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Scott Kinney from Discovery Education gives a keynote address at 2017 Bridges Conference
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For four years, the Bridges Conference has highlighted numerous Higher Education / K-12 Education collaborative projects. Last year’s event proved to be a unique and informative conference that highlighted numerous K-12 / Higher Education partnerships and projects including featured presenter Yong Zhao from the University of Oregon. The conference also featured many opportunities for participants to network to discuss additional partnering opportunities. The annual conference is designed to address an area of education that has grown in importance and opportunity – partnerships between and among higher education, K-12 education, community based agencies and other educational entities. It also addresses educational topics that cut across all levels of education. The partnerships have taken many forms and represent many unique and mutually beneficial projects. The conference is designed to showcase these unique partnerships and to share ideas on project planning and implementation. This is your chance to share innovative bridge projects and ideas on how your institution collaborates in this space, or to present on a topic that has relevance for all educators. You are invited to submit a proposal to present at the sixth annual Higher Education – K-12 Bridges Conference.
What are Bridge Projects?
Partners for Connections in Education (P4CE) was founded in 2012 as a non-profit organization committed to expanding educational equity and learning opportunities for all students. The landscape of education is continually in flux, thus increasing opportunities that are becoming more imperative for K-12 schools to partner with higher education, community agencies and other educational entities to enhance education. To that end, P4CE has established a mission to provide bridge opportunities that bring colleges, universities and other related agencies together with K-12 schools to enrich learning environments at all levels. The Bridges Conference will highlight partnering opportunities and focus on topics that cut across multiple levels of education.
Partners for Connections in Education (P4CE) was founded in 2012 as a non-profit organization committed to expanding educational equity and learning opportunities for all students. The landscape of education is continually in flux, thus increasing opportunities that are becoming more imperative for K-12 schools to partner with higher education, community agencies and other educational entities to enhance education. To that end, P4CE has established a mission to provide bridge opportunities that bring colleges, universities and other related agencies together with K-12 schools to enrich learning environments at all levels. The Bridges Conference will highlight partnering opportunities and focus on topics that cut across multiple levels of education.
A Unique Venue!
The conference will once again be held at the Cape May Convention Center, fronting the beaches in Cape May, New Jersey. As one of the oldest shore destinations in the country, Victorian Cape May is a very popular travel destination. Another unique feature of the conference is that most overnight accommodations are provided by select bed and breakfasts at special conference rates. These establishments are a hallmark feature of this beautiful town. Hotel accommodations are also an option at historic facilities such as Congress Hall.
P4CE invites proposals for presentations that focus on collaborative projects among higher education, K-12 schools and/or other related educational partners or topics that cut across all levels of education. P4CE encourages joint presentations, which are representative of participating partners. Juried presentation proposals will be reviewed based on the merits of the partnership program or topic and the potential benefits to students and schools at the various levels of education.
Please use the Request for Presentation Proposal Submission Form (http://tinyurl.com/P4CE2017) to apply to be a presenter at the 2018 conference. Selections will be made in September and all applicants will be notified once reviews are completed.
The conference will once again be held at the Cape May Convention Center, fronting the beaches in Cape May, New Jersey. As one of the oldest shore destinations in the country, Victorian Cape May is a very popular travel destination. Another unique feature of the conference is that most overnight accommodations are provided by select bed and breakfasts at special conference rates. These establishments are a hallmark feature of this beautiful town. Hotel accommodations are also an option at historic facilities such as Congress Hall.
P4CE invites proposals for presentations that focus on collaborative projects among higher education, K-12 schools and/or other related educational partners or topics that cut across all levels of education. P4CE encourages joint presentations, which are representative of participating partners. Juried presentation proposals will be reviewed based on the merits of the partnership program or topic and the potential benefits to students and schools at the various levels of education.
Please use the Request for Presentation Proposal Submission Form (http://tinyurl.com/P4CE2017) to apply to be a presenter at the 2018 conference. Selections will be made in September and all applicants will be notified once reviews are completed.
