The Teacher Development Special Interest Group (TD SIG) is inviting everyone to submit proposals for video presentations (and a possible subsequent publication thereof) that fall broadly under the theme of teacher development. A successful applicant will be asked to record a presentation to be published on the blog of the Teacher Journeys website.
What we are looking for
We are most interested in personal narratives that clearly explain the professional change and the path to it. A typical proposal and subsequent video presentation will consist of the following elements:
Please see some of the previous submissions here, here and here to get a better idea of what we are looking for and, perhaps, for some inspiration.
Proposal requirements
Other than meeting the content requirements described above, your proposal must:
Review procedures
Each proposal will be blindly reviewed by 2 reviewers. Proposals will be either rejected (with reasons) or accepted. In case of a rejection, you are allowed to re-submit your proposal again provided the feedback has been properly addressed. In that case, your proposal will undergo another blind review by either the same or different reviewers.
Note: We aim to review each proposal within 4 weeks, but it may take longer depending on the circumstances of the reviewers.
Video presentation requirements
If your proposal is accepted, your subsequent video presentation must:
Note: Please ensure your Japanese translation is written/proofread by a proficient Japanese user. In case you are unable to produce a Japanese abstract, please generate one using deepl.com and include the following disclaimer at the end: “This translation was auto-generated by deepl.com”
Conference
Note: To qualify for an invitation to this year’s Teacher Journeys’ conference, your presentation must be published on the Teacher Journeys blog at least 2 months before the month when the conference is held. In case you miss that deadline, you will be invited to the next year’s conference.
Every year, the TD SIG holds the Teacher Journeys conference in which presenters are given an opportunity to engage in a live discussion with their viewers. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to prepare for a 25- OR 50-minute long session that should:
OR
Publishing
We welcome submissions to our primary journal, Explorations in Teacher Development. Please see the requirements for the Reflections, Explorations, and Perspectives categories, which should serve as natural extensions of Teacher Journeys presentations into ETD articles.
Note: The submissions will undergo our regular blind review and will be subject to the regular publication requirements.