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Proposal guide


This page gives further details on information you will be required to provide in our online proposal form.

To submit a proposal, you will be asked to provide the following information:

  • Format
  • Title
  • Theme and sub-theme (from a list provided)
  • Target audience
  • 2-5 keywords describing the subject (practice/research) of your activity
  • 150-200-word abstract (description)

Below are details to help you prepare your submission.

Activity formats

Here are the possible formats for your submission(s):

  • lightning talks*
  • poster presentations
  • presentations of research findings or education initiatives
  • roundtables (panel discussions)
  • workshops**

See here for format descriptions.

*NOTE for lightning talks: you will be required to indicate the impact of the strategy or research you will present. 
**NOTE for workshops: you will be asked to indicate how your workshop will include audience participation. 

Proposal theme and sub-theme(s)

You will be asked to choose from the following conference themes:

Theme 1: Collaborative Action to Support Linguistic Minority Education
Theme 2: Diversity and Education within Minority Language Communities
Theme 3: Sustainable Futures, Education and English-speaking Communities in Quebec

You will be asked to choose from the following sub-themes OR provide your own:

  • Celebrations of the resilience of communities (minority, educational, professional, etc.)
  • Impact of recent updates to language policies and laws on the English-language education system in Quebec
  • Communities within communities: including the voices/needs/experiences of marginalised communities in English-language education
  • Projects and practices for supporting inter-level cooperation in education
  • Comparisons with education and community initiatives in linguistic minority communities outside of Quebec
  • Media engagement in linguistic minority issues
  • Strategies for encouraging productive partnerships/relationships between minority and majority linguistic communities
  • Support for the social/emotional needs of students
  • Development of alternative schools and pedagogical practices
  • Lasting impacts of pedagogical responses to COVID-19, such as e-learning on educational practices in primary, secondary, CEGEP and university settings
  • Employability for All: Future skills and equal access to the job market
  • Adaption of recruitment and workplace practices to marginalised community needs
  • Measures to improve student retention or reduce the dropout rate

Activity audience

Who will benefit from your activity? Suggested audiences are:

  • Community Group Employees/Volunteers
  • Educational Institution Administrators
  • Public Sector Employees
  • Students
  • Teacher/Professors

 

Proposal guide