auto-reply confirmation email and will be allowed to edit the proposal. Please add each presenter on your session to the proposal (don’t only list them in the Description or Annotation fields).

If you have started a proposal draft, be sure to follow the instructions in the email reply you receive to complete and submit the proposal (the status of “pending” means you finished and submitted your proposal; “work-in-progress” means you’ve started the proposal and will come back to it to finish and submit it). Use the “Save & Edit Later” button at the end of the form if you will want to go back into the proposal to make edits before the deadline. Once you have finished the edits, be sure to submit the proposal by clicking the “Submit” button before the deadline of 9:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, January 29, 2025.