 | JoLLE2018: The Journal of Language and Literacy Education Winter Conference The University of Georgia Hotel and Conference Center Athens, GA, United States, February 3-4, 2018 |
| Conference website | http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/conference/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jolle2018 |
| Proposals Accepted Beginning | September 13, 2017 |
| Submission deadline | November 5, 2017 |
| JoLLE Website | http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/ |
In her presidential address at the annual American Education Research Association conference, Dr. Vivian Gadsden encouraged educators and researchers to reframe pedagogical practices, seek places of optimism, and find interdisciplinary synergy to strengthen educational ideals. This invitation echoes various scholars who understand the necessity to reimagine and redefine how we research, how we teach, and how we acknowledge and sustain differences in language and literacy. For this year’s conference, we aim to heed Gadsden’s call by expanding, reimagining, and reshaping the boundaries that may constrain progress. We invite scholars to generate new ideas aimed to push research to new conceptual, empirical, and philosophical heights. We invite innovators and originators to think about ways to create inventive symbiosis. We invite traditionalists and those who enjoy the classics to reinvent current practices and find the inherent synergy that can create renewed vigor for classic approaches. We invite people from all facets of education to think about the ways we can join together to propel ideas about language and literacy into the future.
The JoLLE conference is a hands-on and participation based conference where presenters involve their audiences in the subject, process, and hope of their presentations. This year's theme: Reframing Pedagogical Practices and Language and Literacy Research: Teaching to the Future invites teachers and researchers to examine what works well in our classrooms, the changing needs to 21st Century Students, and what literacy classrooms will look like in the future.
Submission Guidelines
In order to be considered, proposals must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Abstract - 75 words or less
- Proposal - 500 words or less
- Proposal MUST have the following rubric components: participant engagement; innovation and relevancy
All presentations must be original. The following presentation categories are welcome:
- Full Paper Presentations (individual and group)
- Roundtable Sessions (for works in progress)
- Posters (less formal sharing of ideas)
| Met (2 points) | Almost Met (1 point) |
Does Not Meet (0 points) | |
|---|---|---|---|
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*Participant Engagement |
The proposal clearly describes how the audience will engage through interactive participation beyond question/answer at the end. |
The proposal mentions, but does not clearly describe how the audience will engage through interactive participation. |
The proposal lacks interactive audience participation beyond question/answer at the end. |
| *Innovation and Relevancy |
The proposal represents a topic that is relevant, research- or practice-based, provides the audience with innovative information, tools or practices, and contributes to the field of language and literacy education |
The proposal represents a topic that is research- or practice-based and relevant to the field of language and literacy education. The topic is not current, innovative, and/or contributive to the field. |
The proposal does not show relevancy to the field of language and literacy education, is not research- or practice-based, and does not contribute to the field. |
| Topic |
Contains an overall purpose/theme that matches with the conference call for proposals. |
Contains an overall purpose/theme, but loosely matches with the conference call for proposals. |
Contains an overall purpose/theme, but does not match with the conference call for proposals. |
| Title |
The title is interesting and inviting. It clearly references the information that will be discussed in the presentation |
The title provides general information regarding the topic of the conference; the title is not engaging or inviting. |
The title is general and does not provide adequate information about the topic of the presentation; it is unclear or not engaging |
| Description |
Well-written, in appropriate tone for a scholarly journal. Clear and easily identifiable purpose, organized and easy to follow, evidence of a consistent and strong command of conventions. |
Written, in appropriate tone for a scholarly journal. Somewhat organized, evidence of adequate command of conventions. |
Inappropriate tone for a scholarly journal. Limited or no command of conventions. |
| Submission Guidelines |
The submission guidelines have been followed: the proposal is limited to 500 words. The submission includes an abstract limited to 75 words. No identifiers are present. |
The submission guidelines have not been followed BUT no identifiers are present. |
The submission guidelines have not been followed. Identifiers have been included. The proposal cannot be accepted. |
List of Possible Topics/Questions
| Presentation Content | |
| Content Area Literacy | Culture, Identity, Agency |
| Digital Literacy | English Education |
| Family & Community Literacy | Innovative Research Methods |
| Innovative Teaching | Interdisciplinary Research and Practice |
| Language (General) | Literacy (General) |
| Reading | Social Justice |
| Proposal Type | |
| Empirical | Literature Review |
| Theoretical/Conceptual | |
| Suggested Interest | |
| Elementary | Middle School |
| High School | College/Adult Education |
Questions
- How can we create synergy between research and practice in language and literacy education?
- In what ways can language and literacy scholars work with other disciplines?
- What does the future of language and literacy look like?
- How can we expand, reimagine, and reshape the boundaries that may constrain progress in language and literacy education?
- How can we reinvent traditional methods for the next generation?
- How can we use traditional methods of research and practice to promote innovation?
- What does the future of language and literacy look like?
- What new and innovative language and literacy methods are you using in your classrooms?
Invited Speakers
- Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas:
Dr. Thomas is an assistant professor in Literacy, Culture, and International Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work synthesizes postcolonial, critical, and critical race theory with data from her empirical research in classrooms to examine the ways that literature is positioned in schooling and society today. Dr. Thomas graduated with her PhD in English and Education from The University of Michigan and her research interests include children’s and young adult literature, the teaching of literature, English Education, African American Education, and Classroom interaction research.
- Donalyn Miller:
Donalyn Miller, an expert middle school teacher from Texas is well known as an expert practitioner in English and Language Arts that believes in her students learning that they are readers, and then reading ravenously. Affectionately known by those who read her first book as “The Book Whisperer,” Donalyn Miller has since published a follow up to her first book, The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader of Every Child entitled Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer’s Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits.
Venue
The conference will be held at The University of Georgia Hotel and Conference Center on February 3rd and 4th.
1197 S Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30602
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to JoLLE.Conference@Gmail.com