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Volunteer as Proposal Reviewer or Coach
The Illinois Association of Teachers of English is forming a panel to review presentation proposals for the 2026 Fall Conference. Please complete the form below to indicate your interest in participation
Expectations: Reviewers will read several (up to a dozen) conference proposals and answer questions to rank the proposals on a set of criteria.
Commitment: One-time commitment
Time required: Approximately 1.5 hours, self-paced
Deadline: Approximately 2 weeks after receiving proposals to review. (This may be adjusted depending on the number of reviewers and submissions.)
ELIGIBILITY: If you are submitting a proposal for presenting at the 2026 Fall Conference, you are NOT eligible to participate on the review panel.
Proposal Review/Coaching Panel
The Illinois Association of Teachers of English is forming a panel to review presentation proposals and coach proposal submitters in formulating a successful presentation for the Fall Conference. Please complete the form below to indicate your interest in participation.
Preparing for a Successful Proposal
The Illinois Associate of Teachers of English Conference will be held on October 16th and 17th, 2026 at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills.
Proposals should offer engaging sessions that will enable participants to return to their school communities with a range of ideas that will promote a more inclusive and equitable education for all students. All presenters MUST be registered for the conference no later than Friday, October 2nd. Failure to register may result in your session being cancelled.
New to presenting? Click here to request a proposal coach to help you develop your session ideas or provide you feedback on your session proposal.
Breakout Sessions: These sessions will be 60 minute informational professional development presentations. Those who wish to submit a proposal for this type of session will have the flexibility of choosing a range of activities for members of the audience to participate in, or a more traditional lecture-style presentation.
Workshop Sessions: These sessions will be 90 minutes and must include interactive components that require active participation from audience members.
Poster Presentations: Poster presenters should prepare a 10-15 minute summary of their displays. Posters will be displayed in an exhibition format and attendees can browse a variety of topics that follow our theme of equitable education. Presenters will need to stand with their poster during an assigned time and must be ready to speak with attendees who stop to view their display. To ensure all attendees have an opportunity to view each presentation, we ask that presenters keep their posters on display for the duration of their attendance at the conference.
When completing the Call for Proposals, you will be asked to provide the following information:
- Name(s) of presenter(s), professional title, and contact information
- Session title and a description (no more than 250 words)
- Grade level your session is most applicable to.
Please click on this link to submit a proposal: https://iateonline.org/cfp-2026
What to Expect Post Submission
Primary presenters will be notified regarding the status of their submission by the end of May 2026. Some individuals may be asked to revise their proposal and resubmit for review.
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SIATE 2024 Fall Conference Registration Information
Cultivating Humanity:
Refining our Literary Traditions to Forge a Better Future.
The conference theme, in coordination with IATE’s fall conference, is all about how we can cultivate humanity as we adapt to changes in technology and in the lived experiences of our students. Andrew Rodbro, Second Vice President of IATE, writes: “As teachers we cultivate the minds of young people. In cultivating those minds, we instill humanity–a humane ethics. In cultivating humanity, we also interrogate our traditions … We have a lot of traditions that are valuable and worthwhile; English provides students with ways to ask important questions that engage them with conflicts in the world.” With these ideas in mind, please join with us as we share traditions that matter while creating new ones
The SIATE Fall Conference will be held Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at the Carbondale Civic Center. Registration, breakfast, and networking will take place from 8:00 am – 8:45 am. There will be three breakout sessions, a keynote session before lunch, and a closing session to wrap up the day. CPDUs will be available for attendees. We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration for IATE members is $35 and includes conference registration and breakfast. Registration for non-members is $70, and includes conference registration, breakfast, and membership to IATE. Registration is due by Tuesday, September 17.
***Registration for undergraduate students and pre-service teachers is free, and IATE membership is free for pre-service teachers.
***Breakfast, catered by Into the Fire, is included, but lunch is on your own.
Registration Step 1:
This year, registration is entirely online. Register to become an IATE member at the website. Registration is required for attendance at the conference. You will not be able to register for the conference until you have become a member. Register for Membership Here!
*If you are already a current member, you will be able to skip this step.
Registration Step 2:
Complete the online registration here after becoming a member.
If you have any questions, please contact IATE Southern District Leader, and IATE President, Betsy Geiselman
at betsy.geiselman@cchs165.com. Thank you!
We are also offering the chance to preorder copies of The Gulf by our keynote speaker, author and Herrin native, Rachel Cochran, from her local bookstore, Loudmouth. Please order at least seven days ahead of the conference to give the store time to receive all the copies. Rachel will receive the order, sign books, and then bring them to the conference. Please click on the book image to preorder your signed copy of Rachel’s novel!
Conference Schedule, 2023, At-a-Glance
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2023 IATE Conference Schedule |
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Thursday, October 19th |
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6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. |
IATE Executive Council and District Leaders Meeting |
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Friday, October 20th |
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8:00 a.m. — 3:30 p.m. |
Registration |
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8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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8:30 a.m. — 8:50 a.m. |
Plenary Session 1 |
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9:00 a.m. — 9:50 a.m. |
Breakout Session A |
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10:00 a.m. — 10:50 a.m. |
Breakout Session B |
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11:00 a.m. — 11:50 a.m. |
Breakout Session C |
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12:00 p.m. — 1: 00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 p.m. — 1:25 p.m. |
Book Signing |
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1:30 p.m. — 2:20 p.m. |
Breakout Session D |
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2:30 p.m. — 3:20 p.m. |
Breakout Session E |
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3:30 p.m. — 4:20 p.m. |
Breakout Session F |
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4: 30 p.m. — 5:55 p.m. |
Cocktail Hour and Raffle Ticket Sales |
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6:00 p.m. — 7: 00 p.m. |
Dinner, Awards, and Raffle |
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7:30 p.m. — |
Social Gathering at Homewood Suites, Forsyth |
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Saturday, October 21st |
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8:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. |
Registration |
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8:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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8:30 a.m. — 8:55 a.m. |
Business Meeting and Morning Welcome |
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9:00 a.m. — 9:50 a.m. |
Breakout Session G |
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10:00 a.m. — 10:50 a.m. |
Breakout Session H |
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11:00 a.m. — 11:50 a.m. |
Breakout Session I |
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12:00 p.m. — 12:50 p.m. |
Breakout Session J |
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1:00 p.m. — 2: 00 p.m. |
Past Presidents’ Luncheon |
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2:00 p.m. — 2:25 p.m. |
Book Signing |
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2:15 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. |
IATE Executive Board and District Leaders Meeting |