Conference Overview
Reference the schedule for the 2025 conference below to get an idea of what you can expect.
Events and times subject to change.
Wednesday, April 9
Welcome Reception and Registration | 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Located at Maklemore's Ale House & Bistro
2304 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75965
Registration and Continental Breakfast | 8 to 8:45 a.m.
Located at the Baker Pattillo Student Center.
Session 1 - Concurrent Sessions | 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Sessions include:
- Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)
- Writing for The Field Experience Journal
- From Observer to Practitioner: Scaffolding Field Experiences for Online and Traditional Teacher Candidate
- Classroom Management When You are in a Non-Traditional Learning Environment
Session 2 - Concurrent Sessions | 10:10 to 10:40 a.m.
Sessions include:
- From Alert to Achievement: The Impact of a Targeted Professional Growth Process
- The Importance of Calibrating Teacher Mentors
- Fliers: A Pilot Program for Paid Student Teacher Internships
- Building Reflective Practice in Teaching Candidates during Field Experiences
Session 3 - Concurrent Sessions | 10:50 to 11:20 a.m.
Sessions include:
- Field Experiences and Partnerships: Using Shared Data to Inform and Transform our Programs and Practices
- Embedded Field Experiences
- Not Just Surviving: Mental Health Practices to Prepare Preservice Teachers for a Long-Term Career
- Teach for IMPACT: Strengthening Alternative Certification (PBC) through District Partnerships
Session 4 - Concurrent Sessions | 11:30 a.m. to noon
Sessions include:
- Support and Training for Mentors: Partnerships That Recruit, Support and Recognize Mentor Teachers
- Reconceptualizing Clinical Practice in an Online Teacher Prep Program
- Culturally Responsive Conversations: Collecting Evidence, Celebrating Successes and Identifying Gaps
- Keeping a Pulse on Residents/Student Teachers
Session 5 - Concurrent Sessions | 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Sessions include:
- From Learning to Doing: Strengthening Literacy Instruction Through Practice-Based Opportunities
- From Candidate to Mentor to Supervisor: Insights from All Roles
- Elevating Clinical Practice through High-Impact Feedback
- Field Experience Hurdles: Supporting Struggling Teacher Candidates
Session 6 - Concurrent Sessions | 1:40 to 2:10 p.m.
Sessions include:
- From Learning to Doing: Strengthening Literacy Instruction Through Practice-Based Opportunities
- Using Indigenous Knowledge and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Empowering Teacher Candidates through Field Experience
- Using the Rights of the Learner to Highlight Effective Classroom Environments in Field Experiences
- Maximizing Field Experiences for Teacher Candidates: A Hands-On Approach Using NIET Standards and Rubric
Session 7 - Concurrent Sessions | 2:20 to 2:50 p.m.
Sessions include:
- Student Voices from the Field: Insights from Tomorrow's Teachers
- Fostering Belonging in Asynchronous Online Learning Environments: Unraveling the Impact of Discussion Question Formats
- Before They Arrive!
- Strategic Staffing Partnerships: Examining Effective Practices for Supporting Clinical Practice Candidates throughout the Clinical Residency
Registration and Continental Breakfast | 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.
Located at the Baker Pattillo Student Center.
Session 8 - Concurrent Sessions | 8:50 to 9:20 a.m.
Sessions include:
- Making them “Happy” Using 4 “Cs” to Student Satisfaction
- Reimagining the Office of Field Placement
- Moving Away from edTPA? A New (and Better!) Tool for Assessing Student Teachers
- The Importance of the P.O.P Cycle with Preservice Teachers
Session 9 - Concurrent Sessions | 9:30 to 10 a.m.
Sessions include:
- Mentorship Model: Using Relationships with Supervisors to Strengthen Mentorship
- Critical Reflection and the Evolving Sense of Self for Student Teachers
- Structured Informal Feedback: Enhancing Secondary Student Field Placement Learning
- They're Not Just Comics: Using Historical Graphic Novels to Teach Difficult Topics
Session 10 - Concurrent Sessions | 10:10 to 10:40 a.m.
Sessions include:
- Understanding Clinical Performance Data to Inform Program Change
- Exploring the Impact of Field Trips to Rural Schools on STEM Teacher Candidates: A Qualitative Case Study
- Supervision Practices: Effective Observations and Feedback (In-Person and Virtual)
- Flipping the Script: Boosting Pre-Service Teacher Confidence through Flipped Classroom Models for Inclusive Education
Session 11 - Concurrent Sessions | 10:50 to 11:20 a.m.
Sessions include:
- Exploring the Consistent Evolution of UTPBs Teacher Residency Program
- Incorporating Hands-on Field Experiences in a Special Education Course to Learn Applied Behavior Analysis
- Three’s Company: Building a Strong Triad in the Student Teaching Experience
- Integrating the TILT Method in the Supervision of Student Teachers
Session 12 - Concurrent Sessions | 11:30 a.m. to noon
Sessions include:
- Reimagining the TEAM: New Rules Lead to More Stakeholders
- Enhancing Teacher Preparation and Field Experiences through Virtual Simulation
- Mentoring Practices Assessment Tool (MPAT): The Development of an Instrument to Identify Mentor Characteristics
- Community Partnerships: Are our Future Teachers Serving or being Served?
Session 13 - Concurrent Sessions | 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Sessions include:
- Behind the Scenes: Coordinating Clinical Placements and Clinical Supervision at WGU
- Staying the Course: Investigating the Retention of Yearlong Residents in Rural Education
- The Role of AI and ChatGPT in Preservice Teacher Preparation: Transforming Teaching, Learning and Field Experiences
- A Suitcase of Teacher Resources: Behavior Management for K-12 Students
Session 14 - Concurrent Sessions | 1:40 to 2:10 p.m.
Sessions include:
- Behind the Scenes: Coordinating Clinical Placements and Clinical Supervision at WGU
- Training Teachers: How Do Clinical Work and Online License Programs Go Together?
- Symbiotic Phonics Teaching: Teacher Candidates and Mentor Teachers in K-2 Classrooms