Why Advocate?

Tuesday, October 16, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT

For so many in the profession, we hear about advocacy and know of its importance, and yet we fail to engage. We’re busy. We’ve got papers to grade, classes to prepare, paperwork to fill out. Action alert opportunities come and go, policies are written and implemented. The voices of our colleagues and others involved in educator preparation are often not heard. Yet the profession lives with the consequences. If you are still on the fence about the why or how to advocate, please attend this introductory webinar highlighting reasons to advocate and the easy-to-use AACTE resources that will help you become an effective advocate on behalf of educator preparation and make your voice heard.

This webinar will include time for Q&A. It will also be recorded and available for future viewing.

Presenters:

Members of the AACTE Government Relations and Advocacy Committee:

  • Trish Parrish, Lindsey Wilson College
  • Larry Daniel, The Citadel
  • Beth Giles-Klinkner, University of Wisconsin Madison
  • Raymond “Donny” Lee, Harding University

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Call for Entries: 2020 AACTE Awards

Award winners will be honored at the 2020 AACTE Annual Meeting, February 28 – March 1 in Atlanta, Georgia, during the general sessions.

Future Annual Meetings

  • 2021 – February 26-28, Washington State Convention Center | Seattle, WA
  • 2022 – March 4-6, New Orleans Marriott | New Orleans, LA
  • 2023 – February 25-27, JW Marriott Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN

Site Selection Procedures

Annual Meeting Site Selection Procedures

AACTE considers many factors in determining its future locations for the Annual Meeting, which brings together over 2,000 individuals in the educator preparation field each year. These factors include but are not limited to geographic and cultural diversity, attendee cost, available meeting space, and social justice considerations.

The following priorities guide Annual Meeting site selection:

  1. Location
    1. Selection of a site 4-5 years in advance.
    2. Rotation among U.S. regions, with at least one western region destination every five years.
    3. Urban destination with accessible airlift, affordable airfare, and local travel infrastructure.
    4. Available dates that coincide with AACTE's preferred time frame of late February or early March.
    5. Favorable antidiscrimination and accessibility policies, including those related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, physical ability, health conditions, socioeconomic status, and marital, domestic, or parental status.
    6. Presence of AACTE members in the vicinity of the destination.
  2. Facilities/Space
    1. Adequate amount of meeting rooms, exhibit areas, and other space to meet the Annual Meeting's needs.
    2. Accessibility of facilities/space.
    3. Compact Annual Meeting footprint.
    4. Proximity of hotel partners.
    5. Transportation logistics and cost.
    6. Sizeable block of rooms available at primary hotels.
  3. Cost/Affordability
    1. Guest room rates.
    2. Complimentary facilities or services provided.
    3. Rental rates for facilities.
    4. Food and beverage expenditure requirements.
    5. Labor expenses.
    6. Audio/visual rental costs.
    7. Incentives offered by either the destination or its subsidiary partners.

See What You Missed in 2019

Visit the Learning Center to watch video recordings from previous Annual Meetings. Welcome Sessions and Speaker Spotlight Sessions are public, while other recordings are available only to conference registrants.

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