[CharterSchools] call for papers: 2016 ISEP Conference

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Planning for Educational Transformation across the Globe: Goals, Processes, and Outcomes
2016 Annual Conference of the International Society for Educational Planning
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, LA, USA
October 18-21, 2016


See Call for Papers




We are expecting approximately 110 educational planners and policy-makers from national, regional, and local areas and covering all educational levels from pre-school through higher education and life-long learning. At recent conferences, attendees came from the US, Canada, China, Poland, Hungary, England, the Netherlands, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, North Cyprus, Trinidad, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and the Philippines. 

Ken
Kenneth J. Ducote, Ph.D., AICP
Executive Director
Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools
3520 General DeGaulle Drive - Suite 3070
New Orleans, LA 70114
E-mail - kenducote at msn.com
Office - 504-309-3245
Cell - 504-650-2338

CALL FORPAPERS 
 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING (ISEP) 
 
46th ANNUAL MEETING
OCTOBER 18-21, 2016 
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA




CONFERENCE THEME:  
 
Planning for Educational Transformationacross the Globe: 
Goals, Processes, and Outcomes
 
 

WHO ATTENDS AN ISEP CONFERENCE?
 
 Higher EducationFaculty and Administrators · Educational Planners · Policy Makers · Researchers· Leaders Involved in Educational Planning · Educational and GovernmentConsultants · Pre-School, Elementary and Secondary Teachers and Administrators ·Government Representatives · Local Government Leaders · Business and CorporateLeaders · Community Members Involved in Educational Planning · GraduateStudents


WHATIS ISEP?
 
 
The International Society for Educational Planning (ISEP) was founded on December 10, 1970, in     Washington, D.C. Over 50 local, state, national, and international     planners attended the first organizational meeting. 
 
Since then, the dynamics of educational     reform throughout the world have demonstrated that there is need for a     professional organization with a primary focus on educational planning and     policy.
 
We are big enough to include members     from more than 20 nations, many backgrounds, and many levels of     professional responsibility and interest. But we are small enough to make     lifelong contacts, networks and friendships.
 
The two major activities of ISEP are
 
  
An Annual Conference
  
   
Usually two conferences       in the US and then one in another nation
   
Past conferences have       been held in the United States, Canada, Turkey, North Cyprus, Hungary,       Italy, and Trinidad. 
  
  
The journal, Educational Planning
  
   
Peer-reviewed,       professional journal
   
See http://isep.info/submission-of-manuscripts for submission information
   
See archive of past       journals here, http://isep.info/educational-planning-journal/journal-archive
  
 

 
DESCRIPTIONOF PROPOSALS:
Theconference planners are especially interested in obtaining original manuscriptsand other presentations dealing directly with the general theme of the conference. Additionally, ISEP is interested in all aspects of planning and will consideroriginal manuscripts and presentations dealing with any aspect of educationalplanning and policy implementation, even if not directly thematic. 
 
TheConference Theme focuses on three major sets of questions that arise incontemporary efforts to transform education across the globe. The list is notmeant to be all inclusive.
·     Goals
o   Whatsocietal outcomes should result from education?
o   Whateducational outcomes are necessary for the desired societal outcomes?
o   Whom dowe educate? What are their characteristics and needs?
o   How do wepredict the future: goals, students, technology?
o   How doesthe changing world require educational change?
o   What isthe role of standardized testing in setting goals and in evaluating student,program, school, and agency success?
o   What arecultural and political considerations in goal setting?
o   How doeseducational planning relate to total community, regional, or national planningin other areas (land use, economics, social, etc.)? 
·     Processes
o   Whatdelivery or governance systems can be used to achieve educational goals?
o   How do weplan to use technology in achieving educational goals?
o   Whatplanning models and processes are recommended and why?
o   How do weprovide facilities, school leaders, teachers, funding, and other resourcesnecessary for pursuing educational success?
o   What isthe curriculum needed now and in the future?
o   Whatalternative models are being explored for educational delivery: partnerships, alternativecertification, virtual schooling, on-line universities, etc.?
o   What arecultural considerations in program delivery?
o   How andwhen are social and medical wrap-around services needed and provided foreducational success?
o   At pastconferences, papers were presented outlining the global importance of expandingpre-school education and improving the learning of special needs children. Whathas been the progress? 
·     Outcomes
o   Howshould we evaluate the pursuit and attainment of educational and societaloutcomes? How can evaluation tools be improved?
o   What hasresearch shown as to the success of various educational programs, policies,governance structures, and methodologies?
o   What lessonscan we learn from available data to better plan?  
o   Whatfactors promote or hinder success?
Participantsmay consider submitting proposals under any of the following categories: 
·     Thematic Paper Session: Thepaper is an individual paper presentation on the theory, process, orapplication of educational planning and policy implementation.  This forumprovides the opportunity for individual presenters to deliver a position paper,a paper describing existing initiatives or practices, or a paper that addressesa needed innovation in education at all levels of the instructionalspectrum.  Each individual presenter should anticipate no more than 20minutes for presentation, including questions. 
·     Roundtable/Panel Discussion: Theleader of a small number of presenters (between 3-5) coordinates thepreparation and presentation of ideas and questions related to the conferencetheme or other issues related to educational planning and policy implementations(50 minutes). 
·     Symposium Thematic Session: Thisforum provides the opportunity for a session organizer to submit a proposal inwhich multiple presenters deliver a diverse range of viewpoints on a majorissue or practice related to the theme or some aspect of educational planning(50 minutes). 
·      WorkingPaper Session: Well-developed drafts of papers are sent to reviewers.  Inthis session, an editor/reviewer will provide suggestions/comments for use inwriting the paper for presentation and/publication.
·      PowerPointPoster Session: As an alternative to Thematic or Working Paper Sessions, thissession will give the opportunity for the presentation of a PowerPoint slideshow of up to six (6) slides (including one title slide) for 10 to 15 minutes,followed by questions and discussion.   
 
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION  
Theproposal should comprise (1) a cover page and (2) a one to two pagedescription. 
·     Cover Page, includes:Title of presentation, type of session proposed (thematic paper,roundtable/panel discussion, symposium thematic session, working paper session,PowerPoint poster session), and session organizer (name, title, institutionmailing address, telephone, fax number, e-mail address, and additionalpresenters name, title, and institution) 
 
·     Description of Presentation (1 to 2 pages), includes: Titleof proposal, objectives for the session, summary of substantive content of theproposal, plans for participants' involvement, and audio-visual equipment to beused in the presentation.  (Please specify: flip chart, overheadprojector, slide projector, and/or LED Projector).  Any proposal selected for presentation andnot requesting the necessary audio-visual equipment prior to the conference mayencumber personal financial responsibility for the use of such equipment at thetime of presentation. 
GENERAL INFORMATIONFOR PROPOSALS AND CONFERENCE
Send all Proposals to:  Dr.Ken Ducote @ kenducote at msn.com. 
A double blind, peer review process will be used toselect proposals to be presented at the conference. Proposalssent electronically should be in Microsoft Word as an attachment to the emailmessage. The following are important dates and deadlines regarding submissionof proposals and conference registration: 
·     July 1, 2016: Deadline for submissionof proposals.
·      August 1, 2016: Notification of allsession organizers and authors via email. All presenters listed in the acceptedproposals must pay the full registration fee, even if they attend theconference only on the day of their presentation. 
·     September 1, 2016: Registration Fee: The fullregistration fee must be received by the International Society for EducationalPlanning (ISEP) no later than September 1, 2016 in order for thepresentation and the presenter to be listed on the conference program. Any author identified in the presentation, but not officially registered forthe conference by the due date, will not be listed in the official program ofthe conference. 
·      Important: In the past, presentershave been asked to bring up 30-50 copies of their papers. The conference chairswould like to encourage participants to bring an electronic copy (CD, flashdrive, etc.) to the conference, at which time papers will be uploaded to theISEP conference site. 
 
Proposalssubmitted after the deadline cannot be guaranteed consideration.  Additionally, in order to be considered for inclusion inthe program, all proposals must be complete and conform to the proposalsubmission guidelines. 
CONFERENCE ACTIVITES
 
 
Thematic     and general topic paper sessions
 
The     David N. Wilson Lecture
 
  
See http://isep.info/david-n-wilson-lecture-series
 
 
PowerPoint     "Poster" Sessions
 
Panel     Discussions
 
Dissertations,     including the 2016 Glen Earthman Outstanding Dissertation Award
 
  
See below      or http://isep.info/outstanding-dissertation-award
 
 
Common     meal functions for networking and fellowship
 
Society     business meeting
 
Pre-Conference     and Post-Conference opportunities to tour New Orleans 

 
OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD
TheInternational Society for Educational Planning recognizes outstandingdissertations related to all aspects of educational planning. The Society willconsider dissertations that have been completed in 2015 or 2016 that resulted in the award of a terminal degree.  We encourage thesubmission of dissertations on any aspect of planning.  
 
Dissertationsthat deal with planning and program implementation on the international,state/provincial, regional, local and individual school or building levels arewelcomed.  More than one award may be made at each annual meeting. Individuals who have recently been conferred their doctoral degree mayindividually submit their dissertation for consideration.  The chairpersonof the dissertation committee or any member of the committee also may recommenda dissertation for consideration.  
 
Individualswho are chosen for recognition will be asked to make a presentation of theirfindings at the annual meeting.  In addition, these individuals will beasked to submit a manuscript to the Society’s journal, Educational Planning.An unbound copy of the dissertation should be sent to facilitate distributionto the committee for a double blind review.  Complete identificationincluding name, address, phone number, and email address should accompany thedissertation on a separate page.   Deadline for submission is June1, 2016. Individuals to be recognized will be notified no later than July15, 2016.  Interested candidates/nominees are encouraged to submitabstracts to:
 
Robert C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN 56301

robjohn at stcloudstate.edu.
320-308-2553, Office
320-308-2554, Fax
 
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Conferenceregistration information and on-line registration can be found at the followingwebsite: http://www.isep.info/.   
 
Registration Fees:
·      Regular Registration: $225.00  AfterSeptember 1, 2016 - $325.00
·      Graduate Student: $225.00.  AfterSeptember 1, 2016 - $325.00
·      Friend/Spouse: $200.00.   After September 1, 2016 - $250.00
·      One Day Registration: $135.00  AfterSeptember 1, 2016 - $185.00
·      Sponsor Registration: $ 500.00  AfterSeptember 1, 2016 –  N/A
 
Regular Conference Registration Fee for conference event andfor those who register to stay at the conference hotel includes conferencematerials and supplemental supplies as well as the following meal functions: 1welcoming reception, 3 continental breakfasts, and 2 lunches as well as morningand afternoon refreshment breaks.  The rates include the one-time reduction in RegularRegistration Rates approved at the 2015 ISEP Conference.
 
Sponsor Registration includes one Regular ConferenceRegistration plus an exhibit table and chair, space for 2 posters, and printingof logo on Conference Program.
 
CONFERENCE SITE
·      Hotel Monteleone
o  Historic luxury hotel located in the French Quarter,the original City of New Orleans  http://hotelmonteleone.com/
o  214 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 USA
o  Located within a few blocks walking distance of theAquarium of the Americas, the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, theLouisiana State Museums, art galleries, music venues, world famous restaurants,Harrah’s Casino, Riverwalk Shopping Outlets, Armstrong Park, Mississippi River,riverboat rides, big and small stage theatres, and other attractions
o  Located near the National World War II Museum, theOgden Museum of Southern Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, Marigny Triangle –Frenchmen Street Entertainment District, Morial Convention Center, and theLouisiana Superdome and Arena  
 
 
 
CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATIONS
·     The rates for the hotel per day during the conference are asfollows:
 
 
  
  
Room
  
  
  
Single
  
  
  
Double
  
  
  
Triple
  
  
  
Quad
  
 
 
  
  
Traditional  Room
  
  
  
$189
  
  
  
$189
  
  
  
$214
  
  
  
$239
  
 

·     Each additional person $ 25.00
·     Above amounts do not include taxes applicable at the time of theconference
·     Conference Room Rates will also apply two days before theconference for early arrivals interested in enjoying the visit to New Orleansfor a longer time
·     A very limited number of rooms (10) will be available atConference Room Rates for the day after the Conference on afirst-come-first-served basis. 
·     Regular, non-conference room rates for the period are $ 279 per nightplus tax, subject to availability
·     Remember to make your room reservations as soon as possible and besure to identify that you are an ISEPConference Registrant. 
·     Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-535-9603or 1-800-217-2033 or 1-504-523-3341 and making your reservations under thegroup name International Society for Educational Planning or Group Code ISEJ18.On-line reservations can be made at the following link (Use Group CodeISEJ18): https://www.phgsecure.com/IBE/bookingRedirect.ashx?propertyCode=MSYHM&group=ISEJ18&arrivalDate=10/18/2016 
·     The ISEP Conference Rate isavailable only for room reservations until September 19, 2016 or until the contracted special raterooms are all reserved.  AfterSeptember 19, all bookings will be handled according to availability and atregular hotel prices.
·     Ifyou have any difficulties with reservations, contact the Program Chair at kenducote at msn.com. 
ABOUTNEW ORLEANS – Conference Host City
 
History
 
The history of New Orleans reads like a fantasticnovel. It is an American city — just a very different place with a verypeculiar history. New Orleans is a place where Africans, both slave and free,and Native Americans shared their cultures and intermingled with Europeansettlers. Encouraged by the French government, this strategy for producing adurable culture in a difficult place marked New Orleans as different andspecial from its inception and continues to distinguish New Orleans today. Hereare a few of the highlights to help you better understand the historicaldynamics that have shaped this utterly unique city. 
 
 
 
French Founders: 1718
In 1718, the Frenchman Sieur de Bienville founded astrategic port city five feet below sea level, near the juncture of theMississippi and the Gulf of Mexico. The new city, or ville, was named Lanouvelle Orleans for Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, and centered around the Placed'Armes (later to be known as Jackson Square). The original city was confinedto the area we now call the French Quarter or Vieux Carre (Old Square). Our2016 ISEP Conference Hotel is located in the French Quarter.
 
Spanish Rule: 1762-1801
In 1762, either because he lost a bet or because theroyal coffers were exhausted, Louis XV gave Louisiana to his Spanish cousin,King Charles III. Spanish rule was relatively short -- lasting until 1801 --but Spain would leave a lasting imprint on the city.
 
In 1788, the city went up in flames, incineratingover 800 buildings. New Orleans was still recovering when a second fire in 1794destroyed 200 structures. One of the only French structures to survive thesefires is the Old Ursuline Convent (1100 Chartres). Completed in 1752, it is theoldest building in the Mississippi River Valley. This means that most of thebuildings you see in the French Quarter were actually constructed by theSpanish and feature distinctly Spanish architectural elements. 
 
Louisiana Purchase: 1803
In 1801 Louisiana ceded back to France, but only twoyears later Napoleon sold the territory to the United States in the LouisianaPurchase of 1803, effectively doubling the size of the U.S.A. At a cost of only$15 million, it was considered one of the greatest real estate bargains inhistory.
 
The American Sector and HaitianImmigration 
After the Louisiana Purchase, Americans arrived en masse, as did European immigrantsfrom Germany, Ireland and Sicily. 
 
Tension existed between the European Creolesconcentrated in the French Quarter and the new American residents. As a result,the Americans settled across Canal Street in what was known then as theAmerican Sector, known today as The Central Business District. The two factionsskirmished often, and the Canal Street median became a neutral area where thetwo groups could come together to do business without invading the other'sterritory. Ever since, all city medians have been called neutral grounds. 
 
And the Haitian Revolution of 1804 meant that foryears to come thousands of Afro-Caribbean descent would come to call NewOrleans home. These immigrants further diversified the population of NewOrleans and made colorful contributions to the city's culture.
 
The War of 1812 and the Battle ofNew Orleans
The war of 1812 culminated in the Battle of NewOrleans three years after the war began. In January of 1815, 8,000 Britishtroops were poised to attack and overtake the City of New Orleans. The Americanforces, led by General Andrew Jackson, were grossly outnumbered. Due to thecircumstances an unusual union formed - the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte andhis men joined the American forces to defend New Orleans. On January 8, apolyglot band of 4,000 militia, frontiersmen, former Haitian slaves andLafitte's pirates defeated the British at Chalmette Battlefield, just afew miles east of the French Quarter. The battlefield remains a place worthy ofa visit.
 
The New Paris
By the mid-1800s, the city in the bend of the riverbecame the fourth largest in the U.S. and one of the richest, dazzling visitorswith chic Parisian couture, fabulous restaurants and sophisticated culture.
 
Society centered around the French Opera House,where professional opera and theatre companies played to full houses. In fact,opera was performed in New Orleans seven years before the Louisiana Purchase,and more than 400 operas premiered in the Crescent City during the l9thcentury.
 
A Cultural Gumbo
Under French, Spanish and American flags, Creolesociety coalesced as Canary Islanders, West Africans, slaves, free people ofcolor and indentured servants poured into the city along with a mix of Frenchand Spanish aristocrats, merchants, farmers, soldiers, freed prisoners andnuns.
 
New Orleans was, for its time, a permissive societythat resulted an intermingling of peoples unseen in other communities, and itis New Orleans' diverse heritage that is the driving force behind this uniqueand exotic city. The contributions of Africans, Caribbean peoples, the French,Spanish, Germans, Irish, Sicilians and more created a society unlike any other.
 
Over the years New Orleans has had a powerfulinfluence on American and global culture. Our cuisine is known across the worldand rock and roll was born from the sounds of our sultry jazz. Literary giantsfrom Tennessee Williams to William Faulkner have flocked to the city forinspiration. Since the 1960s, new waves of people from Central America andVietnam, as well as persons from many other nations, have added to our diversityand culture. Our food, music and cultural practices will capture yourimagination and your heart. Diversity, creativity and celebration are at thecore of the New Orleans way of life. All are welcome. 
 
LOCALATTRACTIONS
·     People and Culture: http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/history/people.html
 
·     Restaurants:   http://nomenu.com/
 
·     National World War II Museum: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
 
·     Audubon Aquarium of the Americas: http://audubonnatureinstitute.org/aquarium/
 
·     Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium: http://audubonnatureinstitute.org/insectarium
 
·     Attractions and tours of all kinds: http://www.neworleanscvb.com/things-to-do/
 
 
 
CONFERENCE TRAVEL INFORMATION
 
Airport:  
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (Code = MSY)
·     Information on airport: http://flymsy.com/
·     Information on airlines currently flying (more tocome): 
·     http://flymsy.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=5867
·     32.0 miles from hotel (approx. 30minutes except rush hour)
o  Taxi, limousine and shuttlebus service available
o  Info for transportation options to hotel: 
§  http://flymsy.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=6016 
 
Trainand Bus/Coach Service: 
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
·     1.5 miles from hotel (approximately12 minutes)
·     Trains (Amtrak) www.amtrak.com
·     Bus (Greyhound) https://www.greyhound.com/
·     Bus (Megabus) http://www.megabus.com/
·     Taxi and streetcar (trolley) service to hotel
 
    
PROGRAM CHAIR
 
Kenneth J. Ducote,Ph.D., AICP.
Greater New OrleansCollaborative of Charter Schools
New Orleans,Louisiana, USA
kenducote at msn.com
504-650-2338 (cell)
 


 		 	   		  

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