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Strategies to improve student behavior will be examined. NO. Just, avoid boredom at all costs.
and want the solution (Sounds interesting; I should check it out). Design an experiment that helped reduce costs on a project? Use active tense.
Using presentation and discussion methods, this workshop will address strategies to address the major issues that interfere with teachers' ability to deliver brief academic interventions and monitor progress with efficacy. Time/Date2:45pm-4:00pm, Eastern on Monday, 5/23/2022FacilitatorJason Fiero, RTI InternationalPresenters will share valuable techniques for evaluating, recruiting, and training new interviewing staff. How can attendees implement the information to their advantage? Time/Date8:00am-8:30am, Eastern on Sunday, 6/6/2021All attendees facilitating a session at the conference are asked to attend a half hour breakfast meeting to go over facilitator guidelines and answer questions. Learn strategies to improve student behavior. YES. Subscribe, send a letter to the editor or just say hi. School Psychology Awareness Week Comes to New Jersey! Time/Date10:15am-10:45am, Eastern on Sunday, 6/6/2021Refreshments served. They expect session descriptions to be accurate representations of the presentations, and have scheduled their time based on where they think they will get the best return on their investment. Time/Date2:45pm-4:00pm, Eastern on Monday, 5/23/2022FacilitatorTracy Keirns, University of New HampshirePresenters will share updates and insights on sample productivity metrics, field operations, the complementary role that surveys play alongside other data sources, inclusivity obstacles, quasi-probability and nonprobabilistic approaches to selecting survey respondents, and other issues.
But, on the other hand, you cant mislead people with your description, and you cant risk putting anything that an attendee can then come back to you on and find yourself doling out refunds or incurring the wrath of spectators. Time/Date1:00pm-2:15pm, Eastern on Wednesday, 5/25/2022FacilitatorJohn T. Baker, U.S. Census BureauLearn more about techniques for optimizing join rates, breakoff rates, and response rates through various techniques including incentives, online survey panels, mixed survey modes, and others. Time/Date2:45pm-4:00pm, Eastern on Tuesday, 5/24/2022FacilitatorKerryann DiLoreto, University of Wisconsin Survey CenterConsideration of mode choice(s) is an ongoing issue and particularly during COVID. %PDF-1.6 % 125 0 obj <>stream Federal Advocacy Update: Meeting With White House Officials, Department of Ed, and Members of Congress. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Attending a conference can prove to be quite disorienting and complicated and a lot of that has to do with specific event descriptions.
Time/Date2:45pm-4:00pm, Eastern on Wednesday, 5/25/2022FacilitatorVivienne Outlaw, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC)The pandemic brought with it new challenges for hiring and staffing interviewers. If you are only covering the research identifying a problem, don't promise in the description to discuss effective approaches to addressing it (despite what it says above).
Time/Date7:30am-9:00am, Eastern on Sunday, 6/6/2021Continental breakfast served. Another compelling approach is to advise people on who should attend what session. %PDF-1.3 Xdag-GYn/zeseu_LsCUJ\T{OT&^J%a4T2l^lTQ0Av:E+JqRVj'N1+H>(0u5O9< &u]1oqx!Wq{lEH~ [n qHfI&+r'"? Everyone from an IFD&TC member organization is encouraged to attend the Business Meeting. How you write your session title and description can be the difference between grabbing people's attention and not. Do Humor and Relatability Predict Interviewer Performance? What makes you want to learn more about the session and why? Presenters will provide insights on these issues including differences in response rates, selection of mail versus web modes, respondent characteristics, condition costs, CBPR, hard-to-reach communities, general population mixed-mode design, and transitioning from in-person workshops to a virtual platform. Member organizations include anyone employed by academic institutions, government agencies, or other nonprofit organizations. Time/Date2:45pm-4:00pm, Eastern on Tuesday, 5/24/2022FacilitatorBrian Harnisch, Wyoming Survey and Analysis CenterDeveloping tools to enhance reporting, visualizations, and collect quality follow-up data. @U@9mruEEZ&ZJ\T.eguH:D;f3 Hc1 gC2jN1gvt2Jp[SpvLv#abc.UK+0LVkbutF We welcome participation from first year-attendees from member organizations. Use your "lifelines" to poll the audience for help or phone a friend. Therefore, you may want to consider writing the title LAST, after you have clearly identified the workshop benefits and written your description. Highlight how the presentation will help them do their job better. Apologies to our for-profit survey research organization attendees; we ask that you do not attend the business meeting. With important implications as to how these results would play out, StudyLA navigated through one of its most challenging projects. Ditch the filler words and phrases. and "Slumdog Millionaire," except without money or Bollywood musical numbers. Not a grammar guru? Either way look forward to a great exchange of information on a particular topic. Come and learn more about dealing with unforeseen issues, provisions of real-time monitoring and intervention, data cleaning procedures, self-reported versus administrative data, data quality on a longitudinal study, the impact of CARI on monitoring data quality, and communication between managers and field staff.
Limited late conference check-in also available from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Monday morning. A lot rests on conference session descriptions. The Great Divide - Reaching Across the Aisle, NASP Releases Federal Policy Platform for 116th Congress, The Impact of 2018 Midterm Elections on the Future of Education, Achieving Funding Equity through State Funding Formulas. Smart Meetings 2022 Bright Business Media LLC. This requires that people show up at the presentation. How did you decide which breakout session to attend? Regional 1-Day Experience Northern California. Aim to pique interest and dont worry about stuffing in all the details; thats for the description itself. Writing not your forte? Time/Date2:45pm-4:00pm, Eastern on Wednesday, 5/25/2022FacilitatorGina Cheung, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC)This session discusses deployment of tools for increasing efficiency and ensuring data quality. Join us for a session that will examine potential benefits and costs of implementing mixed mode and changing data collection techniques across a range of considerations, including conversion from paper to web-based surveys, survey accessibility, expected and unexpected effects of switching to mixed mode, and mode and incentive differences in a multi-year survey. Loyola Marymount University's inaugural Police and Community Relations Survey by the Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA) focused on the attitudes and opinions of adult residents of the city of Los Angeles toward the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) following this period of nationwide demonstrations. School-Based Mental Health Advocacy Day in Missouri! @.mRh(-5 yY E::>G;,:>](mqo=e=yVNsG1d One of the biggest crimes committed by session descriptions is being boring. %%EOF
We are obsessed with supporting event professionals and inspiring brilliant experiences. Kesselman-Jones can help you write that winning session description. The aim is not merely to give an overview of your session, but also to create interest and generate excitement about your presentation. Then, pick the three most important points to focus on in your description copy. 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Time/Date4:30pm-5:30pm, Eastern on Wednesday, 5/25/2022FacilitatorKevin Tharp, Indiana University Center for Survey ResearchThe Business Meeting is where we discuss the future of the IFD&TC, elect new organizers, and learn about the location of future conferences. Williams has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Innovative, challenging, topic of interest to an audience. Managed by: Come engage in a conversation about what has been working and what has not worked in interviewer staffing efforts. Time/Date1:00pm-2:15pm, Eastern on Wednesday, 5/25/2022FacilitatorPeter Tice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)This session focuses on process improvements, protocol changes, and adjusting to the pandemic. There are typically more than 1,000 presentations and workshops at a NASP convention.
This session will help you recognize the different types of workplace surveillance used by employers and determine if your workplace privacy rights are being violated.. Reaching/recruiting minors - Best practices for contacting minors, Operational logistics - Gaining cooperation from busy families, Best practices for collecting anthropometric measurements, Best practices for training interviewers to collect data from children, Sholenn Lenoir, NORC at the University of Chicago, Barb Ward, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC). Another approach might be to describe panel members areas of expertise to the audience and after introductions begin immediately with discussion with the audience. endstream
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@( vS6=(BP fp9 Adding a Web Survey URL to the Mail Questionnaire Cover in a Mixed-Mode General Population Survey, Are Pre-Notification Letters "Old News?" Time/Date10:15am-10:45am, Eastern on Tuesday, 6/8/2021Refreshments served. Often presenters simply rewrite the same idea a few different ways without imparting new information. Writing a session description for a conference is an exercise in marketing. And, theres very little that you can do about it. Don't talk around this but rather point right to it, even if the focus of the presentation is on affecting the context (e.g., school climate) and people (e.g., teachers) within it who are affecting the kids. The American Rescue Plan Act What Does this Mean for the Funding of School Mental Health Services? Use these tips to get it right. 104 0 obj
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And finally, keep it simple. 244 0 obj <>stream Topics addressed will include effectiveness of remote training sessions; limits of remote training; training materials for a remote telephone workforce; use of eCourses; integration of Smartsheets, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom to manage virtual trainings; and supplementing initial training with micro-learning. Get active. Those submitting for workshops or focused tech sessions should check in with a program organizer about their topic, and recruit and organize 1 to 3 speakers for the one hour and fifteen minute presentation. People appreciate feeling qualified for a talk and are likely to feel privileged when given the chance to attend.
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Does this really pique your interest? The presentation will report the results of the study as well as discuss implications for school psychologists who desire to improve their use of brief interventions by teachers in their schools. We care about protecting your personal information. This is one of the biggest pet peeves of conference attendees, and with good reason. Time/Date4:30pm-5:30pm, Eastern on Tuesday, 5/24/2022FacilitatorMark Miazga, University of Minnesota - Office of Measurement ServicesGetting underrepresented communities and associated individuals to participate in survey research can be a challenge for a host of reasons. Stick to the length limit that was provided to you, or expect your description to be edited. Time/Date6:00pm-7:30pm, Eastern on Saturday, 6/5/2021. In most scenarios, they will choose the option that looks good, sounds good, or feels good. xKsq+70b5;>ZAH gv5 |W>~N,M6?fmZ$ux:'N&/oNyWUQ|4X$'O^Ev"x:ur)m#Oi&MrnYjUQo#ymS3oMRe{hUN:wbAY[KrVv~s?w Your goal is to make the reader think, this looks like something I should attend, or this sounds like a session I should choose. Your description should generate enthusiasm and anticipation for your session. Time/Date7:30am-9:00am, Eastern on Sunday, 6/6/2021If you arrived late to the conference, you have the opportunity to check in before the first session Monday morning at the IFD&TC registration desk. RDD lunch is a fun way to meet and get to know other attendees! Youve got to grab their attention and make them want to read more. For example, a seminar on creating alpha channels in Final Cut Pro is too in-depth for someone who has no point of reference with editing software, so applicable session prerequisites should be listed in the course description. Transactional Analysis in Organizational Terri Williams began writing professionally in 1997, serving as media manager for a large nonprofit organization where she also edited books and created promotional content. Smart Meetings publishes cutting-edge meetings content in print and digital magazines 12 times per year, hosts world-class networking events, produces CEU-accredited webinars and offers a myriad of digital resources. As David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard once noted, Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department. It is your responsibility to craft a session description that piques the readers interest by being informative, stimulating and relevant. It can be very challenging to get right, so, without further ado, here are five tips for putting together effective session descriptions at your conference. In honor of August being National Dog Month, we have rounded up some of the most pet-friendly hotels to host your meetings at and please your pet-owner attendees. You also run the risk that anyone reading the description is too uninterested to even finish reading, in which case you might as well have left the description blank. Your workshop title should describe the benefit of attending and summarize the main point of your session. All are crucial parts to putting out an intelligent and professional session description. endstream endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 12 0 obj <> endobj 13 0 obj <>stream } ,-r%l\GEE,q7Xer4=iQx2[ei #NoOG|cyjR/Pb`QOE[iat/P2ih!oE S6'w? Always define any acronym at first reference and avoid jargon. Time/Date4:30pm-5:30pm, Eastern on Tuesday, 5/24/2022FacilitatorKelly Elver, University of Wisconsin Survey CenterJoin us for a round table discussion of careers in survey research with senior staff from a variety of survey research organizations, as well as early and mid-career survey research staff. Consider the following session titles. Think about what matters to your potential attendees, not just the topic itself. Conference planning is a complex and intense task, with a whole host of ways in which things can go wrong. We will discuss the following: Time/Date2:45pm-3:15pm, Eastern on Sunday, 6/6/2021Refreshments served. Do not repeat yourself. Time/Date4:30pm-5:30pm, Eastern on Monday, 5/23/2022FacilitatorJohn Stevenson, University of Wisconsin Survey CenterEveryone is invited to join in for a fun gameshow-style session to cap our first day.
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